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Description: FREE SHIPPING UK WIDE How to Make the World Add Up by Tim Harford The Sunday Times Business Bestseller now in paperback FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description The Sunday Times Bestseller Tim Harford is one of my favourite writers in the world. His storytelling is gripping but never overdone, his intellectual honesty is rare and inspiring, and his ability to make complex things simple - but not simplistic - is exceptional. How to Make the World Add Up is another one of his gems. If youre looking for an addictive pageturner that will make you smarter, this is your book Rutger Bregman, author of HumankindTim Harford could well be Britains Malcolm GladwellAlex Bellos, author of Alexs Adventures in Numberland If you arent in love with stats before reading this book, you will be by the time youre done. Powerful, persuasive, and in these truth-defying times, indispensableCaroline Criado Perez, author of Invisible Women In How to Make the World Add Up, Tim Harford draws on his experience as both an economist and presenter of the BBCs radio show More or Less to take us deep into the world of disinformation and obfuscation, bad research and misplaced motivation to find those priceless jewels of data and analysis that make communicating with numbers so rewarding. Through vivid storytelling he reveals how we can evaluate the claims that surround us with confidence, curiosity and a healthy level of scepticism. It is a must-read for anyone who cares about understanding the world around them. Tim Harford is our most likeable champion of reason and rigour . . . clear, clever and always highly readableThe Times, Books of the Year Fascinating and enjoyableBill BrysonNow more than ever we need a book like thisStephen FryWise, humane and, above all, illuminating. Nobody is better on statistics and numbers - and how to make sense of themMatthew SyedOne of the most wonderful collections of stories that I have read in a long time . . . fascinating.Steven Levitt, co-author of FreakonomicsWise and useful . . . such a delight Financial TimesWhat should we do when someone makes a claim that they say is based on data? This wise book, distilled from years of experience, gives us the ten commandments, from first examining our feelings, to finally having the humility to admit we may be wrong. PricelessProfessor Sir David SpiegelhalterAnnounced as a top ten Sunday Times bestseller in paperback on 16 May 2021 Author Biography Tim Harford is a senior columnist for the Financial Times and the presenter of Radio 4s More or Less. He was the winner of the Bastiat Prize for economic journalism in 2006, and More or Less was commended for excellence in journalism by the Royal Statistical Society in 2010, 2011 and 2012. Harford lives in Oxford with his wife and three children, and is a visiting fellow at Nuffield College, Oxford. His other books include The Undercover Economist, The Logic of Life and Adapt. Review Nobody makes the statistics of everyday life more fascinating and enjoyable than Tim Harford -- Bill BrysonHow often do you read a blurb that says this book is so timely or now more than ever we need a book like this? But I promise you, by all that I hold sacred, this has never been truer of any book than it is of HOW TO MAKE THE WORLD ADD UP. We are supremely lucky to have the fabulously readable, lucid, witty and authoritative Tim Harford to remind us why facts, reason, numbers, clarity and truth matter, how beautiful they are and how crucial to our understanding of the natural world and human society. Without the kind of purity and honesty of approach that he stands for the world is doomed. Every politician and journalist should be made to read this book, but everyone else will get so much pleasure and draw so much strength from the joyful way it dispels the clouds of deceit and delusion -- Stephen FryHes a genius at telling stories that illuminate our world -- Malcolm GladwellAn immensely enjoyable guide to using statistics wisely. I loved it -- Matt Parker, author of HUMBLE PIIf you arent in love with stats before reading this book, you will be by the time youre done. Powerful, persuasive, and in these truth-defying times, indispensable -- Caroline Criado Perez, author of INVISIBLE WOMENWe live in a world that is awash with statistics, but what should we do when someone makes a claim that they say is based on data? This wise book, distilled from years of experience, gives us the ten commandments, from first examining our feelings, to finally having the humility to admit we may be wrong. Priceless -- Professor Sir David SpiegelhalterTim Harford is one of the finest writers of nonfiction. This is another brilliant read: wise, humane and, above all, illuminating. Nobody is better on statistics and numbers - and how to make sense of them -- Matthew Syed, author of REBEL IDEASFew people write about social science with the clarity and wit of Tim Harford. If youre staggered by statistics or daunted by data, this entertaining romp of a book is essential reading -- Daniel H. Pink * author of WHEN and