Making Numbers Count, 9781804996218
Paperback
Unlock numbers’ power: Understand, communicate, and make better decisions daily.

Making Numbers Count

the art and science of communicating numbers

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  • Paperback

    208 pages

  • Release Date

    18 November 2024

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Summary

Making Numbers Count: A Practical Guide to Understanding and Communicating Numbers

New in Penguin paperback, Making Numbers Count offers quick, simple, and practical hacks to understand and communicate numbers at all scales, from bestselling author Chip Heath.

Until very recently, most languages had no words for numbers greater than five - anything from six to infinity was known as ‘lots’. Understanding numbers is essential in the modern world, but …

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781804996218
ISBN-10:1804996211
Author:Chip Heath, Karla Starr
Publisher:Transworld Publishers Ltd
Imprint:Penguin
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:208
Release Date:18 November 2024
Weight:148g
Dimensions:198mm x 127mm x 12mm
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Critics Review

Concise, breezy and pragmatic. * Wall Street Journal *A unique popular maths book… [that] delivers a painless, ingenious education in how to communicate statistics and numbers to people who find them confusing… Packed with tables, anecdotes, and amusing facts, the narrative makes maths accessible…. Astute advice for businesspeople and educators. * Kirkus Review *This cure for statistical illiteracy couldn’t come at a better time or from a better team - a psychologist and a journalist present remarkably practical techniques for comprehending and communicating the maths that really matters. – Adam Grant, bestselling author of Think Again

About The Author

Chip Heath

Chip Heath (Author)

Chip Heath is a professor at Stanford Graduate School of Business. Chip and his brother, Dan, have written four New York Times bestselling books- Made to Stick, Switch, Decisive and The Power of Moments. He has helped over 530 start-ups refine and articulate their strategy and mission. Chip lives in California.

Karla Starr (Author)

Karla Starr has written for O The Oprah Magazine, The Atlantic, Slate, Popular Science, the Guardian and the LA Times. She has appeared on CBS Sunday Morning. She is the author of Can You Learn to Be Lucky? and lives in Portland, Oregon.

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