Life The Odds

Most of us have wondered about the likelihood of striking it rich, being audited by the IRS, or living to be a hundred years old. But how many of us have actually sat down and calculated the chances that we could marry a millionaire? Or that the earth could be destroyed by an asteroid? Now, with Gregory Baer's Life: The Odds, you can find out the answers to these questions and more in a fun, freewheeling, and compulsively readable book. Baer not only gives startling statistics, but also advice for nudging fate in your favor. Readers will discover the odds of: ? Catching a ball at a Major League baseball game ? Being canonized as a saint ? Picking a winning stock ? Surviving a train crash ? Getting away with murder ? Reaching the summit of Mount Everest Life: The Oddsis the lowdown on life's most intriguing possibilities.Baer, Gregory is the author of 'Life The Odds', published 2004 under ISBN 9780452285941 and ISBN 0452285941.