FACTFULNESS ILLUSTRATED : TEN REASONS WE'RE WRONG ABOUT THE WORLD--AND WHY THING

u003cpu003eu003cbu003eThe 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/bu003eu003c/pu003eu003cpu003eu003cbu003e"A hopeful book about the potential for human progress when we work off facts rather than our inherent biases." —Barack Obamau003c/bu003eu003c/pu003eu003cpu003eu003cbu003e"One of the most important books I've ever read—an indispensable guide to thinking clearly about the world." —Bill Gatesu003c/bu003eu003c/pu003eu003cpu003eu003cbu003e"...Explains why progress is so often secret and silent and teaches readers how to see it clearly." —Melinda Gatesu003c/bu003eu003c/pu003eu003cpu003eu003cbu003eInstant u003ciu003eNew York Timesu003c/iu003e bestseller u003c/bu003eu003cbru003eu003cbu003e#1 u003ciu003eWall Street Journal u003c/iu003ebestseller u003c/bu003eu003c/pu003eu003cpu003eu003cbu003eu003c/bu003eu003cbru003eu003cbu003eFACTFULNESS: the stress-reducing habit of only having opinions for which there are strong supporting facts.u003c/bu003eu003c/pu003eu003cpu003eThings aren't as bad as we think. Fact.u003c/pu003eu003cpu003eWhen 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.u003c/pu003eu003cpu003eIn u003ciu003eFactfulnessu003c/iu003e, 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. u003c/pu003eu003cpu003eIt 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. u003c/pu003eu003cpu003eFilled with lively anecdotes and moving stories, u003ciu003eFactfulnessu003c/iu003e is an urgent and essential book that will change the way you see the world.u003c/pu003eu003cpu003eAnd now, here is this special gift edition: With charts and photographs in color, and a larger format.u003c/pu003e