Praise for Tim Harford'Britain's answer to the Freakonomics folk' The Times'One of the great (greatest?) contemporary popular writers on economics' Tyler Cowen'Reading Harford is like finding yourself next to the funniest, smartest...

* The very best letters from Tim Harford's celebrated Financial Times 'Dear Econonmist' column, collected herewith NEW letters for the paperback edition von Harford, Tim

The Sunday Times Bestseller'Tim Harford is one of my favourite writers in the world. His storytelling is gripping but never overdone, his intellectual honesty is rare and inspiring, and his ability to make complex things simple - but not...

Fifty Things that Made the Modern Economy, the revolutionary, acclaimed book, radio series and podcast, bestselling economist Tim Harford introduced us to a selection of fifty radical inventions that changed the world. Along the way he...

From "one of the great (greatest?) contemporary popular writers on economics" (Tyler Cowen) comes a smart, lively, and encouraging rethinking of how to use statistics.Today we think statistics are the enemy, numbers people use to mislead...

'A highly readable argument . . . Very impressive' Nassim N. Taleb, author of The Black Swan When faced with complex problems we have become accustomed to looking to our leaders for grand visions that blaze a path to success. But in this...

'A very very good book, full of wise counterintuitions and clever insights' Brian EnoMessy celebrates the benefits that messiness has in our lives: why it's important, why we resist it, and why we should embrace it instead. Drawing from...

A Financial Times and Bloomberg Business Week Book of the Year'Constantly surprising. It brims with innovations I didn't know about, as well as ones I thought I knew about but did not' The TimesFrom the tally-stick to Bitcoin, the canal...

Looking at familiar situations in unfamiliar ways, THE UNDERCOVER ECONOMIST is a fresh explanation of the fundamental principles of the modern economy, illuminated by examples from the streets of London to the booming skyscrapers of...

In Fifty Things that Made the Modern Economy, the revolutionary, acclaimed book, radio series and podcast, bestselling economist Tim Harford introduced us to a selection of fifty radical inventions that changed the world. Along the way...

When was the last time you read a grand statement, accompanied by a large number, and wondered whether it could really be true? Statistics are vital in helping us tell stories - we see them in the papers, on social media, and we hear...