{"product_id":"9780307955654","title":"Full Body Burden: Growing Up in the Nuclear Shadow of Rocky Flats","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eFull Body Burden\u003c\/i\u003e is Kristen Iversen's story of growing up in a small Colorado town close to Rocky Flats, a secret nuclear weapons plant. It's also a book about the destructive power of secrets\u003cb\u003e—\u003c\/b\u003eboth family secrets and government secrets. Her father's hidden liquor bottles, the strange cancers in children in the neighborhood, the truth about what they made at Rocky Flats\u003cb\u003e—\u003c\/b\u003ebest not to inquire too deeply into any of it. But as Iversen grew older, she began to ask questions and discovered some disturbing realities.\u003cbr\u003e     As this memoir unfolds, it reveals itself as a brilliant work of investigative journalism\u003cb\u003e—\u003c\/b\u003ea shocking account of the government's sustained attempt to conceal the effects of the toxic and radioactive waste released by Rocky Flats, and of local residents' vain attempts to seek justice in court. Based on extensive interviews, FBI and EPA documents, and class-action testimony, this taut, beautifully written book promises to have a very long half-life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNow with Extra Libris material, including a reader’s guide and bonus content\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Crown Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47012046176496,"sku":"9780307955654","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780307955654_p0.jpg?v=1763673508","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780307955654","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}