{"product_id":"the-playbook-how-to-deny-science-sell-lies-and-make-a-killing-in-the-corporate-world","title":"The Playbook : How to Deny Science, Sell Lies and Make a Killing in the Corporate World","description":"\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\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.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\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\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\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.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWhether you are selling tobacco, dealing in oil, or pushing pharmaceuticals, denying climate change or exploiting workers, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Playbook\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e is here to help you obfuscate your way to what you want.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIncluding how to:   \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"a-unordered-list a-vertical\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMassage the statistics to suit \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eyour\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e needs. Or, even better, fund studies to make up some new ones\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAttract and cultivate university professors who have an axe to grind and are short of cash\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMake your problem somebody else’s problem—ideally the government’s\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eRemember: Tame journalists, PR firms, think tanks, lawyers, and threats of physical violence are your friends!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFollow these rules and you are guaranteed to make a killing. It’s economic sense, after all.\u003c\/span\u003e","brand":"Jennifer Jacquet","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43254392619186,"sku":"9780141982342","price":285.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0562\/9191\/8002\/files\/9780141982342.jpg?v=1704446713","url":"https:\/\/www.wordsworth.co.za\/products\/the-playbook-how-to-deny-science-sell-lies-and-make-a-killing-in-the-corporate-world","provider":"Wordsworth Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}