Uncommon Knowledge
Extraordinary Things That Few People Know
Published on 7. November 2019
Book
Paperback/Softback
272 pages
978-1-78816-332-3 (ISBN)
Description
The world can be an amazing place if you know the right questions to ask:
How did carrots become orange? What's stopping us from having a four-day week? How can we remove all the broken bits of satellite from orbit? If everything is so terrible, why is the global suicide rate falling?
The keen minds of the Economist love to look beyond everyday appearances to find out what really makes things tick. In this latest collection of The Economist Explains, they have gathered together the juiciest fruits of their never-ending quest for answers. For an uncommonly interesting read, take a peek at some Uncommon Knowledge - and pass it on! The world only gets more amazing when discoveries are shared.
How did carrots become orange? What's stopping us from having a four-day week? How can we remove all the broken bits of satellite from orbit? If everything is so terrible, why is the global suicide rate falling?
The keen minds of the Economist love to look beyond everyday appearances to find out what really makes things tick. In this latest collection of The Economist Explains, they have gathered together the juiciest fruits of their never-ending quest for answers. For an uncommonly interesting read, take a peek at some Uncommon Knowledge - and pass it on! The world only gets more amazing when discoveries are shared.
Reviews / Votes
For Go Figure:"Books like this make you wary of ever guessing the answer to anything -- Mark Mason * Daily Mail * An uncommonly brilliant little book -- Marcus Berkmann * Daily Mail *
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Edition
Main
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Profile Books Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (UK-trade)
Illustrations
Charts and diagrams throughout
Dimensions
Height: 127 mm
Width: 197 mm
Thickness: 18 mm
Weight
218 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-78816-332-3 (9781788163323)
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E-Book
11/2019
Economist Books
€11.49
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Person
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.