Numbers Tell Stories: How Data Reveals the Surprising Truths About Our World from the Bestselling Author

From the internationally bestselling author, a revealing look at the surprising numbers that uncover the hidden forces shaping our world

‘There is perhaps no other academic who paints pictures with numbers like Smil’ Guardian

What do marriage, milk and the black market tell us about the state of humanity? Most people would say, not much at all. But the numbers reveal startling truths about who we are, how we live and where we’re headed. For centuries we’ve told ourselves stories about how the...