A Question of Intent: A Great American Battle with a Deadly Industry.

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A Question of Intent by David Kessler

A Question of Intent: A Great American Battle with a Deadly Industry is a detective story that shows what it takes to tackle the biggest issues of public concern in America today. When Kessler became the commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration, he began dealing with everything from murders masquerading as random product tamperings to emotional efforts to speed life-saving therapies to desperate patients. He also took on the tobacco industry. Armed with evidence about the tobacco industry's intent, Kessler entered into an...