Die Macht der Zahl / The Power of Numbers

Book

“Die Macht der Zahl” (The Power of Numbers) is a book about numeric fascination. It is sometimes humorous, at times socially critical and often simply incredible. “Die Macht der Zahl” is a collection of numbers that does not claim to be comprehensive but should be viewed as a foray through the numeric world. With its stringent style and bird's eye view of the numeric world, “Die Macht der Zahl” presents facts but leaves their evaluation to the reader. The combination of numbers and informative graphics imparts the impression of coming closer to the ultimate truth in each covered topic.