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The Autism War: A Novel Hardcover – April 1, 2014

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Tony Colletti, a good suburban cop and father of a child with autism, finds himself drawn into the controversy over the apparent but rarely acknowledged connection between childhood vaccines and autism. His quest to uncover the truth forces him to risk all he holds dear while confronting corrupt government officials, the powerful pharmaceutical industry, and disturbing elements of his own past. Even while holding down his job and dealing with family crises, Colletti spearheads the drive to contend with industrial espionage, Russian gangsters, and sexual predators preying upon disabled children. He and his colleagues face powerful government and private factions that manipulate the media, fabricate scientific research, conduct shadowy judicial proceedings, and viciously attack those who question vaccine safety.

In this gripping novel, government and industry have formed an unholy alliance that places profit ahead of children’s health, one that compels ordinary Americans to fight back to protect their families and the ideals of justice. In the tradition of Ibsen’s An Enemy of the People and echoing the infamous Minamata, Japan, mercury poisoning tragedy, The Autism War reminds us how a handful of dedicated citizens armed with convincing evidence can prevail over a complacent majority and overwhelming odds.

Skyhorse Publishing, as well as our Arcade, Yucca, and Good Books imprints, are proud to publish a broad range of books for readers interested in fiction—novels, novellas, political and medical thrillers, comedy, satire, historical fiction, romance, erotic and love stories, mystery, classic literature, folklore and mythology, literary classics including Shakespeare, Dumas, Wilde, Cather, and much more. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller, we are committed to books on subjects that are sometimes overlooked and to authors whose work might not otherwise find a home.

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384 pages
Language

English
Publisher

Skyhorse
Publication date

April 1, 2014
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6 x 1.3 x 9 inches
ISBN-10

1626365636
ISBN-13

978-1626365636
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“Compelling and controversial. You know that saying about truth being stranger than fiction? This is that truth, I couldn’t put it down.”—Sharyl Attkisson, investigative journalist for CBS News

About the Author

Louis Conte is a law enforcement officer and independent investigator with the Westchester County (NY) Department of Probation. As a leading advocate for people with autism, he has championed their cause in state capitols and Washington, DC. He was the lead investigator for and coauthor of a seminal paper on the autism-vaccine controversy, “Unanswered Questions from the Vaccine Injury Compensation Program: A Review of Compensated Cases of Vaccine-Induced Brain Injury,” in the Pace Environmental Law Review , which found that the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program compensated many children with autism for vaccine-induced brain damage while declaring no link between vaccines and autism. Conte lives in Pleasantville, New York, with his wife, Andrea, and their three sons, Thomas, Sam, and Louie.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Skyhorse (April 1, 2014)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 384 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1626365636
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1626365636
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.23 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 1.3 x 9 inches

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SJD

Not so sure it should be fiction

Reviewed in the United States on July 5, 2014

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Well, this book was one I was looking forward to reading. The title led me to believe it was non fiction, but once I realized it was a novel I could see it was based on the author's real life thoughts and perhaps experiences. It's written on an elementary level with simple phrasing and easy to read chapters. I do believe there is an autism vaccine link and this book compounds that fear. I'm afraid that writing a novel about it only makes the "cautionary vaccinators" seem like radical zealots.

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Caroline Writer

A ghost story that tells it like it is

Reviewed in the United States on June 7, 2014

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To see the lives and stories of my family and that of so many friends who have had an autistic child, interwoven with a compelling explanation of how and why this happened made me feel hopeful, understood, and less isolated for the first time in years. The story has many allusions to news events that will ring true to those of us who have lived the daily frustration and disillusionment of a terrible unnecessary tragedy, the pain of seeing those we relied on for the truth insulting us rather than even beginning to listen to our stories. The way to cope is to celebrate and emulate our Heros and conte is now one of them
. Speak truth to power and save our children.

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Folsom Mom

Had me hooked by the first few pages!

