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A collection of illuminating information from Harper's Magazine that makes a snapshot of our world today. Arguably the most imitated editorial feature in magazine journalism, The Harper's Index each month sparks conversation, debate, outrage, wonder, and laughter.
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Gathered from the "Harper's Index" column in Harper's magazine, these facts are presented in stark language and frequently startle the reader: "Portion of personal mail sent in 1985 that consisted of greeting cards: ." Others capture the drifting tide of cultural events: "Number of radio stations with a disco format today: 0." Numbers are combined in way to make eerie juxtapositions: "Pounds of plutonium and highly enriched uranium that are missing from U.S. inventories: 9,600 pounds. Pounds of plutonium needed to make an atomic bomb: 15." Some baffle: "Number of 'telephone-related' injuries in 1985: 11,000." As Harper's editor Lapham notes, these numbers are "fragmentary proofs of the world's density, wonder, contradictions, and desire."
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- PublisherHenry Holt & Co
- Publication date1987
- ISBN 10 0805003258
- ISBN 13 9780805003253
- BindingPaperback
- Edition number1
- Number of pages125
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