{"product_id":"learning-about-risk-romney-beecher-duffey-9798630671134","title":"Learning About Risk: Life, Death...and Money","description":"An original text for everyone managing or taking risks with their lives or their money, with-New concepts-New ideas-Sharp focus-Improved thinking-Risk ranking-Easy-to-read style-Practical advice-Personal examplesFor the first time effectively linking together real life examples and data and their uncertainty: -Medical advances and patient risk-Financial losses and crisis prediction-Road, rail and air accidents worldwide -Industrial safety measures and liability-Software, hardware and human reliability-Terrorism and security risk assessment-Fires and explosions in chemical plants-Gambling and speculation-Inadequacy of rules and regulations-Human errors, learning and psychology-Black swans and rare events-Attitudes and perceptionsExamines major events, why they happened, what they have in common, placing them in context and importance including well-known names and recent disasters: -The Financial Crises in the world, collapsing banks, markets and economies-The world's fear and panic from Japan's Fukushima's reactor meltdowns-Superstorm Sandy and Hurricane Katrina attacking US cities and coast with unprecedented fury-Deepwater Horizon spilling oil in the Gulf of Mexico and resulting in billions in fines-West Texas and other massive plant explosions-Boeing MAX and other aircraft crashes-Global viral pandemics, diseases and personal risk -And many others...Romney Duffey is an international expert in risk methods, and has published widely on safety and risk management.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Romney Beecher Duffey\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798630671134\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/13\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 486\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.42lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.98d","brand":"Romney Beecher Duffey","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47136607043839,"sku":"9798630671134","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_27e18ccb-9462-41aa-8c85-e7913a12e5d8.jpg?v=1755023862","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/learning-about-risk-romney-beecher-duffey-9798630671134","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}