{"product_id":"factfulness-illustrated-ten-reasons-were-wrong-about-the-world-and-why-things-are-better-than-you-think-1","title":"Factfulness Illustrated Ten Reasons We're Wrong About the World--and Why Things Are Better Than You Think","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe international best-selling phenomenon loved by BARACK OBAMA and BILL GATES is now available in a gift edition with the illustrations in color throughout.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A hopeful book about the potential for human progress when we work off facts rather than our inherent biases.\" —Barack Obama\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"...Explains why progress is so often secret and silent and teaches readers how to see it clearly.\" —Melinda Gates\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eInstant \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller \u003cbr\u003e#1 \u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal \u003c\/i\u003ebestseller \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFACTFULNESS: the stress-reducing habit of only having opinions for which there are strong supporting facts.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThings aren't as bad as we think. Fact.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen asked simple questions about global trends—why the world's population is increasing; how many young women go to school; how many of us live in poverty—we systematically get the answers wrong. So wrong that a chimpanzee choosing answers at random will consistently outguess journalists, Nobel laureates, and investment bankers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eFactfulness\u003c\/i\u003e, legendary statisticians Hans, Anna, and Ola Rosling offer a radical new explanation of why this happens, and reveal the ten instincts that distort our perspective. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt turns out that the world, for all its imperfections, is in a much better state than we might think. But when we let the bad news take on outsize proportions instead of embracing a worldview based on facts, we can lose our ability to focus on the things that threaten us most. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFilled with lively anecdotes and moving stories, \u003ci\u003eFactfulness\u003c\/i\u003e is an urgent and essential book that will change the way you see the world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnd now, here is this special gift edition: With charts and photographs in color, and a larger format.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Blue Vase Bulk","offers":[{"title":"Used \/ 9781250624956-001","offer_id":43778241265725,"sku":"9781250624956-001","price":4.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Used \/ 9781250624956-002","offer_id":43778241331261,"sku":"9781250624956-002","price":4.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0589\/4225\/9261\/files\/7164493482633.jpg?v=1791374107","url":"https:\/\/www.bluevasebooks.com\/products\/factfulness-illustrated-ten-reasons-were-wrong-about-the-world-and-why-things-are-better-than-you-think-1","provider":"Blue Vase Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}