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Factfulness : ten reasons we're wrong about the world-- and why things are better than you think / Hans Rosling with Ola Rosling and Anna Rosling R©℗œnnlund.
"A Professor of International Health and popular global TED speaker and his son and daughter-in-law who co-founded the Gapminder Foundation, explain how the best guesses, thoughts and concepts we accept as fact are actually tempered and informed by unconscious and predictable biases."--Publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781250123824
- ISBN: 1250123828
- Physical Description: x, 342 pages : illustrations, charts ; 22 cm
- Edition: First Flatiron Books Paperback Edition.
- Publisher: New York : Flatiron Books, 2020.
- Copyright: ©℗♭2018
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 275-325) and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Introduction -- The gap instinct -- The negativity instinct -- The straight line instinct -- The fear instinct -- The size instinct -- The generalization instinct -- The destiny instinct -- The single perspective instinct -- The blame instinct -- The urgency instinct -- Factfulness in practice -- Acknowledgements -- Appendix 1: How did your country do? -- Notes -- Index. |
| Target Audience Note: | 1000L Lexile. |
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| Subject: | Social perception. Social indicators. Quality of life > Evaluation. Quality of life > Statistics. Critical thinking. |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Circulation Modifier | Status | Due Date | Courses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Columbia Gorge Community College Library | Social Sciences ROSLI 2020 (Text) | 39705000086420 | New Book Shelf | Available | - |
