Full Product Details
Author: Ronnie Greene
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Imprint: HarperCollins
Dimensions:
Width: 15.70cm
, Height: 2.50cm
, Length: 23.70cm
Weight: 0.481kg
ISBN: 9780061123627
ISBN 10: 0061123625
Pages: 271
Publication Date: 06 May 2008
Audience:
General/trade
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General
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Out of Stock Indefinitely
Availability: Awaiting stock
Reviews
""Infuriating, frustrating, and inspirational--a worthy read for any proponent of justice.""--New Orleans Magazine ""With its approachable, storytelling style, the book reads like a novel. . . .Anyone engaged in a fight against a mega-corporation - or considering launching one - should read this inspirational tale.""--Public Citizen News A fascinating account of a remarkable woman's ten-year battle with Shell and the ultimate victory that transformed a company--Library Journal Greene, a prize-winning investigative journalist, tells Richard's story well, taking us on a tour down Chemical Corridor, the 80-mile strip of petrochemical facilities between New Orleans and Baton Rouge that the locals call ""Cancer Alley.""--Minneapolis Star Tribune
With its approachable, storytelling style, the book reads like a novel. . . .Anyone engaged in a fight against a mega-corporation - or considering launching one - should read this inspirational tale. --Public Citizen News
Infuriating, frustrating, and inspirational-a worthy read for any proponent of justice. -- New Orleans Magazine Infuriating, frustrating, and inspirational--a worthy read for any proponent of justice. --New Orleans Magazine A fascinating account of a remarkable woman's ten-year battle with Shell and the ultimate victory that transformed a company--Library Journal Greene, a prize-winning investigative journalist, tells Richard's story well, taking us on a tour down Chemical Corridor, the 80-mile strip of petrochemical facilities between New Orleans and Baton Rouge that the locals call Cancer Alley. --Minneapolis Star Tribune With its approachable, storytelling style, the book reads like a novel. . . .Anyone engaged in a fight against a mega-corporation - or considering launching one - should read this inspirational tale. --Public Citizen News
Greene, a prize-winning investigative journalist, tells Richard's story well, taking us on a tour down Chemical Corridor, the 80-mile strip of petrochemical facilities between New Orleans and Baton Rouge that the locals call Cancer Alley. -- Minneapolis Star Tribune
Author Information
Ronnie Greene is a prizewinning investigative journalist with The Miami Herald, where he has exposed exploitation of laborers in Florida's farm fields, corruption at Miami's airport, and deadly conditions in the U.S. air cargo industry. Greene teaches journalism at the University of Miami, and he lives in South Florida with his wife and two daughters. Night Fire is his first book.
