Full Body Burden: Growing Up in the Nuclear Shadow of Rocky Flats

by Kristen Iversen

Book Overview

"An intimate and deeply human memoir that shows why we should all be concerned about nuclear safety, and the dangers of ignoring science in the name of national security."--Rebecca Skloot, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks

A shocking account of the government's attempt to conceal the effects of the toxic waste released by a secret nuclear weapons plant in Colorado...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0307955656
• ISBN13: 9780307955654
• Release Date: June 2013
• Publisher: Crown Publishing Group (NY)
• Length: 432 Pages
• Weight: 0.77 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.5" x 7.8"

Customer Reviews

A Chilling History

I was referred to this book by a good friend whose family had lived not far from where the author grew up. I've been out to the Rocky Flats Nature Preserve. I remember the Grand Jury and the FBI Raid. Knowing all of that still didn't prepare me for what I read in this book. Full Body Burden is 2 narratives: The story of Kristen Iversen and her family and the story of Rocky Flats. Both stories are intermingled in the book. You may begin one chapter with a detailed description of what is going on with Rocky Flats at a particular time and end the chapter on Iversen's family. The book is compelling and frightening.