Joel Best has a genuine talent for explaining social phenomena to audiences in a way that is crisp, clear, and convincing. This book is important, and Best excels.--Tim Hallett, coauthor of Group Life: An Invitation to Local Sociology This is a brilliant analysis of the social construction of facts. Best enlightens us with his reasonable, practical, and sophisticated approach to understanding what facts really represent and how we should evaluate the veracity of such claims.--Michael Flaherty, coauthor of The Cage of Days: Time and Temporal Experience in Prison
