Myths, Lies, and Downright Stupidity: Get Out the Shovel--Why Everything You Know Is Wrong
John Stossel -- award-winning journalist, tireless consumer-rights crusader, and anchor of ABC's newsmagazine 20/20 -- has built his reputation on his willingness to debunk conventional wisdom, no matter the source. In his latest New York Times bestseller, which has sold more than 200,000 copies in hardcover, he busts the myths, lies, and downright stupidity clogging media outlets on all sides of the spectrum. Taking a shovel to the heaps of misinterpretations and outright mistakes passing for "fact" these days, Stossel proves:
--That contrary to popular belief, Americans have more free time now than ever before;
--How DDT could actually save millions of lives annually, if only we hadn't been wrongly convinced it caused cancer;
--That Republicans don't shrink government -- they expand it;
--Why bottled water is a rip-off (hint: not only doesn't it taste better than tap, it's no healthier either!);
--How "defective product" lawsuits end up depriving us of safer products;
--Why it's okay to marry your cousin;
--And much, much more.
Bursting with facts, sharp insights, and plain old common sense, Myths, Lies, and Downright Stupidity is a modern muckraking classic.
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| From: Amazon Posted: Jun 30, 2008 Type: User Review |
Propaganda
I don't know anything about Stossel. The book looked intriguing.
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| From: Amazon Posted: Jun 11, 2008 Type: User Review |
This book has its charms, and its flaws.
When I heard that John Stossel had come out with a book I figured that it would inevitably be a good one. Boy was I really wrong. The idea that he goes around breaking down myths is awesome. His problem is that he decides to waddle his way in to...
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| From: Amazon Posted: May 07, 2008 Type: User Review |
Should Be Required Reading
This book should be required reading. Thank you, Johnl, for having the guts to tell it like it is, and point out all of the unbelievable idiocy out there. The world would be a much better place if there were more people like you out there.
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| From: Amazon Posted: Apr 06, 2008 Type: User Review |
He really makes you think!
I couldn't put this book down. It is very interesting, he makes a lot of sense. I have re-read it many times and every time I see something I didn't see before. Great book!
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| From: Amazon Posted: Mar 16, 2008 Type: User Review |
A good light read
There wasn't much new in this book, however Stossel gets you thinking about the world around you.
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