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

By Michael Millar

Book Overview

From the seven-day week to 24-carat gold, Chanel No. 5 to five-star luxury--the curious histories of everyday numbersThis is a book for the observant and the curious, for people who take in their... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 075354086X
• ISBN13: 9780753540862
• Release Date: February 2013
• Publisher: Virgin Books
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.1" x 0.7" x 5.2"