How to Live Dangerously The Hazards of Helmets, the Benefits of Bacteria, and the Risks of Living Too Safe |
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| Cairns, Warwick |
| ISBN: | 978-1-4299-8763-9 |
| Publication Date: | May 2009 |
| Publisher: | St. Martin's Press
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| Imprint: | Saint Martin's Griffin |
| Book Format: | Ebook |
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We live in a world governed by fear: fear of second-hand smoke, bacteria, terrorists, bird flu, nuclear energy. The world isn't as safe a place as it once was, as seventy-eight percent of Americans agree. And yet, life expectancy has never been higher. Crime rates have plunged. Even unintentional injuries are down more than fifty percent from half a century ago. So if we're so safe, why are we so afraid? How to Live Dangerously offers a straight-talking, riotously funny look at the...
More DescriptionWe live in a world governed by fear: fear of second-hand smoke, bacteria, terrorists, bird flu, nuclear energy. The world isn't as safe a place as it once was, as seventy-eight percent of Americans agree. And yet, life expectancy has never been higher. Crime rates have plunged. Even unintentional injuries are down more than fifty percent from half a century ago. So if we're so safe, why are we so afraid? How to Live Dangerously offers a straight-talking, riotously funny look at the things that terrify us. It considers the origins of our fear, and the often ridiculous solutions we've devised to keep ourselves safe from danger. It encourages you to ignore the hype and embrace a new kind of freedom, offering a hilarious-and persuasive-argument for why we could all stand to worry a little less and live a whole lot more. We live in a world governed by fear: fear of second-hand smoke, bacteria, terrorists, bird flu, nuclear energy. The world isn't as safe a place as it once was, as seventy-eight percent of Americans agree. And yet, life expectancy has never been higher. Crime rates have plunged. Even unintentional injuries are down more than fifty percent from half a century ago. So if we're so safe, why are we so afraid? How to Live Dangerously offers a straight-talking, riotously funny look at the things that terrify us. It considers the origins of our fear, and the often ridiculous solutions we've devised to keep ourselves safe from danger. It encourages you to ignore the hype and embrace a new kind of freedom, offering a hilarious-and persuasive-argument for why we could all stand to worry a little less and live a whole lot more.