Chris Mooney

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Title: The Republican War On Science: Description:
The bestselling book that exposed the American right-wing agenda to put politics ahead of scientific truth - now thoroughly updated throughout and with a new preface by the author. Science has never been more crucial to deciding the political issues facing America. Yet, science and scientists have less influence with the federal government than at any time since the Eisenhower administration. In the White House and Congress today, findings are reported in a politicized manner; spun or distorted to fit the speaker's agenda; or, when they're too inconvenient, ignored entirely. On a broad array of issues - stem cell research, climate change, missile defence, abstinence education, product safety, environmental regulation, and many others - the Bush administration's positions fly in the face of overwhelming scientific consensus. Federal science agencies, once fiercely independent under both Republican and Democratic presidents, are increasingly staffed by political appointees and fringe theorists who know industry lobbyists and evangelical activists far better than they know the science. This is not unique to the Bush administration, but it is largely a Republican phenomenon, born of a conservative dislike of environmental, health, and safety regulation, and at the extremes, of evolution and legalized abortion. In "The Republican War on Science", Chris Mooney ties together the disparate strands of the attack on science into a compelling and frightening account of the US government's increasing unwillingness to distinguish between legitimate research and ideologically driven pseudoscience. The interest in The Republican War on Science has been phenomenal. The book received rave reviews on both sides of the Atlantic, and the film rights have been optioned by Supersize Me creator Morgan Spurlock. This new edition has been thoroughly revised, bringing the book completely up to date with added epilogues to each chapter and a new preface by Chris Mooney. About the Author Chris Mooney, a journalist specializing in the relation of science and politics, is Washington correspondent for Seed magazine. He has written for The American Prospect, Wired, Slate, The Washington Post and many other publications. The Republican War on Science is his first book. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

Title: The Secret Friend: Description:
Two dead girls in the river. Two tiny statues of the Virgin Mary concealed in their clothing. One CSI on the hunt for their killer. When Judith Chen is found floating in Boston's Harbour, links are made with the murder of Emma Hale, a student who vanished without trace, only for her body to wash up months later. CSI Darby McCormick is assigned to the case and uncovers a piece of overlooked evidence from the Hale investigation - which brings her into contact with Malcolm Fletcher, a former FBI agent now on the Most Wanted list after a string of bloody murders. And when a third student goes missing, Darby is led into a dangerous game of cat-and-mouse with deadly links to the past - and a man who speaks to the Blessed Virgin. A man who wants to be a secret friend to the girls he abducts ...

Title: The Missing: Description:
The woman missing for five years. The Crime Scene Investigator who finds her. And the serial killer who wants them both dead … When Boston CSI Darby McCormick finds a raving and emaciated woman hiding at the scene of a violent kidnap, she runs a DNA search to identify the Jane Doe. The result confirms she was abducted five years earlier and has somehow managed to escape from the dungeon in which she’s been caged. With a teenage couple also missing and Jane Doe seriously ill, the clock is ticking for Darby as she hunts for the dungeon before anyone else disappears or dies. And when the FBI takes over the investigation, it becomes clear that a sadistic serial killer has been on the prowl for decades – and is poised to strike again at any moment. A killer with links to horrors that Darby has desperately tried to bury in her past …