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9781563431142
Is it safer to fly or drive from LA to Chicago? What are the chances of contracting AIDS from your dentist? Is buying a lottery ticket worth the price? This book looks at how and why society evaluates various kinds of risks, showing how insurance companies, manufacturers, and government agencies use risk management tricks to manipulate popular conceptions.Walsh, James is the author of 'True Odds How Risk Affects Your Everyday Life', published 1995 under ISBN 9781563431142 and ISBN 1563431149.
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