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False Alarm: The Truth About The Epidemic Of Fear

by Siegel MD, Marc

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Bookseller: Nan's Book Shop (US)
Bookseller Inventory #: 002787
Format/binding: Hard Cover
Book condition: New
Jacket condition: New
Quantity available: 1
Edition: First Printing
Binding: Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0471678694
ISBN 13: 9780471678694
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc
Place: Hoboken, NJ
Date published: 2005
Pages: 246
Size: 6.5 x 9.75 x 0.75 inches
LCCN: HM1033.S525 2005
Dewey: 302/.17
Weight: 0.95 pounds
Keywords: FEAR SOCIAL ASPECTS EPIDEMICS SECURITY PSYCHOLOGY SOCIAL CONTROL
Subjects: HISTORY / United States / General; LITERARY COLLECTIONS / Essays; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / General; PSYCHOLOGY / General;

Book Description

Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons Inc, 2005. First Printing. Hard Cover. New/New. Mark Siegel is an articulate voice of reason in a world beset by hype and hysteria. We would be well advised to listen to listen closely to what he has to say."-Jerome Groopman, M.D., staff writer, The New Yorker. Life today for citizens of the developed world is far safer, easier, and healthier than for any other people in history. Modern medicine has all but wiped out many diseases that once were common killers. Modern intelligence gathering can pinpoint threats to our domestic security as they arise. So why is an epidemic of fear sweeping America? The answer, according to the author, is that we live in an artificially created culture of fear. From the anthrax panic to the SARS "epidemic," and the West Nile virus - the media continually bombard us with breaking news of yet another super-bug, terrorist plot, or natural disaster that's about to wreak havoc. Most of the time the disasters never materialize. Even if they did, the odds that any of us would suffer harm is infinitesimally small - especially when compared to the much greater risks of dying in a car accident of from heart disease. This book shows how fearmongers manipulate our most primitive instincts - often without our even realizing it - to promote their political agendas, boost their ratings, and sell their products. 246 pages including a bibliography and index. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

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