Risk : the science and politics of fear (Record no. 80737)
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| fixed length control field | 01251cam a2200181 4500 |
| 001 - CONTROL NUMBER | |
| control field | 0753515539 |
| 008 - FIXED-LENGTH DATA ELEMENTS--GENERAL INFORMATION | |
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| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 0753515539 |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Gardner, Dan |
| 245 #0 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Risk : the science and politics of fear |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Place of publication, distribution, etc. | London |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc. | Virgin Books |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc. | 2009 |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | 422; BookFind |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc. | Paperback |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc. | We are the safest humans who ever lived - the statistics prove it. And yet the media tells a different story with its warnings and scare stories. How is it possible that anxiety has become the stuff of daily life? In this ground-breaking, compulsively readable book, Dan Gardner shows how our flawed strategies for perceiving risk influence our lives, often with unforeseen and sometimes - tragic consequences. He throws light on our paranoia about everything from pedophiles to terrorism and reveals how the most significant threats are actually the mundane risks to which we pay little attention. Speaking to psychologists and scientists, as well as looking at the influence of the media and politicians, Gardner uncovers one of the central puzzles of our time: why are the safest people in history living in a culture of fear? |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | FEAR |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | RISK |
| Withdrawn status | Lost status | Damaged status | Not for loan | Home library | Current library | Shelving location | Date acquired | Total Checkouts | Full call number | Barcode | Date last seen | Price effective from | Koha item type |
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| Newcomb Library at Homerton Healthcare | Newcomb Library at Homerton Healthcare | Shelves | 01/07/2014 | WM 178 GAR | 13672 | 29/09/2022 | 29/09/2022 | Book | |||||
| Newcomb Library at Homerton Healthcare | Newcomb Library at Homerton Healthcare | Shelves | 01/07/2014 | WM 178 GAR | HOM1022 | 29/09/2022 | 29/09/2022 | Book |