The Improbability Principle: Why coincidences, miracles and rare events happen all the time

"A hugely entertaining eye-opener about how misuse of statistics can skew our view of the world" (Daily Mail)

"Lively and lucid . . . an intensely useful (as well as a remarkably entertaining) book . . ." (Salon)

"In my experience, it is very rare to find a book that is both erudite and entertaining. Yet The Improbability Principle is such a book. Surely this cannot be due to chance alone!" (Hal Varian, Google’s Chief Economist)

"An elegant, astoundingly clear and enjoyable combination of subtle statistical thinking and real-world events." (Andrew Dilnot, co-author of 'The Numbers Game')

"As someone who happened to meet his future wife on a plane, on an airline he rarely used, I wholeheartedly endorse David Hand’s fascinating guide to improbability, a subject which affects the lives of all, yet until now has lacked a coherent exposition of its underlying principles." (Gordon Woo, catastrophist at Risk Management Solutions)