Nonrecommended Books
Stephen Barrett, M.D.
I consider these books unreliable because they promote misinformation, espouse unscientific theories, and/or contain unsubstantiated advice. The criteria used in my article How to Spot a Quacky Web Site can also be used to identify quacky books.
| Book | Author/Editor(s) |
| Arthritis Foundation's Guide to Alternative Therapies | William Arnold, MD, and others |
| The Cancer Industry | Ralph W Moss |
| Choices in Healing | Michael Lerner |
| Complete Medicinal Herbal | Penelope Ody |
| Cure
for All Cancers Cure for All Diseases |
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| Dr Anderson's Antioxidant, Antiaging Health Program | James W Anderson, MD |
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Robert C Atkins, MD |
| Earl Mindell's Herb Bible | Earl Mindell |
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Barry Sears |
| Evidence of Harm (link to another site) | David Kirby |
| Fit for Life | Harvey and Marilyn Diamond |
| Fundamentals of Alternative and Complementary Medicine | Marc Miccozzi, MD, PhD |
| Healing with Homeopathy |
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| Healing Childhood Ear Infections | Michael A. Schmidt, DC |
| Healing Words (link to another site) | Larry Dossey, MD |
| Healthy School Handbook | Norma L Miller, EdD (editor) |
| Life Extention: A Practical Scientific Approach | Durk Pearson Sandy Shaw (editors) |
| The Medical Advisor: The Complete Guide to Alternative & Conventional Treatments | Editors of Time-Life Books |
| Medicine and Malice | Chester Wilk, DC |
| Medicine on Trial | Charles Inlander |
| Natural Healing with Herbs | Humbart Santillo, BS, MH |
| Natural Cures "They" Don't Want You to Know About | Kevin Trudeau |
| Perfect Health | Deepak Chopra, MD |
| Prescription for Nutritional Healing |
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| Racketeering in Medicine | James Carter, MD |
| Reclaiming Our Health | John Robbins |
| Spontaneous Healing | Andrew Weil, MD |
| Talking
Back to Ritalin The Ritalin Fact Book |
Peter Breggin, MD |
| Timeless Healing | Herbert Benson, MD |
| The Perricone Prescription | Nicholas V. Perricone, MD |
| Total Wellness | Joseph Pizzorno, ND |
| Ultraprevention | Mark Hyman, MD Mark Liponis, MD |
| Your Body's Many Cries for Water | Fereydoon Batmanghelidj, MD |
This page was revised on November 25, 2009.