Numb and Number - William Hartston

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Résumé :
Like it or not, our lives are dominated by mathematics. Our daily diet of news regales us with statistical forecasts, opinion polls, risk assessments, inflation figures, weather and climate predictions and all sorts of political decisions and advice backed up by supposedly accurate numbers.

Most of us do not even pause and question such figures even to ask what they really mean and whether they raise more questions than they answer. We let the figures wash over us with no more than a glance. In this simple guide for anyone numbed by numbers, William Hartston explains with clarity and humour how to steer a safe path through the minefield of mathematics that surrounds us.

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William Hartston

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Dive into a world of delightful absurdity with this compendium of quirky facts and trivia.

Most encyclopedias are boring, but this one is different! The Encyclopaedia of Everything Else leaves out the dreary, worthy, and important facts, focusing instead on the weird and wonderful material that's often squeezed out.

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• Discover the surprising origins of everyday words and phrases.
• Unearth bizarre historical events and forgotten figures.
• Impress your friends with your knowledge of the utterly pointless.

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