{"product_id":"the-playbook-how-to-deny-science-sell-lies-and-make-a-killing-in-the-corporate-world-hardcover","title":"The Playbook: How to Deny Science, Sell Lies, and Make a Killing in the Corporate World - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJennifer Jacquet\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom an astute observer of business behavior and expert in climate denial comes a thought-provoking explanation of how corporations delay, distract, and deflect blame and spread disinformation surrounding health issues, pollution, and climate change. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Brilliantly subversive and witty. If you want to be a vile, greedy capitalist, this how-to book will be a great help. And if you want to identify vile, greedy capitalists, it will show you how to recognize them. A landmark book.\" --Brian Eno \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAre you a corporation out to make your fortune at any cost? Are you worried about \"facts\" and \"experts\" getting in the way of your profits? Do you wish you could make scientists, journalists, and anyone who asks questions about your suspect business practices disappear? Now you can. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhether you are selling tobacco, dealing in oil, or pushing pharmaceuticals, denying climate change or exploiting workers, \u003ci\u003eThe Playbook\u003c\/i\u003e is here to help you obfuscate your way to what you want. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIncluding how to: \u003cli\u003eMassage the statistics to suit \u003ci\u003eyour\u003c\/i\u003e needs. Or, even better, fund studies to make up some new ones\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eAttract and cultivate university professors who have an axe to grind and are short of cash\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eMake your problem somebody else's problem--ideally the government's\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eRemember: Tame journalists, PR firms, think tanks, lawyers, and threats of physical violence are your friends!\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cbr\u003eFollow these rules and you are guaranteed to make a killing. It's economic sense, after all.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJENNIFER JACQUET\u003c\/b\u003e is an associate professor in the Department of Environmental Studies and director of XE: Experimental Humanities \u0026amp; Social Engagement at New York University. The author of \u003ci\u003eIs Shame Necessary?, \u003c\/i\u003e she lives in New York City\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 240\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 7.6 x 5.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 12, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51766823158048,"sku":"9781101871010","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/492041d7b0f8b890e76219775480c6b5.webp?v=1780299602","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-playbook-how-to-deny-science-sell-lies-and-make-a-killing-in-the-corporate-world-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}