Gardner, Dan,  1968- <br/><br/>
Risk :  the science and politics of fear / 
Dan Gardner. 
 - Carlton North, Vic. :  Scribe Publications,  2008. 
 - 395 p. ;  24 cm. 
<br/><br/> Includes index. 
<br/><br/>Bibliography: 372-375. 
<br/><br/> 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. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781921215674 (pbk.) :  $32.95 
<br/><br/><label>Source: </label> Scribe Publications, PO Box 523, Carlton North VIC 3054 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Information behaviour.<br/>Fear--Political aspects.<br/>Psychology.<br/>Behaviour.<br/>Decision process.<br/>Fear.<br/>General.<br/>Decision making.<br/>Fear.<br/>Risk-taking (Psychology)<br/>Fear.<br/>Risk-taking (Psychology)<br/>Information behavior.<br/>Causation.<br/>Decision making.<br/>Decision-making.<br/>Fear--Social aspects.<br/>Risk-taking (Psychology)<br/>Causation.<br/>Information behavior.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Index Terms: </label>Social theory Social theory. 
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>JA71  / .G28 2008 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>152.46