Factfulness: Ten Reasons We're Wrong About The World - And Why Things Are Better Than You Think

Hans Rosling, Ola Rosling, Anna Rosling Ronnlund

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Social mobility, Popular beliefs & controversial knowledge, Social groups, Social & cultural anthropology, ethnography, Economics

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Sceptre
- Paperback Mar 26, 2019 | 9781473637498 | RRP $22.99 Buy Now
- Hardback Apr 10, 2018 | 9781473637467 | RRP $34.99 Buy Now
- e-Book Apr 3, 2018 | 9781473637481 | RRP $14.99 Buy Now
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Sceptre
- Paperback Mar 26, 2019 | 9781473637498 | RRP $22.99 Buy Now
- Hardback Apr 10, 2018 | 9781473637467 | RRP $34.99 Buy Now
- e-Book Apr 3, 2018 | 9781473637481 | RRP $14.99 Buy Now
- Audiobook Apr 3, 2018 | 9781473637665 | RRP $39.99 Buy Now
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Sceptre
- Paperback Mar 26, 2019 | 9781473637498 | RRP $22.99 Buy Now
- Hardback Apr 10, 2018 | 9781473637467 | RRP $34.99 Buy Now
- e-Book Apr 3, 2018 | 9781473637481 | RRP $14.99 Buy Now
- Audiobook Apr 3, 2018 | 9781473637665 | RRP $39.99 Buy Now

Essential reading in the time of coronavirus: the international bestseller that will make you realise things are better than you thought

*the #1 Sunday Times bestseller * instant New York Times bestseller * an Observer 'best brainy book of the decade' * #1 Wall Street Journal bestseller * Irish Times bestseller * Audio bestseller * Guardian bestseller *

* Endorsed by Barack Obama, Bill and Melinda Gates and Tom Harford, and Longlisted for the 2018 Financial Times/McKinsey Business Book of the Year*

The international bestseller by legendary statisticians Hans, Ola and Anna Rosling: inspiring and revelatory, filled with lively anecdotes and moving stories, FACTFULNESS is an urgent and essential book that will change the way you see the world, and make you realise things are better than you thought.

Praise for Factfulness: Ten Reasons We're Wrong About The World - And Why Things Are Better Than You Think

A hopeful book about the potential for human progress when we work off facts rather than our inherent biases.
Factfulness ... , a light-hearted but data-rich book, calibrates our view of the world and explains how our cognitive processes can lead us astray - New Statesman, The best books of 2018
One of the most important books I've ever read-an indispensable guide to thinking clearly about the world.
Wonderful... a passionate and erudite message that is all more moving because it comes from beyond the grave... His knack for presentation and delight in statistics come across on every page. Who else would choose a chart of "guitars per capita" as a proxy for human progress? - Financial Times
An assault both on ignorance and pessimism . . . helping countries improve their governance and public health and opening them up to the rule of law and market exchange works. But not by some sort of magic. Because we act. And to this, as Rosling argues, we first have to understand the world we live in. - The Times
A wonderful guide to an improving world, as well as being a well-stocked source of sound advice as to how to think about factual and statistical claims . . . The book is a pleasure to read - simple, clear, memorable writing - and when you've finished you'll be a lot wiser about the world. You'll also feel rather happier . . . Factfulness - the relaxing peace of mind you get when you have a clearer view of how the world really is . . . I strongly recommend this book.
We need more of this way of thinking, both in business and politics. Where better to start than a new book by one of Gates' favourite gurus, the late Swedish statistician Hans Rosling . . . in an age of so-called post-truth, this is a celebration of the all too often repudiated but underlying story of relentless human progress. - Sunday Telegraph
Hans Rosling tells the story of "the secret silent miracle of human progress" as only he can. But Factfulness does much more than that. It also explains why progress is so often secret and silent and teaches readers how to see it clearly.

Hans Rosling

Hans Rosling was a medical doctor, professor of international health and renowned public educator. He was an adviser to the World Health Organization and UNICEF, and co-founded MA decins sans FrontiA res in Sweden and the Gapminder Foundation. His TED talks have been viewed more than 35 million times, and he was listed as one of Time Magazine's 100 most influential people in the world. Hans died in 2017, having devoted the last years of his life to writing Factfulness.