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Silent Shock

The Men Behind the Thalidomide Scandal and an Australian Family's Long Road to Justice

By: Michael Magazanik

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Silent Shock

The Men Behind the Thalidomide Scandal and an Australian Family's Long Road to Justice

By: Michael Magazanik

The baby started to come out. Head first, everything OK. But then I saw that there were no arms. And then no legs. The little girl had only a torso and a head. Lyn Rowe was born in Melbourne in 1962, seven months after her mother Wendy was given a new wonder drug for morning sickness called thalidomide. For fifty years the Rowe family cared for Lyn. Decades of exhausting, round-the-clock work. But then in 2011 Lyn Rowe launched a legal claim against the thalidomide companies. Against the odds, she won a multi-million-dollar settlement. Former journalist Michael Magazanik is one of the lawyers who ran Lyn’s case. In Silent Shock he exposes a fifty-year cover up concerning history’s most notorious drug, and details not only the damning case against manufacturers Grünenthal—whose enthusiastic promotion of their lucrative drug in the face of mounting evidence beggars belief—but also the moving story of the Rowe family. Spanning Australia, the United States, the United Kingdom, Japan, Canada, Sweden and, of course, Germany, Silent Shock is an epic account of corporate wrongdoing against a backdrop of heroic personal struggle and sacrifice. Michael Magazanik has worked as a journalist for the Age, the Australian and ABC-TV, and is now a lawyer with Slater & Gordon. He lives in Melbourne with his partner and three children. ‘Magazanik exposes myths and concealments on a grand scale... A compelling read. Highly recommended.’ BookMooch ‘Magazanik—a lawyer on the Rowes’ legal team and a former journalist—has woven an extraordinary story...Magazanik has moulded [the Rowes'] story into a modern Australian myth, the battlers who took on the pharmaceuticals and won.' Age/Sydney Morning Herald ‘A harrowing read of the damage wrought by this infamous drug.’ WA Today ‘A frightening account of secrets in the pharmaceutical industry and the inspiring story of a family and their legal team that just wouldn't give up.’ Law Society Journal ‘Silent Shock is an ambitious, important book...Magazanik does an excellent job.’ Australian Book Review

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The Zero Hour

Glasnost and Soviet Cinema in Transition

By: Andrew Horton,Michael Brashinsky

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The Zero Hour

Glasnost and Soviet Cinema in Transition

By: Andrew Horton,Michael Brashinsky

Now faced with the "zero hour" created by a new freedom of expression and the dramatic breakup of the Soviet Union, Soviet cinema has recently become one of the most interesting in the world, aesthetically as well as politically. How have Soviet filmmakers responded to the challenges of glasnost? To answer this question, the American film scholar Andrew Horton and the Soviet critic Michael Brashinsky offer the first book-length study of the rapid changes in Soviet cinema that have been taking place since 1985. What emerges from their collaborative dialogue is not only a valuable work of film criticism but also a fascinating study of contemporary Soviet culture in general. Horton and Brashinsky examine a wide variety of films from BOMZH (initials standing for homeless drifter) through Taxi Blues and the glasnost blockbuster Little Vera to the Latvian documentary Is It Easy to Be Young? and the "new wave" productions of the "Wild Kazakh boys." The authors argue that the medium that once served the Party became a major catalyst for the deconstruction of socialism, especially through documentary filmmaking. Special attention is paid to how filmmakers from 1985 through 1990 represent the newly "discovered" past of the pre-glasnost era and how they depict troubled youth and conflicts over the role of women in society. The book also emphasizes the evolving uses of comedy and satire and the incorporation of "genre film" techniques into a new popular cinema. An intriguing discussion of films of Georgia, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, and Kazakhstan ends the work.

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Princeton University Press

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0691227861

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Silent Shock

The Men Behind the Thalidomide Scandal and an Australian Family's Long Road to Justice

By: Michael Magazanik

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The Men Behind the Thalidomide Scandal and an Australian Family's Long Road to Justice

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Running Injuries, An Issue of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Clinics of North America

By: Michael Fredericson,Adam Tenforde

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Running Injuries, An Issue of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Clinics of North America

By: Michael Fredericson,Adam Tenforde

Physical medicine and rehabilitation (PM&R) physicians across the country see injured runners every day. Running injuries may impact other areas of the body and PM&R physicians are trained to treat the body as a whole, as opposed to treating just the injury, they work to identify the true source of the problem and develop a training or rehabilitation program to solve it.

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Elsevier Health Sciences

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0323417116

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Inter-cultural Communication at Work

Cultural Values in Discourse

By: Michael G. Clyne

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Inter-cultural Communication at Work

Cultural Values in Discourse

By: Michael G. Clyne

This interdisciplinary study examines the impact of cultural values on discourse.

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Cambridge University Press

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0521575095

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Circadian Rhythms

By: Michael Young

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Circadian Rhythms

By: Michael Young

The critically acclaimed laboratory standard, Methods in Enzymology, is one of the most highly respected publications in the field of biochemistry. Since 1955, each volume has been eagerly awaited, frequently consulted, and praised by researchers and reviewers alike. The series contains much material still relevant today - truly an essential publication for researchers in all fields of life sciences. Circadian Rhythms contains an extensive discussion of genetic and biochemical aspects of circadian rhythms. In this volume organisms such as neurospora, bacteria, drosophila, arabidopsis and mammals are covered. Included are methods in genetics, transcriptional and post-transcriptional regulation, tissue culture, and populations are discussed in detail.* One of the most highly respected publications in the field of biochemistry since 1955 * Frequently consulted, and praised by researchers and reviewers alike * Truly an essential publication for anyone in any field of the life sciences

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0080455409

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Silent Shock

Silent Shock

The Zero Hour

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Silent Shock

Silent Shock

Running Injuries, An Issue of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Clinics of North America

Running Injuries, An Issue of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Clinics of North America

Inter-cultural Communication at Work

Inter-cultural Communication at Work

Circadian Rhythms

Circadian Rhythms

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