Author: Christopher Booker
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1472985222
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 513
Book Description
Newly revised and updated in the light of COVID-19 For most of the latter part of the last century, and the early part of this, Britain has been assailed by a succession of 'scares', from salmonella and eggs to BSE, from the Millennium Bug to bird flu, from DDT to passive smoking, from asbestos to global warming. These scares have become one of the most conspicuous and damaging features of our modern world, so much so that as we entered the third decade of the new century, our senses had become so blunted that we scarcely recognised the real thing for what it was, until it arrived – COVID-19, for which we were almost completely unprepared. The authors analyse the crucial roles of the different factions who perpetrated the scares: from the scientists who misread or manipulated the evidence to the media and lobbyists who eagerly promoted scares without regard to the consequences, and the politicians and officials who came up with absurdly disproportionate responses, leaving us to pay a colossal price. In this updated edition, Scared to Death not only presents a detailed account of the scares that have dominated our society for the past 50 years – through all of which the authors lived – but also examines the background to the COVID-19 pandemic, tracing our lack of preparedness to its roots and then assessing, by way of contrast, why this is the real thing, as opposed to the succession of scares that we have experienced.
Scared to Death
Author: Christopher Booker
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1472985222
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 513
Book Description
Newly revised and updated in the light of COVID-19 For most of the latter part of the last century, and the early part of this, Britain has been assailed by a succession of 'scares', from salmonella and eggs to BSE, from the Millennium Bug to bird flu, from DDT to passive smoking, from asbestos to global warming. These scares have become one of the most conspicuous and damaging features of our modern world, so much so that as we entered the third decade of the new century, our senses had become so blunted that we scarcely recognised the real thing for what it was, until it arrived – COVID-19, for which we were almost completely unprepared. The authors analyse the crucial roles of the different factions who perpetrated the scares: from the scientists who misread or manipulated the evidence to the media and lobbyists who eagerly promoted scares without regard to the consequences, and the politicians and officials who came up with absurdly disproportionate responses, leaving us to pay a colossal price. In this updated edition, Scared to Death not only presents a detailed account of the scares that have dominated our society for the past 50 years – through all of which the authors lived – but also examines the background to the COVID-19 pandemic, tracing our lack of preparedness to its roots and then assessing, by way of contrast, why this is the real thing, as opposed to the succession of scares that we have experienced.
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1472985222
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 513
Book Description
Newly revised and updated in the light of COVID-19 For most of the latter part of the last century, and the early part of this, Britain has been assailed by a succession of 'scares', from salmonella and eggs to BSE, from the Millennium Bug to bird flu, from DDT to passive smoking, from asbestos to global warming. These scares have become one of the most conspicuous and damaging features of our modern world, so much so that as we entered the third decade of the new century, our senses had become so blunted that we scarcely recognised the real thing for what it was, until it arrived – COVID-19, for which we were almost completely unprepared. The authors analyse the crucial roles of the different factions who perpetrated the scares: from the scientists who misread or manipulated the evidence to the media and lobbyists who eagerly promoted scares without regard to the consequences, and the politicians and officials who came up with absurdly disproportionate responses, leaving us to pay a colossal price. In this updated edition, Scared to Death not only presents a detailed account of the scares that have dominated our society for the past 50 years – through all of which the authors lived – but also examines the background to the COVID-19 pandemic, tracing our lack of preparedness to its roots and then assessing, by way of contrast, why this is the real thing, as opposed to the succession of scares that we have experienced.
Advocate's Devil
Author: Walter Woon
Publisher: Marshall Cavendish International Asia Pte Ltd
ISBN: 9814435791
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 331
Book Description
Dennis Chiang is a stranger in his homeland. Just returned to the Straits Settlements after spending half his life in England, the young lawyer is thrown into the swirling brew that is colonial society in 1930s Singapore: a society of tuans and towkays, Babas and babus, where race is everything and even love cannot be wholly colour-blind. Juggling his career and personal responsibilities, Chiang encounters a life full of courtroom dramas, cultural prejudices and even communist intrigue. Never far away is Chiang’s mentor, the unflappable D’Almeida, who in public is a calm, efficient lawyer, but he possesses a shrewd investigative streak and uses unorthodox methods that result in his young protégé Chiang being caught up in a succession of captivating adventures. The Advocate’s Devil is the first of two books featuring the character Dennis Chiang.
