Scared to Death: From BSE to Global Warming: Why Scares Are Costing Us the Earth

by Richard North, Christopher Booker, Rae Foley

Book Overview

From salmonella in eggs to BSE, from the Millennium Bug to bird 'flu, from DDT to passive smoking, from asbestos to global warming, 'scares' have become one of the most conspicuous and damaging features of our modern world. This book for the first time tells the inside story of each of the major scares of the past two decades, showing how they have followed a remarkably consistent pattern. It analyses the crucial role played in each case by scientists...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0826486142
• ISBN13: 9780826486141
• Release Date: March 2008
• Publisher: Continuum
• Length: 494 Pages
• Weight: 1.72 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.8" x 5.7" x 8.8"