Seriously Curious

Informationen zum Autor 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 . Klappentext 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. Following up 2016's hit Go Figure, another collection of astonishing bite-sized explainers from the Economist Zusammenfassung Following up 2016's hit Go Figure, another collection of astonishing bite-sized explainers from the Economist.

Product details

• Authors: Tom Standage, Standage Tom
• Assisted by: To Standage (Editor), Tom Standage (Editor)
• Publisher: Profile Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 30.11.2018
• EAN: 9781788161367
• ISBN: 978-1-78816-136-7
• No. of pages: 262
• Dimensions: 129 mm x 197 mm x 20 mm
• Series: The Economist; THE ECONOMIST
• Subjects: Education and learning > Learning aids/university-entrance diploma theory > Reference works; Fiction > Comic, cartoon, humour, satire > Humour, satire, satirical comedy; Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Politics; SOCIAL SCIENCE / General, REFERENCE / General, Society & culture: general, Gift books, Society and culture: general, Trivia and quiz questions, Gift and novelty books / items