Big fat liars
Subtitle: how politicians, corporations, and the media use science and statistics to manipulate the public
By: Morris E. Chafetz.
Publisher: Nelson Current
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Nashville, Tenn
Language: eng
Number of pages: 334
Subjects: Knowledge, Sociology of.; Expertise -- Social aspects.; Self-esteem.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references p. (309-314) and index.

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Table of contents: title: The danger of generalization; title: It's all point of view; title: I'm okay and if you were like me, you would be okay, too; title: Playing god as an institutional right; title: The new gods don't know either; title: The environmental mess; title: Global warming : more heat than light; title: Behavior as disease; title: Alcohol and alcoholism; title: Mushrooms and the misuse of the public health model; title: Doctors always get it right, right?; title: Correlation as causation; title: Bad science and tobacco; title: Addiction; title: Obesity; title: Revolt against the machines; title: The attack on business; title: Terrorism and other worries; title: The money factor; title: The assault on personal responsibility; title: Dealing with guilt; title: Refusing to sell your soul; title: The only expert on you is you.