One woman's strength."A reasonable woman adapts to the world. An unreasonable woman makes the world adapt to her" Diane Wilson writes, loosely quoting George Bernard Shaw Multiple people share the name Bernard Shaw:
bewitchingly, enchantingly, enthrallingly true story of Wilson's fight to save her town and way of life from deadly industrial chemicals. Coming from four generations of fishermen, the sea and its bounty mean something special to Wilson, and when she discovers that her county is the most polluted pol·lute tr.v. pol·lut·ed, pol·lut·ing, pol·lutes 1. To make unfit for or harmful to living things, especially by the addition of waste matter. See Synonyms at contaminate. 2. in the U.S., she takes the news personally. Wilson bravely goes up against a powerful multinational company and is met with scorn, bribery bribery Crime of giving a benefit (e.g., money) in order to influence the judgment or conduct of a person in a position of trust (e.g., an official or witness). Accepting a bribe also constitutes a crime. and even death threats. An Unreasonable Woman (Chelsea Green, $27.50) is a powerful work of nonfiction written with honesty and poise by a woman who made an extraordinary difference. |
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