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Exposure: Poisoned Water, Corporate Greed, and One Lawyer's Twenty-Year Battle against DuPont

Robert Bilott
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Exposure: Poisoned Water, Corporate Greed, and One Lawyer's Twenty-Year Battle against DuPont

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2019

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Robert Bilott

Exposure: Poisoned Water, Corporate Greed, and One Lawyer's Twenty-Year Battle against DuPont

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2019
Book Details
Pages

400

Format

Book • Nonfiction

Setting

West Virginia • 1990s

Publication Year

2019

Audience

Adult

Recommended Reading Age

18+ years

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In Exposure: Poisoned Water, Corporate Greed, and One Lawyer's Twenty-Year Battle against DuPont, attorney Robert Bilott takes on DuPont in a prolonged legal fight to hold the corporation accountable for contaminating water supplies with harmful chemicals, spotlighting the relentless pursuit of justice for affected communities dealing with environmental and health repercussions.

Informative

Challenging

Dark

Gritty

Mysterious

Reviews & Readership

4.6

2,921 ratings

92%

Loved it

6%

Mixed feelings

2%

Not a fan

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Exposure by Robert Bilott offers an intense, detailed account of a prolonged legal battle against DuPont. Readers appreciate its eye-opening narrative and thorough research. However, some find the legal jargon challenging and the pace uneven at times. Overall, it highlights corporate malfeasance and its impact, delivering a compelling environmental warning.

Who should read this

Who Should Read Exposure: Poisoned Water, Corporate Greed, and One Lawyer's Twenty-Year Battle against DuPont?

Readers of Exposure would likely enjoy works such as Silent Spring by Rachel Carson or Dark Waters, a film adaptation of Bilott’s battle. They are typically engaged citizens interested in environmental justice, corporate accountability, and real-life legal battles against industrial malfeasance.

4.6

2,921 ratings

92%

Loved it

6%

Mixed feelings

2%

Not a fan

Book Details
Pages

400

Format

Book • Nonfiction

Setting

West Virginia • 1990s

Publication Year

2019

Audience

Adult

Recommended Reading Age

18+ years

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