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False alarm : the truth about the epidemic of fear / Marc Siegel.

By: Publication details: Hoboken, N.J. : John Wiley & Sons, 2005.Description: ix, 246 p. ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 0471678694
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Contents:
Introduction : the fear epidemic -- Why are we so afraid? -- It works for animals but not for us -- Our culture of worry -- Playing politics with fear -- Disasters : real or imagined -- Finding things to worry about -- Profiting from fear -- Anthrax -- Insects, pox, and lethal gas -- SARS -- Flu -- Cows, birds, and humans -- The fear prophets -- Is there a cure for fear?.
Item type: Circulation Books
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Manila Tytana Colleges Library CIRCULATION SECTION CIR HM 1033 S54 2005 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 029686

Includes bibliographical references (p. 217-235) and index.

Introduction : the fear epidemic -- Why are we so afraid? -- It works for animals but not for us -- Our culture of worry -- Playing politics with fear -- Disasters : real or imagined -- Finding things to worry about -- Profiting from fear -- Anthrax -- Insects, pox, and lethal gas -- SARS -- Flu -- Cows, birds, and humans -- The fear prophets -- Is there a cure for fear?.

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