Playfair
The True Story of the British Secret Agent Who Changed How We See the World
Will be published approx. on 30. January 2018
Book
Hardback
340 pages
978-1-942695-04-2 (ISBN)
Description
William Playfair is known primarily as the inventor of statistical graphics. Yet this ingenious Scot also developed concepts in international trade and investment that are used to this day. This flawed but brilliant man also led another life - as a British secret agent. Bruce Berkowitz provides the first major biography of the larger-than-life William Playfair and his remarkable inventions and adventures.
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Language
English
Place of publication
VA
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
Illustrations
25 black & white illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 236 mm
Width: 159 mm
Thickness: 43 mm
Weight
813 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-942695-04-2 (9781942695042)
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Person
Bruce Berkowitz has contributed to the Wall Street Journal and Foreign Affairs and is the author of numerous books on national security and intelligence, including most recently The New Face of War: How War Will be Fought in the Twenty-First Century.