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Myths and misconceptions covered in the book includes: Is the media unbiased? Are our schools helping or hurting our kids? Do singles have a better sex life than married people? Do we have less free time than we used to? Is outsourcing bad for American workers? Suburban sprawl is ruining America; money makes people happier; the world is too crowded; we're drowning in garbage; profiteering is evil; sweatshops exploit people. Investigative reporter Stossel takes on these issues and many more.
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Common fallacies, Quality of life, Social problems, Nonfiction, PoliticsPlaces
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Myths, Lies, and Downright Stupidity
2007, Hyperion
Electronic resource
in English
140139003X 9781401390037
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Myths, Lies and Downright Stupidity: Get Out the Shovel - Why Everything You Know is Wrong
May 1, 2007, Hyperion
Paperback
in English
0786893931 9780786893935
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Myths, lies, and downright stupidity: get out the shovel-- why everything you know is wrong
2006, MJF Books
in English
1567319491 9781567319491
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Myths, lies, and downright stupidity: get out the shovel-- why everything you know is wrong
2006, MJF Books, MJF Publishing
in English
1567319491 9781567319491
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Myths, Lies, and Downright Stupidity: GET OUT THE SHOVEL -- WHY EVERYTHING YOU KNOW IS WRONG
May 9, 2006, Hyperion
Hardcover
in English
1401302548 9781401302542
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Myths, lies, and downright stupidity: get out the shovel-- why everything you know is wrong
2006, Hyperion
in English
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0786893931 9780786893935
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Published by arrangement with Hyperion.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 285-296) and index.
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The national bestseller! Consumer advocate, investigative reporter, and bestselling author John Stossel is back with a new book based on his top-rated 20/20 segment, “Myths, Lies, and Downright Stupidity,” that debunks popularly reported misconceptions. Singles have a better sex life than married people, right? Wrong! A University of Chicago study shows that married couples are having more sex--30% more--and better sex, than singles. But movies, TV shows, and other reporting about marriage never feature that fact. Do we have less free time than we used to? Countless news stories and anecdotes from friends and family make the overwhelming case that we're running ourselves ragged. But when people actually keep track of their activities in a time diary, studies show that we have significantly more free time per day than in 1965. So why is everyone out of time? Surburban sprawl is ruining America. Huge subdivisions and massive highway construction is eating up our free space and affecting our quality of life. Isn't that what you always hear? So why do you never hear that 95% of America is undeveloped, or that so-called 'smart development' prices lower-income families out of property ownership?
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