توضیحات
Copyright Page; Dedication Page; Contents; Introduction; 1 Playing with fire; 2 Under the volcano; 3 The price of happiness; 4 Etoile; 5 The skyline; 6 Up in the air; 7 The law of gravity; 8 Possible futures; 9 A life to save; Conclusion; Afterword; Further reading; Acknowledgements.
Risk often gets a bad press. From the seemingly unnecessary actions of extreme sportspeople to the excessive risk appetites of serial entrepreneurs, the term ‘risky’ is often seen as synonymous with ‘reckless’, ‘foolhardy’ or even downright dangerous. But could any of us live in a world without risk, and would it be desirable to do so? Through a series of nine wonderfully rich pen portraits, Polly Morland takes us on a journey through the world of risk, looking not at the extremes or exceptions, but at the routine risks we accept and embrace as part of our everyday lives, often. Read more…
Abstract: Copyright Page; Dedication Page; Contents; Introduction; 1 Playing with fire; 2 Under the volcano; 3 The price of happiness; 4 Etoile; 5 The skyline; 6 Up in the air; 7 The law of gravity; 8 Possible futures; 9 A life to save; Conclusion; Afterword; Further reading; Acknowledgements.
Risk often gets a bad press. From the seemingly unnecessary actions of extreme sportspeople to the excessive risk appetites of serial entrepreneurs, the term ‘risky’ is often seen as synonymous with ‘reckless’, ‘foolhardy’ or even downright dangerous. But could any of us live in a world without risk, and would it be desirable to do so? Through a series of nine wonderfully rich pen portraits, Polly Morland takes us on a journey through the world of risk, looking not at the extremes or exceptions, but at the routine risks we accept and embrace as part of our everyday lives, often
صفحه حق چاپ صفحه تقدیم فهرست؛ معرفی؛ 1 بازی با آتش؛ 2 زیر آتشفشان 3 بهای خوشبختی; 4 Etoile; 5 خط افق 6 در هوا؛ 7 قانون جاذبه; 8 آینده احتمالی؛ 9 زندگی برای نجات. نتیجه؛ پس گفتار؛ بیشتر خواندن؛ تشکر و قدردانی.
ریسک اغلب به شدت مورد توجه قرار می گیرد. از اقدامات به ظاهر غیر ضروری ورزشکاران افراطی گرفته تا ریسک پذیری بیش از حد کارآفرینان سریالی، اصطلاح “خطرناک” اغلب مترادف با “بی پروا”، “احمق” یا حتی کاملاً خطرناک دیده می شود. اما آیا هر یک از ما می تواند در جهانی بدون خطر زندگی کند و آیا انجام این کار مطلوب است؟ پولی مورلند از طریق مجموعهای از نه پرتره با قلم فوقالعاده غنی، ما را به سفری در دنیای خطر میبرد، نه به افراطها یا استثناها، بلکه به خطرات معمولی که اغلب بهعنوان بخشی از زندگی روزمره خود میپذیریم و پذیرا میشویم.< /span> بیشتر بخوانید…
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