Yet another favorable review. What’s up with that?
To paraphrase you-know-who: My interest is in how Carl Elliott has gone wrong, not in what there is to admire.
It has now been almost 4 months since anyone panned the book. Does anyone else smell a rat here? Why are his critics so silent all of a sudden?
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Fellow moon colony resident Marcia Angell reviews White Coat, Black Hat in Health Affairs.
Whack!
The word is out. We have a consensus: Carl Elliott’s book is not worth reading. Hot on the heels of a negative review of a review, another review of those two reviews declares: “I think I’ll pass on White Coat, Black Hat”
The book, based on those two articles and another positive review I recently read seems to be anything but a balanced treatment of the issue. In fact, it comes across as a knee-jerk, intellectually lazy collection of anecdotes designed to appeal to popular animosity against the pharmaceutical industry.
Outstanding. That’s $25.00 of your money saved. But haven’t we been saying that all along?
Get the belt!
BOO-YAH! Guess who gets a spanking on the Policy and Medicine Blog? Check this:
Since Elliott thinks he does not have “any moral expertise more than anybody else,†then why did he write the book? Is he donating the proceeds to ensure that people without insurance can get healthcare? No.
Yowza! Sullivan wisely chose to review another review, rather than wasting money on the book – which, as we all know, would only encourage him. Disappointing, though, that the writer failed to credit this blog’s groundbreaking work in destroying Carl’s credibility. He should get in touch; we’ve got plenty of ideas.
Ipecac
Crap. We will never hear the end of this. The Times just reviewed the book. Ok, there, I posted the link. Happy?
And no, I will not be at Thanksgiving this year.
Dr. Carl Elliott
The Wall Street Journal Health Blog interviewed Dr. BFD. Nothing new, same old horseshit; don’t waste your time. But check out the good stuff in the comments section:
In one day, White Coat, Black Hat has moved to #41,390 on the Amazon.com bestsellers list. On a related note, Dr. Elliott’s September 15 book-signing event has been moved to the sidewalk in front of his house. Look for a white cargo truck with boxes labeled Beacon Press.
White Coat, Black Hat is just a heartbeat away from making it into Amazon’s top 17,000 books. Only 260 more to go. We are so proud.
Pick up a copy on Sept. 15 from the remainder bin of your local bookstore.
The WETA Book Studio lists White Coat, Black Hat as one of September’s Top 10 Reads. Obviously, they have not read it yet.
