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  Animal's People

  by Indra Sinha

  "I used to be human once. So I'm told. I don't remember it myself, but people who knew me when I was small say I walked on two feet, just like a human being..." Ever since he can remember, Animal has gone on all fours, his back twisted beyond repair by the catastrophic events of "that night" when a burning fog of poison smoke from the local factory blazed out over the town of Khaufpur, and the Apocalypse visited... (more)
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  Five Past Midnight in Bhopal

  The Epic Story of the World's Deadliest Industrial Disaster

  by Dominique Lapierre

  Dominique Lapierre, author of the international bestseller City of Joy, chronicles the unforgettable story of the tragic industrial accident in Bhopal, India, that killed nearly 30,000 people. It was December 3, 1984. In the ancient city of Bhopal, a cloud of toxic gas escaped from an American pesticide plant, killing and injuring thousands of people. When the noxious clouds cleared, the worst industrial disaster... (more)
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  A Breath of Fresh Air

  by Amulya Malladi

  On the night of December 3, 1984, Anjali waits for her army officer husband to pick her up at the train station in Bhopal, India. In an instant, her world changes forever. Her anger at his being late turns to horror when a catastrophic gas leak poisons the city air. Anjali miraculously survives. Her marriage does not. A smart, successful schoolteacher, Anjali is now remarried to Sandeep, a loving and stable... (more)