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Truly Peculiar

Truly Peculiar

Fantastic Facts That Are Stranger Than Fiction

by Tom Standage
Paperback
Publication Date: 05/01/2022
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Another bestselling collection of astonishing explainers from The Economist.

Frequently unasked questions include:

  • Are overweight politicians less trustworthy?
  • What can bosses learn from a hostage negotiator?
  • What happened to the Vegas wedding industry last year?
  • How can Big Macs measure the true size of China's economy?
  • And why do dung beetles' love of human faeces result in scientific bias?
The ever-keen minds of The Economist Explains ponder all these and more in this latest encyclopaedic excursion around the globe. From Hollywood to the underground hair trade, discover answers to the unconventional headscratchers you never thought to ask. This is an extraordinary compendium of the peculiarly true.
ISBN:
9781788168960
9781788168960
Category:
Mathematics
Format:
Paperback
Publication Date:
05-01-2022
Language:
English
Publisher:
Profile Books Limited
Country of origin:
United Kingdom
Pages:
272
Dimensions (mm):
196x128x22mm
Weight:
0.38kg
Tom Standage

Tom Standage is Deputy Editor of The Economist.

He is author of several books, including Go Figure, Writing on the Wall: Social Media - The First 2,000 Years and The Victorian Internet.

His writing has appeared in the New York Times, Daily Telegraph, Guardian and Wired.

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