Numbers Don't Lie: 71 Things You Need to Know About the World

Vaclav Smil

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Is flying dangerous? How much do the world's cows weigh? And what makes people happy?From Earth's nations and inhabitants, through the fuels and foods that energize them, to the transportation and inventions of our modern world - and how all of this affects the planet itself - in Numbers Don't Lie, Professor Vaclav Smil takes us on a fact-finding adventure, using surprising statistics and illuminating graphs to challenge lazy thinking. Smil is on a mission to make facts matter, because after all, numbers may not lie, but which truth do they convey?'Smil's title says it all: to understand the world, you need to follow the trendlines, not the headlines. This is a compelling, fascinating, and most important, realistic portrait of the world and where it's going' Steven Pinker'The best book to read to better understand our world. It should be on every bookshelf!' Linda Yueh'There is perhaps no other academic who paints pictures with numbers like Smil' GuardianVaclav Smil is Distinguished Professor Emeritus at the University of Manitoba. He is the author of over forty books on topics including energy, environmental and population change, food production and nutrition, technical innovation, risk assessment and public policy. No other living scientist has had more books (on a wide variety of topics) reviewed in Nature. A Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, in 2010 he was named by Foreign Policy as one of the Top 100 Global Thinkers. This is his first book for a more general readership. A readable copy of the book which may include some defects such as highlighting and notes. Cover and pages may be creased and show discolouration.…

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Titre
Numbers Don't Lie: 71 Things You Need to Know About the World
Auteur
Vaclav Smil
Éditeur
Penguin Books Ltd, United Kingdom, London
Année de publication
2021
État de l'article
Fair
Reliure
Paperback
Langue
anglais
ISBN à 10 chiffres
0241989698
ISBN à 13 chiffres
9780241989692
Poids de l'article
272 grammes
Dimensions
129.0 x 198.0

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