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A highly readable argument . . . Very impressive' Nassim N. Taleb, author of The Black Swan When faced with complex problems we have become accustomed to looking to our leaders for grand visions that blaze a path to success. But in this ground-breaking book, Tim Harford shows us that in fact, the more we fail, the more likely we are to succeed. 'Sometimes a writer comes up with such a compelling idea, you will him to succeed page after page . ...

From "one of the great (greatest?) contemporary popular writers on economics" (Tyler Cowen) comes a smart, lively, and encouraging rethinking of how to use statistics.Today we think statistics are the enemy, numbers people use to mislead and confuse. That's a mistake, Tim Harford argues in The Data Detective. We shouldn't be suspicious of statistics-we need to understand what they mean and how they can improve our lives. At heart, they are hum...

Author of the bestselling Undercover Economist and How to Make the World Add Up, Tim Harford, writes his first children's book on analysing numbers, data, fake news so you can become smarter about life and see the world more clearly - essential skills for kids growing up in the modern world.

When faced with complex problems, we have all become accustomed to looking to our leaders to set out a plan of action, to blaze a path to success. In this groundbreaking work, Tim Harford shows us a new and inspiring approach to solving the most pressing problems in our lives. Harford argues that today's challenges simply cannot be tackled with ready-made solutions and expert opinions, the world has become far too unpredictable and profoundly ...

When faced with complex problems, we have all become accustomed to looking to our leaders to set out a plan of action, to blaze a path to success. In this groundbreaking work, Tim Harford shows us a new and inspiring approach to solving the most pressing problems in our lives. Harford argues that today's challenges simply cannot be tackled with ready-made solutions and expert opinions, the world has become far too unpredictable and profoundly ...

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From "one of the great (greatest?) contemporary popular writers on economics" (Tyler Cowen) comes a smart, lively, and encouraging rethinking of how to use statistics.Today we think statistics are the enemy, numbers used to mislead and confuse us. That's a mistake, Tim Harford says in The Data Detective. We shouldn't be suspicious of statistics-we need to understand what they mean and how they can improve our lives: They are, at heart, human b...

Endlessly insightful and full of surprises - exactly what you would expect from Tim Harford' BILL BRYSON'Entertaining . . . A lively introduction to some of the most ingenious, yet often overlooked inventions that have changed the way we live' The Times'Every Tim Harford book is cause for celebration' MALCOLM GLADWELL'Harford is a fine, perceptive writer, and an effortless explainer of tricky concepts. His book teems with good things, and will...

Factfulness meets How to Be Right in this major new book from globally bestselling economist Tim Harford'Tim Harford is our most likeable champion of reason and rigour... clear, clever and always highly readable' Times Books of the Year '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 ...

Tim Harford's incredibly successful radio programme, podcast and book is now back for an extra fifty things.From the QWERTY keyboard and the humble brick to the bicycle, the beehive and the spreadsheet, this ingenious format once again allows Tim to explore surprising and eye-opening connections between ideas.

In Fifty Things that Made the Modern Economy, the revolutionary, acclaimed book, radio series and podcast, bestselling economist Tim Harford introduced us to a selection of fifty radical inventions that changed the world. Along the way he entertained us with a myriad of great stories and revealed some of the most surprising landmarks in our history.Now, in this new book, Harford once again brings us an array of remarkable, memorable, curious a...

Statistics are just a way of dressing up lies to give them authority - right? This is the view that we have come dangerously close to accepting as the norm, not least thanks to the landmark book How to Lie with Statistics, but also the efforts of many politicians and businesspeople since. But is it true? And if not, how dangerous is it to think it's true?In this book, numbers, economics and ideas guru Tim Harford takes a deep dive into the wor...

When was the last time you read a grand statement, accompanied by a large number, and wondered whether it could really be true? Statistics are vital in helping us tell stories - we see them in the papers, on social media, and we hear them used in everyday conversation - and yet we doubt them more than ever.But numbers - in the right hands - have the power to change the world for the better. Contrary to popular belief, good statistics are not a...

È più comodo avere un piano perfetto, un discorso ben scritto, una strategia ben studiata. Così come si pensa di riuscire a lavorare meglio eliminando ogni tipo di distrazione, pianificando tutto nel dettaglio, tenendo in ordine la scrivania, assicurandosi che tutti nel team vadano d'accordo. Ma non è così. O almeno non sempre è così. Se a volte il nostro bisogno di creare un mondo lineare, sistematizzato, strutturato, pianificato e prevedibil...

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LA FASCINANTE HISTORIA DE LAS IDEAS E INVENTOS QUE HAN REVOLUCIONADO LA ECONOMÍA Y EL MUNDO. Imagina que hoy se acabara el mundo y fueras uno de los pocos afortunados supervivientes. Sin móvil. Sin internet. Sin electricidad. Sin gasolina. Hace doce mil años, un invento tan simple como el arado transformó la vida de la humanidad y el curso de la Historia... ¿Qué necesitarías hoy para mantenerte con vida y salvar la civilización? A través de la...

Ogni invenzione ci racconta una storia, che non riguarda solo l'ingegnosità umana, ma anche i sistemi invisibili che ci circondano: supply chain globali, denaro, idee e, perché no, il sistema fognario in cui finisce la carta igienica dopo l'uso. Questo libro punta i riflettori sugli affascinanti aspetti del nostro sistema economico concentrandosi su 50 particolari invenzioni - come la carta, il codice a barre, la proprietà intellettuale e la s...