How to Make the World Add Up
Ten Rules for Thinking Differently About Numbers
2021·352 pages·Nonfiction
“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 you're looking for an addictive pageturner that will make you smarter, this is your book”
— Rutger Bregman, author of Humankind
“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
“If you aren't in love with stats before reading this book, you will be by the time you're done. Powerful, persuasive, and in these truth-defying times, indispensable”
— Caroline Criado Perez, author of Invisible Women
“Wise, humane and, above all, illuminating. Nobody is better on statistics and numbers - and how to make sense of them”
— Matthew Syed
“Tim Harford is our most likeable champion of reason and rigour . . . clear, clever and always highly readable”
— The Times, Books of the Year
“One of the most wonderful collections of stories that I have read in a long time . . . fascinating.”
— Steven Levitt, co-author of Freakonomics
“Tim Harford could well be Britain's Malcolm Gladwell”
— Alex Bellos, author of Alex's Adventures in Numberland
“Now more than ever we need a book like this”
— Stephen Fry
“Wise and useful . . . such a delight”
— Financial Times
“Fascinating and enjoyable”
— Bill Bryson
Year
2021
Pages
352
Type
Nonfiction
Praise
“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 you're looking for an addictive pageturner that will make you smarter, this is your book”
— Rutger Bregman, author of Humankind
“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
“If you aren't in love with stats before reading this book, you will be by the time you're done. Powerful, persuasive, and in these truth-defying times, indispensable”
— Caroline Criado Perez, author of Invisible Women
“Wise, humane and, above all, illuminating. Nobody is better on statistics and numbers - and how to make sense of them”
— Matthew Syed
“Tim Harford is our most likeable champion of reason and rigour . . . clear, clever and always highly readable”
— The Times, Books of the Year
“One of the most wonderful collections of stories that I have read in a long time . . . fascinating.”
— Steven Levitt, co-author of Freakonomics
“Tim Harford could well be Britain's Malcolm Gladwell”
— Alex Bellos, author of Alex's Adventures in Numberland
“Now more than ever we need a book like this”
— Stephen Fry
“Wise and useful . . . such a delight”
— Financial Times
“Fascinating and enjoyable”
— Bill Bryson
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