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Lapham, Lewis H., Conn, Charis
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Language: English
Published by Franklin Square Press, 2000
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- Title
- The Harper's Index Book, Vol. 3
- Author
- Lapham, Lewis H., Conn, Charis
- Publisher
- Franklin Square Press
- Publication year
- 2000
- Condition
- Very Good
- Binding
- Soft cover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 187995754X
- ISBN 13
- 9781879957541
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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From Publishers Weekly
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."
Copyright 1987 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 1987 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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