Making Numbers Count: The Art and Science of Communicating Numbers

by Chip Heath

Book Overview

A clear, practical, first-of-its-kind guide to communicating and understanding numbers and data--from bestselling business author Chip Heath. How much bigger is a billion than a million? Well, a million seconds is twelve days. A billion seconds is...thirty-two years. Understanding numbers is essential--but humans aren't built to understand them. Until very recently, most languages had no words for numbers greater than five--anything from six to infinity...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1982165448
• ISBN13: 9781982165444
• Release Date: January 2022
• Publisher: Avid Reader Press / Simon & Schuster
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.7" x 8.5"