27 Books like Making Numbers Count

Effective Data Storytelling

by Brent Dykes • 2019

Your data is sound and nobody acts. What the spreadsheet is missing.

4.20

305

🎯 Data Storytelling 📊 Data Visualization 📖 Narrative Design 💼 Business Communication 🎤 Presentation Skills

Effective Data Storytelling 97%

Your data is sound and nobody acts. What the spreadsheet is missing.

by Brent Dykes 2019

4.20

305 ratings

🎯 Data Storytelling 📊 Data Visualization 📖 Narrative Design 💼 Business Communication 🎤 Presentation Skills

The Art of Explanation - Making Your Ideas, Products and Services Easier to Understand

by Lee LeFever • 2012

Most explanations fail at the opening sentence. The fix is a scale, not a script.

3.89

1k+

💬 Business Communication 🧩 Simplifying Complexity ✏️ Visual Thinking 📖 Business Storytelling 🧠 Cognitive Biases

The Art of Explanation - Making Your Ideas, Products and Services Easier to Understand Summary

The Art of Explanation - Making Your Ideas, Products and Services Easier to Understand 96%

Most explanations fail at the opening sentence. The fix is a scale, not a script.

by Lee LeFever 2012

3.89

1k+ ratings

💬 Business Communication 🧩 Simplifying Complexity ✏️ Visual Thinking 📖 Business Storytelling 🧠 Cognitive Biases

Storytelling with Data

by Cole Nussbaumer Knaflic • 2015

A repeatable process for turning messy spreadsheets into clear charts that drive action.

4.38

8k+

🖥️ Data Visualization 💼 Business Communication 📊 Data Storytelling 👁️ Visual Perception 🎤 Presentation Skills

Storytelling with Data 95%

A repeatable process for turning messy spreadsheets into clear charts that drive action.

by Cole Nussbaumer Knaflic 2015

4.38

8k+ ratings

🖥️ Data Visualization 💼 Business Communication 📊 Data Storytelling 👁️ Visual Perception 🎤 Presentation Skills

Made to Stick

by Chip Heath • 2007

The gap between a forgotten memo and an urban legend is six teachable traits.

3.98

101k+

🏢 Business Communication 💡 Idea Transmission ✂️ Message Design 📖 Storytelling In Business 🧠 Cognitive Biases

Made to Stick 95%

The gap between a forgotten memo and an urban legend is six teachable traits.

by Chip Heath 2007

3.98

101k+ ratings

🏢 Business Communication 💡 Idea Transmission ✂️ Message Design 📖 Storytelling In Business 🧠 Cognitive Biases

The Perfect Story

by Karen Eber • 2023

Tell better stories by designing them for your audience's brain, not your own memories.

3.78

316

📈 Business Storytelling 🏢 Corporate Communication 🎯 Audience Design 🧱 Narrative Structure 🧠 Neuroscience Of Story

The Perfect Story 95%

Tell better stories by designing them for your audience's brain, not your own memories.

by Karen Eber 2023

3.78

316 ratings

📈 Business Storytelling 🏢 Corporate Communication 🎯 Audience Design 🧱 Narrative Structure 🧠 Neuroscience Of Story

How to Make the World Add Up

by Tim Harford • 2020

Bad statistics weaponize your feelings. Ten rules for seeing what the numbers actually say.

4.12

8k+

🧮 Statistical Literacy 🧠 Cognitive Biases 🔍 Data Skepticism 💡 Behavioral Economics 💰 Economic Thinking

How to Make the World Add Up 95%

Bad statistics weaponize your feelings. Ten rules for seeing what the numbers actually say.

by Tim Harford 2020

4.12

8k+ ratings

🧮 Statistical Literacy 🧠 Cognitive Biases 🔍 Data Skepticism 💡 Behavioral Economics 💰 Economic Thinking

Shortcut

by John Pollack • 2014

Your mind runs on analogies. The better one wins every argument, innovation, and decision you face.

