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Author Rosling, Hans, author.

Title 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 Rönnlund.

Publisher New York : Flatiron Books, 2018.

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 Camden PL Times  The Times 302.12 Ros    AVAILABLE  
 Auburn PL Wellness 2nd Fl  RA 785 .R673 2018    AVAILABLE  
 Baxter ML Adult NF  155.9 Ros    AVAILABLE  
 Boothbay Hbr Non Fiction  302.12 ROS    AVAILABLE  
 Brewer Adult Nonfiction  155.9 Rosling    AVAILABLE  
 Curtis ML Adult Non Fiction  302.12 Rosling 2018    AVAILABLE  
 Ellsworth PL Non-Fiction  302.12 Ros    AVAILABLE  
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 Goodall Adult Non-Fiction  111 R821f    TEMPORARY CLOSURE  
 Jesup ML Non Fiction  302.12 ROS    AVAILABLE  

Edition First edition.
Physical Description x, 342 pages : illustrations, charts ; 22 cm
Note Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents 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 -- Factfulness rules of thumb.
Summary This is a book about the world and how it really is. It is also a book about you, and why you (and almost everyone I have ever met) do not see the world as it really is. It is about what you can do about it, and how this will make you feel more positive, less stressed, and more hopeful.
Subject Stress management.
Reality.
Social perception.
Social indicators.
Quality of life -- Evaluation.
Quality of life -- Statistics.
Critical thinking.
Alt Author Rosling, Ola, 1975- author.
Rönnlund, Anna Rosling, 1975- author.