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Factfulness
Ten Reasons We're Wrong About The World - And Why Things Are Better Than You Think
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'A hopeful book about the potential for human progress when we work off facts rather than our inherent biases.' BARACK OBAMA
Timely, short and essential, FACTFULNESS reveals the power of facts in a post-truth world, by late international sensation Hans Rosling ('a true inspiration' - Bill Gates) and his long-term collaborators Ola and Anna.
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"This book is my last battle in my life-long mission to fight devastating ignorance, and my final attempt at making an impact on the world. It has been my daily inspiration and joy. In my previous battles, I armed myself with huge data sets, beautiful software, an energetic lecturing style, and a Swedish bayonet for sword swallowing. It wasn't enough. But I hope that this book will be."
When you ask people simple questions about global trends, they systematically get the answers wrong. How many young women go to school? What's the average life expectancy across the world? What will the global population be in 2050? Do the majority of people live in rich or poor countries?
In Factfulness, Hans Rosling and his two lifelong collaborators, Ola Rosling and Anna Rosling Rönnlund, show why this happens. Based on a lifetime's work promoting a fact-based worldview, they reveal the ten dramatic instincts, and the key preconceptions, that lead us to consistently misunderstand how the world really works.
Inspiring and revelatory, Factfulness is a book of stories by a late legend, for anyone who wants to really understand the world.
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Readers and critics praise Factfulness for its transformative perspective on global progress, offering a data-driven, optimistic view of the world. It is described as inspiring by influential figures like Bill Gates, highlighting its educational value and the impactful teaching of Hans Rosling. The book challenges common misconceptions, encouraging a fact-based worldview that reveals positive trends often overlooked in global affairs.
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ISBN: 9781473637467
Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton
Format: Hardback
Date Published: 03 April 2018
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Sceptre
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 32.0mm
Width: 134.0mm
Height: 202.0mm
Weight: 389g
Pages: 352
About the Author
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 Medecins sans Frontieres 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 this book.
Ola Rosling and Anna Rosling Ronnlund, Hans's son and daughter-in-law, were co-founders of the Gapminder Foundation, and Ola its director from 2005 to 2007 and from 2010 to the present day. After Google acquired the bubble-chart tool called Trendalyzer, invented and designed by Anna and Ola, Ola became head of Google's Public Data Team and Anna the team's senior user experience (UX) designer. They have both received international awards for their work.Also by Anna Rosling Rönnlund
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The international best-selling phenomenon loved by BARACK OBAMA and BILL GATES in a new and updated illustrated edition: Factfulness Illustrated illuminates the world through data and facts, challenging commonly held misconceptions and offering a hopeful perspective on global progress. This insightful work by Hans Rosling, Ola Rosling, and Anna Rosling Rönnlund is not just a book; it's a tool for...HardbackSold Out
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The international best-selling phenomenon loved by BARACK OBAMA and BILL GATES in a new and updated illustrated edition: Factfulness Illustrated illuminates the world through data and facts, challenging commonly held misconceptions and offering a hopeful perspective on global progress. This insightful work by Hans Rosling, Ola Rosling, and Anna Rosling Rönnlund is not just a book; it's a tool for...HardbackSold Out
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