3.72

296

🔗 Analogical Reasoning 🗣️ Rhetoric And Persuasion 🖼️ Framing Effects 🧩 Mental Models 💡 Innovation History

Shortcut 95%

Your mind runs on analogies. The better one wins every argument, innovation, and decision you face.

by John Pollack 2014

3.72

296 ratings

🔗 Analogical Reasoning 🗣️ Rhetoric And Persuasion 🖼️ Framing Effects 🧩 Mental Models 💡 Innovation History

Numbers Rule Your World

by Fung • 2010

Statistics reveals why lines feel shorter, credit scores work, and safe airlines are an illusion.

3.56

1k+

📊 Statistical Literacy 📈 Data Interpretation 🎲 Probability Thinking ⚠️ Risk Perception 📉 Beyond Averages

Numbers Rule Your World 95%

Statistics reveals why lines feel shorter, credit scores work, and safe airlines are an illusion.

by Fung 2010

3.56

1k+ ratings

📊 Statistical Literacy 📈 Data Interpretation 🎲 Probability Thinking ⚠️ Risk Perception 📉 Beyond Averages

Supercommunicator

by Frank J. Pietrucha • 2014

Your audience's brain has changed. Here's how to adapt your explanations so they actually land.

3.35

🧩 Simplifying Complexity 📱 Digital Communication 🎨 Visual Storytelling 👥 Audience Engagement 🛠️ Technical Communication

Supercommunicator 95%

Your audience's brain has changed. Here's how to adapt your explanations so they actually land.

by Frank J. Pietrucha 2014

3.35

82 ratings

🧩 Simplifying Complexity 📱 Digital Communication 🎨 Visual Storytelling 👥 Audience Engagement 🛠️ Technical Communication

How to Read Numbers

by Tom Chivers • 2021

Missing denominators, tiny samples, and the WWII plane error that bends every news stat.

4.32

478

📊 Statistical Literacy 📰 Media Skepticism ⚠️ Risk Literacy 🧩 Causal Reasoning 🧠 Cognitive Biases

How to Read Numbers 95%

Missing denominators, tiny samples, and the WWII plane error that bends every news stat.

by Tom Chivers 2021

4.32

478 ratings

📊 Statistical Literacy 📰 Media Skepticism ⚠️ Risk Literacy 🧩 Causal Reasoning 🧠 Cognitive Biases

May Contain Lies

by Alex Edmans • 2024

Why bad statistics and success stories feel convincing, and a systematic way to see through them.

4.11

1k+

🧠 Cognitive Biases 🤔 Critical Thinking 📰 Misinformation 📊 Statistical Literacy 🛒 Behavioral Economics

May Contain Lies 95%

Why bad statistics and success stories feel convincing, and a systematic way to see through them.

by Alex Edmans 2024

4.11

1k+ ratings

🧠 Cognitive Biases 🤔 Critical Thinking 📰 Misinformation 📊 Statistical Literacy 🛒 Behavioral Economics

How to Lie with Statistics

by Darrell Huff • 1954

The tricks behind every statistical lie you encounter, and the questions that expose them.

3.84

18k+

🧮 Statistical Literacy 🧐 Data Skepticism 📉 Misleading Graphs 🎭 Data Manipulation 📰 Numbers In The News

How to Lie with Statistics 94%

The tricks behind every statistical lie you encounter, and the questions that expose them.

by Darrell Huff 1954

3.84

18k+ ratings

🧮 Statistical Literacy 🧐 Data Skepticism 📉 Misleading Graphs 🎭 Data Manipulation 📰 Numbers In The News

Writing to Be Understood

by Anne H. Janzer • 2018

Turn the cognitive science of attention, curiosity, and memory into writing that actually gets read.

4.19

275

📝 Nonfiction Writing 🧠 Reader Psychology 📖 Plain Language 🎯 Expert Blind Spots 🔍 Explanation Craft

Writing to Be Understood 94%

Turn the cognitive science of attention, curiosity, and memory into writing that actually gets read.

by Anne H. Janzer 2018

4.19

275 ratings

📝 Nonfiction Writing 🧠 Reader Psychology 📖 Plain Language 🎯 Expert Blind Spots 🔍 Explanation Craft

Freakonomics Rev Ed

by Steven D. Levitt • 2005

Data, not experts, explains why crime fell, why teachers cheat, and why agents undersell your house.

