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| View Larger Image | The Enemy Within: The High Cost of Living Near Nuclear Reactors : Breast Cancer, AIDS, Low Birthweights, And Other Radiation-induced Immune Deficiency Effects | Paperbackby Ernest J. Sternglass (Author), Joseph J. Mangano (Author), William McDonnell (Author), Jay M. Gould (Editor)
| List Price: | $14.95 | |
| | Binding: | Paperback | | Publisher: | Four Walls Eight Windows | | Page Count: | 346 Pages | | Publication Date: | June 01, 1996 | | Sales Rank: | 1,242,056st |
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CUSTOMER REVIEWS (Average Customer Rating: 2.5 based on 9 reviews)
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The Reality Of Nuclear Power: Destructive of Public Health by Ray L. Phenicie (Southfield, MI)  4 Stars
October 25, 2008
After reading this book, I became a committed opponent of Nuclear Power. The authors perform an excellent service in alerting everyone to the hazards we are all faced by any amount of nuclear radiation. When this book is read along with Ralph Graeub's The Petkau Effect: Nuclear Radiation, People and Trees, the astonishing realization will strike the reader-there is no such thing as a 'safe level' of contamination from any radioactive material. A basic level of chemistry and statistics is also required in understanding this subject. Unless the reader has some basic knowledge of how matter is constructed-an understanding gleaned from Chemistry 101-then this topic can be mysterious and easily misunderstood. Although the authors do a good job on the statistics, they never approach the subject of the number of atoms that are contained in a given volume of material.
The basic idea in the background to this topic is from physical chemistry; one needs to grasp what is contained in the idea behind Avogadro's number: 6 x 10 to the 23rd power number of atoms are in one mole of a material. What this means is that counting downward to even millionths or billionths of a mole would still leave huge numbers of radioactive material: subtract 10 to the sixth for a million and that leaves 6 x 10 to 17th power! While this idea is explored by Gould, he probably did not have space from his editors to explain it fully. What the book does do is to give an excellent overview of the statistics-living near (within 100 miles) a nuclear power plant places women and children at great risk. The author conclusively proves that the high incidence of breast cancers in women and thyroid cancers in young children in these areas is linked to the fallout from these leaky devices that we call nuclear power plants.
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it's delightful, it's delovely, it's denial by Karen Stern (Colchester, VT)  5 Stars
August 07, 2007
Notice the writer (singular, because I'm sure it's all the same person) of the three preceding one-star review opuses does not even identify himself. Does this person work hands-on in the nuke industry? We must have compassion for those who have been suckered into this cytogenic time-bomb of a career. They may be just as hilarious as Homer Simpson. For more information about how low-level radiation has likely affected myself and others who merely made the mistake of living near Los Alamos, see my review of 'Deadly Deceit' by J. Gould.
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Reading the title I was sceptic....and now I know I was right! by Kis Balazs (Helsinki, Finland)  1 Stars
August 01, 2005
Mr.Sternglass is the typical self-styled 'scientist' who fear radiation because he never studied it and he try to terrify others due to his monumental ignorance.
This 'work' is a crap....and wasting of your money.
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Smell that? I think it's radiation..... by John Q. Customer (Columbus, OH United States) 1 Stars
November 24, 2003
This guy had a conclusion in mind and looked for the "statistics" to prove it. Sadly, real science is the other way around.Here's a better idea: watch what you eat, don't smoke, and wear your seatbelt. The stress books like these try to create kills innumerably more than the radiation ever will.
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A Must-read for Thoughtful Citizens 4 Stars
August 31, 2001
This is a fascinating statistical analysis of cancer-clusters and other immune deficiency problems linked to low-level radiation exposure from nuclear power plants and the testing of nuclear weapons. It raises important questions regarding public health which are all too seldom addressed anywhere. The authors' conclusions are a wake-up call for concerned citizens to begin challenging corporate and governmental silence surrounding the real/potential dangers of the nuclear power/weapons industries. A controversial, but important read!
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| Deadly Deceit: Low-level Radiation, High-level Cover-up
by Dr. Jay M. Gould (Author), Benjamin A. Goldman (Author)
Now in paperback--the grisly truth behind the widespread effects of nuclear radiation. Publishers Weekly writes that it is "Impressively documented. . .powerful. the book should serve as a springboard for national debate".
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| The Petkau Effect: The Devasting Effect of Nuclear Radiation on Human Health and the Environment
by Ralph Graeub (Author)
A look at the dangers of radiation exposure argues that small doses could be up to one thousand times more dangerous than previously believed and includes documentation of how nuclear reactor emissions contribute to the death of the world's greatest forests.
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| Cross Currents
by Robert O. Becker (Author)
Dr. Becker tells of the emergence of electromagnetic medicine, which promises to unlock the secrets of healing, and the growth of electromagnetic pollution, which poses a clear environmental danger. He explains the effectiveness of alternative healing methods that use parts of the body's innate electrical healing systems, and warns that our bodies are being adversely affected by power lines, computers, microwaves and satellite dishes.
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| Cell Phones: Invisible Hazards in the Wireless Age: An Insider's Alarming Discoveries about Cancer and Genetic Damage
by Dr. George Carlo Dr. (Author), Martin Schram (Author)
Essential reading for the 100 million Americans currently using wireless phones, this thoroughly researched and documented cautionary work stands alongside of such classics as Silent Spring and The Coming Plague. With news reports proliferating of the possible connection between brain tumors and cell phone use, Dr. George Carlo was hired by the cell phone industry in 1993 to study the safety of its product. In 1999 funds for Dr. Carlo's research were not renewed, and the industry sought to...
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