{"product_id":"9781529387155","title":"Factfulness Illustrated","description":"Author: Hans Rosling\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781529387155\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Hodder \u0026amp; Stoughton\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 09 Oct 2019\u003cbr\u003ePages: 352 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Hardback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe international best-selling phenomenon loved by BARACK OBAMA and BILL GATES in a new and updated illustrated edition\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A hopeful book about the potential for human progress when we work off facts rather than our inherent biases.' BARACK OBAMA\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'One of the most important books I've ever read - an indispensable guide to thinking clearly about the world.' BILL GATES\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e*#1 \u003ci\u003eSunday Times bestseller \u003c\/i\u003e* instant \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller * \u003ci\u003eObserver\u003c\/i\u003e 'best brainy book of the decade' * #1 \u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal \u003c\/i\u003ebestseller * \u003ci\u003eIrish Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller * Audio bestseller * \u003ci\u003eGuardian \u003c\/i\u003ebestseller * \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eFACTFULNESS: the stress-reducing habit of only having opinions for which there are strong supporting facts.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThings aren't as bad as we think. Fact.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen asked simple questions about global trends - why the world's population is increasing; how many young women go to school; how many of us live in poverty - we systematically get the answers wrong. So wrong that a chimpanzee choosing answers at random will consistently outguess journalists, Nobel laureates, and investment bankers.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eFactfulness\u003c\/i\u003e, legendary statisticians Hans, Anna and Ola Rosling offer a radical new explanation of why this happens, and reveal the ten instincts that distort our perspective. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt turns out that the world, for all its imperfections, is in a much better state than we might think. But when we let the bad news take on outsize proportions instead of embracing a worldview based on facts, we can lose our ability to focus on the things that threaten us most.    \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eInspiring and revelatory, filled with lively anecdotes and moving stories, \u003ci\u003eFactfulness\u003c\/i\u003e is an urgent and essential book that will change the way you see the world.","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46363097727134,"sku":"ADS-9781529387155","price":54.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781529387155.jpg?v=1767312989","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781529387155","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}