Tyranny of Numbers, The: Why Counting Can't Make Us Happy by David Boyle - 2001

HarperCollins Publishers Ltd, 2001. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾

HarperCollins Publishers. Used - Very Good. Ships from the UK. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects.

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Hardback. Very Good.

London England: HarperCollins. Very Good/Good. 2001. Reprint. Cloth. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall Octavo 0002571579 Hardback Hardcover. The Tyranny of Numbers. Why Counting Can't Make Us Happy. Message to inside cover. Slight shelf wear to top edge of D/J. Price clipped to D/J. Never before have we attempted to measure as much as we do today. Why are we so obsessed with numbers? What can they really tell us? In this passionately argued and thought-provoking book, the author examines our obsession with numbers. He reminds us of the danger of taking numers so seriously at the expense of what is non-measurable, non-calulable: intuition, creativity, imagination, happiness....Counting is a vital human skill. Yardsticks are a vital tool. As long as we remember how limiting they are if we cling to them too closely. 236 pp. (We carry a wide selection of titles in The Arts, Theology, History, Politics, Social and Physical Sciences. Academic and Scholarly books and Modern… Read More

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