Description: A book that "A Civil Action" fans have been waiting for, "Damages" tells of a lawsuit brought by the distraught parents of twins--one stillborn and the other barely clinging to life.
Brief description: Barry Werth is an award-winning journalist and the acclaimed author of seven books. His landmark first book, The Billion-Dollar Molecule, recounts the founding and early struggles of a start-up pharmaceutical company. Werth's articles have appeared in The New Yorker, The New York Times Magazine, and GQ, among others. He has taught journalism and nonfiction writing at Smith, Mount Holyoke, and Boston University. He lives in Northampton, Massachusetts.