Tell your friends about this item:
Truly Peculiar: Fantastic Facts That Are Stranger Than Fiction Tom Standage Main edition
Price
Íkr 1,559
excl. VAT
Ordered from remote warehouse
Expected delivery Aug 10 - 17
Get notified about new Tom Standage releases
Our customers say:
Add to your iMusic wish list
Truly Peculiar: Fantastic Facts That Are Stranger Than Fiction
Tom Standage
Another bestselling collection of astonishing explainers from The Economist.
272 pages, Charts and graphs throughout
| Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
| Released | November 4, 2021 |
| ISBN13 | 9781788168960 |
| Publishers | Profile Books Ltd |
| Pages | 272 |
| Dimensions | 198 × 130 × 21 mm · 250 g |
| Language | English |
More by Tom Standage
Show all![Cover for Tom Standage · The Economist Quiz Book: 60 Brain Teasers for Inquisitive Minds (Paperback Book) [Main edition] (2025)](https://imusic.b-cdn.net/images/item/original/795/9781805223795.jpg?tom-standage-2025-the-economist-quiz-book-60-brain-teasers-for-inquisitive-minds-paperback-book&class=scaled&v=1745664921)
![Cover for Tom Standage · Oddly Informative: Matters of fact that amaze and delight (Paperback Book) [Main edition] (2022)](https://imusic.b-cdn.net/images/item/original/093/9781800812093.jpg?tom-standage-2022-oddly-informative-matters-of-fact-that-amaze-and-delight-paperback-book&class=scaled&v=1644005421)
![Cover for Tom Standage · Unconventional Wisdom: Adventures in the Surprisingly True (Paperback Book) [Main edition] (2020)](https://imusic.b-cdn.net/images/item/original/133/9781788166133.jpg?tom-standage-2020-unconventional-wisdom-adventures-in-the-surprisingly-true-paperback-book&class=scaled&v=1600580840)
![Cover for Tom Standage · Uncommon Knowledge: Extraordinary Things That Few People Know (Paperback Book) [Main edition] (2019)](https://imusic.b-cdn.net/images/item/original/323/9781788163323.jpg?tom-standage-2019-uncommon-knowledge-extraordinary-things-that-few-people-know-paperback-book&class=scaled&v=1593529861)
![Cover for Tom Standage · Seriously Curious: 109 facts and figures to turn your world upside down (Paperback Book) [Main edition] (2018)](https://imusic.b-cdn.net/images/item/original/367/9781788161367.jpg?tom-standage-2018-seriously-curious-109-facts-and-figures-to-turn-your-world-upside-down-paperback-book&class=scaled&v=1560314203)
![Cover for Tom Standage · An Edible History of Humanity (Paperback Book) [F Second Printing Used edition] (2010)](https://imusic.b-cdn.net/images/item/original/911/9780802719911.jpg?tom-standage-2010-an-edible-history-of-humanity-paperback-book&class=scaled&v=1410268747)
![Cover for Tom Standage · A History of the World in 6 Glasses (Paperback Book) [Trade Paper, Later Printing edition] (2006)](https://imusic.b-cdn.net/images/item/original/524/9780802715524.jpg?tom-standage-2006-a-history-of-the-world-in-6-glasses-paperback-book&class=scaled&v=1409680560)
More from the same publisher
![Cover for John Kay · The Long and the Short of It: A guide to finance and investment for normally intelligent people who aren't in the industry (Paperback Book) [Main edition] (2028)](https://imusic.b-cdn.net/images/item/original/082/9781805224082.jpg?john-kay-2028-the-long-and-the-short-of-it-a-guide-to-finance-and-investment-for-normally-intelligent-people-who-aren-t-in-the-industry-paperback-book&class=scaled&v=1740407126)
![Cover for Kira Yarmysh · The Incredible Events in Women's Cell Number 3 (Paperback Book) [Main edition] (2028)](https://imusic.b-cdn.net/images/item/original/555/9781800817555.jpg?kira-yarmysh-2028-the-incredible-events-in-women-s-cell-number-3-paperback-book&class=scaled&v=1696449271)
![Cover for Emily Oster · The Unexpected: Navigating Pregnancy During and After Complications (Paperback Book) [Main edition] (2028)](https://imusic.b-cdn.net/images/item/original/692/9781800817692.jpg?emily-oster-2028-the-unexpected-navigating-pregnancy-during-and-after-complications-paperback-book&class=scaled&v=1725033419)
