Title: Very Uneven Book
Product review: This is really two different books. When it comes to exposing the silly fears that are pushed on us through the media, Glassner does a reasonable job, though I frequently wished that he had more concrete facts. The "other book" is when Glassner pushes his own fears, and I found this part as bad as those that he attacks. These discussions are weak and filled with more fears than facts. The first type of discussion fortunately involves much more of the book than the second one, but it significantly detracts from the overall quality of the effort.There are other similar books (indeed strangely enough some with the exact same title and same list of fears) that do at least as good of a job. I had thought that this might serve as a starting point for some class discussions, but the material is too thin for that purpose.
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