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n nAn intimate and deeply human memoir that shows why we should all be concerned about nuclear safety, and the dangers of ignoring science in the name of national security.--Rebecca Skloot, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks n nA shocking account of the governments attempt to conceal the effects of the toxic waste released by a secret nuclear weapons plant in Colorado and a communitys vain search for justice--soon to be a feature documentary n nKristen Iversen grew up in a small Colorado town close to Rocky Flats, a secret nuclear weapons plant once designated the most contaminated site in America. Full Body Burden is the story of a childhood and adolescence in the shadow of the Cold War, in a landscape at once startlingly beautiful and--unknown to those who lived there--tainted with invisible yet deadly particles of plutonium. Its also a book about the destructive power of secrets--both family and government. Her fathers hidden liquor bottles, the strange cancers in children in the neighborhood, the truth about what was made at Rocky Flats--best not to inquire too deeply into any of it. But as Iversen grew older, she began to ask questions and discovered some disturbing realities. n nBased on extensive interviews, FBI and EPA documents, and class-action testimony, this taut, beautifully written book is both captivating and unnerving.n
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