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Best Pharmacology

The Radium Girls: The Dark Story of America's Shining Women
The Curies' newly discovered element of radium makes gleaming headlines across the nation as the fresh face of beauty, and wonder drug of the medical community. Written with a sparkling voice and breakneck pace, The Radium Girls fully illuminates the inspiring young women exposed to the "wonder" substance of radium, and their awe-inspiring strength in the face of almost impossible circumstances. " Radium Girls spares us nothing of their suffering; though at times the foreshadowing reads more like a true-crime story, Moore is intent on making the reader viscerally understand the pain in which these young women were living, and through which they had to fight in order to get their problems recognized...The story of real women at the mercy of businesses who see them only as a potential risk to the bottom line is haunting precisely because of how little has changed; the glowing ghosts of the radium girls haunt us still." "This timely book celebrates the strength of a group of women, whose determination to fight improved both labor laws and scientific knowledge of radium poisoning. Written in a highly readable, narrative style, Moore's chronicle of these inspirational women's lives is sure to provoke discussion-and outrage-in book groups." "Moore's well-researched narrative is written with clarity and a sympathetic voice that brings these figures and their struggles to life...a must-read for anyone interested in American and women's history, as well as topics of law, health, and industrial safety." "Like Da a Sobel's The Glass Universe and Margot Lee Shetterly's Hidden Figures, Kate Moore's The Radium Girls tells the story of a cohort of women who made history by entering the workforce at the dawn of a new scientific era. Moore sheds new light on a dark chapter in American labor history; the " Radium Girls ," martyrs to an unholy alliance of commerce and science, live again in her telling" - Megan Marshall, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Margaret Fuller: A New American Life and Elizabeth Bishop: A Miracle for Breakfast.
Reviews
"In The Radium Girls Kate Moore tells the story of these young women, seemingly so fortunate, who were poisoned by the jobs they felt so lucky to have. After some of the women died and more became ill the companies making large profits on radium rushed to dismiss any hint that the work was unsafe. Eventually publicity stemming from lawsuits filed by some of the victims (using their own scanty resources) focused enough attention on the problem that governments felt compelled to set safety standards and regulations. The safety regulations and restrictions which were finally put into place hardly seem adequate, and the Epilogue and Postscript giving details of the women's later lives, as well as an account of another industry that made careless use of radium as late as the 1970s, are especially harrowing."
"This is one these books that will stay with you long after you finished reading it."
"One of the best books I have read in a long time!"
"I just got through reading Radium Girls based the the true story of the girls and women employed to paint watch dials in the early twentieth century with an exciting and new product, radium. Every girl wanted in on the work as it was good pay and radium was said to be good for your health."
"I thank these women for eventually shutting the US Radium Corp down. Never forget these strong women that finally shook a nation off its lazy, corrupt ass to FINALLY be a beacon for for justice and Fairplay towards the working (WO) man."
"What a remarkable story and so very well told."
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The Radium Girls: The Dark Story of America's Shining Women
The Curies' newly discovered element of radium makes gleaming headlines across the nation as the fresh face of beauty, and wonder drug of the medical community. Written with a sparkling voice and breakneck pace, The Radium Girls fully illuminates the inspiring young women exposed to the "wonder" substance of radium, and their awe-inspiring strength in the face of almost impossible circumstances. " Radium Girls spares us nothing of their suffering; though at times the foreshadowing reads more like a true-crime story, Moore is intent on making the reader viscerally understand the pain in which these young women were living, and through which they had to fight in order to get their problems recognized...The story of real women at the mercy of businesses who see them only as a potential risk to the bottom line is haunting precisely because of how little has changed; the glowing ghosts of the radium girls haunt us still." "Moore's well-researched narrative is written with clarity and a sympathetic voice that brings these figures and their struggles to life...a must-read for anyone interested in American and women's history, as well as topics of law, health, and industrial safety." "Carefully researched, the work will stun readers with its descriptions of the glittering artisans who, oblivious to health dangers, twirled camel-hair brushes to fine points using their mouths, a technique called lip-pointing...Moore details what was a 'ground-breaking, law-changing, and life-saving accomplishment' for worker's rights." "Like Da a Sobel's The Glass Universe and Margot Lee Shetterly's Hidden Figures, Kate Moore's The Radium Girls tells the story of a cohort of women who made history by entering the workforce at the dawn of a new scientific era. But the young women--many of them just teenagers--who learned the skill of painting glow-in-the-dark numbers on clock faces and aeronautical gauges early in the twentieth century paid a stiff price for their part in this breakthrough involving the deadly element, radium. "...[A] fascinating social history – one that significantly reflects on the class and gender of those involved – [is] Catherine Cookson meets Mad Men...The importance of the brave and blighted dial-painters cannot be overstated."
Reviews
"In The Radium Girls Kate Moore tells the story of these young women, seemingly so fortunate, who were poisoned by the jobs they felt so lucky to have. After some of the women died and more became ill the companies making large profits on radium rushed to dismiss any hint that the work was unsafe. Eventually publicity stemming from lawsuits filed by some of the victims (using their own scanty resources) focused enough attention on the problem that governments felt compelled to set safety standards and regulations. The safety regulations and restrictions which were finally put into place hardly seem adequate, and the Epilogue and Postscript giving details of the women's later lives, as well as an account of another industry that made careless use of radium as late as the 1970s, are especially harrowing."
"This is one these books that will stay with you long after you finished reading it."
"One of the best books I have read in a long time!"
"I just got through reading Radium Girls based the the true story of the girls and women employed to paint watch dials in the early twentieth century with an exciting and new product, radium. Every girl wanted in on the work as it was good pay and radium was said to be good for your health."
"I thank these women for eventually shutting the US Radium Corp down. Never forget these strong women that finally shook a nation off its lazy, corrupt ass to FINALLY be a beacon for for justice and Fairplay towards the working (WO) man."
"What a remarkable story and so very well told."
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Lehne's Pharmacology for Nursing Care, 9e
Known for its clear explanations of drug prototypes and how they work, Lehne's Pharmacology for Nursing Care, 9th Edition provides a solid understanding of key drugs and their implications for nursing care. A drug prototype approach focuses on one representative drug within each drug family that characterizes all members of its group, so that you can apply your understanding to related drugs currently on the market as well as drugs that will be released in the future. Nursing implications of drug therapy are integrated throughout the text and summarized at the end of chapters, demonstrating the vital relationship between drug therapy and nursing care. Reader-friendly features make learning easier with concise drug summary tables, chapter outlines, key points, and a visual guide to the prototype drugs in each class. "The material laid out in the book’s chapters is organized to facilitate learning, understanding, and retention of the meaning of important concepts, key terms, and properties of drugs.
Reviews
"Excellent pharmacology textbook."
"Great book."
"It is a really good book!"
"The material is well-organized and interesting to read."
"I ordered my book early for my course starting in MAY... and its falling apart..."
"This book is very unorganized."
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Best Cardiovascular Pharmacology

