Factfulness
Ten Reasons We're Wrong About The World - And Why Things Are Better Than You Think
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4.6 • 174 Ratings
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Publisher Description
OVER A MILLION COPIES SOLD
'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
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 * Guardian bestseller * audiobook bestseller *
APPLE BOOKS REVIEW
Poverty is down, life expectancy is up and—surprise!—the world is a much brighter place than we think. That’s the core tenet of Factfulness, a masterful recalibration of global misconceptions from breakout TED speaker Hans Rosling, a medical doctor and renowned international health professor. Using clear-eyed reasoning, anecdotal support and “data as therapy”, Rosling shows how we’ve let fear, overgeneralisations, and impatience blind us to major leaps in human progress. Factfulness is a crucial lesson for confusing times, reminding us that the path ahead lies not in panic but in clear thinking.
Customer Reviews
No negativity allowed
What a wonderful hope-inducing book! Thank you
Insightful
Easy to read fact based book that shows how much our society has progressed in recent decades.
It further helps an individual apply critical thinking in viewing data and evidence.
Life Changing Book
I read a lot. But it is rare that I read somehting I truly qualify as life chaning. This book completly shifted my worldview for the better. The author’s insight and knowledge ae well as personality are what makes the best in humanity. I highly recommend you read this book, epsecially if you want to cultivate a fact-based worldview and enrich your life and the lives of others.