Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

This is one of those "debunking" books that periodically make a little splash and then disappear. In the case of this book, it is very interesting to note a peculiar set of facts about the many glowing reviews it has garnered: they are almost all by people who have only posted the one review, they are all superlative, and they all say substantially the same thing. Not only that, they tend to be somewhat incestuous, recommending each other's work or books by the same small publishing house. What an astounding coincidence. The truth is that this book is published by a small publishing company whose other offerings also include, surprise surprise, a book extolling the virtues of dairy, and another one "debunking" the idea that cholesterol is bad for you. Hm. I am noting a trend here. Wonder if there is any connection to the dairy industry? This book is just too slanted and too hysterical to take seriously. You're better off doing your own research. There is plenty of information out there, by reputable academics, and it's worth drawing your own conclusions rather than relying on this rather dubious example of polemics.