Truly Peculiar: Fantastic Facts That Are Stranger Than Fiction
Paperback / softback
Main Details
| Title |
Truly Peculiar: Fantastic Facts That Are Stranger Than Fiction
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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 196,Width 128 |
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| ISBN/Barcode |
9781788168960
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| Classifications | Dewey:032.02 |
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| Audience | | Tertiary Education (US: College) | | Professional & Vocational | |
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| Edition |
Main
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| Illustrations |
Charts and graphs throughout
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Publishing Details |
| Publisher |
Profile Books Ltd
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| Imprint |
Economist Books
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| Publication Date |
4 November 2021 |
| Publication Country |
United Kingdom
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Description
Frequently unasked questions include: Are overweight politicians less trustworthy? What can bosses learn from a hostage negotiator? What happened to the Vegas wedding industry last year? How can Big Macs measure the true size of China's economy? And why do dung beetles' love of human faeces result in scientific bias? The ever-keen minds of The Economist Explains ponder all these and more in this latest encyclopaedic excursion around the globe. From Hollywood to the underground hair trade, discover answers to the unconventional headscratchers you never thought to ask. This is an extraordinary compendium of the peculiarly true.
Author Biography
Tom Standage is Deputy Editor of The Economist. He is the author of several books, including Uncommon Knowledge, Seriously Curious, 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.
Reviews'The Father Christmas of knowledge' - Giles Coren 'Praise for Go Figure: Books like this make you wary of ever guessing the answer to anything' - Mark Mason
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