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A Question Of Intent - A Great American Battle With A Deadly Industry (Paperback, Revised)
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A Question Of Intent - A Great American Battle With A Deadly Industry (Paperback, Revised)
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Tobacco companies had been protecting their turf for decades. They
had congressmen in their pocket. They had corrupt scientists who
made excuses about nicotine, cancer and addiction. They had hordes
of lawyers to threaten anyone,inside the industry or out,who posed
a problem. They had a whole lot of money to spend. And they were
good at getting people to do what they wanted them to do. After
all, they had already convinced millions of Americans to take up an
addictive, unhealthy, and potentially deadly habit. David Kessler
didn't care about all that. In this book he tells for the first
time the thrilling detective story of how the underdog FDA,while
safeguarding the nation's food, drugs, and blood supply,finally
decided to take on one of the world's most powerful opponents, and
how it won. Like A Civil Action or And the Band Played On, A
Question of Intent weaves together science, law, and fascinating
characters to tell an important and often unexpectedly moving
story. We follow Kessler's team of investigators as they race to
find the clues that will allow the FDA to assert jurisdiction over
cigarettes, while the tobacco companies and their lawyers fight
back,hard. Full of insider information and drama, told with wit,
and animated by its author's moral passion, A Question of Intent
reads like a Grisham thriller, with one exception,everything in it
is true.
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