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Author Symons, Mitchell, author.

Title Numberland : the world in numbers / by Mitchell Symons.

Publication Info. London : Michael O'Mara Books, 2013.
©2013

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 Newington, Lucy Robbins Welles Library - Adult Department  032.02 SYMONS    Check Shelf
Description 256 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Note Includes index.
Summary The world is full of fascinating facts and statistics, but presented without context and in no particular order they can be overwhelming. In Numberkand, Mitchell Symons interprets our everyday world through numbers, breaking down revealing facts to their bare bones and coming up with surprising results.
Contents Introduction -- Around the World -- The UK -- The USA -- Human Being -- The Human Body -- Celebrities -- Music -- Art & Literature -- Movies & TV -- Oscars -- Food & Drink -- Money -- Numbers -- Religion & The Bible -- History -- Sports -- Games -- Science & Nature -- Meteorology -- Astronomy -- Creepy crawlies -- Sea creatures -- Birds -- Reptiles -- Animals -- Words -- Love & Marriage -- Pure trivia -- Index.
Subject Curiosities and wonders.
Numerals -- Miscellanea.
Curiosities and wonders. (OCoLC)fst00885285
Numerals. (OCoLC)fst01041254
Genre/Form Trivia and miscellanea. (OCoLC)fst01921748
Trivia and miscellanea.
ISBN 9781782430605 (hbk.)
1782430601 (hbk.)
9781782431947 (pbk.)
1782431942 (pbk.)
9781782431596 (e-book)
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