Every Person's Little Book of P-l-u-t-o-n-i-u-m
Frank Salcido Santa Fe, NM: Rising Tide Press, 1992. First Edition [stated]. Trade paperback. xv, [1], 150, [4] pages. Illustrations. Bibliography. Cover has slight wear, soiling, and scuffing. Stanley Berne was an internationally known poet, essayist, and professor of literature at Eastern New Mexico University. His wife is the writer Arlene Zekowski. Together they created the neo-narrative literary form and hosted a popular TV series, Future Writing Today at KENW-TV on PBS. Berne's numerous books include Every Person's Little Book of Plutonium, The Multiple Modern Gods and Other Stories, The Great American Empire, The New Rubaiyat of Stanley Berne, and his final book Body & Soul: How Death is Defeated and the World is Made Better. Berne was a decorated veteran of WWII, although he believed firmly in the peaceful resolution of conflict after having witnessed the aftermath of the bombing of Hiroshima as a young soldier. The authors state that this book addresses itself to every person in the U.S. who has a stake in both the weapons industry and in nuclear power. They assert that on a daily basis, each of us are exposed to nuclear explosions, nuclear leaks, and are drinking water and tasting food laced with nuclear contamination. They assert that plutonium is the villain. They state that for the first time, that this book explains in clear, straight-forward, non-technical, popular language: What plutonium is. Who makes it? What it does. Where it is found. Who has it? Who buys and sells it? How long does it last" Who needs it? Why it is called :Gray Gold"? Condition: Very good.
Keywords: Plutonium, Energy, Radiation, Nuclear Fuel Cycle, Rocky Flats, Molten Uranium, Nuclear Accidents, Nuclear Security, Sellafield
ISBN: 0913844195
[Book #74863]
Price: $35.00