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

Well written, engaging and well documented.This book is a good starting point on our quest to know more, to see that we are not always right. Loved it.

Easy to understand.

I am a big fan of Harford's work and have been making my way through his library. All of his books are insightful and thoughtful and this one is no exception. He provides great examples of the use of statistics and points out the importance of using them in order to better understand the world. There are several interesting anecdotes and comparisons drawn from those who are able to change their opinion based on statistics vs. those who are not and it provides good steps for us to take in our everyday lives to try and reach the best conclusions possible. It is written and accessible for the general public and if you are curious, then you will totally enjoy it! Highly recommend!

This is a wildly important book. A must for anyone who has firm views on the world. Tim reveals how we can be lied to but also how to look at our new world with a very different lens, equipping us for modern life, providing a tool kit to cut through the lies that now define our day to day. But it also leaves you with a sense of hope and optimism, cultivated by a great ability to share stories with the data.

An excellent book. Quite thought provoking and not a quick read, but definitely worth the effort

This is a simple, but interesting book, that, if you take its concepts on board, should improve your ability to understand the world. The author has fun stories that help reinforce the ten rules he gives on understanding the world. They can be briefly be summed up with "be curious" which means think about what was measured when given data, consider how it makes you feel and take those feelings into account when evaluating the information, and think about how the general statistic and personal experience can be made consistent (or why they may seem inconsistent). These are good things to be reminded of, and Harford does a good job of explaining that these small steps don't require great mathematical sophistication or intellectual reasoning, just stopping and really thinking about what is being presented or said and performing a little bit of a robustness check.While I would certainly recommend it if this sounds interesting to you, I worry that the type of person who would read this book might already be the type of person who would be aware of and doing the sorts of checks that Harford presents. If you think that you've got the above down, I certainly couldn't say you need to read the book, but if you'd like a fresh reminder, this will do an excellent job.

Semplicemente ridicolo. È la seconda volta che mi consegnano questo libro strappato. A questo punto non so se sia un problema del corriere o del venditore stesso.

I devour every Harford with the greatest eagerness, perhaps because, as he says so eloquently in this book, my sense of curiosity, my interest in making the world add up is so powerful an urge. Or, then again, perhaps it is merely laziness, the quickest way to learn a heck of a lot about a heck of a lot is read Harford. Hmm.Either way, strongly you read this. If nothing else, it’s fun.

interesting and thought provoking.

Good book, structured, present a different view of viewing data. Great for non data specialists to gain some perspectives. But might be too shallow for the professionals in the field.

When disinformation, ignorance and fanaticism are rife, books like this one help a lot to make the world a little better.