{"product_id":"what-the-eyes-dont-see","title":"What the Eyes Don't See","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES \u003c\/i\u003eNOTABLE BOOK - \u003c\/b\u003eThe dramatic story of the Flint water crisis, by a relentless physician who stood up to power.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Stirring . . . [a] blueprint for all those who believe . . . that 'the world . . . should be full of people raising their voices.'\"--\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Revealing, with the gripping intrigue of a Grisham thriller.\"--\u003ci\u003eO: The Oprah Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHere is the inspiring story of how Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha, alongside a team of researchers, parents, friends, and community leaders, discovered that the children of Flint, Michigan, were being exposed to lead in their tap water--and then battled her own government and a brutal backlash to expose that truth to the world. Paced like a scientific thriller, \u003ci\u003eWhat the Eyes Don't See \u003c\/i\u003ereveals how misguided austerity policies, broken democracy, and callous bureaucratic indifference placed an entire city at risk. And at the center of the story is Dr. Mona herself--an immigrant, doctor, scientist, and mother whose family's activist roots inspired her pursuit of justice. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhat the Eyes Don't See\u003c\/i\u003e is a riveting account of a shameful disaster that became a tale of hope, the story of a city on the ropes that came together to fight for justice, self-determination, and the right to build a better world for their--and all of our--children. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eWhat the Eyes Don't See\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"It is one thing to point out a problem. It is another thing altogether to step up and work to fix it. Mona Hanna-Attisha is a true American hero.\"\u003cb\u003e--Erin Brockovich \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A clarion call to live a life of purpose.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Gripping . . . entertaining . . . Her book has power precisely because she takes the events she recounts so personally. . . . Moral outrage present on every page.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Personal and emotional. . . She vividly describes the effects of lead poisoning on her young patients. . . . She is at her best when recounting the detective work she undertook after a tip-off about lead levels from a friend. . . . ‛Flint will not be defined by this crisis, ' vows Ms. Hanna-Attisha.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eThe Economist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Flint is a public health disaster. But it was Dr. Mona, this caring, tough pediatrican turned detective, who cracked the case.\"\u003cb\u003e--Rachel Maddow\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"One World","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53017605341504,"sku":"9780399590856","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0982\/8912\/3648\/files\/imageloader_95ba3a3c-84bf-4445-88a7-0b7a65df7e1c.jpg?v=1786544467","url":"https:\/\/silverstreetbooks.com\/products\/what-the-eyes-dont-see","provider":"silverstreetbooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}