Drugs for the Heart: Expert Consult - Online and Print, 8e
Lionel H. Opie and Bernard J. Gersh put the latest dosages, interactions, indications and contraindications, side effects, and more at your fingertips, equipping you to make effective clinical decisions on behalf of your patients. Get expert advice from the practice-proven experience of two well-known editors who represent the best possible combination of clinical and research expertise in cardiovascular therapeutics. Elsevier reserves the right to offer a suitable replacement product (such as a downloadable or CD-ROM-based electronic version) should access to the web site be discontinued. The authors intend this book to serve as a single, convenient, and current pharmacologic reference...a refreshing alternative to the Physicians' Desk Reference (Thomson Reuters). I use it, and I recommend it to you―and for the young learners, the book opens best with the binding on your left…Everything you need to know about drugs for the heart .
Reviews
"Just started at a cardiothoracic surgery practice and this has helped me out immensely."
"Regular on line updates are extremely valuable: you never feel like falling behind with so many things happening every single day in cardiovascular pharmacology."
"Practically very useful and full of details that will optimize most internists and cardiologists prescriptions to get a little bit more out of the medications that so many physicians prescribe on a daily basis."
"I recommend this as an excellent resource for those who want to know the PK and PD of the drugs they prescribe, and research to back it up."
"Just understand that the information presented is on a physician's level not a nurse's."
"Long and thin but really narrows it down to what you need to know."
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Best Chemistry Pharmacology

