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Scared to Death : From BSE to Global Warming - Why Scares Are Costing Us the Earth by Christopher Booker, North Booker and Richard North (2009, UK-Trade Paper)

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Modern society has regularly, in recent years, been gripped by a series of headline making "scares" - from mad cow disease to SARS -- which have become one of the most conspicuous and damaging features of our modern world. This book is the first to tell the inside story of each of the major scares of the past two decades, showing how they have followed a remarkably consistent pattern. It analyzes the crucial role played in each case by scientists how have misread or manipulated the evidence; by media and lobbyists who eagerly promote the scare without regard to the facts; and finally by the politicians and officials who come up with an absurdly disproportionate response, leaving us all to pay the price, which may run into billions of dollars. Scared to Death culminates in a chillingly detailed account of the story behind what the authors believe has become the greatest scare of them all: the belief that the world faces disaster through manmade global warming. In a final chapter, the authors take on its proponents such as Al Gore in a devastating critique of the consensus on global warming and its consequences.

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Publisher
Bloomsbury Academic & Professional
ISBN-10
0826476201
ISBN-13
9780826476203
eBay Product ID (ePID)
66970632

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Author
North Booker, Christopher Booker, Richard North
Publication Name
Scared to Death : from Bse to Global Warming-Why Scares Are Costing US the Earth
Format
Uk-Trade PAPER
Language
English
Publication Year
2009
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
512 Pages

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Item Length
8.5in
Item Height
1.5in
Item Width
5.6in
Item Weight
22.6 Oz

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Ts175
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'This is a huge book in size, scope and importance. Anyone who reads it will find it hard to disagree with the authors' conclusion.' - This England, &"The book is well researched and well written, as well as fascinating to read, with extensive bibliographies at the end of each chapter. ... This book would be helpful for an academic library collection. It could be used to counterbalance the viewpoint of the media and other sources.&" --The Christian Librarian, 'A very news-worthy subject, with Booker and North providing some much-needed common sense commentary.' - Publishing News, 'A highly valuable and much needed investigation into the 'crisis industry' in which pressure groups and journalists work together to keep us entertained with a succession of 'crises'.' - Contemporary Review, "The book is well researched and well written, as well as fascinating to read, with extensive bibliographies at the end of each chapter. ... This book would be helpful for an academic library collection. It could be used to counterbalance the viewpoint of the media and other sources." --The Christian Librarian
Table of Content
Introduction Part One: The Food ScaresPrologue1. Countdown to an Explosion: How Scares Became A Disaster Waiting To Happen, 1981-82. 'Killer Eggs': The Great Salmonella Scare 1988-93. Enter the Hygiene Police: Paying The Price 1990-44. 'Listeria Hysteria': The Lanark Blue Case 19955. Mad Cows and Madder Politicians: The BSE/CJD Scare 1996-96. Officials Can Kill: Meat, Cheese and E coli 19987. The £1 Billion Blunder: The Belgian Dioxins Debacle 1999Epilogue to Part One: The Rise of the 'Health and Safety Culture'.Part Two: The General ScaresPrologue to Part Two: The Millennium Bug.8. Sledgehammers To Miss Nuts: A Wider Look At The Scare phenomenon (DDT, Nitrate, Vitamin B6, Cockles).9. The Modern Witch Craze: Ritualised Child Abuse 10. 'Speed Kills: A Safety Scare That Cost Lives.11. 'We Love Unleaded': How Confusion Over Lead Cost Billions12. Smoke and Mirrors: How They Turned 'Passive Smoking' Into A Killer 13. 'One Fibre Can Kill': The Great Asbestos Scam.14. 'Saving The Planet': The New Secular Religion 15. 'Licensed To Kill': The Scare That Never WasEpilogue: A New Age of Superstition.
Copyright Date
2009
Target Audience
Scholarly & Professional
Topic
Public Health, Media Studies, Consumer Behavior, General, Political Freedom
Dewey Decimal
363.1
Dewey Edition
22
Genre
Business & Economics, Science, Medical, Social Science, Political Science

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