4.01

902k+

🍿 Pop Economics 🧠 Behavioral Economics 🎯 Incentive Design 📊 Data Journalism 🔍 Information Asymmetry

Freakonomics Rev Ed 94%

Data, not experts, explains why crime fell, why teachers cheat, and why agents undersell your house.

by Steven D. Levitt 2005

4.01

902k+ ratings

🍿 Pop Economics 🧠 Behavioral Economics 🎯 Incentive Design 📊 Data Journalism 🔍 Information Asymmetry

The Tiger That Isn't

by Michael Blastland • 2007

A 40% increase sounds alarming. Should it? The simple questions that make numbers tell the truth.

3.91

670

🧮 Statistical Literacy 🔍 Data Skepticism ⚠️ Risk Assessment 📏 Metric Fixation 🧠 Cognitive Biases

The Tiger That Isn't 94%

A 40% increase sounds alarming. Should it? The simple questions that make numbers tell the truth.

by Michael Blastland 2007

3.91

670 ratings

🧮 Statistical Literacy 🔍 Data Skepticism ⚠️ Risk Assessment 📏 Metric Fixation 🧠 Cognitive Biases

Standard Deviations

by Gary Smith • 2014

Tortured data, seductive charts, and the cognitive bugs that turn noise into insight.

3.95

911

📊 Statistical Literacy 🧠 Cognitive Biases 📉 Data Visualization 🔬 Scientific Skepticism 🔗 Causal Inference

Standard Deviations 94%

Tortured data, seductive charts, and the cognitive bugs that turn noise into insight.

by Gary Smith 2014

3.95

911 ratings

📊 Statistical Literacy 🧠 Cognitive Biases 📉 Data Visualization 🔬 Scientific Skepticism 🔗 Causal Inference

How Highly Effective People Speak

by Peter Andrei • 2020

Wire your message for the human mind: nine cognitive biases that turn talk into influence.

3.47

341

🧠 Cognitive Biases 🗣️ Public Speaking 📈 Persuasion 🔬 Applied Psychology 📖 Storytelling In Business

How Highly Effective People Speak Summary

How Highly Effective People Speak 94%

Wire your message for the human mind: nine cognitive biases that turn talk into influence.

by Peter Andrei 2020

3.47

341 ratings

🧠 Cognitive Biases 🗣️ Public Speaking 📈 Persuasion 🔬 Applied Psychology 📖 Storytelling In Business

The Numbers Game

by Michael Blastland • 2008

Most numbers in the news mislead you; a few mental habits reveal the real story.

3.65

344

📊 Statistical Literacy 📈 Data Interpretation 🤨 Media Skepticism ⚠️ Risk Perception 🎲 Probability

The Numbers Game 94%

Most numbers in the news mislead you; a few mental habits reveal the real story.

by Michael Blastland 2008

3.65

344 ratings

📊 Statistical Literacy 📈 Data Interpretation 🤨 Media Skepticism ⚠️ Risk Perception 🎲 Probability

Am I Making Myself Clear?

by Terry Felber • 2002

Ten clarity techniques from the world's best communicators, for making complex ideas stick.

4.16

488

💼 Business Communication 🔬 Science Communication ✍️ Clear Writing 📝 Plain Language 📊 Data Storytelling

Am I Making Myself Clear? 94%

Ten clarity techniques from the world's best communicators, for making complex ideas stick.

by Terry Felber 2002

4.16

488 ratings

💼 Business Communication 🔬 Science Communication ✍️ Clear Writing 📝 Plain Language 📊 Data Storytelling

How Not to Be Wrong

by Jordan Ellenberg • 2014

Your brain defaults to straight lines. Math reveals the curves that keep you from being wrong.

3.95

22k+

🧮 Mathematical Thinking 📊 Statistical Thinking 🧠 Cognitive Biases 🎲 Probability And Risk 🔄 Bayesian Thinking

How Not to Be Wrong 94%

Your brain defaults to straight lines. Math reveals the curves that keep you from being wrong.

by Jordan Ellenberg 2014

3.95

22k+ ratings

🧮 Mathematical Thinking 📊 Statistical Thinking 🧠 Cognitive Biases 🎲 Probability And Risk 🔄 Bayesian Thinking

Factfulness

by Hans Rosling • 2018

A chimp guessing at random outperforms experts on global trends. The data tells a better story.

