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William Playfair is known primarily as the inventor of statistical graphics. Yet this ingenious Scot also developed concepts in international trade and investment that are used to this day. This flawed but brilliant man also led another life - as a British secret agent. Bruce Berkowitz provides the first major biography of the larger-than-life William Playfair and his remarkable inventions and adventures.

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William Playfair is known primarily as the inventor of statistical graphics. Yet this ingenious Scot also developed concepts in international trade and investment that are used to this day. This flawed but brilliant man also led another life - as a British secret agent. Bruce Berkowitz provides the first major biography of the larger-than-life William Playfair and his remarkable inventions and adventures.
Autorenporträt
Bruce Berkowitz has contributed to the Wall Street Journal and Foreign Affairs and is the author of numerous books on national security and intelligence, including most recently The New Face of War: How War Will be Fought in the Twenty-First Century.