{"product_id":"foolproof-greg-ip-9780316286046","title":"Foolproof: Why Safety Can Be Dangerous and How Danger Makes Us Safe","description":"How the very things we create to protect ourselves, like money market funds or anti-lock brakes, end up being the biggest threats to our safety and wellbeing. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e We have learned a staggering amount about human nature and disaster -- yet we keep having car crashes, floods, and financial crises. Partly this is because the success we have at making life safer enables us to take bigger risks. As our cities, transport systems, and financial markets become more interconnected and complex, so does the potential for catastrophe. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e How do we stay safe? Should we? What if our attempts are exposing us even more to the very risks we are avoiding? Would acceptance of danger make us more secure? Is there such a thing as foolproof? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In \u003ci\u003eFoolproof\u003c\/i\u003e, Greg Ip presents a macro theory of human nature and disaster that explains how we can keep ourselves safe in our increasingly dangerous world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Greg Ip\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0316286044\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780316286046\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Little Brown and Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/13\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.20lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.30h x 6.20w x 1.30d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/17\/2015","brand":"Greg Ip","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44566869344511,"sku":"9780316286046","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_a0c6aaf5-925d-47c0-83db-630c615bfe0f.jpg?v=1701374813","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/foolproof-greg-ip-9780316286046","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}