The Norm chronicles : stories and numbers about danger and death
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New York : Perseus Books Group, 2014., Basic Books, a member of the Perseus Books Group, [2014].
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xx, 358 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
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Uintah County Library - General NonFiction - Second Floor
363.1 BLASTLAND
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Published
New York : Perseus Books Group, 2014., Basic Books, a member of the Perseus Books Group, [2014].
Language
English

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 321-344) and index.
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"Is it safer to fly or take the train? How dangerous is skydiving? And is eating that extra sausage going to kill you? We've all heard the statistics for risky activities, but what do they mean in the real world? In The Norm Chronicles, journalist Michael Blastland and risk expert David Spiegelhalter explore these questions through the stories of average Norm and an ingenious measurement called the MicroMort-a one in a million chance of dying. They reveal why general anesthesia is as dangerous as a parachute jump, giving birth in the US is nearly twice as risky as in the UK, and that the radiation from eating a banana shaves 3 seconds off your life. An entertaining guide to the statistics of personal risk, The Norm Chronicles will enlighten anyone who has ever worried about the dangers we encounter in our daily lives"--,Provided by publisher.
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"Is it safer to fly or take the train? How dangerous is skydiving? And is eating that extra link of breakfast sausage going to kill you? We've all heard the statistics for risky activities, but what do those numbers actually mean in the real world? In The Norm Chronicles, journalist Michael Blastland and risk expert David Spiegelhalter answer these questions--and far more--in a commonsense (and wildly entertaining) guide to personal risk. Through the adventures of the perfectly average Norm, his friends careful Prudence and the reckless Kelvin brothers, and an ingenious measurement called the MicroMort--essentially, a one in a million chance of dying--Blastland and Spiegelhalter show us how to think about risk in the choices we make every day"--,Provided by publisher.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Blastland, M., & Spiegelhalter, D. J. (2014). The Norm chronicles: stories and numbers about danger and death . Perseus Books Group.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Blastland, Michael and D. J. Spiegelhalter. 2014. The Norm Chronicles: Stories and Numbers About Danger and Death. Perseus Books Group.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Blastland, Michael and D. J. Spiegelhalter. The Norm Chronicles: Stories and Numbers About Danger and Death Perseus Books Group, 2014.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Blastland, Michael., and D. J Spiegelhalter. The Norm Chronicles: Stories and Numbers About Danger and Death Perseus Books Group, 2014.

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