{"product_id":"9780007284870","title":"Bad Science","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBen Goldacre’s wise and witty bestseller, shortlisted for the Samuel Johnson Prize, lifts the lid on quack doctors, flaky statistics, scaremongering journalists and evil pharmaceutical corporations.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eSince 2003 Dr Ben Goldacre has been exposing dodgy medical data in his popular \u003cem\u003eGuardian\u003c\/em\u003e column. In this eye-opening book he takes on the MMR hoax and misleading cosmetics ads, acupuncture and homeopathy, vitamins and mankind’s vexed relationship with all manner of ‘toxins’. Along the way, the self-confessed ‘Johnny Ball cum Witchfinder General’ performs a successful detox on a Barbie doll, sees his dead cat become a certified nutritionist and probes the supposed medical qualifications of ‘Dr’ Gillian McKeith.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFull spleen and satire, Ben Goldacre takes us on a hilarious, invigorating and ultimately alarming journey through the bad science we are fed daily by hacks and quacks.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ben Goldacre","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46895379349653,"sku":"9780007284870","price":24.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0484\/3175\/9509\/files\/9780007284870_88d3c9d7-8e0c-4771-b47c-976ef15f35eb.jpg?v=1776888166","url":"https:\/\/harpercollins.com.au\/products\/9780007284870","provider":"HarperCollins AU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}