Prescription for Survival: A Doctor’s Journey to End Nuclear Madness

Prescription for Survival is the story of how committed individuals who are not in positions of political power can use their personal resources (professional expertise, personal and professional connections, networking skills, etc.) to bring about major change in the world.

Prologue Chapter 1: Nuclear Realities Chapter 2: Early Russian connections Chapter 3: More of Russians Chapter 4: Fears, doubts and faint beginnings Chapter 5: A delicate pas de deux Chapter 6: A mini Geneva convention Chapter 7: Airlie House: opposition on the home team Chapter 8: Airlie House to Ascot: encountering heroes Chapter 9: Military brass came marching in Chapter 10: We dominate Soviet TV for one hour Chapter 11: The Catholic Church defends my left flank Chapter 12: Pay attention to Gorbachev! But who is he? Chapter 13: "Smuggling" out a Russian painting threatens IPPNW Chapter 14: IPPNW grows into a world movement - 3rd Congress, Amsterdam Chapter 15: Downing KAL 007 flight dampens peace work Chapter 16: IPPNW a venue for Andropov's message in time of deepening crisis. Chapter 17: A new chilling dimension to nuclear war Chapter 18: The Richard Perle brouhaha Chapter 19: Endless daylight in Helsinki Chapter 20: Mothers fight back Chapter 21: The Russians are coming Chapter 22: Gorbachev challenges the nuclear status quo Chapter 23: Adventure behind the Iron Curtain Chapter 24: Nobel Prize secret betrayed Chapter 25: From Nobel ceremonies to a long conversation with Gorbachev Epilogue