Drug Calculations: Ratio and Proportion Problems for Clinical Practice, 10e
Extensively covering the ratio and proportion method, Drug Calculations: Ratio and Proportion Problems for Clinical Practice, 10th Edition is known for its realistic practice problems and unique "proof" step in the answer key that lets you double-check your answers to avoid medication errors. This text addresses the current issue of patient safety with respect to accurate drug dosages through the inclusion of QSEN competencies recommendations ― and with features such as new Clinical Relevance boxes and Clinical Alerts that call attention to situations in actual practice that have resulted in drug errors. Over 1,100 practice problems in ratio and proportion offer the extensive practice needed to become proficient in drug calculations.
Reviews
"There's errors like the answers do not match the questions."
"very good price and the book arrived in good condition."
"This text is useful, my instructor claims it has some errors though."
"This is the book we used back when I was in Medication Administration."
"Great book, lots of practice questions.. brought it for my medical math class in nursing..."
"On day one of our class, we found more than 10 mistakes!"
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Best Clinical Pharmacology

Basic and Clinical Pharmacology 13 E
Organized to reflect the course sequence in many pharmacology courses and in integrated curricula, Basic & Clinical Pharmacology covers the important concepts students need to know about the science of pharmacology and its application to clinical practice.
Reviews
"Good for our Applied pharm anesthesia class."
"Well organized but definitely goes into great detail."
"Great book."
"Package arrived just in time,the book is brand new."
"Not only does it go in-depth about the relevant information relating to each drug, but it also correlates it to the clinical use and gives details on how the underlying mechanisms work."
"If you're going to be studying pharmacology anyways, this is a pretty solid book to do it with."
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Best Drug Delivery Systems Pharmacology

The Medical Science Liaison Career Guide: How to Break Into Your First Role
What makes this book unique is that it is the first published book on how to break into the Medical Science Liaison role and was written by someone who has actually been an MSL, hired MSLs, interviewed MSL, reviewed MSL CVs, and Managed MSL Teams. In three easy-to-read sections, he discusses the Medical Science Liaison role, presents your MSL job search strategy, and reveals the inner workings of the MSL hiring process.
Reviews
"I ordered this book a day before my phone interview for an MSL position."
"You can see how his enormous expertise in the MSL field is condensed in this book, both in terms of content and writing style. On the contrary, considering the vast diversity of the field it would simply be too much, too overwhelming and let alone not feasible for a book of that format."
"As a PhD candidate who is aspiring to become a MSL but without much clue on where to find more information, I was lucky enough to stumble upon Dr. Samuel Dyer's book on how to break into the MSL role."
"I purchased Dr.Dyer's book about a month ago when I decided that the MSL career would be an excellent professional pathway for me."
"I wish I had purchased this book prior to my first interview for an MSL position."
"All the opportunities that I have encountered so far in the Med Affairs arena were solely through the interaction with the MSL Society members and by following the step-by-step methodology of "focused networking" approach described in this book. I expected to see a short chapter on the challenges faced by a newly recruited MSL (during the very first year after landing on the job) and tips on how to navigate the brewing phase of this career."
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Best Veterinary Pharmacology

Plumb's Veterinary Drug Handbook (Desk)
Fully updated edition of the classic veterinary drug handbook, now with fewer dosages per indication for clearer guidance on selecting a dose Features 43 new drugs, as well as updated dosages and information for existing monographs and new appendices covering multidrug sensitivity in dogs and compounds potentially toxic to animals Offers an authoritative, complete reference for detailed information about animal medication Designed to be used every day in the fast-paced veterinary setting Includes dosages for a wide range of species, including dogs, cats, exotic animals, and farm animals.
Reviews
"The index lists both the generic and trade names so if you're looking for a drug, such as Rimadyl, you can find it by looking up Rimadyl, or carprofen!"
"May have happened during printing, this was just a coincidental find, so there may be others in my copy."
"They are included in the monograph, which I definitely need to see what they'll have at the human pharmacy, but sometimes it's just easier to search for Keppra instead of whatever Keppra is, which I have to look up first. It does give you a Google/Wikipedia search option in the search box, so I can use that to find Levet... something, and find Keppra that way without leaving the Kindle app."
"As an accredited "Old Fart" I do like having a physical book, but I have to admit on my new phone, it is so much faster and useful, I am about to update mine as an e-book."
"The "bible" for veterinary drugs."
"They have made some changes in a few a the doses in some. medications and write -ups, so I have not gotten rid of my earlier. edition and sometimes still refer back to that one."
"Gift for a student, she is happy with it."
"very good reference for drugs."
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Best Molecular Pharmacology