![Cover for Laura Wyatt-Smith · Screensaver: A Judgement-Free Guide to Your Child's First Smartphone (Paperback Book) [Main edition] (2028)](https://imusic.b-cdn.net/images/item/original/482/9781805226482.jpg?laura-wyatt-smith-2028-screensaver-a-judgement-free-guide-to-your-child-s-first-smartphone-paperback-book&class=scaled&v=1780926034)
![Cover for Julian Brave NoiseCat · We Survived the Night: An Indigenous Reckoning (Paperback Book) [Main edition] (2028)](https://imusic-static.b-cdn.net/images/missing-tall.png)
![Cover for Kate Daly · Amicable Divorce: Your Practical Guide to Divorce Without the Drama (Paperback Book) [Main edition] (2028)](https://imusic.b-cdn.net/images/item/original/116/9781805226116.jpg?kate-daly-2028-amicable-divorce-your-practical-guide-to-divorce-without-the-drama-paperback-book&class=scaled&v=1776181841)
![Cover for Anna Katharina Schaffner · The Story Solution: Change Your Toxic Self-Stories and Thrive (Paperback Book) [Main edition] (2027)](https://imusic.b-cdn.net/images/item/original/771/9781805223771.jpg?anna-katharina-schaffner-2027-the-story-solution-change-your-toxic-self-stories-and-thrive-paperback-book&class=scaled&v=1776295386)
![Cover for Tony Wolf · Get Out of My Life: The bestselling guide to the twenty-first-century teenager (Paperback Book) [Main edition] (2027)](https://imusic.b-cdn.net/images/item/original/042/9781806490042.jpg?tony-wolf-2027-get-out-of-my-life-the-bestselling-guide-to-the-twenty-first-century-teenager-paperback-book&class=scaled&v=1779012544)
![Cover for Maxwell Maltz · Psycho-Cybernetics 365: Thrive and Grow Every Day of the Year - Psycho-cybernetics (Paperback Book) [Main edition] (2027)](https://imusic.b-cdn.net/images/item/original/713/9781805225713.jpg?maxwell-maltz-2027-psycho-cybernetics-365-thrive-and-grow-every-day-of-the-year-psycho-cybernetics-paperback-book&class=scaled&v=1764002927)
![Cover for Anshel Pfeffer · No King In Israel: The Jewish State Confronts its Demons (Hardcover Book) [Main edition] (2027)](https://imusic.b-cdn.net/images/item/original/174/9781805224174.jpg?anshel-pfeffer-2027-no-king-in-israel-the-jewish-state-confronts-its-demons-hardcover-book&class=scaled&v=1729463179)
![Cover for Navid Sinaki · Medusa of the Roses: 'A powerful debut ... unflinching and bold' Observer (Paperback Book) [Main edition] (2027)](https://imusic.b-cdn.net/images/item/original/381/9781800816381.jpg?navid-sinaki-2027-medusa-of-the-roses-a-powerful-debut-unflinching-and-bold-observer-paperback-book&class=scaled&v=1725921167)
![Cover for Shaw, Dougal (Video Journalist, Technology) · Fail Smarter: Lessons from the Best on Turning Setbacks into Breakthroughs (Paperback Book) [Main edition] (2027)](https://imusic.b-cdn.net/images/item/original/624/9781805224624.jpg?shaw-dougal-video-journalist-technology-2027-fail-smarter-lessons-from-the-best-on-turning-setbacks-into-breakthroughs-paperback-book&class=scaled&v=1785158761)
![Cover for Tracy Maton · The Artful Anna Harris (Paperback Book) [Main edition] (2027)](https://imusic.b-cdn.net/images/item/original/832/9781805223832.jpg?tracy-maton-2027-the-artful-anna-harris-paperback-book&class=scaled&v=1784555327)
![Cover for Anja Shortland · We Know You Can Pay a Million: Inside the Dark Economy of Hacking and Ransomware (Paperback Book) [Main edition] (2027)](https://imusic.b-cdn.net/images/item/original/570/9781805224570.jpg?anja-shortland-2027-we-know-you-can-pay-a-million-inside-the-dark-economy-of-hacking-and-ransomware-paperback-book&class=scaled&v=1779110710)
![Cover for Professor Mary Beard · Talking Classics: THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER (Paperback Book) [Main edition] (2027)](https://imusic.b-cdn.net/images/item/original/336/9781805220336.jpg?professor-mary-beard-2027-talking-classics-the-instant-sunday-times-bestseller-paperback-book&class=scaled&v=1783949175)
![Cover for Nancy Foley · I Am Agatha (Paperback Book) [Main edition] (2027)](https://imusic.b-cdn.net/images/item/original/837/9781805228837.jpg?nancy-foley-2027-i-am-agatha-paperback-book&class=scaled&v=1783354381)
See all of Tom Standage ( e.g. Paperback Book , CD , Book and Hardcover Book )