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50 Facts That Should Change the World [Kindle Edition]

Jessica Williams (Author)

3.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (16 customer reviews)

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'"50 Facts that Should Change the World" is the shocking, incredible, to-the-point research handbook for the No Logo generation' Guardian

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Lucidly written, excellently researched ... the world won't look so rosy when you've put in down.

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Format: Kindle Edition
File Size: 648 KB
Print Length: 255 pages
Page Numbers Source ISBN: 1840468467
Publisher: Icon Books; Revised edition edition (2 Aug 2007)
Sold by: Amazon Media EU S.� r.l.
Language: English
ASIN: B004HD4U5W
Text-to-Speech: Enabled

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Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #35,939 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)
- #7 in Kindle Store > Books > Nonfiction > Politics & Current Affairs > Globalisation
- #27 in Kindle Store > Books > Nonfiction > Politics & Current Affairs > Poverty
- #72 in Kindle Store > Books > Nonfiction > Social Sciences > Sociology

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34 of 37 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars By no means a light read! 4 Aug 2005

By "rebeccesmith86"

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After having read through my collection of holiday reading, I begrudgingly followed my boyfriend's advice and read '50 facts' and I have to admit it was a really interesting read..and it certainly made me think. Each fact is well explained in a concise way, with enough detail to interest you without being overwhelming. I've recommended it to many friends and it has provided a basis for many intelligent sounding conversations! I'd say that this book should be read by everybody, a really good read.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Fact not Fiction 5 May 2004

By "timlanducci80"

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50 Facts that should change the world is an astoinishing piece of writing. The author, Jessica Williams impressively crafts fifty statistics into thought provoking, hard-hitting facts which indeed, should change the world.

'There are 27 million slaves in the world today'. This fact epitomises what the book successfully conveys from cover to cover. Extensive media coverage has opened our eyes to poverty around the world. However, few would know that the slave trade is still a significant part of society in country's such as Sudan, South Asia and Pakistan.

'Cars kill two people every minute'. A great majority of us spend so much time travelling that this is a terrifying fact. Like many facts in this book, Williams points out shocking statistics that potentially effect our lives on a day-to-day basis.

The fifty facts that Williams uses cleverly implies the shocking inequalities and contradictions evident in every day life. Hopefully, if more people read this 'eye-opener', we will avoid driving into an inevitable moral and social 'cul-de-sac'.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Unbelievably thought-provoking! 8 Oct 2006

By Sara

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As soon as I saw the headers (1/3 of the world is at war, 30 million people in Africa are HIV-positive, One in five people live on less than $1 a day) on the front cover, I had to buy this book. It gives an insight to reality and made me realise how much I don't know about the world. I was shocked to learn that:

1) More people can identify the Macdonalds logo than the christian cross

2) 10 languages die out every year

3) We're caught on camera upto 300 times a day!

I think Jessica Williams has done an excellent job in writing this book. It's a first step towards factual information and all I can say is "WAKE UP BRITAIN!"

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5.0 out of 5 stars Interesting read

A great book you can dip into whenever you want. Full of interesting facts. This is an easy read or something that you can turn to if you want specific informstion

Published 2 months ago by revDavid

4.0 out of 5 stars Makes you think

Interesting book, makes you think about some of the serious problems affecting us all. Also, excellent references at the end about all 50 facts and where you can find more... Read more

Published 3 months ago by Boso

3.0 out of 5 stars 50 Facts That Should Change the World

The book is a good read with some notable information. But the author stresses too much on events and vain opinions regarding the West. Read more

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3.0 out of 5 stars Half the book is missing!!

I was surprised when I was some 52% of the way through book to find out I had finished it and the rest of the book was notes and citations. Read more

Published 11 months ago by L. Hemsley

1.0 out of 5 stars Poor

Thia book starts off OK, but then the writer gets lazy and fills it with hyperlinks. Terrible idea - I feel ripped off!

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3.0 out of 5 stars The Solution!

[...]This is how we change the world! I believe that this is the solution to the problem that you have! This is how we do it!

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Fascinating dip-into reading, but be aware when ordering that the product desription on this page is for the wrong book - it's for another book, 'The Happiness Equation'. Read more

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5.0 out of 5 stars interesting

Good, factual, surprising fact sabout the world we are living in... should make us think a lot about life!For those who care....

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This brought my attention to many things, its very inspiring and motervating. I can't say I agree with everything she said, but I think she gives you the room for that, to make... Read more

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