BETTER LIVING IN NUMBERS – 199 Visions, Hopes, and Harsh Realities

  • Expert knowledge in essential, entertaining facts: perfect for impressing at parties.
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Real facts, not fake news!

Everything you have always wanted to know about the promises of the beauty industry, medical successes, and all the future improvements in our lives that you sometimes, rightly, find hard to believe. How closely do claims and reality align when it comes to sustainability in business? How much do contractual working hours differ from actual hours worked, including overtime, and in which jobs is the discrepancy greatest? Does the promised reduction of bureaucracy by politicians match actual developments, or where does reality fall short? Is the importance of further education reflected in the actual training days per employee compared to how businesses perceive themselves?

Normally, numbers, facts, and statistics can be dull and hard to grasp. But when presented skillfully, they can reveal more about our society and the world we live in than lengthy analyses ever could.

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  • Publisher: Rowohlt Hardcover
  • Release: 15.04.2025
  • ISBN: 978-3-98928-029-8
  • 128 Pages
  • Authors: Anabelle KörbelKatja Ploch

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BETTER LIVING IN NUMBERS – 199 Visions, Hopes, and Harsh Realities
Anabelle Körbel Katja Ploch BETTER LIVING IN NUMBERS – 199 Visions, Hopes, and Harsh Realities
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Anabelle Körbel

Anabelle Körbel discovered her passion for numbers and economics during her studies. She majored in economics, politics, and philosophy, and she has been working at the brand eins editorial team since 2019. Researching astonishing pairs of numbers for the column "Die Welt in Zahlen" is one of her favorite tasks as an author.

Inga Seevers
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Katja Ploch

Katja Ploch , a graduate in business administration, learned the craft of documentary journalism at Spiegel Verlag . She has been with brand eins from day one in this role, emphasizing the magazine's commitment to accuracy. To this day, no article leaves the publication without a thorough fact-check by the brand eins documentation team.