{"product_id":"lying-numbers-9781472143617","title":"Lying Numbers","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA readily understandable exploration of how figures are badly reported or deliberately misrepresented everywhere from political arguments and briefings to business presentations and shopping offers.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePraise for Hugh Barker''s \u003ci\u003eMillion Dollar Maths\u003c\/i\u003e:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Great fun. A clear, original and highly readable account of the curious relationship between mathematics and money.'' Professor Ian Stewart - author of \u003ci\u003eSignificant Figures\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''A lively crash course in the mathematics of gambling, investing, and managing. Hugh Barker makes deep ideas fun and profitable.'' William Poundstone - author of \u003ci\u003eHow to Predict the Unpredictable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePoliticians, economists, scientists, journalists . . . all of them have been known to bend the truth and to twist the facts from time to time. But surely the numbers and statistics they rely on are cold, hard objective facts that tell the real story? \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOf course the truth is much murkier than that. F\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePraise for Hugh Barker's \u003ci\u003eMillion Dollar Maths\u003c\/i\u003e:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eGreat fun. A clear, original and highly readable account of the curious relationship between mathematics and money.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePraise for Hugh Barker's \u003ci\u003eMillion Dollar Maths\u003c\/i\u003e: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA lively crash course in the mathematics of gambling, investing, and managing. Hugh Barker makes deep ideas fun and profitable.","brand":"Little, Brown Book Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47851726537047,"sku":"9781472143617","price":13.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781472143617.jpg?v=1710642744","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/lying-numbers-9781472143617","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}