Economist books

"We are used to thinking about history in terms of stories. Yet we understand our own world through data: cast arrays of statistics that reveal the workings of our societies. In 'Figuring Out the Past,' . . . dive[s] in to the numbers that reveal the true shape of the past, drawing on their own Seshat project, a staggeringly ambitious attempt to log every data point that can be gathered for every society that has ever existed. This book does more than tell the story of humanity: it shows you the big picture, by the numbers"--OCLC.

Provides answers to the questions about the world, including unexpected explanations, global facts, oddities of food, global numbers, and more.

A stylistic guide to English usage and composition, based on the house style manual of "The Economist" newspaper, providing general advice on writing, and discussing common errors and clich?s, punctuation and grammar rules, the Greek alphabet, mathematical symbols, the winter Olympic games, and the solar system, along with the differences between American and British English syntax, punctuation, and spelling.

Offers insight into a variety of topics from the impact tattoos have on getting a job to the reason Pluto is no longer considered a planet. Includes maps, diagrams, and graphs.