- Publisher: Sceptre (2 April 2019)
- Language: English
- Paperback: 352 pages
- ISBN-10: 1473637473
- ISBN-13: 978-1473637474
- Item Weight: 184 g
- Dimensions : 11 x 2.1 x 17.8 cm
- Country of Origin: United Kingdom
- Condition: New
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A hopeful book about the potential for human progress when we work off facts rather than our inherent biases’ BARACK OBAMA
Things aren’t as bad as we think. Fact.
At last, a book that puts all the bad news in perspective- and brings us surprisingly positive data that show the state of the world has in fact improved over the last 50-200 years. Acclaimed by Bill Gates and Barack Obama, named an Observer ‘best brainy book of the decade’ – destined to be a perennial bestseller and non-fiction classic. (let’s make that a fact!)
‘Wonderful . . . a passionate and erudite message that is all more moving because it comes from beyond the grave . . . His knack for presentation and delight in statistics come across on every page. Who else would choose a chart of “guitars per capita” as a proxy for human progress?’ FINANCIAL TIMES
‘One of the most important books I’ve ever read – an indispensable guide to thinking clearly about the world.’ BILL GATES
