Risk : the science and politics of fear
Dan Gardner (Creator)
In the tradition of Malcolm Gladwell, Gardner explores a new way of thinking about the decisions we make. We are the safest and healthiest human beings who ever lived, and yet irrational fear is growing, with deadly consequences - such as the 1,595 Americans killed when they made the mistake of switching from planes to cars after September 11
422 pages ; 20 cm
9780753515532, 0753515539
1041247381
Originally published: 2008