The Harper's Index Book, Vol. 3 - Softcover

Lapham, Lewis H.; Conn, Charis

Softcover

ISBN 10: 187995754X ISBN 13: 9781879957541

Publisher: Franklin Square Press, 2000

Synopsis

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.

About this title

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.

About this edition

• Publisher: Franklin Square Press
• Publication date: 2000
• ISBN 10: 187995754X
• ISBN 13: 9781879957541
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 288