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GIVEAWAY! Wrong by David H. Freedman (Book Review 2010-112)

July 4, 2010 By Mary

Product Description

Our investments are devastated, obesity is epidemic, test scores are in decline, blue-chip companies circle the drain, and popular medications turn out to be ineffective and even dangerous. What happened? Didn’t we listen to the scientists, economists and other experts who promised us that if we followed their advice all would be well?

Actually, those experts are a big reason we’re in this mess. And, according to acclaimed business and science writer David H. Freedman, such expert counsel usually turns out to be wrong–often wildly so. Wrong reveals the dangerously distorted ways experts come up with their advice, and why the most heavily flawed conclusions end up getting the most attention-all the more so in the online era. But there’s hope: Wrong spells out the means by which every individual and organization can do a better job of unearthing the crucial bits of right within a vast avalanche of misleading pronouncements.

About the Author

David H. Freedman (www.freedman.com) is a contributing editor at Inc. Magazine. His articles on science, business and technology have appeared in The Atlantic, Newsweek, The New York Times, The Harvard Business Review, Fast Company, Science, Wired, and many other publications. His previous book (coauthored) is A Perfect Mess, about the useful role of disorder in daily life, business and science. He is also the author of books about the U.S. Marines, computer crime, and artificial intelligence. Freedman casts a critical eye on headline health news at his blog, Making Sense of Medicine.

Product Details

  • Hardcover: 304 pages
  • Publisher: Little, Brown and Company; 1 edition (June 10, 2010)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0316023787
  • ISBN-13: 978-0316023788

SOURCE: PUBLISHER

LOVED IT

If you have ever wondered about what makes an expert, according to this book:  not much.  Just get yourself quoted in the media and suddenly, there you are, an expert.  Wrong points out how the media, politics and medicine all use statistics to skew the numbers to how they need them to be.  I really enjoyed this book and have now spent a lot of time on the author’s blog at www.msomed.org. 

WANT TO WIN A COPY OF THIS BOOK?

Please use a NEW AND SEPARATE comment for each entry.

Contest is open to anyone with a US or Canadian mailing addtress (no PO Boxes)
Winner will be chosen by Random.org on 7.20.10
Winner will have 48 hours to respond to email or a new winner will be chosen
This giveaway is sponsored by Hatchette Book Group and up to 3 copies will be available depending on entries.

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  1. Martha Lawson says

    July 5, 2010 at 1:25 am

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    July 5, 2010 at 1:26 am

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    July 5, 2010 at 2:05 am

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  6. A Musing Mother says

    July 5, 2010 at 10:40 am

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  7. debbie says

    July 5, 2010 at 12:31 pm

    The studies all have a paid sponser, they skewer the results towards what they want. I have even seen independant studies have this happen. That in turn influences how they are interpeted. I would love to see if he touches on this in the book.
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  8. debbie says

    July 5, 2010 at 12:32 pm

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  10. JHS. says

    July 5, 2010 at 4:06 pm

    Definitely interested in reading this.

    I invite you to stop by Colloquium and check out yesterday’s Book Review Blog Carnival, as well as the guest post by Claire Cook that is featured today!

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    July 5, 2010 at 4:06 pm

    Google follower!

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    July 5, 2010 at 4:08 pm

    Goodreads friend.

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    July 5, 2010 at 4:08 pm

    Liked on FB.

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    July 5, 2010 at 10:46 pm

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  18. nfmgirl says

    July 6, 2010 at 1:31 am

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    July 6, 2010 at 1:32 am

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  22. Debs Desk says

    July 6, 2010 at 12:50 am

    Please include me in your giveaway.
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  23. Debs Desk says

    July 6, 2010 at 12:50 am

    I am a follower.
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  24. Swedish says

    July 7, 2010 at 2:53 am

    Sounds like a great book. Would love to know what makes experts tick and why they talk so much… but the world is still so messed up! Please accept this as my entry. Thank you!

    Aliya D.
    aliyadaya(at)shaw(dot)ca

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  28. Swedish says

    July 8, 2010 at 2:12 am

    Would love to read this… and figure what we can do to make things simple, succinct and moving forward. Thanks!

    Aliya D.
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  29. Swedish says

    July 8, 2010 at 2:20 pm

    It’s hard these days to disseminate what someone says on television or on the internet; who has credibity and what spurs them. Must take everything with a grain of salt. Please accept this as my entry. Thank you!

    Aliya D.
    aliyadaya(at)shaw(dot)ca

  30. Jeff says

    July 8, 2010 at 9:57 pm

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  31. Swedish says

    July 9, 2010 at 3:39 pm

    Sounds like a great book! Please accept this as my entry.

  32. Swedish says

    July 10, 2010 at 4:15 pm

    I REALLY want to read this book! Thanks!

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    July 11, 2010 at 9:43 pm

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  35. tattwo says

    July 11, 2010 at 11:36 pm

    I think responses can be manipulated to show different results. I would love to read this book. Thanks.

  36. Lynn says

    July 12, 2010 at 3:18 am

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    July 12, 2010 at 3:18 am

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  39. Lynn says

    July 12, 2010 at 3:19 am

    Interesting fact from the Freedman’s Website:
    As much as 90% of physicians’ medical knowledge has been found to be substantially or completely wrong.
    lynnx512 at gmail dot com

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    July 12, 2010 at 8:55 pm

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  56. Swedish says

    July 16, 2010 at 2:20 pm

    I would love to read this book! Please accept this as my entry. Thank you!

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  60. Swedish says

    July 18, 2010 at 12:15 am

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    July 18, 2010 at 8:43 pm

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    July 19, 2010 at 1:45 am

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  67. Swedish says

    July 19, 2010 at 2:30 pm

    This is my daily entry for July 19/10. Thanks!

    Aliya D.
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  68. Heidi Campbell says

    July 19, 2010 at 5:28 pm

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  69. Lynn says

    July 19, 2010 at 7:35 pm

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  70. Swedish says

    July 20, 2010 at 2:36 pm

    My daily entry for July 20/10. Thank you!!! *crossing finger* Thank you!

    Aliya D.
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  71. Terry Mac says

    July 20, 2010 at 11:45 pm

    It would be “Wrong” not to read this book. Sorry, couldn’t resist….it’s been a looooooooooooong day!

    Thank you for hosting this “Wrong” giveaway.

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  72. Terry Mac says

    July 20, 2010 at 11:46 pm

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    July 20, 2010 at 11:46 pm

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    July 20, 2010 at 11:46 pm

    GFC follower….2nd entry

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  75. Terry Mac says

    July 20, 2010 at 11:47 pm

    Friends on Good reads.

    Thank you for hosting this Wrong giveaway. I would like to be Right and win!

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  76. Mary (BookHounds) says

    July 21, 2010 at 11:33 pm

    And here are the first part of the winners’ email addresses:

    twoofakind12

    aliyadaya

    terrymac1a

    An email has been sent to the winners and they have 48 hours to respond or a new winner will be chosen.

  77. Misusedinnocence says

    July 26, 2010 at 8:58 pm

    This sounds great! I would love to read it.

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  78. Misusedinnocence says

    July 26, 2010 at 8:58 pm

    I follow on gfc. 1/2

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  79. Misusedinnocence says

    July 26, 2010 at 8:59 pm

    I follow on gfc. 2/2

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