David Ropeik: 2 books

How Risky Is It, Really?: Why Our Fears Don't Always Match the Facts

by David Ropeik
Language: English
Release Date: February 8, 2010

"Clear, balanced, and lively." -- Steven Pinker, bestselling author of How the Mind Works ARE YOU AFRAID OF THE "RIGHT" RISKS? Do you worry more about radiation from nuclear power or from the sun? Are you more afraid of getting cancer than heart disease? Are...

Risk

A Practical Guide for Deciding What's Really Safe and What's Really Dangerous in the World Around You

by David Ropeik, George Gray
Language: English
Release Date: October 28, 2002

An indispensable and timely guide, Risk is the authority for assessing threats to your health and safety. We continually face new risks in our world. This essential family reference will help you understand worrisome risks so you can decide how to stay safe and how to keeps risks in perspective....