Factfulness: Ten Reasons We're Wrong About the World - And Why Things are Better Than You Think, Paperback Book, By: Rosling Hans

The 1 wall street journal and new york times bestseller longlisted for the financial times/mckinsey business book of the year. 'a hopeful book about the potential for human progress when we work off facts rather than our inherent biases' Barack Obama 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