Seriously Curious
109 facts and figures to turn your world upside down
Published on 1. November 2018
Book
Paperback/Softback
272 pages
978-1-78816-136-7 (ISBN)
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.
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.
Reviews / Votes
For Go Figure:"Books like this make you wary of ever guessing the answer to anything -- Mark Mason * The Daily Mail *
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Edition
Main
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Profile Books Ltd
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Paperback (UK-trade)
Dimensions
Height: 198 mm
Width: 128 mm
Thickness: 25 mm
Weight
265 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-78816-136-7 (9781788161367)
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11/2018
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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, The Daily Telegraph, The Guardian and Wired.