How to Make the World Add Up: Ten Rules for Thinking Differently About Numbers

Tim Harford, an economist and presenter of the BBC's radio show More or Less, has written a book called How to Make the World Add Up. It is a must-read for anyone who cares about understanding the world around them, as it provides valuable insights into the world of disinformation and obfuscation, bad research, and misplaced motivation. Harford's storytelling is gripping and inspiring, and his ability to make complex things simple is exceptional.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 352 pages
Publication date: 06 May 2021
Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group

The Sunday Times Bestseller Tim Harford is one of my favorite 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 page-turner that will make you smarter, this is your book.

Rutger Bregman, author of Humankind Tim Harford could well be Britain's Malcolm Gladwell. Alex Bellos, author of Alex's Adventures in Numberland 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 In How to Make the World Add Up, 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 skepticism. 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 rigor. . . . 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 essays I have ever read.

Weight: 278g
Dimension: 127 x 196 x 26 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780349143866