Command and Control
by Eric Schlosser
Taste attributes: documentaryhistoricalthrillerslowfresh & originalunsavouryheavyrealisticintricatelinearemotive & stirringrescue/escape/jeopardyhuman spirit/resilience/survivalsocial commentary
Boxlist takeA grounded, heavy non-fiction book: moving and slow-burning. Best if you like real life over fantasy.
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Pace: slow · Originality: fresh · Tone: dark · Weight: very heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: very stirringHow we score
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4.3 / 5
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About This Book
From investigative journalist Eric Schlosser, author of Fast Food Nation, comes an account of the management of nuclear weapons. Through accidents, near-misses, extraordinary heroism and technological breakthroughs, Command and Control explores the dilemma that has existed since the dawn of the nuclear age: How do you deploy weapons of mass destruction without being destroyed by them?
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- Author
- Eric Schlosser
- Published
- 2013
- Pages
- 644
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