{"product_id":"the-playbook","title":"The Playbook","description":"\u003csection class=\"books_about-book-section__s7jrV\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"books_container__K63E6 container_full__wdr7R\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"books_right-column__zGVRF\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"books_inner-content__f36zr\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"Synopsis_wrapper__fYU_w\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"Synopsis_synopsis__S3HlC\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"\"\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eThe Playbook\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis an exposé of the extraordinary lengths that corporations will go to in order to spread disinformation and deny the scientific facts - around climate change, public health risks and worker safety - when they don't suit their agenda.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWritten in the form of a corporate handbook for tobacco, oil and pharmaceutical company executives, it is a litany of obfuscation techniques, denial, delays and outright lies, including: how to recruit an academic 'expert' who is willing to compromise their integrity (or is just short of cash), how to massage the statistics, how to use legal and even physical intimidation against reporters and activists, and how, just as in a casino, to keep your customers comfortable, unquestioning, unthinking and playing along for as long as possible.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePart satire, part social history, part guide to resistance,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Playbook\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis a charge sheet against the powerful. It shows us how, by understanding the methods and motives of disinformation campaigns, we may be able to outwit them.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/section\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"books_spiral-background__TtCq_ books_secondary-bg__uSmph\"\u003e\n\u003csection class=\"books_review-author-section__Xz6sD\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"books_container__K63E6 container_full__wdr7R\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"books_inner-row__Fo7UV\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"books_item__DDaXp\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"Reviews_wrapper__Jo_Jv\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"Reviews_container__uxwhj\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"Slider_slider-container__8DUuO\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"Slider_button-arrows-container__ykyps\"\u003e\n\u003cbutton class=\"Slider_arrow__Mz4SD slick-disabled\" type=\"button\" disabled\u003e\u003csvg width=\"32\" height=\"32\" viewbox=\"0 0 32 32\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"\u003e\u003cpath fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M16.943 5.724c.52.52.52 1.365 0 1.886l-7.057 7.057h15.448a1.333 1.333 0 0 1 0 2.667H9.886l7.057 7.057a1.333 1.333 0 1 1-1.886 1.885l-9.333-9.333a1.333 1.333 0 0 1 0-1.886l9.333-9.333a1.335 1.335 0 0 1 1.886 0\" fill=\"currentColor\"\u003e\u003c\/path\u003e\u003c\/svg\u003e\u003c\/button\u003e\u003cbutton class=\"Slider_arrow__Mz4SD undefined Slider_active__kmm6e\" type=\"button\"\u003e\u003csvg width=\"16\" height=\"16\" viewbox=\"0 0 16 16\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"\u003e\u003cpath fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M7.529 2.862c.26-.26.682-.26.942 0l4.667 4.667c.26.26.26.682 0 .942l-4.667 4.667a.667.667 0 1 1-.942-.943l3.528-3.528H3.333a.667.667 0 0 1 0-1.334h7.724L7.53 3.805a.667.667 0 0 1 0-.943\" fill=\"currentColor\"\u003e\u003c\/path\u003e\u003c\/svg\u003e\u003c\/button\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"books_item__DDaXp\"\u003e\n\u003csection class=\"Authors_wrapper__MdCaw\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"Authors_container__gGMhv\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"Authors_author-wrapper__AvVKt\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"Authors_author-container__zrv36\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/section\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/section\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"UBCC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48230520848571,"sku":"9780141982342","price":12.0,"currency_code":"JOD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0665\/0465\/5035\/files\/ThePlaybook.png?v=1786900492","url":"https:\/\/checkpointjo.net\/products\/the-playbook","provider":"CheckPoint","version":"1.0","type":"link"}