In the ancient city of Bhopal, toxic gas escaped from an American pesticide plant, killing thousands. When the noxious clouds cleared, the worst industrial disaster in history had taken place. Now, Lapierre brings the characters, conflicts, and adventures together in an unforgettable tale of love and hope amid disaster.
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In the ancient city of Bhopal, toxic gas escaped from an American pesticide plant, killing thousands. When the noxious clouds cleared, the worst industrial disaster in history had taken place. Now, Lapierre brings the characters, conflicts, and adventures together in an unforgettable tale of love and hope amid disaster.
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Very good. No dust jacket. Ex-library. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 403 p. Contains: Unspecified. Audience: General/trade. LCCN 2002100974 Type of material Book Personal name Lapierre, Dominique. Uniform title Il e?tait minuit cinq a? Bhopal. English Main title Five past midnight in Bhopal / Dominique Lapierre, Javier Moro; translated from the French by Kathryn Spink. Published/Created New York, NY: Warner Books, c2002. Description xviii, 403 p. : ill., map; 24 cm. ISBN 0446530883 LC classification HD7269. C452 I525513 2002 Related names Moro, Javier, 1955-Contents Machine generated contents note: Part One. A New Star in the Indian Sky 1--1. Firecrackers That Kill, Cows That Die, Insects That--Murder 3--2. The Planetary Holocaust Wrought by Armies of Ravaging--Insects 17--3. A Neighborhood Called Orya Bustee 23--4. A Visionary Billionaire to the Rescue of Humanity's Food 31--5. Three Zealots on the Banks of the Hudson 37--6. The Daily Heroism of the People of the Bustees 41--7. An American Valley That Ruled the World 47--8. A Little Mouse under the Seats of Bhopal's Trains 53--9. A Poison That Smelled Like Boiled Cabbage 59--10. They Deserved the Mercy of God 65--11. 'A Hand for the Future" 71--12. A Promised Land on the Ruins of a--Legendary Kingdom 79--13. A Continent of Three Hundred Million Peasants and--Six Hundred Languages 83--14. Some Very Peculiar Pimps 89--15. A Plant as "Inoffensive as a Chocolate Factory" 97--16. A New Star in the Indian Sky 107--17."They'll Never Dare Send in Their Bulldozers" 113--18. Wages of Fear on the Roads of Maharashtra 121--19. The Lazy Poets' Circle 129--20."Carbide Has Poisoned Our Water! " 137--21. The First Deadly Drops from the "Beautiful Plant" 147--22. Three Tanks Dressed up for a Carnival 151--23."Half a Million Hours of Work and Not a Day Lost" 159--24. Everlasting Roots in the Black Earth of the--Kali Grounds 165--Part Two. A Night Blessed by the Stars 171--25. A Gas That Makes You Laugh Before It Kills You 173--26."You Will Be Reduced to Dust" 183--27. Ali Baba's Treasure for the Heroes of the--Kali Grounds 191--28. The Sudden Arrival of a Cost-Cutting Gentleman 199--29."My Beautiful Plant Was Losing Its Soul" 207--30. The Fiances of the Orya Bustee 215--31. The End of a Young Indian's Dream 223--32. The Vengeance of the People of the Kali Grounds 229--33. Festivities That Set Hearts Ablaze 243--34. A Sunday Unlike Any Other 247--35. A Night Blessed by the Stars 257--Part Three. Three Sarcophagi under the Moon 267--36. Three Sarcophagi under the Moon 269--37."What if the Stars Were to Go on Strike? " 277--38. Geysers of Death 287--39. Lungs Bursting in the Heart of the Night 295--40."Something Beyond All Comprehension" 307--41."All Hell Has Broken Loose Here! " 323--42. A Half Naked Holy Man in the Heart of a--Deadly Cloud 335--43. The Dancing Girl Was Not Dead 345--44."Death to the Killer Anderson! " 357--45."Carbide Has Made Us the Center of the World" 367. Subjects Bhopal Union Carbide Plant Disaster, Bhopal, India, 1984. Pesticides industry--Accidents--India--Bhopal. Language code eng fre Geographic area code a-ii---Other system no. (DLC) 2002100974
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