Stossel, John

Give me a break : how I exposed hucksters, cheats, and scam artists and became the scourge of the liberal media by John Stossel( Book )
11 editions published between 2003 and 2005 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,834 libraries worldwide
When he hit the airwaves thirty years ago, Stossel helped create a whole new category of news, dedicated to protecting and informing consumers. As a crusading reporter, he chased snake-oil peddlers, rip-off artists, and corporate thieves, winning the applause of his peers. But along the way, he noticed that there was something far more troublesome going on: While the networks screamed about the dangers of exploding BIC lighters and coffeepots, worse risks were ignored. And while reporters were teaming up with lawyers and legislators to stick it to big business, they seldom reported the ways the free market made life better. In Give Me a Break, Stossel explains how ambitious bureaucrats, intellectually lazy reporters, and greedy lawyers make your life worse even as they claim to protect your interests. Taking on such sacred cows as the FDA, the War on Drugs, and scaremongering environmental activists -- and backing up his trademark irreverence with careful reasoning and research -- he shows how the problems that government tries and fails to fix can be solved better by the extraordinary power of the free market. He traces his journey from cub reporter to 20/20 co-anchor, revealing his battles to get his ideas to the public, his struggle to overcome stuttering, and his eventual realization that, for years, much of his reporting missed the point. Stossel concludes the book with a provocative blueprint for change: a simple plan in the spirit of the Founding Fathers to ensure that America remains a place "where free minds--and free markets--make good things happen."

Myths, lies, and downright stupidity : get out the shovel-- why everything you know is wrong by John Stossel( Book )
7 editions published between 2006 and 2007 in English and held by 1,802 libraries worldwide
Myths and misconceptions covered in the book include: 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.--From publisher description.

Shopping smart : the only consumer guide you'll ever need by John Stossel( Book )
2 editions published between 1980 and 1982 in English and held by 444 libraries worldwide

Men, women & the sex difference( visu )
6 editions published between 1995 and 2010 in English and held by 309 libraries worldwide
Looks at the differences between the sexes and whether they are the result of biology or environment.

Myths, lies, and downright stupidity [get out the shovel-- why everything you know is wrong by John Stossel( Sound Recording )
3 editions published between 2006 and 2008 in English and Polish and held by 275 libraries worldwide
The investigative reporter and consumer advocate debunks popular myths and misconceptions about suburban sprawl, whether or not money makes people happier, media bias, and other social, political, and economic issues.

Are we scaring ourselves to death( visu )
7 editions published between 1991 and 2002 in English and held by 220 libraries worldwide
A discussion of the things that Americans fear the most: crime, environmental pollution, food contamination, accidents, etc. and the way in which statistics and news reporting have made the situation seem worse than it is.

Child safety outdoors( visu )
5 editions published between 1994 and 2004 in English and Spanish and held by 203 libraries worldwide
Learn about these topics: Car seat safety, pedestrian safety, playground safety, safety on tricycles, bicycles, etc.

Give me a break [how I exposed hucksters, cheats, and scam artists and became the scourge of the liberal media by John Stossel( Sound Recording )
4 editions published in 2003 in English and Undetermined and held by 191 libraries worldwide
Stossel explains how ambitious bureaucrats, intellectually lazy reporters, and greedy lawyers make your life worse even as they claim to protect your interests.

You can't say that! what's happening to free speech( visu )
5 editions published between 2000 and 2004 in English and held by 189 libraries worldwide
Who determines when one person's right to expression must give way to another's sense of propriety? ABC News correspondent John Stossel looks at growing constraints on free speech made in the interest of protecting the public from offense.

The blame game are we a country of victims( visu )
2 editions published between 1994 and 2002 in English and held by 189 libraries worldwide
Examines the excesses of the "victims movement" and how this tendency to blame our misfortunes on anyone but ourselves affects public policy and the workplace. More and more often, we claim to be "victims" of bad parents, an unjust society, a disability. Why should we accept responsibility for what happens to us?