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Prescription for survival : a doctor's journey to end nuclear madness / Bernard Lown.

Author/creator Lown, B. (Bernard)
Format Electronic and Book
Edition1st ed.
Publication InfoSan Francisco, CA : Berrett-Koehler Publishers,
Descriptionxi, 436 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Supplemental Content Full text available from Ebook Central - Public Library Complete
Subject(s)
Series A BK currents book
Contents The final epidemic -- Early Russian connections -- The sudden cardiac death task force : US-Soviet collaboration -- The friendship strategy : building trust to sustain life -- "For your six-month-old grandson" -- "You can't trust the Russians" : a fragile alliance in Geneva -- "Doctors of the world, unite!" -- "More sweat, less blood" -- Cambridge, England : the military brass came marching in -- We dominate Soviet TV for one hour -- The Catholic church defends my left flank -- "Pay attention to Gorbachev!" "But who is he?" -- A nuclear game of chicken : Reagan leads the Cold War -- Message for tomorrow : the Third Congress, Amsterdam -- Brinkmanship : KAL Flight 007 shot down -- Andropov's message in a time of crisis -- The year without a summer : nuclear winter -- "No arsonist will be invited!" -- Endless daylight in Helsinki -- Mothers fight back -- "No peace without justice" -- Gorbachev challenges the nuclear status quo -- The medical prescription : no trust required -- The Nobel prize : my mother expected it -- A space traveler's puzzle -- Cooperation, not confrontation : a long conversation with Gorbachev.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 401-423) and index.
Access restrictionAvailable only to authorized users.
Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2008012102
ISBN9781576754825 (hardcover : alk. paper)
ISBN1576754820 (hardcover : alk. paper)

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