| Description |
x, 262 pages ; 24 cm |
| Summary |
"After years of prosecuting hard-core criminals, rising legal star Alan Bell took a private sector job in South Florida's newest skyscraper. Suddenly, he suffered such bizarre medical symptoms, doctors suspected he'd been poisoned by the Mafia. Bell's rapidly declining health forced him to flee his glamorous Miami life to a sterile "bubble" in the remote Arizona desert. As his career and marriage dissolved, Bell pursued medical treatments in a race against time, hoping to stay alive and raise his young daughter, his one desperate reason to keep going. He eventually discovered he wasn't poisoned by a criminal, but by his office building... Stunned by what he discovered, Bell chose to fight back, turning his plight into an opportunity. Despite his precarious health, he began collaborating with scientists dedicated to raising awareness about this issue. Soon, he also found himself drawn back into the legal field, teaming up with top lawyers fighting for those who had already fallen ill"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 251-256). |
| Contents |
Trouble in the tower -- Lessons in the courtroom -- Family life -- The doctor shuffle -- A diagnosis without a cure -- Life on Mars -- The leper colony -- A castle by the sea -- Finding my purpose on a mountaintop -- Sad good-byes -- A foundation is born -- My daughter saves my life -- Reentering the world -- From survivor to advocate -- Chemicals take down a football coach -- Black mold breaks a mother's heart -- Pesticides poison a postal worker -- A toxic waste dump destroys a neighborhood. |
| Subject |
Bell, Alan, 1954- -- Health.
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Allergy -- Patients -- United States -- Biography.
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Environmentally induced diseases -- Patients -- United States -- Biography.
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Environmental toxicology -- United States.
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Environmental health -- United States.
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Lawyers -- United States -- Biography.
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NATURE / Environmental Conservation & Protection.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE / Disease & Health Issues.
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| Genre/Form |
Autobiographies.
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| ISBN |
9781510702646 (hardcover) |
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1510702644 (hardcover) |
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