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Are We Scaring Ourselves to Death?

Are We Scaring Ourselves to Death? How Pessimism, Paranoia, and a Misguided Media Are Leading Us Toward Disaster

1st St Martin's Griffin Edition

Paperback (01 Jan 1997)

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Publisher's Synopsis

Examines and critiques cyanide in Chilean grapes, the scourge of herpes, killer hamburgers, and other media scare stories that often contain only a kernel of truth.

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St. Martin's Griffin

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Book information

ISBN: 9780312150563
Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin
Imprint: St. Martin's Griffin
Pub date:
Edition: 1st St Martin's Griffin Edition
DEWEY: 302
DEWEY edition: 20
Language: English
Number of pages: 151
Weight: 181g
Height: 229mm
Width: 140mm
Spine width: 11mm