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Rust has been called "the great destroyer," the "pervasive menace," and "the evil." "This look at corrosion - its causes, its consequences, and especially the people devoted to combating it - is wide-ranging and consistently engrossing" (The New York Times) .It is the hidden enemy, the one that challenges the very basis of civilization. This entropic menace destroys cars, fells bridges, sinks ships, sparks house fires, and nearly brought down the Statue of Liberty's torch. It is rust - and this book, full of wit and insight, disasters and triumphs - is its story. "Jonathan Waldman's first book is as obsessive as it is informative ... he takes us deep into places and situations that are too often ignored or unknown" (The Washington Post) .
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Jonathan Waldman studied writing at Dartmouth and Boston University's Knight Center for Science Journalism, and worked in print, radio, and TV before landing in books. His first book, Rust: The Longest War, was a finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize and winner of the Colorado Book Award. His writing has otherwise appeared in The New York Times and McSweeney's. Visit him at JonnyWaldman.com.
