Danger Ahead: The Risks You Really Face on Life's Highway - Couverture souple

Laudan, Larry

 
9780471134404: Danger Ahead: The Risks You Really Face on Life's Highway
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 0471134406 ISBN 13 : 9780471134404
Editeur : John Wiley & Sons Inc, 1997

Synopsis

This quirky reference in the tradition of Harper's Index analyzes statistics about the chances we face in our daily activities. It covers a wide variety of subjects, such as the chance that your business or your family will go bankrupt, that you will be sued in your lifetime, that you will win the lottery, that your child will get into an Ivy league school, that your new car will be a lemon, and many more.

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Quatrième de couverture

What are the real chances that:

  • Your tax return will be audited? (See page 53.)
  • Your television will catch fire? (See page 117.)
  • You will injure yourself on a child′s toy? (See page 119.)
  • You will get whiplash this year? (See page 151.)
  • You will be injured in an elevator? (See page 171.)

Larry Laudan takes a fresh look at the risks and odds we all face every day. This time out, the author of the popular Book of Risks has compiled an astonishing assortment of surprising statistics and sometimes startling truths about the way things really are. It′s a delightful excursion into the intriguing realm of chance and probability, with plenty of wry wit and laughs along the way. From the lethal to the absurd, the odds are you′ll love it! Find out:

  • How reducing one risk may actually increase another
  • How to determine the odds of something actually happening to you
  • How you can avoid the most common risks
  • And much more!

Présentation de l'éditeur

This quirky reference in the tradition of Harper′s Index analyzes statistics about the chances we face in our daily activities. It covers a wide variety of subjects, such as the chance that your business or your family will go bankrupt, that you will be sued in your lifetime, that you will win the lottery, that your child will get into an Ivy league school, that your new car will be a lemon, and many more.

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Éditeur
John Wiley & Sons Inc
Date d'édition
1997
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0471134406
ISBN 13 
9780471134404
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
204
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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