DREAMER

Dreamer is a novel about life, quantum mechanics, that voice in your mind, and the Hidden Observer. What more could you ask?

 

 

DREAMER Japanese/English Edition. Same book as above, dual language. The next step, of course, is either a film, an anime, or a graphic novel (manga.) Stay tuned.

DREAMER IS AVAILABLE FROM AMAZON.COM

 

THE ATOMIC EXPRESS

Here's what CROW Quarterly had to say about The Atomic Express:

"Exploding atomic bombs in the Nevada desert in the '50s must have been surreal, but imagine the personalities involved: eccentric scientists building bombs and theologies, ambitious military men building armies and careers, slick politicians, enlisted pawns. If that's not weird enough for you, sprinkle in flying Cadillac bombs, escalators to parallel universes, avenging angels, orgasmic blimp rides through hell, and train rides through the heavens. This work is cinematic in its sweep and nuclear grandeur, but it's also put together very much like a film, composed of hundreds of sharp, telling scenes. In the grand tradition of Pynchon and Heller, the book is an irreverent collage of absurdity and symbolism."

 

THE ATOMIC EXPRESS IS AVAILABLE AT AMAZON.COM

 

 

 

UNDER THE CLOUD: THE DECADES OF NUCLEAR TESTING

 

 

This book was originally published in 1986 by The Free Press, A Macmillan imprint. It was the first book to document the aboveground nuclear testing programs at the Nevada Test Site, from 1951 through 1962.

In addition to the history, you will find trajectories for each major aboveground nuclear test, a list of 10,000 cities and towns over which the nuclear clouds passed. Included are first person narratives from soldiers and technicians who witnessed the nuclear detonations firsthand.

Kirkus Review: "Under the Cloud is a chilling documentary history of America's above-ground nuclear tests conducted during the 1950's and early 1960's. Miller takes on the subject and universalizes it, at the same time giving it the flavor of a Dos Passos novel. Scary stuff."

UNDER THE CLOUD: THE DECADES OF NUCLEAR TESTING is available at AMAZON.COM

 

 

VOLUME I THE US ATLAS OF NUCLEAR FALLOUT 1951-1970 ABRIDGED GENERAL READER EDITION

VOLUME II THE U.S. ATLAS OF NUCLEAR FALLOUT 1951-1970 COUNTY COMPARISONS.

VOLUME III U.S. ATLAS OF NUCLEAR FALLOUT 1951-1970 EASTERN U.S.

VOLUME IV U.S. ATLAS OF NUCLEAR FALLOUT 1951-1970 WESTERN U.S.

VOLUME V U.S. ATLAS OF NUCLEAR FALLOUT 1951-1970 CALCULATIONS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

In October, 1997, after 15 years of analysis, the National Cancer Institute published a document titled Estimated exposures and thyroid doses received by the American people from iodine-131 in fallout following Nevada atmospheric nuclear bomb tests a report by the National Cancer Institute (SuDoc HE 20.3152:98001523).

The data consisted of over 100,000 pages of material and was so voluminous, that it was first published on a government web site that has since been removed. The data was presented in statistical form that included the average as well as the range. A single value was chosen that resulted in a conservative estimate of I-131 fallout in each county.

Another government document, "Results of calculations of external gamma radiation exposure rates from fallout and the related radionuclide compositions by University of California scientist Harry G. Hicks was then used to convert the I-131 values to both total fallout and then for each individual radioisotope found in the fallout.

After almost three years, the information was finally compiled into a book: The U.S. Atlas of Nuclear Fallout Vol I : Total Fallout. The book turned out to be a rather technical document that included information about not only fallout, but maps showing fallout of individual radioisotopes. In addition, there were preliminary statistical analyses of fallout vs cancer rates for the counties involved. The book, along with two companion volumes (County Comparisons and Calculations) was published in 2000.

The books were intended for the library audience, but after extended discussions with librarians around the country, it was decided that the book was a little too technical for the average reader. So, in 2001, the material was reevaluated, and volume I was re-written to present the information in a more user-friendly way.

In 2002, the first book of the series became The Abridged General Reader Edition. This time, the copies that were sent out to librarians received high approval ratings.

In 2003 the author decided to re-evaluate the entire dataset, starting from scratch with the NCI values to arrive at the total fallout and radioisotope values a second time. Newer statistical software was used to perform cluster analysis. The result was the third edition of the U.S. Atlas series, published in 2006.

Volume I now included data not only from the 1958 test series Hardtack II, but from several underground nuclear tests that resulted in venting incidents. The third edition included data from the Baneberry event in December, 1970. Occasionally, Amazon.com will tag this volume as the 1951-1962 (2002) edition. However, the version associated with ISBN 9781881043-13-3 and including (1951-1970 on the cover is indeed the 2006 edition.

