What Are the Chances?: Risks, Odds, and Likelihood in Everyday Life

Siskin, Bernard;Staller, Jerome;Rorvik, David M.

ISBN 10: 0452265088 / ISBN 13: 9780452265080

Published by Plume, New York, New York, U.S.A., 1990

About this Item

Light wear to the covers with mild page toning. Otherwise appears to be unread.

Seller Inventory # 010533

Bibliographic Details

• Title: What Are the Chances?: Risks, Odds, and Likelihood in Everyday Life
• Publisher: Plume, New York, New York, U.S.A.
• Publication Date: 1990
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0452265088
• ISBN 13: 9780452265080
• Binding: Trade Paperback
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket as Issued
• Seller catalogs:
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Synopsis

Libro usado en buenas condiciones, por su antiguedad podria contener señales normales de uso

From Library Journal

Encompassing a dozen areas, including health, weather, mind/emotion, crime and punishment, and sports/gambling, this book is an entertaining collection of "what ifs." Some are popularly known, as "seat belts are 40%-50% effective in preventing fatal injuries." Some are--until now--probably obscure, such as "17.7% of all VA doctors who claim to be board certified are not." This book makes for good conversation openers as well as good trivia. Siskin claims that attitudes (and hence behaviors) may be changed after reading this book, but it is difficult to believe that someone would move to Japan rather than Spain because driving is less hazardous there. A fun, but not necessary, purchase.
- Patty Miller, New Hampshire Vocational-Technical Coll. Lib., Laconia
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