{"product_id":"20-chance-of-rain-exploring-the-concept-of-risk-paperback-softback-9780470592410","title":"20% Chance of Rain; Exploring the Concept of Risk (Paperback \/ softback) 9780470592410","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003e20% Chance of Rain\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eExploring the Concept of Risk\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eRichard B. Jones (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780470592410, Wiley\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 25 November 2011\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e360 pages\u003cbr\u003e23.6 x 15.8 x 1.8 cm, 0.522 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThere are plenty of books on specialized risk topics but few that deal with the broad diversity and daily applicability of this subject. Risk applications require a robust knowledge of many attributes of this seemingly simple subject. This book teaches the reader through examples and case studies the fundamental (and subtle) aspects of risk - regardless of the specific situation. The text allows the reader to understand the concept of risk analysis while not getting too involved in the mathematics; in this method the reader can apply these techniques across a wide range of situations.  \u003cp\u003eThe second edition includes new examples from NASA and several other industries as well as new case studies from legal databases. The many real-life discussion topics enable the reader to form an understanding of the concepts of risk and risk management and apply them to day-to-day issues.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface ix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments xi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1. Risk: Life’s Question Mark 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2. Measurement: The Alchemist’s Base 15\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. Statistics: Numbers Looking for an Argument 41\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. The Value of Life and Limb, Statistically Speaking 69\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5. The Evolution of Risk 93\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6. Frequency and Severity: Weighing the Risk 107\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7. What’s in a Risk? Perception Creates Risk Reality 128\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8. Risk, Regulation, and Reason 151\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9. Earth, Air, and Water: The Not-So-Bare Essentials 176\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10. Food . . . for Thought 210\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11. Flying: The Not-So-Wild Blue Yonder 249\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12. Risk on the Roads 278\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13. An Incomplete List of Life’s Risks 315\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 337\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Chemistry [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Chemistry\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Chemistry%20%5BPN%5D%22\"\u003ePN\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52276367589656,"sku":"9780470592410","price":33.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9780470592410.jpg?v=1781367772","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/20-chance-of-rain-exploring-the-concept-of-risk-paperback-softback-9780470592410","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}