The Tyranny of Numbers

The Tyranny of Numbers Why Counting Can't Make Us Happy

Hardback (15 Jan 2001)

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Publisher's Synopsis

In this thought-provoking book, David Boyle examines our obsession with numbers. He reminds us of the danger of taking numbers so seriously at the expense of what is non-measurable, non-calculable: intuition, creativity, and happiness.

Book information

ISBN: 9780002571579
Publisher: HarperCollins
Imprint: HarperCollins
Pub date:
DEWEY: 306.4
DEWEY edition: 21
Language: English
Number of pages: 236
Weight: 431g
Height: 222mm
Width: 141mm