Zodiac
Author: Neal Stephenson
Two centuries after the Boston Tea Party, harbour dumping is still a favourite local sport, only this time it’s major corporations piping toxic wastes into the water.Environmentalist and professional pain in the ass Sangaman Taylor is Boston’s modern -day Paul Revere, spreading the word from a 40-horsepower Zodiac raft. Embarrassing powerful corporations in highly telegeni….Read More
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