{"product_id":"9780552172899","title":"Midnight in Chernobyl","description":"Author: Higginbotham, Adam\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9780552172899\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: RANDOM HOUSE UK\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 19 Nov 2019\u003cbr\u003ePages: 560 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe definitive, dramatic untold story of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant disaster, based on original reporting and new archival research.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Superb, enthralling and necessarily terrifying . . . every step feels spring-loaded with tension... extraordinary.' \u003c\/b\u003eThe New York Times\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe story of Chernobyl is more complex, more human, and more terrifying than the Soviet myth. Adam Higginbotham has written a harrowing and compelling narrative which brings the 1986 disaster to life through the eyes of the men and women who witnessed it first-hand.\u003c\/b\u003e Drawing on hundreds of hours of interviews conducted over the course of more than ten years, as well as letters, unpublished memoirs, and documents from recently-declassified archives, this book makes for a masterful non-fiction thriller.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChernobyl has become lodged in the collective nightmares of the world: shorthand for the spectral horrors of radiation poisoning, for a dangerous technology slipping its leash, for ecological fragility, and for what can happen when a dishonest and careless state endangers not only its own citizens, but all of humanity. It is a story that has long remained in dispute, clouded from the beginning in secrecy, propaganda, and misinformation.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMidnight In Chernobyl\u003c\/i\u003e is an indelible portrait of history's worst nuclear disaster, of human resilience and ingenuity and the lessons learned when mankind seeks to bend the natural world to his will - lessons which, in the face of climate change and other threats - remain not just vital but necessary.\u003cbr\u003eNow, Higginbotham brings us closer to the truth behind this colossal tragedy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Tells the story of the disaster and its gruesome aftermath with thriller-like flair . . . wonderful and chilling ... written with skill and passion.' \u003c\/b\u003eThe Observer\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'An invaluable contribution to history.' \u003c\/b\u003eSerhii Plokhy, Evening Standard\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLONGLISTED FOR THE ROYAL SOCIETY OF LITERATURE ONDAATJE PRIZE 2020\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48185148080286,"sku":"UBD-9780552172899","price":26.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9780552172899.jpg?v=1787485918","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9780552172899","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}