By 6:00 a.m. on the morning of March 28, 1979, the reactor core at Three Mile Island was thirty minutes away from a meltdown, an apocalypse that would render a huge swath of eastern Pennsylvania permanently uninhabitable. The control room crew, overwhelmed by flashing alarms and klaxon horns, is at a loss. The memo that would have warned them was never sent.
Originally published in 1982, this factual, riveting thriller was the first account of the accident based on exclusive interviews with key operating personnel. Mike Gray, author of The China Syndrome, and Ira Rosen, former...
By 6:00 a.m. on the morning of March 28, 1979, the reactor core at Three Mile Island was thirty minutes away from a meltdown, an apocalypse that would...
As the world observes the 25th anniversary of the first man on the moon, this exciting book tells the gripping story of the engineers who answered President Kennedy's challenge and devoted their lives to accomplishing the impossible. A fascinating book . . . about what Americans can achieve with vision and teamwork.--Buzz Aldrin.
As the world observes the 25th anniversary of the first man on the moon, this exciting book tells the gripping story of the engineers who answered Pre...
Spanning three decades, "Busted" tells readers about the lost war, charting the violence, chaos, and corruption that the War on Drugs has spawned. It includes frontline reporting from all over the world, literary journalism, public records, and commentary from the left and right. Contributors include Gore Vidal, William Buckley Jr., and a jailhouse interview with General Manuel Noriega by Oliver Stone.
Spanning three decades, "Busted" tells readers about the lost war, charting the violence, chaos, and corruption that the War on Drugs has spawned. It ...