The County Comparisons volume (originally volume, 3, now Volume II in the series) also received a makeover. Extraneous information was replaced with more precise values for each county's fallout history.

Interestingly, s,the final volume in the series, Volume 5, Calculations remained essentially unchanged. The values returned in 2003-2005 calculated radioisotope values were found to be essentially the same as the ones in the original 1998-2000 set.

Maps from the most recent series were used in the Federal evidentiary hearings involving the Divine Strake test originally scheduled for May, 2006 and canceled as a result of complaints about inadequate environmental assessments. The Divine Strake information can be found here.

U.S.Cancer Mortality Rates and Trends, 1950-1979 (series of four volumes.)

This series was published by the federal

government in 1983, and almost immediately went out of print. The information found in this series is far more precise than the National Cancer Institute's 2000 Cancer Atlas, and is thus more useful in comparing baseline cancer rates on a county-by-county basis.

The original series involved three hardback volumes, this series involves four paperback volumes. Rates for all U.S. counties, 1950-59, 1960-69, 1970-79, for white male, white female, nonwhite male, nonwhite female. ICD codes are primarily from the ninth revision (1979). but a table is given comparing ICD codes from prior revisions. Standard population: 1970. Rates are mortality per 100,000. Both incident values and rates are given.

 

Volume 1: ISBN 978-1-881043-22-5 Cancer rates: All cancers combined (ICD 140-208); lip (ICD 140); oral cavity and tongue (ICD 141, 143-146, 148); salivary gland (ICD 142); nasopharynx (ICD 147); esophagus (ICD 150); stomach (ICD 151); large intestine (ICD 153, 159); rectum (ICD 154, except 154.3); liver and gallbladder including bile ducts (ICD 155,156)

Volume. 2: ISBN 978-1-881043-23-2 Cancer rates: Nose, nasal cavities, middle ear and accessory sinuses (ICD 160); larynx (ICD 161); trachea, bronchus and lung including pleura and other respiratory sites (ICD 162, 163, 165); bone, including jaw (ICD 170); connective and soft tissue cancer (ICD 171, 164.1); malignant melanoma of skin (ICD 172); nonmelanoma skin cancer (ICD 173, 154.3); breast (ICD 174, 175); choriun and uterus (ICD 179, 181, 182); cervix uteri (ICD 180); ovary, fallopian tube and broad ligament (ICD 183); prostate (ICD 185); testes (ICD 186.)

Volume 3: ISBN 978-1-881043-25-6 Cancer rates: Eye (ICD 190); brain and other parts of the nervous sysetm (ICD 191, 192); thyroid gland (ICD 193); thymus and other endocrine glands (ICD 194, 164.0); lymphosarcoma and reticulum cell sarcoma including other lymphoma (ICD 200, 202, 159.1, 202.0, 202.1, 202.9, 202.9); Hodgkin's disease (ICD 201); multiple myeloma (ICD 203 except 203.1); leukemias (ICD 204-208, 202.4, 203.1); secondary, site unspecified, and not previously listed cancers (ICD 152, 158, 159.2-.9, 164.2-.9, 184, 187, 195-199, 202.2, 202.3, 202.5, 202.6.)

Volume 4: ISBN 978-1-881043-26-3: Cancer rates: Pancreas (ICD 157); bladder and other urinary organs (ICD 188, 189.3); kidney and ureter (ICD 189.3);

Older editions of the U.S. Atlas of Nuclear Fallout

The earlier edtions of Volume I were more technical but included fallout informaiton from only 1951-1962. The subsequent (2006) edition includes fallout information from the Hardtack and underground series but does NOT include cancer data.

The calculation books (1951-1962) and (1951-1970) are essentially the same; the only difference being the cover on the 1951-1962 edition includes a sigma sign. Both books are priced the same and available at Amazon.com.

 

 

LEGIS CONCISE NOTES: INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE AND LITIGATION SUPPORT

 

 

This book includes:

• More than 3000 concise notes on Exposure, Toxicology, Sampling and Analysis, Chemistry, Dispersion Modeling, Heat Stress, Radiation, Ventilation, Statistics, Illumination, Ergonomics, Noise, and Asbestos/Particulates;
• Special sections on Daubert challenges and causation;
• Fifty important Industrial Hygiene formulas;
• List of known and potential endocrine disruptors;
• OSHA guidelines for Serious, Willful and Criminal Willful violations;
• Comprehensive index with more than 1600 entries.

 

The information is presented in a unique way: the information is usually kept to no more than a few sentences in length, and important information is highlighted using font styles. Examples can be found by clicking through here.

Nuclear Fallout from the Nevada Test Site: 1950-1970.

Fallout values in this series are characterized in concentrations as low as 14 nanoCuries/square meter. Read more here (high speed connection required.)