{"product_id":"9781250107817","title":"Factfulness: Ten Reasons We're Wrong about the World--And Why Things Are Better Than You Think","description":"\u003cp\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e“Hans Rosling tells thestory of ‘the secret silent miracle of human progress’ as only he can. But \u003ci\u003eFactfulness\u003c\/i\u003e does much more than that. It also explains why progress is so often secret and silent and teaches readershow to see it clearly.” \u003ci\u003e—\u003c\/i\u003eMelinda Gates\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eFactfulnes\u003c\/i\u003es: The stress-reducing habit of only carrying opinions for which you have strong supporting facts. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen asked simple questions about global trends—\u003ci\u003ewhat percentage of the world’s population live in poverty; why the world’s population is increasing; how many girls finish school\u003c\/i\u003e—we systematically get the answers wrong. So wrong that a chimpanzee choosing answers at random will consistently outguess teachers, journalists, Nobel laureates, and investment bankers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eFactfulness\u003c\/i\u003e, Professor of International Health and global TED phenomenon Hans Rosling, together with his two long-time collaborators, Anna and Ola, offers \u003cb\u003ea radical new explanation of why this happens\u003c\/b\u003e. They reveal \u003cb\u003ethe ten instincts that distort our perspective\u003c\/b\u003e—from our tendency to divide the world into two camps (usually some version of \u003ci\u003eus\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003ethem\u003c\/i\u003e) to the way we consume media (where fear rules) to how we perceive progress (believing that most things are getting worse). \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOur problem is that we don’t know what we don’t know, and even our guesses are informed by unconscious and predictable biases.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIt turns out that the world, for all its imperfections, is in a much better state than we might think.\u003c\/b\u003e That doesn’t mean there aren’t real concerns. 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInspiring and revelatory, filled with lively anecdotes and moving stories, \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eFactfulness \u003c\/i\u003eis an urgent and essential book that will change the way you see the world and empower you to respond to the crises and opportunities of the future. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e---\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“This book is my last battle in my life-long mission to fight devastating ignorance…Previously I armed myself with huge data sets, eye-opening software, an energetic learning style and a Swedish bayonet for sword-swallowing. It wasn’t enough. But I hope this book will be.” Hans Rosling, February 2017.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Flatiron Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47029435072752,"sku":"9781250107817","price":27.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781250107817_p0.jpg?v=1763703049","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781250107817","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}