{"product_id":"our-daily-poison-marie-monique-robin-9781620972021","title":"Our Daily Poison: From Pesticides to Packaging, How Chemicals Have Contaminated the Food Chain and Are Making Us Sick","description":"Called \"terrifying\" by \u003ci\u003eL'Express\u003c\/i\u003e and \"a gripping and urgent book for anyone concerned about democracy, corporate power or public health\" by \u003ci\u003eStuffed and Starved\u003c\/i\u003e author Raj Patel, \u003ci\u003eOur Daily Poison\u003c\/i\u003e takes award-winning journalist and filmmaker Marie-Monique Robin across North America, Europe, and Asia. The book documents the many ways in which we encounter a shocking array of chemicals in our everyday lives--from the pesticides that blanket our crops to the additives and plastics that contaminate our food--and their effects over time. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Full of facts, stories, and wisdom\" (\u003ci\u003eThe Huffington Post\u003c\/i\u003e), \u003ci\u003eOur Daily Poison\u003c\/i\u003e follows the trail of the synthetic molecules in our environment and our food, tracing the ugly history of industrial chemical production, as well as the shoddy regulatory system for chemical products that still operates today--to the detriment of consumers and factory workers alike. Mustering scientific studies, expert testimony, and interviews with farmworkers suffering from acute chronic poisoning, Robin makes a shocking case for how corporate interests and our ignorance may be costing us our lives.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Marie-Monique Robin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1620972026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781620972021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e New Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/05\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 480\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 5.90w x 1.30d","brand":"Marie-Monique Robin","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43939291300095,"sku":"9781620972021","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_13535d2f-28b2-4634-bbed-7503ab8661a8.jpg?v=1681440635","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/our-daily-poison-marie-monique-robin-9781620972021","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}