This book is a revelation...remarkably informative and well written.  Given today's broad range of choices for self-improvement activities, reading "How Not to be Wrong" will not disappoint.  You may not loose weight, increase your memory or learn to speak Mandarin, but you will learn how to better judge the claims made by those who would promise such benefits, and much, much more.  Such a treasure should never be ignored.  Quick!  Get a copy and see the world around you, from election results to sports stats to claims of medical benefits, in a new and richer light.  But be forewarned:  you may find yourself glancing through your college math texts again!