{"product_id":"toms-river-a-story-of-science-and-salvation-9781610915915","title":"Toms River: A Story of Science and Salvation","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eWINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE - \u003cb\u003eWinner of The New York Public Library's Helen Bernstein Book Award \u003cbr\u003e A new classic of science reporting.\"--\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The true story of a small town ravaged by industrial pollution, \u003ci\u003eToms River\u003c\/i\u003e won the 2014 Pulitzer Prize and has been hailed by \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e as \"a new classic of science reporting\u003ci\u003e.\"\u003c\/i\u003e Now available in paperback with a new afterword by acclaimed author Dan Fagin, the book masterfully blends hard-hitting investigative journalism, scientific discovery, and unforgettable characters. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e One of New Jersey's seemingly innumerable quiet seaside towns, Toms River became the unlikely setting for a decades-long drama that culminated in 2001 with one of the largest environmental legal settlements in history. For years, large chemical companies had been using Toms River as their private dumping ground, burying tens of thousands of leaky drums in open pits and discharging billions of gallons of acid-laced wastewater into the town's namesake river. The result was a notorious cluster of childhood cancers scientifically linked to local air and water pollution. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Fagin recounts the sixty-year saga of rampant pollution and inadequate oversight that made Toms River a cautionary tale. He brings to life the pioneering scientists and physicians who first identified pollutants as a cause of cancer and the everyday people in Toms River who struggled for justice: a young boy whose cherubic smile belied the fast-growing tumors that had decimated his body from birth; a nurse who fought to bring the alarming incidence of childhood cancers to the attention of authorities who didn't want to listen; and a mother whose love for her stricken child transformed her into a tenacious advocate for change. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Rooted in a centuries-old scientific quest, \u003ci\u003eToms River\u003c\/i\u003e is an epic of dumpers at midnight and deceptions in broad daylight, of corporate avarice and government neglect, and of a few brave individuals who refused to keep silent until the truth was exposed.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDan Fagin is an associate professor of journalism and the director of the Science, Health, and Environmental Reporting Program at New York University's Arthur L. Carter Journalism Institute. His work has been recently published in \u003ci\u003eNature\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eScientific American\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eSlate\u003c\/i\u003e and he is also the co-author of \u003ci\u003eToxic Deception\u003c\/i\u003e. Visit danfagin.com for more information. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Island Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50725509005586,"sku":"9781610915915","price":23.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_2930fbed-61ad-4674-89d2-a2239c1dd579.jpg?v=1734832055","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/toms-river-a-story-of-science-and-salvation-9781610915915","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}