'An illuminating and important book [that] covers a great deal of ground.'
Harvard Law Review.
'Slovic brings fresh insights on how others think of 'risk'.
Risk Management Reports
'An invaluable collection of articles for those seeking an in-depth analysis of risk perceptions.'
Food, Nutrition and Agriculture
'Everyone, whether a fan of the (extended) psychometric paradigm or not, will like to have in its own library this book as a handy reference.'
Journal of Socio-Economics
'superb...I hope Paul Slovic is already working on a sequel that will fill in the few remaining blanks in his brilliant career.'
Jason Zweig, Journal of Psychology and Financial Markets, 2001.
'Superior' Torbjorn Malmfors, Amazon.
'Paul Slovic is a prolific and persuasive contributor to the literature on risk, with a well-defined perspective, which has informed an incremental and solid output of research and publication.'
Journal of Contingencies and Crisis Management
'Essentially academic, but very relevant for anyone interested in taking risk seriously'
Long Range Planning