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Author | : Clive Gifford |
Publisher | : Buster Books |
Total Pages | : 128 |
Release | : 2017-08-03 |
Genre | : Curiosities and wonders |
ISBN | : 9781780554785 |
A quirky, full-colour illustrated book jam-packed with over 2,000 fascinating figures and facts, The World in Numbers lets figures do the talking.Each themed, colourful page is crammed with tonnes of fascinating number-led facts. Discover how fast a sneeze travels, how many Earths could fit inside the Sun, the size of a T-rex's teeth and much, much more. From animals and adventures, to fashion, food, bugs and buildings - there's something for everyone in this brilliant book. Featuring light-hearted illustrations by Andrew Pinder.
Author | : Clive Gifford |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2017 |
Genre | : Children's questions and answers |
ISBN | : 9781454925187 |
This engaging collection of statistics encourages kids' curiosity by sharing unbelievable numerical facts from across the globe. From famous landmarks and bustling cities to hidden treasures and incredible creatures, no number is too big or too small. Full color.
Author | : Mitchell Symons |
Publisher | : Michael O'Mara Books |
Total Pages | : 338 |
Release | : 2013-10-23 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1782431594 |
Numberland: The World in Numbers interprets the world around us through numbers, breaking the most amazing and revealing of facts down to their bare bones.
Author | : DK |
Publisher | : Dorling Kindersley Ltd |
Total Pages | : 192 |
Release | : 2022-03-03 |
Genre | : Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | : 024158373X |
Zillions of fun figures at your fingertips! Do you want to impress your friends with the most incredible facts and stats? Would you like to number-crunch your way around the wonders of our world? Arm yourself with nuggets of number knowledge and fantastic figures with this data-filled ebook that explores everything in our world from space to sport and animals to art. How long does it take to put on a spacesuit? How many times does a sloth poo in a week? How many stone blocks are there in the Great Pyramid at Giza? What percentage of your brain do you really use? With intriguing fact-bites and colourful graphics, Our World in Numbers is a feast of figures, includes all the info you really want to know - and more!
Author | : Herbert McKay |
Publisher | : CUP Archive |
Total Pages | : 216 |
Release | : 1946 |
Genre | : Mathematics |
ISBN | : |
Originally published in 1946, this book explains important aspects of the world through the lens of mathematics. McKay discusses important questions such as time, the size of the earth and 'numbers that mean too much' in language that is enthusiastic and easily accessible to non-mathematicians. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in the history of mathematics.
Author | : Barnaby Rogerson |
Publisher | : Picador |
Total Pages | : 291 |
Release | : 2014-10-28 |
Genre | : Reference |
ISBN | : 1250058848 |
THE STORIES BEHIND OUR ICONIC NUMBERS Rogerson's Book of Numbers is based on a numerical array of virtues, spiritual attributes, gods, devils, sacred cities, powers, calendars, heroes, saints, icons, and cultural symbols. It provides a dazzling mass of information for those intrigued by the many roles numbers play in folklore and popular culture, in music and poetry, and in the many religions, cultures, and belief systems of our world. The stories unfold from millions to zero: from the number of the beast (666) to the seven deadly sins; from the twelve signs of the zodiac to the four suits of a deck of cards. Along the way, author Barnaby Rogerson will show you why Genghis Khan built a city of 108 towers, how Dante forged his Divine Comedy on the number eleven, and why thirteen is so unlucky in the West whereas fourteen is the number to avoid in China.
Author | : Herbert McKay |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 216 |
Release | : 1946 |
Genre | : Mathematics |
ISBN | : |
Originally published in 1946, this book explains important aspects of the world through the lens of mathematics. McKay discusses important questions such as time, the size of the earth and 'numbers that mean too much' in language that is enthusiastic and easily accessible to non-mathematicians. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in the history of mathematics.
Author | : Bridgett M. Davis |
Publisher | : Little, Brown |
Total Pages | : 246 |
Release | : 2019-01-29 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 0316558710 |
As seen on the Today Show: This true story of an unforgettable mother, her devoted daughter, and their life in the Detroit numbers of the 1960s and 1970s highlights "the outstanding humanity of black America" (James McBride). In 1958, the very same year that an unknown songwriter named Berry Gordy borrowed $800 to found Motown Records, a pretty young mother from Nashville, Tennessee, borrowed $100 from her brother to run a numbers racket out of her home. That woman was Fannie Davis, Bridgett M. Davis's mother. Part bookie, part banker, mother, wife, and granddaughter of slaves, Fannie ran her numbers business for thirty-four years, doing what it took to survive in a legitimate business that just happened to be illegal. She created a loving, joyful home, sent her children to the best schools, bought them the best clothes, mothered them to the highest standard, and when the tragedy of urban life struck, soldiered on with her stated belief: "Dying is easy. Living takes guts." A daughter's moving homage to an extraordinary parent, The World According to Fannie Davis is also the suspenseful, unforgettable story about the lengths to which a mother will go to "make a way out of no way" and provide a prosperous life for her family -- and how those sacrifices resonate over time.
Author | : Doctor Lorenzo Fioramonti |
Publisher | : Zed Books Ltd. |
Total Pages | : 281 |
Release | : 2014-01-16 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 1780322704 |
Numbers dominate global politics and, as a result, our everyday lives. Credit ratings steer financial markets and can make or break the future of entire nations. GDP drives our economies. Stock market indices flood our media and national debates. Statistical calculations define how we deal with climate change, poverty and sustainability. But what is behind these numbers? In How Numbers Rule the World, Lorenzo Fioramonti reveals the hidden agendas underpinning the use of statistics and those who control them. Most worryingly, he shows how numbers have been used as a means to reinforce the grip of markets on our social and political life, curtailing public participation and rational debate. An innovative and timely exposé of the politics, power and contestation of numbers.
Author | : Emma Marriott |
Publisher | : Michael O'Mara Books |
Total Pages | : 206 |
Release | : 2014-10-09 |
Genre | : Reference |
ISBN | : 1782432728 |
A History of the World in Numbers will span the early civilizations of man, from the plains of Mesopotamia and the Indus Empire, right through to the modern day, in numbers, statistics and figures.