Merchants of Doubt: How a Handful of Scientists Obscured the Truth on Issues from Tobacco Smoke to Climate Change
Oreskes, Naomi; Conway, Erik M.
Language: English
Published by Bloomsbury Publishing (edition Reprint), 2011
- Softcover
- Used
Seller: BooksRun, Philadelphia, PA, U.S.A.BooksRun
AbeBooks seller since February 2, 2016
Condition: Used - Very good
US$ 6.17
Quantity: 2 available
Add to basketItem description from seller
Seller Inventory # 1608193942-8-1
- Title
- Merchants of Doubt: How a Handful of Scientists Obscured the Truth on Issues from Tobacco Smoke to Climate Change
- Author
- Oreskes, Naomi; Conway, Erik M.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing (edition Reprint)
- Publication year
- 2011
- Condition
- Very Good
- Binding
- Paperback
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 1608193942
- ISBN 13
- 9781608193943
- Edition
- Reprint.
Featuring a new Foreword by former Vice President Al Gore
Finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize
"Important and timely. We ignore this message at our peril."-Elizabeth Kolbert
Merchants of Doubt has been praised-and attacked-around the world, for reasons easy to understand. This book tells, with “brutal clarity” (Huffington Post), 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.
"Synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.
About the Author
Erik Conway is a historian of science and technology and works for the California Institute of Technology. He is the author of seven books and dozens of articles and essays. He lives in Pasadena, California.
"About the title" may belong to another edition of this title.
BooksRun
Philadelphia, PA, U.S.A.
AbeBooks seller since February 2, 2016
Shipping rates within U.S.A.
| Item | 3 to 8 business days | 3 to 6 business days |
|---|---|---|
| First item | US$ 0.00 | US$ 3.99 |
Payment methods
Store description
Specialty
Сollege textbooks and trade booksSeller's business information
AZ Texts LLC
228 Park Ave S Suite 38827
New York, NY U.S.A. 10003
Terms of sale
30 days hassle-free returns guaranteed!