I'm trying to e-mail Barnes&Noble about their new Trudeau book that I don't think they should be selling, but their e-mail address isn't public, and can only be used if I give my full name, which I'm not really comfortable doing. How else could I get this letter to them (or, if anyone wants to send them a letter, they can feel free to use mine).
To whom it may concern,
I was looking at your website the other day, and to my rather immense dismay I discovered Kevin Trudeau's new book ("More Natural Cures Revealed: Previously Censored Brand Name Products That Cure Disease"), seen here. http://search.barnesandnoble.com/booksearch/isbnInquiry.asp?z=y&isbn=0975599542&itm=1
It saddens me that a reputable bookstore like yourself would carry a book by an author who has not only been banned from advertising due to his scams, but openly insists, for example, that depressed people should immediately get off their medication and instead go on long walks. An analysis of his far-fetched claims and lies, all made without any evidence, is here. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/10/22/AR2005102201272.html. Especially important is this part on page 4:
"In 1998, Trudeau paid half a million dollars to settle a Federal Trade Commission complaint that several infomercials he helped create were false and misleading. The products included a "hair farming system" that -- according to the infomercial -- was supposed to "finally end baldness in the human race," and "a breakthrough that in 60 seconds can eliminate" addictions, purportedly discovered when a certain "Dr. Callahan" was "studying quantum physics.""
"In 2003, the FTC came after Trudeau again. The complaint and a separate contempt action centered on two products, one of which, Coral Calcium Supreme, was being billed as a cure for cancer, according to the FTC. Trudeau's guest on the infomercial, a man named Robert Barefoot, went so far as to claim that in cultures that consume a lot of calcium, people are so healthy "they don't even have children until they're in their seventies when they're mature enough to handle kids."
This time, said FTC attorney Heather Hippsley, the settlement was "unprecedented" in its scope. In addition to paying $2 million (in part by handing over his $180,000 Mercedes Benz), Trudeau agreed not to do any more infomercials selling products or services. The only thing he would be permitted to sell on-air was "informational publications," and he has greater leeway with what he can say in those because of his right to free speech."
Hoping that Trudeau may have changed, I opened the new book and flipped through it -- and soon discovered that, according to Trudeau, we must all get off of vaccines immediately. Apparently all scientific evidence that they work pale in comparison to his secret sources.
The book may sound amusing, but some people may believe and may harm themselves -- going off of medication when they have dangerous illnesses, for example. For instance:
"...Nuuhiwa has read Trudeau's book, and she's considering quitting both her medications and trying a combination of herbs that Trudeau advises. (He writes in the book that this diabetes "cure" was discovered at the University of Calgary, but officials there say they've never discovered any such thing.)"
I would encourage B&N to stop selling this book immediately, for the good of the public.
To whom it may concern,
I was looking at your website the other day, and to my rather immense dismay I discovered Kevin Trudeau's new book ("More Natural Cures Revealed: Previously Censored Brand Name Products That Cure Disease"), seen here. http://search.barnesandnoble.com/booksearch/isbnInquiry.asp?z=y&isbn=0975599542&itm=1
It saddens me that a reputable bookstore like yourself would carry a book by an author who has not only been banned from advertising due to his scams, but openly insists, for example, that depressed people should immediately get off their medication and instead go on long walks. An analysis of his far-fetched claims and lies, all made without any evidence, is here. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/10/22/AR2005102201272.html. Especially important is this part on page 4:
"In 1998, Trudeau paid half a million dollars to settle a Federal Trade Commission complaint that several infomercials he helped create were false and misleading. The products included a "hair farming system" that -- according to the infomercial -- was supposed to "finally end baldness in the human race," and "a breakthrough that in 60 seconds can eliminate" addictions, purportedly discovered when a certain "Dr. Callahan" was "studying quantum physics.""
"In 2003, the FTC came after Trudeau again. The complaint and a separate contempt action centered on two products, one of which, Coral Calcium Supreme, was being billed as a cure for cancer, according to the FTC. Trudeau's guest on the infomercial, a man named Robert Barefoot, went so far as to claim that in cultures that consume a lot of calcium, people are so healthy "they don't even have children until they're in their seventies when they're mature enough to handle kids."
This time, said FTC attorney Heather Hippsley, the settlement was "unprecedented" in its scope. In addition to paying $2 million (in part by handing over his $180,000 Mercedes Benz), Trudeau agreed not to do any more infomercials selling products or services. The only thing he would be permitted to sell on-air was "informational publications," and he has greater leeway with what he can say in those because of his right to free speech."
Hoping that Trudeau may have changed, I opened the new book and flipped through it -- and soon discovered that, according to Trudeau, we must all get off of vaccines immediately. Apparently all scientific evidence that they work pale in comparison to his secret sources.
The book may sound amusing, but some people may believe and may harm themselves -- going off of medication when they have dangerous illnesses, for example. For instance:
"...Nuuhiwa has read Trudeau's book, and she's considering quitting both her medications and trying a combination of herbs that Trudeau advises. (He writes in the book that this diabetes "cure" was discovered at the University of Calgary, but officials there say they've never discovered any such thing.)"
I would encourage B&N to stop selling this book immediately, for the good of the public.
