What the Eyes Don't see : a Story of Crisis, Resistance, and Hope in an American City

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Call Number: BOCD 615.9 Ha, Adult BOCD / Nonfiction / Science & Nature / Hanna-Attisha, Mona
On Shelf At: Downtown Library, Traverwood Branch

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Downtown 2nd Floor 4-week checkout	BOCD 615.9 Ha	4-week checkout	On Shelf
Traverwood Adult A/V 4-week checkout	Adult BOCD / Nonfiction / Science & Nature / Hanna-Attisha, Mona	4-week checkout	On Shelf
Westgate Adult A/V 4-week checkout	Adult BOCD / Nonfiction / Science & Nature / Hanna-Attisha, Mona	4-week checkout	Due 05-15-2024

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Read by the author.
The definitive first-hand account of the Flint water crisis, which poisoned thousands and left a city without safe water for years, written by the crusading pediatrician at the center of the fight for justice, who Erin Brockovich named "a true American hero."

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compelling memoir submitted by camelsamba on August 30, 2019, 10:04pm If you live in Michigan and even halfway pay attention to the news, you know the broad outlines of this story. But what you might not know is all the details behind the scenes, or why and how certain individuals were compelled to take action.

Hanna-Attisha's story is a memoir, narrative driven and highly engaging as a result. Some reviewers don't like how she weaves in tales of her ancestors, but their history of activism strongly influenced her choice of career and her outlook on life. As such, it is an important piece of her approach to the world, including her doggedness in getting the state to acknowledge and act on the harm being done to Flint's children. It is a nice complement to <<The Poisoned City: Flint's Water and the American Urban Tragedy>> by Anna Clark. (Clark is a journalist so her book is well-researched and scholarly, but also dry at times in comparison to Hanna-Attisha's.)

The audiobook is read by the author, so you know she is pronouncing all the names correctly :^) You can feel her frustration and compassion come through the narration.