Rent The Culture of Fear: Why Americans Are Afraid of the Wrong Things

Synopsis

In this startling and widely acclaimed book, Barry Glassner exposes the people and organizations that manipulate our perceptions and profit from our anxieties. These peddlers of fear - politicians, advocacy groups, and TV newsmagazines, among others - cost Americans dearly, weighing us down with needless worries and causing us to squander billions of dollars on fixing fanciful problems. Glassner points out that scare topics like political terrorism, child-care sadists, and fire on the operating table get major play, even though statistically speaking, an American is far more likely to be killed by lightning than to experience these problems. Ultimately, national scares prevent us from correcting the true cause of a problem. The Culture of Fear diagnoses the predominant pathology of our age and provides a passionate cry for a return to rationality.

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