Fear less: (Record no. 2164)
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fixed length control field | 00871cam a2200157 4500 |
020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
International Standard Book Number | 0316085960 (hbk.): |
Terms of availability | 19.95 US |
100 #1 - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
Personal name | DE BECKER Gavin |
245 #0 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
Title | Fear less: |
Remainder of title | real truth about risk, safety and security in a time of terrorism |
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. | |
Place of publication, distribution, etc. | Boston, Mass. USA: |
Name of publisher, distributor, etc. | Little Brown & Company, |
Date of publication, distribution, etc. | 2002 |
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
Extent | 229p. |
520 #3 - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
Summary, etc. | Written in straightforward English this excellent book sets risks in context and shows that media hype should be treated with a healthy degree of skepticism. Includes an explanation of the role of fear in human survival, considers how this instinct can be manipulated, looks at relative risks, and shows how the media uses fear to grab attention for news reports and how some of these reports themselves contribute to the risks. |
650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
Topical term or geographic name entry element | RISK ANALYSIS |
650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
Topical term or geographic name entry element | RISK ASSESSMENT |
650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
Topical term or geographic name entry element | RISKS |
945 ## - LOCAL PROCESSING INFORMATION (OCLC) | |
i | 0014057 |
r | Y |
s | Y |
Withdrawn status | Lost status | Source of classification or shelving scheme | Damaged status | Not for loan | Home library | Current library | Shelving location | Date acquired | Total checkouts | Full call number | Barcode | Date last seen | Copy number | Price effective from | Koha item type |
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Dewey Decimal Classification | Mindef Library & Info Centre | Mindef Library & Info Centre | On-Shelf | 24/12/2002 | 5 | 302.12 DEB | 0014057 | 10/11/2007 | 1 | 03/01/2024 | Book |