Midnight in Chernobyl The Untold Story of the World's Greatest Nuclear Disaster |
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| Author:
| Higginbotham, Adam |
| ISBN: | 979-8-7250-2473-9 |
| Publication Date: | Mar 2021 |
| Publisher: | Independently Published
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $25.99 |
Book Description:
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The final, dramatic, untold story of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant disaster
'Cool, captivating and necessarily terrifying. . . Every step feels tense ... extraordinary. New York times
The Chernobyl story is more complex, human and terrifying than the Soviet legend. A harrowing and compelling novel that revives the disaster of 1986 through the eyes of the men and women who witnessed it themselves. Drawing on hundreds of hours of interviews conducted over a period of...
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The final, dramatic, untold story of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant disaster
'Cool, captivating and necessarily terrifying. . . Every step feels tense ... extraordinary. New York times
The Chernobyl story is more complex, human and terrifying than the Soviet legend. A harrowing and compelling novel that revives the disaster of 1986 through the eyes of the men and women who witnessed it themselves. Drawing on hundreds of hours of interviews conducted over a period of more than ten years, as well as letters, unpublished notes, and documents from recently declassified archives, this book makes for a great non-fiction movie.
Chernobyl has become caught up in the world's collective nightmares: an abbreviation of the horrors of the spectrum of radiation poisoning, of a dangerous technology that slips its leash, environmental fragility, and what can happen when a dishonest state and neglect of its citizens endanger, but all of humanity. It is a story that has long been disputed, and has been clouded from the start by secrecy, propaganda and disinformation.
Midnight in Chernobyl is an indelible picture of the worst nuclear disaster in history, human resilience and ingenuity and lessons learned as humanity seeks to bend the natural world to its will - lessons that, in the face of climate change and other threats - remain not only vital but essential.
The truth behind this colossal tragedy.
It tells the story of the disaster and its horrific consequences in an action-like style. . . Fantastic and terrifying ... written with skill and passion. observer
"An invaluable contribution to history." , Evening Standard