{"product_id":"tainted-truth-the-manipulation-of-fact-in-america-paperback","title":"Tainted Truth: The Manipulation of Fact in America - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eCynthia Crossen\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eCynthia Crosson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSponsored studies have become America's most powerful and popular tool of persuasion. \u003ci\u003eTainted Truth\u003c\/i\u003e shows that much of what we learn from them is false. Although the studies and surveys wear the guise of objective science, their findings almost invariably reflect their sponsors' intentions.\u003cbr\u003e In this important and provocative book, Cynthia Crossen reveals how the manufacturers of silicone breast implants did not disclose information regarding the dangers of the implants, how the demise of the cloth-diaper industry was influenced by questionable statistics paid for by Procter \u0026amp; Gamble--the leading supplier of disposable diapers, and how even the confirmation of Clarence Thomas to the Supreme Court was influenced by fast and biased polls.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eCynthia Crossen has been a reporter and editor at \u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e since 1983. She lives in Brooklyn, New York, with her husband and son.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 272\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.69 x 8.28 x 5.42 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 25, 1996\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51761560420640,"sku":"9780684815565","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/350889b0c2dbba869a5522512deaf64c.webp?v=1780210483","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/tainted-truth-the-manipulation-of-fact-in-america-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}