Publisher: Marshall Cavendish International Asia Pte Ltd
ISBN: 9814435791
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 331
Book Description
Dennis Chiang is a stranger in his homeland. Just returned to the Straits Settlements after spending half his life in England, the young lawyer is thrown into the swirling brew that is colonial society in 1930s Singapore: a society of tuans and towkays, Babas and babus, where race is everything and even love cannot be wholly colour-blind. Juggling his career and personal responsibilities, Chiang encounters a life full of courtroom dramas, cultural prejudices and even communist intrigue. Never far away is Chiang’s mentor, the unflappable D’Almeida, who in public is a calm, efficient lawyer, but he possesses a shrewd investigative streak and uses unorthodox methods that result in his young protégé Chiang being caught up in a succession of captivating adventures. The Advocate’s Devil is the first of two books featuring the character Dennis Chiang.
Scared Money
Author: James Hime
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 0312331363
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 318
Book Description
What lies beteween a big town swindle and small town vengeance is a real killer. Ex-Ranger Jeremiah Spur and Sheriff Clyde Thomas join together in this two-continent investigation through a violent whirlpool of dark motivations and murders. Martin's Press.
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 0312331363
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 318
Book Description
What lies beteween a big town swindle and small town vengeance is a real killer. Ex-Ranger Jeremiah Spur and Sheriff Clyde Thomas join together in this two-continent investigation through a violent whirlpool of dark motivations and murders. Martin's Press.
History of the Great International Contest Between Heenan and Sayers at Farnborough on the 17th April, 1860
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Category : Boxers (Sports)
Languages : en
Pages : 262
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Boxers (Sports)
Languages : en
Pages : 262
Book Description
Works
Author: John Hollingshead
Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 328
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Languages : en
Pages : 328
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Final Report of the Scientific Study of Unidentified Flying Objects
Author: University of Colorado (Boulder campus)
Publisher: Bantam
ISBN:
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 1054
Book Description
Publisher: Bantam
ISBN:
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 1054
Book Description
Misguided Weapons
Author: Azriel Lorber
Publisher: Potomac Books, Inc.
ISBN: 1612342116
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 311
Book Description
Technological failure results when one side in a conflict does not fully grasp the potential impact of known, or even familiar, weapons in the enemyas hands. In most cases, such failure resulted from higher officialsa ignorance or their total misunderstanding of the importance and relevance of such technology and science as well as of their application to warfare. Technological failure is also the root cause of technological surprise. While operational surprise on the battlefield poses grave problems, technological surprise is far more serious, because, as Azriel Lorber explains, it often leads to disasters on the battlefield and is more difficult to recover from. In too many cases, technological failure and surprise stem from all-too-human characteristics, such as self-satisfaction, disdain for the adversary, obtuseness, and conservatism. Because these traits show no evidence of disappearing, political decision makers and military commanders should be aware that technological failure and technological surprise could happen at any time."
Publisher: Potomac Books, Inc.
ISBN: 1612342116
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 311
Book Description
Technological failure results when one side in a conflict does not fully grasp the potential impact of known, or even familiar, weapons in the enemyas hands. In most cases, such failure resulted from higher officialsa ignorance or their total misunderstanding of the importance and relevance of such technology and science as well as of their application to warfare. Technological failure is also the root cause of technological surprise. While operational surprise on the battlefield poses grave problems, technological surprise is far more serious, because, as Azriel Lorber explains, it often leads to disasters on the battlefield and is more difficult to recover from. In too many cases, technological failure and surprise stem from all-too-human characteristics, such as self-satisfaction, disdain for the adversary, obtuseness, and conservatism. Because these traits show no evidence of disappearing, political decision makers and military commanders should be aware that technological failure and technological surprise could happen at any time."
The Nation
Author:
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Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 1128
Book Description
Publisher:
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Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 1128
Book Description
All the Year Round
Author: Charles Dickens
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : English literature
Languages : en
Pages : 632
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : English literature
Languages : en
Pages : 632
Book Description
Ways of Life
Author: John Hollingshead
Publisher:
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Category : Conduct of life
Languages : en
Pages : 372
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Conduct of life
Languages : en
Pages : 372
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