Scholar charts the history of sports, from ancient games and traditional medieval pursuits such as folk football and cock fighting…
to the big business of professional sports today. Looks at the variety of team and individual sports. Explores the relationship between sports and class, gender, commerce, identity, and ethics. 2014
Professor and policy consultant discuss the field of decision theory and risk analysis. The authors demonstrate how to be a…
critical consumer of claims about risk--whether from politicians, pundits, doctors, financial advisors, car mechanics, suitors, or scientists--and provide a conceptual framework for thinking about risks in the context of decisions where they matter. 2011