"...a sizzling and detailed account of what many of us have long suspected, by one of the foremost analysts in public health today.  If you want to learn why it has been so difficult to learn more about the ways that the environment affects our health, you must read this book...a  real page turner."  --Phil Lee, M.D....Chancellor Emeritus University of California, San Francisco, former U.S. Assistant Secretary of Health, federal government

"Devra captures our imaginations and makes us see things differently" -- Andrew Weill, M.D., author of seven major best selling health titles.

"Vibrant...The book reads like a mystery - and Davis, an accomplished scientist and writer, will engage you at every turn..."--Lester Breslow, Dean Emeritus, UCLA, School of Public Health

"...Rich in anecdotes and vivid illustrations of the impacts that human actions, especially industrialization and fossil fuel combustion, can have on humans, human settlements, and human ecology.   Readers are carried along by these stories, told by a first rate thinker in public health today."   John M.Last, Professor Emeritus Epidemiology, University of Ottowa

"She is gifted, brilliant and beautiful. With its gripping portrayal of the people behind the numbers, this book grabs you by the heart and soul." Elihu Richter, M.D., Chief of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Hadassah Medical Center, Hebrew University

"A really important work that should be read by everyone concerned about the future of this planet." Honorable Judith Kaye, Chief Judge, New York State Appellate Court

"Following in the tradition of the great science writers, from Aristotle to Steven Jay Gould, Davis has produced a sizzling rendering....This is simply the best book on the environment since Silent Spring....I honestly could not put it down." John Topping, President, Climate Institute

"Finally, a scientist who speaks to all of us and gives clear answers about what we know, what we need to find out, and what we can do now!" Hon. Barbara S. Boxer, U.S. Senator, California

"With prose that is haunting, humorous and riveting, Devra Davis provides a serious message that needs to be widely heard." Denis Hayes, founder of Earth Day, President of Bullitt Foundation

"A tremendously exciting style...combining the right amounts of technical juice and soul. " Joby Warrick, Pulitzer Price nominated Washington Post science writer

"Lyrical and powerful, with enough cliffhangers to keep the pages turning...."Natalie Angier, Pulitzer Prize winning science writer