{"product_id":"9780399590856","title":"What the Eyes Don't See","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES \u003c\/i\u003eNOTABLE BOOK • \u003c\/b\u003eThe dramatic story of the Flint water crisis, by a relentless physician who stood up to power.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e“Stirring . . . [a] blueprint for all those who believe . . . that ‘the world . . . should be full of people raising their voices.’”—\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e“Revealing, with the gripping intrigue of a Grisham thriller.”—\u003ci\u003eO: The Oprah Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHere is the inspiring story of how Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha, alongside a team of researchers, parents, friends, and community leaders, discovered that the children of Flint, Michigan, were being exposed to lead in their tap water—and then battled her own government and a brutal backlash to expose that truth to the world. Paced like a scientific thriller, \u003ci\u003eWhat the Eyes Don’t See \u003c\/i\u003ereveals how misguided austerity policies, broken democracy, and callous bureaucratic indifference placed an entire city at risk. And at the center of the story is Dr. Mona herself—an immigrant, doctor, scientist, and mother whose family’s activist roots inspired her pursuit of justice.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhat the Eyes Don’t See\u003c\/i\u003e is a riveting account of a shameful disaster that became a tale of hope, the story of a city on the ropes that came together to fight for justice, self-determination, and the right to build a better world for their—and all of our—children.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eWhat the Eyes Don’t See\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“It is one thing to point out a problem. It is another thing altogether to step up and work to fix it. Mona Hanna-Attisha is a true American hero.”\u003cb\u003e—Erin Brockovich \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A clarion call to live a life of purpose.”\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Gripping . . . entertaining . . . Her book has power precisely because she takes the events she recounts so personally. . . . Moral outrage present on every page.”\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Personal and emotional. . . She vividly describes the effects of lead poisoning on her young patients. . . . She is at her best when recounting the detective work she undertook after a tip-off about lead levels from a friend. . . . ‛Flint will not be defined by this crisis,’ vows Ms. Hanna-Attisha.”\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eThe Economist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Flint is a public health disaster. But it was Dr. Mona, this caring, tough pediatrican turned detective, who cracked the case.”\u003cb\u003e—Rachel Maddow\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Mona Hanna","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback Trade paperback (US)","offer_id":45893139857620,"sku":"9780399590856","price":27.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1000\/9208\/files\/BNCImageAPI_d9ff305b-e080-4a5e-bffa-5ec997385526.jpg?v=1732414380","url":"https:\/\/penguinshop.ca\/products\/9780399590856","provider":"Penguin Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}