Hans Rosling, Ola Rosling, Anna Rosling Rönnlund

Factfulness (eBook, ePUB)

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

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

'One of the most important books I've ever read - an indispensable guide to thinking clearly about the world' BILL GATES

'A hopeful book about the potential for human progress when we work off facts rather than our inherent biases' BARACK OBAMA

The international bestseller, 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.

*#1 Sunday Times bestseller * New York Times bestseller * Observer 'best brainy book of the decade' * Irish Times bestseller * audiobook bestseller * Guardian bestseller *

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Hodder & Stoughton
• Erscheinungstermin: 3. April 2018
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781473637481
• Artikelnr.: 52238540

Autorenporträt

Hans Rosling with Ola Rosling and Anna Rosling Rönnlund

Inhaltsangabe

Content
Introduction
Chapter One The Gap Instinct
Chapter Two The Negativity Instinct
Chapter Three The Straight Line Instinct
Chapter Four The Fear Instinct
Chapter Five The Size Instinct
Chapter Six The Generalization Instinct
Chapter Seven The Destiny Instinct
Chapter Eight The Single Perspective Instinct
Chapter Nine The Blame Instinct
Chapter Ten The Urgency Instinct
Chapter Eleven Factfulness in Practice
Factfulness Rules of Thumb
Outro
Appendix: How Did Your Country Do?

Rezensionen

A hopeful book about the potential for human progress when we work off facts rather than our inherent biases. Barack Obama

"One of the most important books I've ever read-an indispensable guide to thinking clearly about the world." - Bill Gates

"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." -Melinda Gates

"Factfulness by Hans Rosling, an outstanding international public health expert, is a hopeful book about the potential for human progress when we work off facts rather than our inherent biases." - Former U.S. President Barack Obama

"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?" -The Financial Times

"[Factfulness] throws down a gauntlet to doom-and-gloomers in global health by challenging preconceptions and misconceptions [and] is a fabulous read, succinct and lively... This magnificent book ends with a plea for a factual world view. Rosling was optimistic that this outlook will spread, because it is a useful navigational tool in a complex world, and a genuine antidote to negativity and hopelessness." -Nature

"Like any good statistician, Rosling uses the tools of his trade (namely, graphs, charts and lots of questionnaires) to argue we're doing too much feeling and not enough thinking when it comes to assessing the world...His goal is to change the way we see the world." -Business Insider

"In an accessible, almost folksy prose, Rosling identifies various reasons why so many of us have ended up with so many faulty ideas about our world." -Booklist

"In Hans Rosling's hands, data sings. Global trends in health and economics come to vivid life. And the big picture of global development-with some surprisingly good news-snaps into sharp focus." -TED

"Three minutes with Hans Rosling will change your mind about the world." -Nature

"If you need a break from the mainstream media message about how the world is falling apart, I can highly recommend this fact-filled and super fun book. In fact, I might even suggest that this book should be the starting place for any kind of discussion about economics, politics, and the state of the world in general." -Seeking Alpha