 False Alarm: The Truth about the Epidemic of Fear
ISBN: 978-0-470-05384-3
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256 pages
September 2006
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Preface.
Introduction: The Fear Epidemic.
PART I: FIGHT OR FLIGHT.
1. Why Are We So Afraid?
2. It Works for Animals but Not for Us.
3. Our Culture of Worry.
4. Playing Politics with Fear.
5. Disasters: Real or Imagined.
6. Finding Things to Worry About.
7. Profiting from Fear.
PART II: BUGS DU JOUR.
8. Anthrax.
9. Insects, Pox, and Lethal Gas.
10. SARS.
11. Flu.
12. Cows, Birds, and Humans.
PART III: HEALING FEAR
13. The Fear Prophets.
14. Is There a Cure for Fear?
Afterword.
Bibliography.
Index.
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