Shah has written a brilliant book—This is not a Michael Moore-style
anti-corporate rant—Shah writes beautifully, with dispassionate,
elegant clarity—and it is all the more powerful for it." —The Guardian
The Body Hunters: Testing New Drugs on the World's Poorest Patients
(The New Press, 2006)
Imagine the uproar if dozens of drug-trial patients in America were to perish from deadly side effects known to the FDA. Consider the commotion if AIDS babies in Europe were to die while being administered placebos rather than potentially life-saving drugs. These scandals did happen—just elsewhere.
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Crude: The Story of Oil
(Seven Stories Press, 2004)
Crude is the unexpurgated story of oil, from the circumstances of its birth millions of years ago to the spectacle of its rise as the indispensable ingredient of modern life. In addition to fueling our SUVs and illuminating our cities, crude oil and its byproducts fertilize our produce, pave our roads, and make plastic possible.
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Dragon Ladies: Asian American Feminists Breathe Fire
edited by Sonia Shah
(South End Press, 1997)
Honorable Mention in Gustave Myers Center for the Study of Bigotry and Human Rights in North America's Outstanding Book Awards 1997
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