{"product_id":"9781608193943","title":"Merchants of Doubt : How a Handful of Scientists Obscured the Truth on Issues from Tobacco Smoke to Climate Change","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eMerchants of Doubt\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Naomi Oreskes, Erik M. Conway\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFeaturing a new Foreword by former Vice President Al Gore\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFinalist for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Important and timely. We ignore this message at our peril.\"—Elizabeth Kolbert\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMerchants of Doubt\u003c\/i\u003e has been praised—and attacked—around the world, for reasons easy to understand. This book tells, with “brutal clarity” (\u003ci\u003eHuffington Post\u003c\/i\u003e), the disquieting story of how a loose-knit group of high-level scientists and scientific advisers, with deep connections in politics and industry, ran effective campaigns to mislead the public and deny well-established scientific knowledge over four decades. The same individuals who claim the science of global warming is “not settled” have also denied the truth about studies linking smoking to lung cancer, coal smoke to acid rain, and CFCs to the ozone hole. “Doubt is our product,” wrote one tobacco executive. These “experts” supplied it. Merchants of Doubt rolls back the rug on this dark corner of American science. Now with a new Foreword by former Vice President Al Gore, and with a new Postscript by the authors.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Anyone concerned about the state of democracy in America should read this book” —\u003ci\u003eAl Gore\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A fascinating account of a very thorny problem” —\u003ci\u003eBill McKibben\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“\u003ci\u003eMerchants of Doubt\u003c\/i\u003e should finally put to rest the question of whether the science of climate change is settled.  It is, and we ignore this message at our peril” —\u003ci\u003eElizabeth Kolbert\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"If you read just one book on climate change this year, read \u003ci\u003eMerchants of Doubt.\u003c\/i\u003e And if you have time to read two, reread \u003ci\u003eMerchants of Doubt\u003c\/i\u003e.\" - \u003ci\u003eGrist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Brilliantly reported and written with brutal clarity . . . Oreskes and Conway do a great public service.\" - \u003ci\u003eThe Huffington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A  powerful dissection of how right wing think tanks and private  corporations sow doubt on scientific consensus to block action on  critical climate and public health issues.\" - \u003ci\u003eTom Steyer, via Twitter\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e   \"An  important book . . . The next time a friend or Fox News commentator or  political candidate assaults you with the claim that 'climate change  isn't happening' or 'isn't caused by human activities,' you will  recognize the source of their colossal misunderstanding.\" - \u003ci\u003eStar Tribune (Minneapolis-St. Paul)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e   \"It  is tempting to require that all those engaged in the business of  conveying scientific information to the general public should read  it.\" - \u003ci\u003eScience\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9781608193943\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":40631293149390,"sku":"9781608193943","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/getimage_d086d3c5-e95a-418d-a66c-68555a2a1bb1.jpg?v=1638842052","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9781608193943","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}