False alarm : the truth about the epidemic of fear / Marc Siegel.
Siegel, Marc (Marc K.)
2005
HM1033 .S525 2005 (Mapit)
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Title False alarm : the truth about the epidemic of fear / Marc Siegel.
Author Siegel, Marc (Marc K.)
ISBN 0471678694
Publication Details Hoboken, N.J. : John Wiley & Sons, c2005.
Language English
Description ix, 246 p. ; 24 cm.
Call Number HM1033 .S525 2005
Dewey Decimal Classification 302/.17
Bibliography, etc. Note Includes bibliographical references (p. 217-235) and index.
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Introduction : the fear epidemic
Why are we so afraid?
It works for animals but not for us
Our culture of worry
Playing politics with fear
Disasters : real or imagined
Finding things to worry about
Profiting from fear
Anthrax
Insects, pox, and lethal gas
SARS
Flu
Cows, birds, and humans
The fear prophets
Is there a cure for fear?

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