DRIVE *Thanks to Tim Harfords characteristic wit and magnetic storytelling, you may not realise youre getting an advanced course in how to understand the kind of statistics were all faced with everyday. HOW TO MAKE THE WORLD ADD UP is certainly a fun book to read, but its also a genuinely important one -- David Epstein * author of RANGE *In a world where we are worried about misinformation, Harford gives us a brilliant guide which teaches us how to be sceptical without being cynical, and to see that statistics are not scary, but a rare treasure that help us understand our society -- Professor Hetan Shah, chief executive of the British AcademyWise and useful ... such a delight * Financial Times *Tim Harford is one of my favourite writers in the world. His storytelling is gripping but never overdone, his intellectual honesty is rare and inspiring, and his ability to make complex things simple - but not simplistic - is exceptional. How to Make the World Add Up is another one of his gems. If youre looking for an addictive pageturner that will make you smarter, this is your book -- Rutger Bregman, author of Humankind Long Description The Sunday Times Bestseller Tim Harford is one of my favourite writers in the world. His storytelling is gripping but never overdone, his intellectual honesty is rare and inspiring, and his ability to make complex things simple - but not simplistic - is exceptional. How to Make the World Add Up is another one of his gems. If youre looking for an addictive pageturner that will make you smarter, this is your book Rutger Bregman, author of Humankind Tim Harford could well be Britains Malcolm Gladwell Alex Bellos, author of Alexs Adventures in Numberland If you arent in love with stats before reading this book, you will be by the time youre done. Powerful, persuasive, and in these truth-defying times, indispensable Caroline Criado Perez, author of Invisible Women In How to Make the World Add Up , Tim Harford draws on his experience as both an economist and presenter of the BBCs radio show More or Less to take us deep into the world of disinformation and obfuscation, bad research and misplaced motivation to find those priceless jewels of data and analysis that make communicating with numbers so rewarding. Through vivid storytelling he reveals how we can evaluate the claims that surround us with confidence, curiosity and a healthy level of scepticism. It is a must-read for anyone who cares about understanding the world around them. Tim Harford is our most likeable champion of reason and rigour . . . clear, clever and always highly readable The Times, Books of the Year Fascinating and enjoyable Bill Bryson Now more than ever we need a book like this Stephen Fry Wise, humane and, above all, illuminating. Nobody is better on statistics and numbers - and how to make sense of them Matthew Syed One of the most wonderful collections of stories that I have read in a long time . . . fascinating. Steven Levitt, co-author of Freakonomics Wise and useful . . . such a delight Financial Times What should we do when someone makes a claim that they say is based on data? This wise book, distilled from years of experience, gives us the ten commandments, from first examining our feelings, to finally having the humility to admit we may be wrong. Priceless Professor Sir David Spiegelhalter Review Quote Characteristic lucidity, concealed intellectual depths, wry humour - and a big unifying idea - from one of our finest economic and statistical communicators - The IndependentTim Harford is our most likeable champion of reason and rigour... clear, clever and always highly readable. - Times Books of the YearIf you arent in love with stats before reading this book, you will be by the time youre done. Powerful, persuasive, and in these truth-defying times, indispensable - Caroline Criado Perez, author of Invisible WomenNobody makes the statistics of everyday life more fascinating and enjoyable than Tim Harford - Bill BrysonFabulously readable, lucid, witty and authoritative . . . Every politician and journalist should be made to read this book, but everyone else will get so much pleasure and draw so much strength from the joyful way it dispels the clouds of deceit and delusion - Stephen FryWise, humane and, above all, illuminating. Nobody is better on statistics and numbers - and how to make sense of them - Matthew Syed Promotional "Headline" The Sunday Times Business Bestseller now in paperback Details ISBN0349143862 Author Tim Harford Pages 352 Publisher Little, Brown Book Group Year 2021 ISBN-10 0349143862 ISBN-13 9780349143866 Publication Date 2021-05-06 Format Paperback Short Title How to Make the World Add Up Language English DEWEY 519.5 UK Release Date 2021-05-06 Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom Imprint The Bridge Street Press Subtitle Ten Rules for Thinking Differently About Numbers Audience Tertiary & Higher Education NZ Release Date 2021-05-10 AU Release Date 2021-05-10 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! 30 DAY RETURN POLICY No questions asked, 30 day returns! 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