The Order of Things claims to show how everything in the world is organized into hierarechies, structures, and pecking orders. The chapters are broken down into broad categories with a detailed table of contents outline. There is also an extensive and cross-referenced index. A Matter of Fact is the place to go. Arranged alphabetically by topic with textual cross-references, A Matter of Fact consists of statements containing statistics on current social, economic, and political issues.
Full attribution is provided for all statements and the introduction details all sources.
Published annually or semi-annually since 1984, the current volume includes references to earlier volumes for topics not covered in that issue.