First published in the United States by Flatiron Books, an imprint of St. Martin’s Publishing Group

HOW I LEARNED TO UNDERSTAND THE WORLD. Copyright © 2017 by Rosling Education AB. English translation copyright © 2020 by Dr. Anna Paterson. All rights reserved. For information, address Flatiron Books, 120 Broadway, New York, NY 10271.

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Cover design and illustration by Ben Wiseman

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ISBN 978-1-250-26689-7 (hardcover)

ISBN 978-1-250-79485-7 (international, sold outside the U.S., subject to rights availability)

ISBN 978-1-250-26690-3 (ebook)

eISBN 9781250266903

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Originally published in Sweden in 2017 under the title Hur jag lärde mig förstå världen by Natur & Kultur

The cost of this translation was defrayed by a subsidy from the Swedish Arts Council, gratefully acknowledged.

First U.S. Edition: 2020

First International Edition: 2020