Factfulness : ten reasons we're wrong about the world--and why things are better than you think
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New York : Flatiron Books, [2018].
ISBN
1250107814, 9781250107817
Lexile measure
1000L
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Published
New York : Flatiron Books, [2018].
Format
Book
Physical Desc
x, 342 pages : illustrations, charts ; 22 cm
Language
English
ISBN
1250107814, 9781250107817
Lexile measure
1000
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description
When asked simple questions about global trends--what percentage of the world's population live in poverty; why the world's population is increasing; how many girls finish school--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. In Factfulness, Professor of International Health and global TED phenomenon Hans Rosling, together with his two long-time collaborators, Anna and Ola, offers a radical new explanation of why this happens. They reveal the ten instincts that distort our perspective--from our tendency to divide the world into two camps (usually some version of us and them) to the way we consume media (where fear rules) to how we perceive progress (believing that most things are getting worse).
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1000L,Lexile
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Rosling, H., Rosling, O., & Rönnlund, A. R. (2018). Factfulness: ten reasons we're wrong about the world--and why things are better than you think (First edition.). Flatiron Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Rosling, Hans, Ola Rosling and Anna Rosling Rönnlund. 2018. Factfulness: Ten Reasons We're Wrong About the World--and Why Things Are Better Than You Think. Flatiron Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Rosling, Hans, Ola Rosling and Anna Rosling Rönnlund. Factfulness: Ten Reasons We're Wrong About the World--and Why Things Are Better Than You Think Flatiron Books, 2018.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Rosling, Hans,, Ola Rosling, and Anna Rosling Rönnlund. Factfulness: Ten Reasons We're Wrong About the World--and Why Things Are Better Than You Think First edition., Flatiron Books, 2018.
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