Molecular Neuropharmacology: A Foundation for Clinical Neuroscience, Third Edition
GAIN A COMPLETE UNDERSTANDING OF NERVOUS SYSTEM FUNCTION AND ITS RELATIONSHIP TO HUMAN NEUROLOGIC DISORDERS Molecular Neuropharmacology first reviews the fundamental biochemistry of the functioning nervous system and then describes how nerve cells communicate with one another through numerous types of neurotransmitters involving amino acids, monoamines, neuropeptides, and neurotrophic factors, among several others. David M. Holtzman, MD (St. Louis, MO) Andrew B. and Gretchen P. Jones Professor of Neurology Charlotte and Paul Hagemann Professor of Neurology Chairman, Department of Neurology Professor, Molecular Biology and Pharmacology Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis Neurologist-in-Chief, Barnes-Jewish Hospital.
Reviews
"I usually rent texts for courses and send them back at the end of semesters, but this is one I'm happy to have bought."
"Excellent text for a student of neuropharmacology or a teaching department."
"Excellent book."
"Easy read and great illustrations."
"Although dense with information in nearly every sentence, the book reads easily, explains concepts well, and is worth every penny twice over."
"While the actual text is brilliant, formatted in an easy to understand manner, and very clear, I'm having a lot of difficulty because the Kindle edition does not have page numbers."
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Best Neuropsychopharmacology

Handbook of Clinical Psychopharmacology for Therapists
Handbook of Clinical Psychopharmacology for Therapists has become the go-to resource for mental health clinicians looking for clear, reliable information about the treatment of mental health issues. This text is coherent and user-friendly, and reading it is a surprisingly pleasurable way to expand your knowledge in an area of clinical treatment usually not made this accessible to nonmedical professionals.”. — Susan Flynn, PhD. The handbook is packed full of useful tables, figures, and illustrations that amplify the main text or can be used independently for a rapid introduction to the field or for reviewing the fundamentals. Covering both the spectrums of pathophysiology and the neurobiology of drug action, this slim, state-of-the-art-and-science text is truly a handbook worthy of the name and should be an essential resource for mental health professionals and students alike.”. — Clifford N. Lazarus, PhD , licensed psychologist and director of Comprehensive Psychological Services of Princeton, author of Don’t Believe It for a Minute and The 60-Second Shrink. Its great virtues are its clarity and its humane and informed sense of the diagnosis, treatment, and care of extraordinarily complicated conditions.”. — Jay Neugeboren , author of Imagining Robert. In their discussions of the major diagnostic categories, the authors do an excellent job describing the illnesses without simply listing DSM criteria, which is always refreshing and will help to keep this book from seeming outdated now that the DSM-5 has been published.
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"The holistic approach taken by the authors is helpful from a mental health and wellness perspective."
"Came in good condition."
"The book every councelor needs to have in his collection."
"Just what I needed for may class."
"Just great it had all the knowledge I have been looking for and I will recommend it."
"As a master's level mental health clinician working with a poor and chronic population, knowledge of this area is key."
"I bought this book for a required class for my MS Mental Health Counseling class, and I ended up really liking it."
"Somewhat disappointed in this book."
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Best Pain Medicine Pharmacology

Textbook of Critical Care, 7e
Jean-Louis Vincent, Edward Abraham, Frederick A. Moore, Patrick Kochanek, and Mitchell P. Fink are joined by other international experts who offer a multidisciplinary approach to critical care , sharing expertise in anesthesia, surgery, pulmonary medicine, and pediatrics. Features a wealth of tables, boxes, algorithms, diagnostic images, and key points that. clarify important concepts and streamline complex information for quick reference. "This book remains a worldwide standard for English-speaking critical care providers.
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"An amazing book!"
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Best Pharmacodynamics

