Almighty by Dan Zak (2016, Hardcover)

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ISBN
9780399173752
Book Title
Almighty
Publisher
Penguin Publishing Group
Item Length
9.2 in
Publication Year
2016
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Illustrator
Yes
Item Height
1.2 in
Author
Dan Zak
Genre
Political Science, Biography & Autobiography, Psychology, History
Topic
Military / Nuclear Warfare, International Relations / Arms Control, History & Theory, Military / Biological & Chemical Warfare, Political Process / Political Advocacy, General, Social Activists
Item Weight
23.3 Oz
Item Width
6.4 in
Number of Pages
406 Pages
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Publisher
Penguin Publishing Group
ISBN-10
0399173757
ISBN-13
9780399173752
eBay Product ID (ePID)
219244728

Product Key Features

Book Title
Almighty
Number of Pages
406 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2016
Topic
Military / Nuclear Warfare, International Relations / Arms Control, History & Theory, Military / Biological & Chemical Warfare, Political Process / Political Advocacy, General, Social Activists
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Political Science, Biography & Autobiography, Psychology, History
Author
Dan Zak
Format
Hardcover

Dimensions

Item Height
1.2 in
Item Weight
23.3 Oz
Item Length
9.2 in
Item Width
6.4 in

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Trade
LCCN
2016-011566
Reviews
"Read Almighty . Its message is current and extremely urgent." -Huffington Post "This is a strangely captivating book--dark and utterly frightening...Zak's narrative is a perfectly measured blend of biography, suspense, and history. He skillfully uses the small, finite story of the Y-12 protest to explore our national identity as a people whose culture is now intimately connected with things nuclear." -Kai Bird, The New York Times Book Review "With nuns splashing blood, countries making pledges, diplomats working to reduce the size of world-destroying arsenals, suppliers cheering a new Cold War, Zak demonstrates that we're all in it together. And he's honest enough to report as well the hard truth that none of us yet knows how to get out of it alive." -Richard Rhodes, The Washington Post (author of The Making of the Atomic Bomb ) "This book is essential reading for any American." -America Magazine "Centering on a single episode, a powerful declaration of conscience, a Washington Post reporter tells an intensely unsettling story about living with our nuclear arsenal. In July 2012, cutting through fences topped with razor wire and avoiding guards, guns, sensors, armored cars, and alarms, an 80-year-old nun, a Vietnam veteran, and a housepainter, all deeply religious, all affiliated with the pacifist Plowshares movement, broke into the Y-12 National Security Complex in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, the "Fort Knox of Uranium."... it's the moral convictions demonstrated by Zak's three holy fools that will remain with readers. A scrupulously reported, gracefully told, exquisitely paced debut." - Kirkus (starred review) "Zak takes the reader on a journey into the still-vibrant realm of the US nuclear arms complex. His guides are an aging nun, a house-painter and other everyday Americans who realize the senseless violence at the center of the nation's national security. A brilliant portrayal of these heroes of our time." -Kate Brown, author of Plutopia "Zak gracefully synthesizes the stories of the politicians and bureaucrats controlling stockpiles of weapons and those of the activists working to disarm them." -Publisher's Weekly, "This is a strangely captivating book--dark and utterly frightening...Zak's narrative is a perfectly measured blend of biography, suspense, and history. He skillfully uses the small, finite story of the Y-12 protest to explore our national identity as a people whose culture is now intimately connected with things nuclear." -Kai Bird, The New York Times Book Review "With nuns splashing blood, countries making pledges, diplomats working to reduce the size of world-destroying arsenals, suppliers cheering a new Cold War, Zak demonstrates that we're all in it together. And he's honest enough to report as well the hard truth that none of us yet knows how to get out of it alive."  -Richard Rhodes, The Washington Post (author of The Making of the Atomic Bomb ) "Centering on a single episode, a powerful declaration of conscience, a Washington Post reporter tells an intensely unsettling story about living with our nuclear arsenal. In July 2012, cutting through fences topped with razor wire and avoiding guards, guns, sensors, armored cars, and alarms, an 80-year-old nun, a Vietnam veteran, and a housepainter, all deeply religious, all affiliated with the pacifist Plowshares movement, broke into the Y-12 National Security Complex in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, the "Fort Knox of Uranium."... it's the moral convictions demonstrated by Zak's three holy fools that will remain with readers. A scrupulously reported, gracefully told, exquisitely paced debut." - Kirkus (starred review) "Zak takes the reader on a journey into the still-vibrant realm of the US nuclear arms complex. His guides are an aging nun, a house-painter and other everyday Americans who realize the senseless violence at the center of the nation's national security. A brilliant portrayal of these heroes of our time." -Kate Brown, author of Plutopia "Zak gracefully synthesizes the stories of the politicians and bureaucrats controlling stockpiles of weapons and those of the activists working to disarm them."  -Publisher's Weekly, "Read Almighty . Its message is current and extremely urgent."  -Huffington Post "This is a strangely captivating book--dark and utterly frightening...Zak's narrative is a perfectly measured blend of biography, suspense, and history. He skillfully uses the small, finite story of the Y-12 protest to explore our national identity as a people whose culture is now intimately connected with things nuclear." -Kai Bird, The New York Times Book Review "With nuns splashing blood, countries making pledges, diplomats working to reduce the size of world-destroying arsenals, suppliers cheering a new Cold War, Zak demonstrates that we're all in it together. And he's honest enough to report as well the hard truth that none of us yet knows how to get out of it alive."  -Richard Rhodes, The Washington Post (author of The Making of the Atomic Bomb ) "Centering on a single episode, a powerful declaration of conscience, a Washington Post reporter tells an intensely unsettling story about living with our nuclear arsenal. In July 2012, cutting through fences topped with razor wire and avoiding guards, guns, sensors, armored cars, and alarms, an 80-year-old nun, a Vietnam veteran, and a housepainter, all deeply religious, all affiliated with the pacifist Plowshares movement, broke into the Y-12 National Security Complex in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, the "Fort Knox of Uranium."... it's the moral convictions demonstrated by Zak's three holy fools that will remain with readers. A scrupulously reported, gracefully told, exquisitely paced debut." - Kirkus (starred review) "Zak takes the reader on a journey into the still-vibrant realm of the US nuclear arms complex. His guides are an aging nun, a house-painter and other everyday Americans who realize the senseless violence at the center of the nation's national security. A brilliant portrayal of these heroes of our time." -Kate Brown, author of Plutopia "Zak gracefully synthesizes the stories of the politicians and bureaucrats controlling stockpiles of weapons and those of the activists working to disarm them."  -Publisher's Weekly, "Centering on a single episode, a powerful declaration of conscience, a Washington Post reporter tells an intensely unsettling story about living with our nuclear arsenal. In July 2012, cutting through fences topped with razor wire and avoiding guards, guns, sensors, armored cars, and alarms, an 80-year-old nun, a Vietnam veteran, and a housepainter, all deeply religious, all affiliated with the pacifist Plowshares movement, broke into the Y-12 National Security Complex in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, the "Fort Knox of Uranium."... it's the moral convictions demonstrated by Zak's three holy fools that will remain with readers. A scrupulously reported, gracefully told, exquisitely paced debut." - Kirkus (starred review) "Zak takes the reader on a journey into the still-vibrant realm of the US nuclear arms complex. His guides are an aging nun, a house-painter and other everyday Americans who realize the senseless violence at the center of the nation's national security. A brilliant portrayal of these heroes of our time." -Kate Brown, author of Plutopia "Zak gracefully synthesizes the stories of the politicians and bureaucrats controlling stockpiles of weapons and those of the activists working to disarm them."  -Publisher's Weekly
Dewey Edition
23
Dewey Decimal
327.17470973
Synopsis
On July 28, 2012, three senior citizens broke into one of the most secure nuclear-weapons facilities in the world. An 82 Catholic nun, a Vietnam veteran, and a house smeared the walls with human blood and spray-painted quotes from the Bible. Then they waited to be arrested. This simple act spawned a complex discussion. In Almighty, Washington Post writer Dan Zak examines how events over the past 70 years led to this act, one of the most successful and high-profile demonstrations of anti-nuclear activism., **A Washington Post "Notable Nonfiction Book of 2016"** ON A TRANQUIL SUMMER NIGHT in July 2012, a trio of peace activists infiltrated the Y-12 National Security Complex in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. Nicknamed the "Fort Knox of Uranium," Y-12 was supposedly one of the most secure sites in the world, a bastion of warhead parts and hundreds of tons of highly enriched uranium--enough to power thousands of nuclear bombs. The three activists--a house painter, a Vietnam War veteran, and an 82-year-old Catholic nun--penetrated the complex's exterior with alarming ease; their strongest tools were two pairs of bolt cutters and three hammers. Once inside, these pacifists hung protest banners, spray-painted biblical messages, and streaked the walls with human blood. Then they waited to be arrested. WITH THE BREAK-IN and their symbolic actions, the activists hoped to draw attention to a costly military-industrial complex that stockpiles deadly nukes. But they also triggered a political and legal firestorm of urgent and troubling questions. What if they had been terrorists? Why do the United States and Russia continue to possess enough nuclear weaponry to destroy the world several times over? IN ALMIGHTY , WASHINGTON POST REPORTER Dan Zak answers these questions by reexamining America's love-hate relationship to the bomb, from the race to achieve atomic power before the Nazis did to the solemn 70th anniversary of Hiroshima. At a time of concern about proliferation in such nations as Iran and North Korea, the U.S. arsenal is plagued by its own security problems. This life-or-death quandary is unraveled in Zak's eye-opening account, with a cast that includes the biophysicist who first educated the public on atomic energy, the prophet who predicted the creation of Oak Ridge, the generations of activists propelled into resistance by their faith, and the Washington bureaucrats and diplomats who are trying to keep the world safe. Part historical adventure, part courtroom drama, part moral thriller, Almighty reshapes the accepted narratives surrounding nuclear weapons and shows that our greatest modern-day threat remains a power we discovered long ago.
LC Classification Number
JZ5584.U6Z34 2016

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