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Economist Bks.: Seriously Curious : The Facts and Figures That Turn Our World Upside Down by Tom Standage (2018, Trade Paperback)

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Product Identifiers

PublisherPublicaffairs

ISBN-101610399935

ISBN-139781610399937

eBay Product ID (ePID)7038382785

Product Key Features

Number of Pages272 Pages

Publication NameSeriously Curious : the Facts and Figures That Turn Our World Upside Down

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2018

SubjectRéférence, Encyclopedias, Economics / General, Curiosities & Wonders, Trivia

TypeNot Available

AuthorTom Standage

Subject AreaRéférence, Games & Activities, Business & Economics

SeriesEconomist Bks.

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.8 in

Item Weight7.1 Oz

Item Length8 in

Item Width5 in

Additional Product Features

LCCN2018-957599

Dewey Edition23

Reviews"Lucid answers to a wide variety of topical questions... A lively compendium of fun and facts."-- Kirkus Reviews

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal032.02

Intended AudienceTrade

SynopsisSmart, savvy answers to universal questions, from the highly popular The Economist Explains and Daily Chart blogs-a treat for the knowing, the uninitiated, and the downright curious. Seriously Curious: The Facts and Figures that Turn Our World Upside Down brings together the very best explainers and charts, written and created by top journalists to help us understand such brain-bending conundrums as why Swedes overpay their taxes, why America still allows child marriage, and what the link is between avocados and crime. Subjects both topical and timeless, profound and peculiar, are explained with The Economist 's trademark wit and verve. The Economist Explains and its online sister, the Daily Chart , are the two most popular blogs on The Economist 's website. Together, these online giants provide answers to the kinds of questions, quirky and serious, that may be puzzling anyone interested in the world around them. Want to know why exorcisms are on the rise in France or how porn consumption changed during a false alarm missile strike warning in Hawaii? We have the answers They are sometimes surprising, often intriguing, and always enlightening., Seriously curious helps us understand such brain-bending conundrums as: Why Swedes overpay their taxes, Why America still allows child marriage, Why exorcisms are on the rise in France, How porn consumption changed during a false a lam missile-strike warning in Hawaii, What the link is between avocados and crime, Based on two of The Economist's most popular blogs, The Economist Explains and Graphic Detail, this book provides answers to the kinds of questions, quirky and serious, that may be puzzling to anyone interested in the world around them. Explained with The Economist's trademark wit and verve, the answers are sometimes surprising, often intriguing, and always enlightening. Book jacket.

LC Classification NumberMLCS 2021/42407 (AG)