4.35

203k+

🌏 Global Development 🧠 Cognitive Biases 📊 Data Literacy 📰 Negativity Bias ⚠️ Risk Perception

Factfulness 94%

A chimp guessing at random outperforms experts on global trends. The data tells a better story.

by Hans Rosling 2018

4.35

203k+ ratings

🌏 Global Development 🧠 Cognitive Biases 📊 Data Literacy 📰 Negativity Bias ⚠️ Risk Perception

How to Write Clearly

by Tom Albrighton • 2021

Your writing isn't clear unless your reader says so. The reader-psychology method that works.

4.29

112

📝 Plain Language 💼 Business Writing 🧠 Reader Psychology 🔄 Cognitive Biases ✂️ Editing Craft

How to Write Clearly 94%

Your writing isn't clear unless your reader says so. The reader-psychology method that works.

by Tom Albrighton 2021

4.29

112 ratings

📝 Plain Language 💼 Business Writing 🧠 Reader Psychology 🔄 Cognitive Biases ✂️ Editing Craft

The Math of Life and Death

by Kit Yates • 2019

Key mathematical ideas govern medicine, law, and media, and your intuition gets each one wrong.

3.90

2k+

The Math of Life and Death 94%

Key mathematical ideas govern medicine, law, and media, and your intuition gets each one wrong.

by Kit Yates 2019

3.90

2k+ ratings

So lügt man mit Statistik

by Walter Krämer • 1991

Precision, percentages, and pretty charts: a catalog of ways statistics are rigged to mislead you.

3.74

136

📊 Statistical Literacy 🎭 Data Manipulation 🧠 Cognitive Biases 🗞️ Media Criticism 📉 Misleading Charts

So lügt man mit Statistik 94%

Precision, percentages, and pretty charts: a catalog of ways statistics are rigged to mislead you.

by Walter Krämer 1991

3.74

136 ratings

📊 Statistical Literacy 🎭 Data Manipulation 🧠 Cognitive Biases 🗞️ Media Criticism 📉 Misleading Charts

Beyond Bullet Points

by Cliff Atkinson • 2005

Why bullet slides fail: a story framework that works with how the brain learns.

3.70

682

📽️ Presentation Design 💼 Business Communication 📖 Storytelling 🧠 Cognitive Load 👁️ Visual Communication

Beyond Bullet Points 94%

Why bullet slides fail: a story framework that works with how the brain learns.

by Cliff Atkinson 2005

3.70

682 ratings

📽️ Presentation Design 💼 Business Communication 📖 Storytelling 🧠 Cognitive Load 👁️ Visual Communication

The Model Thinker

by Scott E. Page • 2018

Big data without many models is just noise. The case for thinking through multiple frameworks.

3.92

955

🧠 Mental Models 🔄 Systems Thinking 🌀 Complexity Science 📊 Quantitative Reasoning 🕸️ Network Theory

The Model Thinker 94%

Big data without many models is just noise. The case for thinking through multiple frameworks.

by Scott E. Page 2018

3.92

955 ratings

🧠 Mental Models 🔄 Systems Thinking 🌀 Complexity Science 📊 Quantitative Reasoning 🕸️ Network Theory

Weaponized Lies

by Daniel J. Levitin • 2016

A neuroscientist teaches you to see past statistical tricks, misleading graphs, and false expertise.

3.76

5k+

🧠 Critical Thinking 📰 Information Literacy 🧩 Cognitive Biases 🗣️ Logical Fallacies 📊 Bayesian Reasoning

Weaponized Lies 94%

A neuroscientist teaches you to see past statistical tricks, misleading graphs, and false expertise.

by Daniel J. Levitin 2016

3.76

5k+ ratings

🧠 Critical Thinking 📰 Information Literacy 🧩 Cognitive Biases 🗣️ Logical Fallacies 📊 Bayesian Reasoning

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