Factfulness The Ten Reason We're Wrong About the World - and Why Things Are Better Than You Think

<p><b>'A hopeful book about the potential for human progress when we work off facts rather than our inherent biases.' BARACK OBAMA</b><br> <br> The perfect Christmas gift: a message of hope for our troubled times.</p> <p><b>*the #1 <i>Sunday Times bestseller</i> * instant <i>New York Times</i> bestseller * an <i>Observer</i> 'best brainy book of the decade' * #1 <i>Wall Street Journal</i> bestseller * <i>Irish Times</i> bestseller * Audio bestseller * <i>Guardian</i> bestseller *</b></p> <p><b>---Longlisted for the 2018 <i>Financial Times</i>/McKinsey Business Book of the Year---</b></p> <br> <p><b>'One of the most important books I've ever read - an indispensable guide to thinking clearly about the world.' BILL GATES</b></p> <p>'Hans Rosling tells the story of "the secret silent miracle of human progress" as only he can. But <b><i>Factfulness</i></b> does much more than that. It also explains why progress is so often secret and silent and teaches readers how to see it clearly.' <b>MELINDA GATES</b></p> <p><b>Factfulnes</b><b>s: The stress-reducing habit of only carrying opinions for which you have strong supporting facts.</b></p> <p>When 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.</p> <p>In <i>Factfulness</i>, Professor of International Health and a man who can make data sing, Hans Rosling, together with his two long-time collaborators Anna and Ola, offers a radical new explanation of why this happens, and reveals the ten instincts that distort our perspective.</p> <p>It turns out that the world, for all its imperfections, is in a much better state than we might think. But when we worry about everything all the time instead of embracing a worldview based on facts, we can lose our ability to focus on the things that threaten us most.</p> <p><b>Inspiring and revelatory, filled with lively anecdotes and moving stories, <i>Factfulness</i> is an urgent and essential book that will change the way you see the world.</b></p>