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ISBN: 9781615195176
Published: October 23, 2018
Price: $35.00 US / $45.00 CAN
Paper over Boards: 216 pages
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The Global Economy as You’ve Never Seen It
99 Ingenious Infographics That Put It All Together
by Thomas Ramge, Jan Schwochow, Adrian Garcia-Landa (Contributor)
 

An ingeniously conceived tour of the global economy and all its key components, illuminated one by one in 99 large-scale, full-color infographics

The economy is a complex, world-spanning, layer-upon-layer-upon-layer behemoth: One could argue that almost every aspect of our lives is connected to the realms of business and finance. And yet few of us truly understand it—even the world’s foremost economists can’t seem to agree on how it runs.

The Global Economy as You’ve Never Seen It presents 99 brilliant infographics that everyone can understand. From start-ups to monopolies, from trade agreements to theory, author Thomas Ramge and infographic specialist Jan Schwochow bring every facet of the economic web to life.

Economics connects us all, from what we buy, to how we buy it, who made it, and where. See the economy differently—and the world.

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★ 2019 Axiom Business Book Award—Economics Gold Medalist

“An incredible, atlas-like work on a topic many find daunting. Using infographics to outstanding effect, [Ramge and Schwochow] explore the global economy and discuss how economics connect everyone around the globe. . . . Superb.”—Library Journal starred review

“Gloriously big, both in format and scope. Fit for coffee-table display, it's so much more, breaking down the national and global economy with clever, colorful and illuminating infographics—something we all could use in today's world of vague headlines and often contradictory economic news.”—Shelf Awareness

“Economics can be fun! . . . A good choice for readers who want to leisurely digest complex economic issues.”—Booklist

“An economic atlas for those who want to explore the complex world of economics and its protagonists.”—The Standard

“Opulent, fact-rich eye candy.”—Management Journal

“Vivid.”—Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen

“A book that shows what business really is: full of colorful life. . . .Some graphics are so successful they ought to be hung in the living room.”—Handelsblatt
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Thomas Ramge is the author of more than a dozen nonfiction books, including Who’s Afraid of AI?: Reinventing Capitalism in the Age of Big Data, coauthored with Viktor Mayer-Schönberger, and The Global Economy as You’ve Never Seen It, written with Jan Schwochow. Ramge has been honored with multiple journalism and literary awards, including the Axiom Business Book Award’s Gold Medal, the getAbstract International Book Award, strategy+business magazine’s Best Business Book of the Year (in Technology and Innovation), the Herbert Quandt Media Prize, and the German Business Book Prize. He lives in Berlin with his wife and son.

Jan Schwochow, an infographic specialist, was the art director of Stern magazine’s infographics and today is the founder and CEO of the Infographics Group, which has received numerous awards. He’s the author of the bestsellers Understanding Germany and the 100 + 1 Facts series.