Poisoned: The True Story of the Deadly E. Coli Outbreak That Changed the Way Americans Eat - Softcover

Benedict, Jeff

Softcover

ISBN 10: 098495435X ISBN 13: 9780984954353

Publisher: February Books, 2013

Synopsis

"Your perfect beach book has arrived. With Poisoned, Jeff Benedict manages to deliver the full literary experience of a medico-legal thriller in a work of nonfiction that, fortuitously enough, could not be more relevant to recent headlines."—The New York Times

In this riveting work of narrative nonfiction, award-winning journalist and best-selling author Jeff Benedict chronicles the events surrounding the biggest food-poisoning epidemic in US history and how this unprecedented crisis sparked public awareness about unsanitary practices in the fast food industry. Poisoned draws on access to confidential documents and exclusive interviews with the real-life characters at the center of the drama.

Jeff Benedict is considered one of America's top nonfiction writers. He is the author of nine books including bestsellers Little Pink House, Without Reservation, and Pros and Cons. His reporting has been the basis of feature segments on 60 Minutes, ABC's 20/20, Dateline NBC, HBO's Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel, and the Discovery Channel. He is a contributor to Sports Illustrated and the Deseret News, and his articles have been published in The New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Newsweek, and the Hartford Courant. He has a law degree and is a distinguished professor of English at Southern Virginia University.

About this title

About the Author:

Jeff Benedict is considered one of America's top non-fiction writers. He is the author of nine books including bestsellers Little Pink House, Without Reservation, and Pros and Cons. His reporting has been the basis of feature segments on 60 Minutes, ABC's 20/20, Dateline NBC, HBO's Real Sports, and the Discovery Channel. He is a contributor for Sports Illustrated and The Deseret News and his articles have also been published in The New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Newsweek and The Hartford Courant. He has a law degree and is a Distinguished Professor of English at Southern Virginia University.

Review:

"A fast-paced narrative and a cautionary tale about how public health policy, corporate practices and public relations, and lawyers' chutzpah and frenzy for fees can converge in a place we all know well." --Associated Press

"A new, thriller-style account of the horrors of that E. coli outbreak and the subsequent events, including the groundbreaking rulings making O157:H7 an "adulterant". --Mark Bittman, The New York Times

"Spartan prose delivers a chilling, page-turning lesson in food safety." --Kirkus Reviews

"Movie-like ...Benedict does a dramatic public service by showing us what happened behind the scenes." --Christian Science Monitor

"Part thriller, part investigative expose, and all human, "Poisoned" lays out in rich, untold detail the tragic yet ultimately inspiring story behind the largest deadly E. coli outbreak in history." --Armen Keteyian, CBS News

About this edition

• Publisher: February Books
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 098495435X
• ISBN 13: 9780984954353
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 301