Setting the Limit: Occupational Health Standards and the Limits of Science
Worth buying if: You need science or technology that stays readable.
Skip it if: You want a story rather than explanations.
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Summary
Setting the Limit: Occupational Health Standards and the Limits of Science by Sven Ove Hansson is a science or technology book focused on explanation. The copy shown here is 1998 • Oxford Univ Pr • 166 pages.
Why this book now
A reasonable choice if you like backlist books that still feel specific and usable.
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Good fit if you want...
- You need science or technology that stays readable.
- You want answers without a lot of filler.
- When you like high-stakes dilemmas, the chapters move briskly from one reveal to the next.
- You want a story rather than explanations.
- You need a book with almost no science or technology.
- You need the newest edition, freshest examples, or the most current framing.
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Exact edition: Hardcover · ISBN-13 9780195121605
Worth buying if: You need science or technology that stays readable.
Skip it if: You want a story rather than explanations.
Check Amazon for the current price and availability of this exact edition.
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Reading commitment
Light Short sit-downs
Light commitment. Easy to finish in one or two sittings.
What stands out here
This book focuses on explaining its subject rather than telling a story.
Best way to approach it
Pause when an idea or explanation is useful, and take notes if that helps you remember it.
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Hardcover: ISBN-13 9780195121605
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