{"product_id":"midnight-in-chernobyl","title":"Midnight in Chernobyl","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE PHENOMENAL GLOBAL BESTSELLER.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Superb, enthralling and necessarily terrifying . . . every step feels spring-loaded with tension... extraordinary.'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTHE NEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\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\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDrawing on hundreds of hours of interviews conducted over the course of more than ten years, as well as letters, unpublished memoirs, and documents from recently-declassified archives, this book makes for a masterful non-fiction thriller.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChernobyl has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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\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\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTHE OBSERVER\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'An invaluable contribution to history.'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSERHII PLOKHY, EVENING STANDARD\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA New York Times Best Book of the Year\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Time Best Book of the Year\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Kirkus Reviews Best Nonfiction Book of the Year\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLonglisted for the Royal Society of Literature Ondaatje Prize\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e2020 Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence Winner\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch4\u003eAutorenportrait\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eAdam Higginbotham has written for magazines including \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWired\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eSmithsonian\u003c\/i\u003e. He is also the author of \u003ci\u003eChallenger: A True Story of Heroism and Disaster on the Edge of Space\u003c\/i\u003e, which was awarded the Kirkus Prize for Nonfiction and the National Book Critics Circle Award for Nonfiction. He lives in New York City.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch4\u003eWeitere Angaben\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eBuch (Paperback), B-Format, Englisch, 560 Seiten\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Weltbild.ch: Bücher \u0026 Outlet","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":66110910628189,"sku":"K078969383","price":13.1,"currency_code":"CHF","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0911\/8915\/0045\/files\/7896938300001A.jpg?v=1790977133","url":"https:\/\/weltbild.ch\/products\/midnight-in-chernobyl","provider":"Weltbild.ch Bücher \u0026 Outlet","version":"1.0","type":"link"}