Reviewed in the United States on March 27, 2014

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This book arrived three days before a big party I was hosting at my home. Needless to say, I had a ton of work to do in preparation. But I picked up this book and decided to read a few pages the evening it arrived. And it reeled me in! I literally could not put it down! I am an avid reader - I ALWAYS have a book by my chair, so it isn't often that I find one that I just can't put down. But this was it. I couldn't wait to find out what happened next. The plot and characters were eerily familiar, yet I still couldn't wait to read more. Some parts will make you angry, some will have you cheering. But you will be hooked and read it cover to cover!

I will definitely be recommending this one to my friends.

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Denise A. Douglass

I enjoyed this book on two levels

Reviewed in the United States on February 7, 2015

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I enjoyed this book on two levels, the well done twists and turns of a good story -- and the added entertainment of attempting to figure the real names of the big cast of characters. A great read!

Reviewed in the United States on May 12, 2014

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It has the excitement of a Grishan novel, it also has a lot of information that the public should know.

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Angela Plaisance

Five Stars

Reviewed in the United States on January 21, 2015

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best book

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MFB

ripped from the headlines

Reviewed in the United States on July 27, 2014

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Truth is often stranger than fiction but sometimes it's fun to read something that has that "ripped from the headlines" flavor and try to match characters with their real life counterparts. Lou Conte takes us on a breakneck journey through a narrative that is stunningly close to real events and paints a scenario for a hopeful outcome that any autism parent would wish for. Touching all the right notes and painting a true-to-life, heart-wrenching and compassionate portrait of family life with autism, Lou's novel weaves together a classic thriller's format with a trenchant critique of the moral collapse of the medical-industrial complex. Buy this book, read it (won't take long!!) and share it with friends and family. Highly recommended!

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Paulene Jean McNair

Completely enthralled.....

Reviewed in the United States on May 25, 2014

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Expertly written, seamlessly weaves the truth under the guise of fiction and brings home the reality of life for parents bringing up a child suffering from vaccine induced autism..

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Lowri

Police Squad! goes anti-vaxx

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 3, 2014

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This painfully written collection of stereotypes and prejudices - an evil English toff and his slug like lackey, a Mr Miyagi dribbling pearls of Eastern 'wisdom', grateful and hardworking immigrants cruelly betrayed and police procedural dialogue laden with enough cliches and non sequiturs to make Frank Drebin blush.

And of course autistic kids. Loads of autistic kids - sorry vaccine damaged zombies - drooling, moaning, lumbering about shooting their parents, filling up juvenile detention centres and generally being a curse on humanity. Nice.

The characterisation is an embarrassment. All public health workers are shown as drunken, corrupt loners and oddballs (although in a quaint touch The Evil Englishman's lackey guzzles gin like Bill Sykes) All the anti-vaxx crowd are portrayed as saintly, from 'good cop' Tony, to the aforementioned honest Georgian asylum seekers via a spunky lawyer gal.

Of course the ending is desperate and predictable, it turns out [spoiler alert] vaccines do cause autism, it's just the Russia Mafia have been hired by the NHS and CDC to destroy all the evidence. The only data that shows vaccines are safe is produced by a twisted, drunken loner scientist and kids are saved forever from the scourge of vaccines.

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Mary Kelly Godley

Auitsm/Encephalopathy/Vaccine truth

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 19, 2014

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Louis Conte writes a fictional account about his actual research into what can be most aptly described as the true nature and depth of the global political, financial and social truth behind the current autism pandemic. It leads us into an unsavoury world of corrupt pharmaceutical company CEO's and the true extent of the public relations machine and the media manipulation of the true nature of the link between autism/vaccine induced encephalopathy. A must read for anyone interested in learning more about the many causes of autism.

Ec Lucy

Great Work!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 13, 2014

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Having been a very active participant in 'Autism Wars' (reality!) I found this novel exciting and insightful and not far off! Great work! << : )

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