Full Product Details
Author: Rick Smith ,
Bruce Lourie ,
Sarah Dopp
Publisher: Counterpoint
Imprint: Counterpoint
Dimensions:
Width: 15.30cm
, Height: 2.50cm
, Length: 22.90cm
Weight: 0.425kg
ISBN: 9781582437026
ISBN 10: 1582437025
Pages: 352
Publication Date: 01 January 2011
Audience:
General/trade
,
General
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
Praise for Slow Death by Rubber Duck <br> Beware the smiling creature in your bathtub: it's yellow, it squeaks, your kids love it, and it gets into your bloodstream--literally. -- High Country News <br> Enviro-porn. --Forbes.com <br> Undertaking a cheeky experiment in self-contamination, professional Canadian environmentalists Smith and Lourie expose themselves to hazardous everyday substances, then measure the consequences . . . Throughout, the duo weave scientific data and recent political history into an amusing but unnerving narrative, refusing to sugarcoat any of the data (though protection is possible, exposure is inevitable) while maintaining a welcome sense of humor. -- Publishers Weekly (starred review) <br> Slow Death by Rubber Duck 's real achievement is in documenting how chemical giants stay a step ahead of regulators, and those revelations make the book a fascinating and frightening read. -- The Week <br> Slow Death by Rubber Duck . . . isn't ju
Praise for Slow Death by Rubber Duck <br> Beware the smiling creature in your bathtub: it's yellow, it squeaks, your kids love it, and it gets into your bloodstream--literally. -- High Country News <br> Enviro-porn. --Forbes.com <br> Undertaking a cheeky experiment in self-contamination, professional Canadian environmentalists Smith and Lourie expose themselves to hazardous everyday substances, then measure the consequences . . . Throughout, the duo weave scientific data and recent political history into an amusing but unnerving narrative, refusing to sugarcoat any of the data (though protection is possible, exposure is inevitable) while maintaining a welcome sense of humor. -- Publishers Weekly (starred review) <br> Slow Death by Rubber Duck 's real achievement is in documenting how chemical giants stay a step ahead of regulators, and those revelations make the book a fascinating and frightening read. -- The Week <br> Slow Death by Rubber Duck. . . isn't justh
Author Information
As executive director of Environmental Defence Canada, Rick Smith is one of Canada's leading environmentalists. Bruce Lourie is an environmental professional with expertise in toxic pollution and mercury. He is president of the Ivey Foundation. The authors live in Toronto.
