Factfulness: Ten Reasons We're Wrong About the World--and Why Things Are Better Than You Think
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Recorded Books, Inc., 2018.
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9781501920264
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Hans Rosling., Hans Rosling|AUTHOR., Anna Rosling Ronnlund|AUTHOR., Ola Rosling|AUTHOR., & Richard Harries|READER. (2018). Factfulness: Ten Reasons We're Wrong About the World--and Why Things Are Better Than You Think . Recorded Books, Inc..

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