{"product_id":"paradise-falls-9780593312094","title":"Paradise Falls","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe staggering story of an unlikely band of mothers in the 1970s who discovered Hooker Chemical's deadly secret of Love Canal—exposing one of America’s most devastating toxic waste disasters and sparking the modern environmental movement as we know it today.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e“Propulsive...A mighty work of historical journalism...A glorious quotidian thriller about people forced to find and use their inner strength.” —\u003ci\u003eThe Boston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eLois Gibbs, Luella Kenny, and other mothers loved their neighborhood on the east side of Niagara Falls. It had an elementary school, a playground, and rows of affordable homes. But in the spring of 1977, pungent odors began to seep into these little houses, and it didn’t take long for worried mothers to identify the curious scent. It was the sickly sweet smell of chemicals. \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e In this propulsive work of narrative storytelling, NYT journalist Keith O’Brien uncovers how Gibbs","brand":"Random House USA Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48735704547671,"sku":"9780593312094","price":13.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780593312094.jpg?v=1723810308","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/paradise-falls-9780593312094","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}