The Encyclopedia of Psychoactive Plants: Ethnopharmacology and Its Applications
The most comprehensive guide to the botany, history, distribution, and cultivation of all known psychoactive plants. • Examines 414 psychoactive plants and related substances. He offers a thorough discussion (including 20 full monographs) of psychoactive fungi, referred to in ancient times as the “food of the gods” and used by shamans in many cultures for entry to the spirit world. He then received a fellowship from the German academic service for foreign research, the Deutsche Akademische Auslandsdienst (DAAD), to realize his doctoral thesis on healing spells and incantations of the Lacandone-Maya at the University of Hamburg, Germany. In addition to his work in Mexico, his numerous fieldworks have included research in Thailand, Bali, the Seychelles, as well as a long-term study (18 years) on shamanism in Nepal combined with expeditions to Korea and the Peruvian and Colombian Amazon. Before becoming a full-time author and internationally renowned lecturer, Rätsch worked as professor of anthropology at the University of Bremen and served as consultant advisor for many German museums. A former member of the board of advisors of the European College for the Study of Consciousness (ECSC) and former president of the Association of Ethnomedicine, he lives in Hamburg, Germany.
Reviews
"I have enjoyed the words and thoughts of the author and his exploratory nature to gain the insights he relays, it reminds me of my own curious mind as a younger person ready to explore psychoactive experiences."
"Huge book packed with information."
"You'll find things in here that you've never heard of and won't see anywhere else, even doing a deep internet search."
"Very professional, detailed, organized."
"Amazing detail and a great amount of knowledge!"
"As a researcher in this area, this particular book contains many different species and everything you can imagine."
"The most comprehensive and we'll written book on the subject I've seen."
"It is certainly an extension of the seminal book of the 70's "The Secret Lives of PLants.""
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Best Pharmacies

Lehne's Pharmacology for Nursing Care, 9e
Known for its clear explanations of drug prototypes and how they work, Lehne's Pharmacology for Nursing Care, 9th Edition provides a solid understanding of key drugs and their implications for nursing care. A drug prototype approach focuses on one representative drug within each drug family that characterizes all members of its group, so that you can apply your understanding to related drugs currently on the market as well as drugs that will be released in the future. Nursing implications of drug therapy are integrated throughout the text and summarized at the end of chapters, demonstrating the vital relationship between drug therapy and nursing care. Reader-friendly features make learning easier with concise drug summary tables, chapter outlines, key points, and a visual guide to the prototype drugs in each class. "The material laid out in the book’s chapters is organized to facilitate learning, understanding, and retention of the meaning of important concepts, key terms, and properties of drugs.
Reviews
"Excellent pharmacology textbook."
"It is a really good book!"
"The material is well-organized and interesting to read."
"I ordered my book early for my course starting in MAY... and its falling apart..."
"This book is very unorganized."
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Best Pharmacological Product Development

Bad Pharma: How Drug Companies Mislead Doctors and Harm Patients
We like to imagine that doctors who write prescriptions for everything from antidepressants to cancer drugs to heart medication are familiar with the research literature about a drug, when in reality much of the research is hidden from them by drug companies. We like to imagine that regulators have some code of ethics and let only effective drugs onto the market, when in reality they approve useless drugs, with data on side effects casually withheld from doctors and patients.
Reviews
"I have recently retired as a lecturer on an Allied Health course, and I can honestly say that my students would have learned far more from this book about how research can be corrupted, and how good research should be designed, than they would have done from a year of "Research" lectures at university."
"First off, this is a must read for anyone interested in the shortcomings and pitfalls of drug marketing. However he offers little insight about the quality of any particular drugs, a few special cases are mentioned, , it mostly is about how drugs are developed, tested and marketed."
"Bad Pharma is a book that addresses how Pharmaceutical companies have intentionally and unintentionally mislead doctors into prescribing as many medications they can to their patients. Ben Goldacre also explains how Pharmaceutical Companies sponsor or pay for many of the academic journals written about the drugs they place on the market, bribe lobbyists, sponsor patients groups, pay for the required professional education for doctors, work together with educational and governmental institutions, and numerous unethical sales/marketing techniques just to get their product out in the market. It provided many statistical facts about Pharmaceutical companies and studies that have been conducted to prove that they mislead doctor and patients."
"Clinical Trials are still a scandal."
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Best Pharmacology Reference

