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Seriously Curious: 109 facts and figures to turn your world upside down
Paperback / softback
Main Details
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Seriously Curious: 109 facts and figures to turn your world upside down
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| Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Tom Standage
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| Physical Properties |
| Format:Paperback / softback | | Pages:272 | | Dimensions(mm): Height 198,Width 129 |
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| Category/Genre | Trivia and quiz question books |
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| ISBN/Barcode |
9781788161367
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| Classifications | Dewey:032.02 |
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Main
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Publishing Details |
| Publisher |
Profile Books Ltd
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| Imprint |
Economist Books
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| Publication Date |
1 November 2018 |
| Publication Country |
United Kingdom
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Description
Some questions you never think to ask. Others, you didn't know you didn't know. And some facts are so surprising they cry out for answers. What can a president actually do? Why do cities sink into the ground? Why is Australia seemingly invulnerable to recessions? Why do people in couples do more housework than singletons? The brilliant minds of the Economist collect these questions. Individually, they might seem bite-sized and inconsequential, but taken together they can reveal a whole new world.
Author Biography
Tom Standage is Deputy Editor of The Economist. He is author of several books, including Go Figure, Writing on the Wall: Social Media - The First 2,000 Years and The Victorian Internet. His writing has appeared in the New York Times, Daily Telegraph, Guardian and Wired.
ReviewsFor Go Figure: "Books like this make you wary of ever guessing the answer to anything -- Mark Mason * The Daily Mail *
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