<p><b>The international best-selling phenomenon loved by BARACK OBAMA and BILL GATES in a new and updated illustrated edition</b><br /><br /><b>&apos;A hopeful book about the potential for human progress when we work off facts rather than our inherent biases.&apos; BARACK OBAMA</b><br /><br /><b>&apos;One of the most important books I&apos;ve ever read - an indispensable guide to thinking clearly about the world.&apos; BILL GATES</b><br /><br /><b>*#1 <i>Sunday Times bestseller </i>* instant <i>New York Times</i> bestseller * <i>Observer</i> &apos;best brainy book of the decade&apos; * #1 <i>Wall Street Journal </i>bestseller * <i>Irish Times</i> bestseller * Audio bestseller * <i>Guardian </i>bestseller * </b><br /><br /><b>FACTFULNESS: the stress-reducing habit of only having opinions for which there are strong supporting facts.</b><br /><br />Things aren&apos;t as bad as we think. Fact.<br /><br />When asked simple questions about global trends - why the world&apos;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.<br /><br />In <i>Factfulness</i>, 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. <br /><br />It 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. <br /><br />Inspiring and revelatory, filled with lively anecdotes and moving stories, <i>Factfulness</i> is an urgent and essential book that will change the way you see the world.</p>