Brown, Kate

This important work should be read by those concerned about the environmental impacts of nuclear energy and climate change. [See Prepub Alert, 10/1/18.]

It is difficult to categorize this book. Traditional travel enthusiasts would not really consider this travel but rather a sort of academic exercise that involves travel. Armchair travelers may not want to accompany Brown on her dark tourism adventures. But there is still something about the book: it is well written, raw, compelling, and seldom boring (although one ends up knowing more about Kazakhstan than one ever would need to).