{"product_id":"how-to-make-the-world-add-up","title":"How To Make The World Add Up","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e Bestseller\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''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. \u003ci\u003eHow to Make the World Add Up \u003c\/i\u003eis 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 \u003ci\u003eHumankind\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''Tim Harford could well be Britain''s Malcolm Gladwell''\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlex Bellos, author of \u003ci\u003eAlex''s Adventures in Numberland\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''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''\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCaroline Criado Perez, author of \u003ci\u003eInvisible Women \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eHow to Make the World Add Up\u003c\/i\u003e, Tim Harford draws on his experience as both an economist and presenter of the BBC''s 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Tim Harford is our most likeable champion of reason and rigour . . . clear, clever and always highly readable''\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Times,\u003c\/i\u003e Books of the Year\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''Fascinating and enjoyable''\u003cbr\u003eBill Bryson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''Now more than ever we need a book like this''\u003cbr\u003eStephen Fry\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''Wise, humane and, above all, illuminating. Nobody is better on statistics and numbers - and how to make sense of them''\u003cbr\u003eMatthew Syed\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''One of the most wonderful collections of stories that I have read in a long time . . . fascinating.''\u003cbr\u003eSteven Levitt, co-author of \u003ci\u003eFreakonomics\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Wise and useful . . . such a delight'' \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''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''\u003cbr\u003eProfessor Sir David Spiegelhalter\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAnnounced as a top ten Sunday Times bestseller in paperback on 16 May 2021\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57315447898494,"sku":"NW9780349143866","price":11.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9780349143866.jpg?v=1778651829","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/products\/how-to-make-the-world-add-up","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}