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Slightly technical, eminently readable, consistently shocking, occasionally hectoring and unapologetically polemical . . . This is a book that deserves to be widely read, because anyone who does read it cannot help feeling both uncomfortable and angry. -- The Economist <br> Ben Goldacre has done it again . . . This is a morbidly fascinating and dispiriting account, yet one which deserves (and needs) to be read and acted upon without delay. --Dennis Rosen, The Boston Globe <br> Read this book. It will make you mad, it will make you scared. And, hopefully, it will bring about some change. --Chris Lee, Ars Technica <br> A thorough piece of investigative medical journalism. What keeps you turning its pages is the accessibility of Goldacre's writing, . . . his genuine, indignant passion, his careful gathering of evidence and his use of stories, some of them personal, which bring the book to life. --Luisa Dillner, The Guardian <br> Goldacre's research is scrupulous, and lay readers may find themselves converted by his geeky ardor. -- The New Yorker <br> [A]n eye-opening glance into a world of experts who have failed us. -- The New York Times Book Review <br> In this searing expose of the pharmaceutical industry, physician and journalist Goldacre uncovers a cesspool of corrupt practices designed to sell useless or dangerous drugs to an unsuspecting public . . . Goldacre conveys complicated scientific, medical, and ethical issues in simple, clear, plainspoken language that pulls no punches. The result is a smart, infuriating diagnosis of the rotten heart of the medical-industrial complex. -- Publishers Weekly <br> A useful guide for policymakers, doctors and the patients who need protection against deliberate disinformation. -- Kirkus Reviews <br> Goldacre's essential expose will prompt readers to ask more questions before automatically popping a doctor-prescribed pill. --Karen Springen, Booklist <p>Praise for Bad Scie

Slightly technical, eminently readable, consistently shocking, occasionally hectoring and unapologetically polemical . . . This is a book that deserves to be widely read, because anyone who does read it cannot help feeling both uncomfortable and angry. -- The Economist Ben Goldacre has done it again . . . This is a morbidly fascinating and dispiriting account, yet one which deserves (and needs) to be read and acted upon without delay. --Dennis Rosen, The Boston Globe Read this book. It will make you mad, it will make you scared. And, hopefully, it will bring about some change. --Chris Lee, Ars Technica A thorough piece of investigative medical journalism. What keeps you turning its pages is the accessibility of Goldacre's writing, . . . his genuine, indignant passion, his careful gathering of evidence and his use of stories, some of them personal, which bring the book to life. --Luisa Dillner, The Guardian Goldacre's research is scrupulous, and lay readers may find themselves converted by his geeky ardor. -- The New Yorker [A]n eye-opening glance into a world of experts who have failed us. -- The New York Times Book Review In this searing expose of the pharmaceutical industry, physician and journalist Goldacre uncovers a cesspool of corrupt practices designed to sell useless or dangerous drugs to an unsuspecting public . . . Goldacre conveys complicated scientific, medical, and ethical issues in simple, clear, plainspoken language that pulls no punches. The result is a smart, infuriating diagnosis of the rotten heart of the medical-industrial complex. -- Publishers Weekly A useful guide for policymakers, doctors and the patients who need protection against deliberate disinformation. -- Kirkus Reviews Goldacre's essential expose will prompt readers to ask more questions before automatically popping a doctor-prescribed pill. --Karen Springen, Booklist Praise for Bad Scie

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Ben Goldacre is a doctor and a writer. His first book, Bad Science, was an international bestseller and has been translated into twenty-five languages. He lives in London.

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