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p afraid of flying forty percent of americans are . yet youd have to fly every day for the next 26000 years to assure yourself of dying in a crash . a leisurely canoe ride is more than 100 times deadlier . p think city streets are unsafe youre more likely to come to harm in your own home where every year you stand a 1 in 650 chance of being injured by your bed mattress or pillows and each year 800 americans die in accidents involving soft furnishings . p we live in a world governed by fear where packets of peanuts may contain nuts and children must be ever on the alert to stranger danger . and yet life expectancy has never been higher . crime rates have plunged . even unintentional injuries are down . so if were so safe why are we so afraid p how to live dangerously is a hilarious straight talking look at the things that terrify us . it considers lifes real risks not to mention the often ridiculous methods weve contrived to keep ourselves safe . it encourages you to ignore fearmongers and embrace a new kind of freedom in which we all worry a little less and live a whole lot more .