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The Secret Lives of Numbers: The Curious Truth Behind Everyday Digits Book

This is a book for the observant and the curious. A book for people who take in their surroundings and wonder at the smallest detail: why? Above all, it's a book about numbers - those that surround us every day, and the intriguing stories behind them. From the 7-day week to 24-carat gold, Chanel Number 5 to five-star luxury, "The Secret Lives of Numbers" figures out the mysterious background to the numbers we encounter on a daily basis. Revealing the facts behind those figures, author Michael Millar outlines where to spot each digit, what it means and how it came to be in meticulously researched and entertaining entries, creating an absorbing and intelligent book that's perfect for any numbers fan. It's as easy as 1, 2, 3...Entries include: sports shirt numbers, firearms calibres, TV ratings, football rankings, poker scores, suncream factors, A4 paper, and more.Read More

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  • TheBookPeople

    A fascinating gift book, Michael Millar's The Secret Lives of Numbers: The Curious Truth Behind Everyday Digits is a book about the numbers that surround us every day and the stories that surround them. From the 7-day week to Chanel No.5, Millar figures out the background to the numbers we encounter on a daily basis and reveals the facts behind the figures. From sports shirt numbers to TV ratings, this is an intelligent and absorbing book that is ideal for both the observant and the curious.

  • Waterstones

    From the 7-day week to 24-carat gold, Chanel Number 5 to five-star luxury, this book figures out the mysterious background to the numbers we encounter on a daily basis. Revealing the facts behind those figures, it outlines where to spot each digit, w

  • 075354086X
  • 9780753540862
  • Michael Millar
  • 30 August 2012
  • Virgin Books
  • Hardcover (Book)
  • 192
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