Medications and Mothers' Milk 2017
Now in its 17th Edition, Medications and Mothers’ Milk , is the worldwide best selling drug reference on the use of medications in breastfeeding mothers. Written by a world-renown clinical pharmacologist, Dr. Thomas Hale, and Clinical Pharmacy Specialist Dr. Hilary Rowe, this drug reference provides the most comprehensive review of the data available regarding the transfer of various medications into human milk.
Reviews
"Easiest and most concise way to find what medications will affect your breastmilk."
"Very helpful book."
"The author is outstanding in his knowledge of breast milk and feeding."
"Amazing book, recommended by our lactation expert."
"This is the most authoritative text you can find on medications and breastfeeding, including psychotropic medications."
"very helpful in assisting breastfeeding mothers."
"Great Book."
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Best Toxicology

The Radium Girls: The Dark Story of America's Shining Women
The Curies' newly discovered element of radium makes gleaming headlines across the nation as the fresh face of beauty, and wonder drug of the medical community. Written with a sparkling voice and breakneck pace, The Radium Girls fully illuminates the inspiring young women exposed to the "wonder" substance of radium, and their awe-inspiring strength in the face of almost impossible circumstances. " Radium Girls spares us nothing of their suffering; though at times the foreshadowing reads more like a true-crime story, Moore is intent on making the reader viscerally understand the pain in which these young women were living, and through which they had to fight in order to get their problems recognized...The story of real women at the mercy of businesses who see them only as a potential risk to the bottom line is haunting precisely because of how little has changed; the glowing ghosts of the radium girls haunt us still." "This timely book celebrates the strength of a group of women, whose determination to fight improved both labor laws and scientific knowledge of radium poisoning. Written in a highly readable, narrative style, Moore's chronicle of these inspirational women's lives is sure to provoke discussion-and outrage-in book groups." "Moore's well-researched narrative is written with clarity and a sympathetic voice that brings these figures and their struggles to life...a must-read for anyone interested in American and women's history, as well as topics of law, health, and industrial safety." "Like Da a Sobel's The Glass Universe and Margot Lee Shetterly's Hidden Figures, Kate Moore's The Radium Girls tells the story of a cohort of women who made history by entering the workforce at the dawn of a new scientific era. Moore sheds new light on a dark chapter in American labor history; the " Radium Girls ," martyrs to an unholy alliance of commerce and science, live again in her telling" - Megan Marshall, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Margaret Fuller: A New American Life and Elizabeth Bishop: A Miracle for Breakfast.
Reviews
"In The Radium Girls Kate Moore tells the story of these young women, seemingly so fortunate, who were poisoned by the jobs they felt so lucky to have. After some of the women died and more became ill the companies making large profits on radium rushed to dismiss any hint that the work was unsafe. Eventually publicity stemming from lawsuits filed by some of the victims (using their own scanty resources) focused enough attention on the problem that governments felt compelled to set safety standards and regulations. The safety regulations and restrictions which were finally put into place hardly seem adequate, and the Epilogue and Postscript giving details of the women's later lives, as well as an account of another industry that made careless use of radium as late as the 1970s, are especially harrowing."
"This is one these books that will stay with you long after you finished reading it."
"One of the best books I have read in a long time!"
"I just got through reading Radium Girls based the the true story of the girls and women employed to paint watch dials in the early twentieth century with an exciting and new product, radium. Every girl wanted in on the work as it was good pay and radium was said to be good for your health."
"I thank these women for eventually shutting the US Radium Corp down. Never forget these strong women that finally shook a nation off its lazy, corrupt ass to FINALLY be a beacon for for justice and Fairplay towards the working (WO) man."
"What a remarkable story and so very well told."
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