The Truth Detective
how to make sense of a world that doesn't add up
$35.93
- Paperback
192 pages
- Release Date
13 March 2023
Summary
Become a Truth Detective: Uncover the Secrets Behind Headlines and Numbers!
‘A book that all children should read’ - Matthew Syed*
- Did you know that a toy spaceship can teach you about inflation?
- Or that a pooping cow can show you how to invest your pocket money?
- And that even the greatest detectives have been fooled by fake news and dancing fairies?
The world …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781526364579 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1526364573 |
| Author: | Tim Harford, Ollie Mann |
| Publisher: | Hachette Children's Group |
| Imprint: | Wren & Rook |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 192 |
| Release Date: | 13 March 2023 |
| Weight: | 400g |
| Dimensions: | 214mm x 152mm x 20mm |
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Critics Review
Tim Harford is peerless at making sense of a complicated world and our place within it. This is a book that all children should read
Tim Harford is peerless at making sense of a complicated world and our place within it. This is a book that all children should read * Matthew Syed *Utterly wonderful. Everyone should have one (not just kids). – Professor Sir David Spiegelhalter FRS OBE
About The Author
Tim Harford
Tim Harford is the author of nine books, including The Undercover Economist and How To Make The World Add Up, which was a Sunday Times number 1 Business Book Bestseller. Tim is the writer and presenter of the Cautionary Tales podcast, starring Helena Bonham Carter and Jeffrey Wright, which has already reached 10 million downloads. He is also the presenter of the BBC Radio shows More or Less, Fifty Things That Made The Modern Economy and How To Vaccinate The World - where his guests included Anthony Fauci and Bill Gates.
Tim’s TED talks have been viewed more than 11 million times and he has spoken at the Royal Institution and the Sydney Opera House. He is a member of Nuffield College, Oxford, an honorary fellow of the Royal Statistical Society, and in 2019 was made an OBE “for services to improving economic understanding”.
Tim’s children are aged 16, 14 and 9.
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