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The Truth Detective
How to Make Sense of a World that Doesn't Add Up
by TIm Harford
Illustrated by Ollie Mann
Published by Wren & Rooke (Hachette)
ISBN 9781526364579
How do you know what's the truth and what isn't? If you want to know how to work out what's truthful and what isn't Tim Harford explains how to be smart and work this out for yourself.
The world is often full of confusing headlines and numbers that frequently don't add up. The rising cost of living, climate change, fake news and dodgy data it can be difficult to get your head round it all. Although this book is for ages 10+ there are many adults who would find this an interesting book to read.
Most people have heard or seen the magician Derren Brown as he performs some incredibly good misdirection, you will find out how amongst these pages.
Discover what a brain guard is and how you can activate yours so you don't get fooled. You will also learn how to find your magnifying glass to take a deeper look at how and why things change such as why the price of food has increased so much recently. Want to understand why your pocket money doesn't buy as much as it once did?
Darrell Huff is called the truth villain and for good reason We've heard that statistics can be skewed and now you can see what and how he did this for the tobacco industry.
The way in which Tm Harford explains a wide array of truths or otherwise is easy to understand and quite entertaining and together with the illustrations makes this book fun to read while it is also informative and frankly a must read for everyone, not just 10-12 year olds. Readers will find out why numbers and comparisons matter and you will also get some tricks, tools and tips to help deduct truth from fiction.
Highly recommended, a book you should pre-order. A book for the home and school library.
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