Book description
Based on the 'Briefings' columns that appear in every issue of The
Week, here is a book that addresses the key issues of our day and
breaks them down into bite-sized questions and answers. Each one takes
minutes to read yet provides objective and meticulously researched
perspectives on the major matters of our times. How did Darwin change
the world? What exactly is Sharia law? Which was the world's worst
industrial accident? Is computer hacking getting more serious? Can
Aspirin cure cancer? What was the legacy of the Iran-Iraq war? Ranging
across a wide array of subjects - from medicine, science and politics,
to history, geography and finance - about which we are often less
informed than we would like, this is a fascinating book to dip into.
We would all like to be better informed. Here is a book that makes
it easy.
[The Week] is a collection of excellence -- David Axelrod Senior
Advisor to President Obama
