Material World
Author: Conway, Ed
ISBN: 9780753559178
Publisher: RANDOM HOUSE UK
Year first published: 05 Nov 2024
Pages: 512
Format: Paperback / softback
Plt;bPgt;A bold new story of human progress, told through six materials that built our world and will transform our future. For fans of Tim Marshall, Lewis Dartnell, Jared Diamond and Yuval Harari.Plt;/bPgt;
Plt;bPgt;THE Plt;iPgt;SUNDAY TIMESPlt;/iPgt; BESTSELLER and RADIO 4 BOOK OF THE WEEKPlt;BRPgt;*An Plt;iPgt;EconomistPlt;/iPgt;, Plt;iPgt;Financial TimesPlt;/iPgt;, Plt;iPgt;TimesPlt;/iPgt; and Plt;iPgt;New StatesmanPlt;/iPgt; Book of the Year*Plt;/bPgt;Plt;BRPgt;Plt;bPgt;Shortlisted for the Plt;iPgt;FT Plt;/iPgt;Business Book of the Year Award and the British Academy Book Prize, Longlisted for the Wainwright Conservation Writing PrizePlt;BRPgt;Plt;BRPgt;P#39;CompellingP#39; Plt;/bPgt;TIM MARSHALLPlt;BRPgt;Plt;bPgt;P#39;Lively, rich and excitingP#39; Plt;/bPgt;PETER FRANKOPANPlt;BRPgt;Plt;bPgt;P#39;Vitally importantP#39; Plt;/bPgt;TIM HARFORDPlt;BRPgt;Plt;BRPgt;Plt;iPgt;_____________Plt;/iPgt;Plt;BRPgt;Plt;BRPgt;Plt;bPgt;Sand, salt, iron, copper, oil and lithium. They built our world, and they will transform our future.Plt;/bPgt;Plt;BRPgt;Plt;BRPgt;They took us from the Dark Ages to the present day. They power our computers and phones, build our homes and offices, and create life-saving medicines. But most of us take these six crucial materials completely for granted.Plt;BRPgt;Plt;BRPgt;In Plt;iPgt;Material WorldPlt;/iPgt;, Ed Conway travels the globe to uncover a secret world we rarely see. As we wrestle with climate change, energy crises and the threat of new global conflict, Conway shows why these substances matter more than ever before, and how the hidden battle to control them will shape our geopolitical future.
ISBN: 9780753559178
Publisher: RANDOM HOUSE UK
Year first published: 05 Nov 2024
Pages: 512
Format: Paperback / softback
Plt;bPgt;A bold new story of human progress, told through six materials that built our world and will transform our future. For fans of Tim Marshall, Lewis Dartnell, Jared Diamond and Yuval Harari.Plt;/bPgt;
Plt;bPgt;THE Plt;iPgt;SUNDAY TIMESPlt;/iPgt; BESTSELLER and RADIO 4 BOOK OF THE WEEKPlt;BRPgt;*An Plt;iPgt;EconomistPlt;/iPgt;, Plt;iPgt;Financial TimesPlt;/iPgt;, Plt;iPgt;TimesPlt;/iPgt; and Plt;iPgt;New StatesmanPlt;/iPgt; Book of the Year*Plt;/bPgt;Plt;BRPgt;Plt;bPgt;Shortlisted for the Plt;iPgt;FT Plt;/iPgt;Business Book of the Year Award and the British Academy Book Prize, Longlisted for the Wainwright Conservation Writing PrizePlt;BRPgt;Plt;BRPgt;P#39;CompellingP#39; Plt;/bPgt;TIM MARSHALLPlt;BRPgt;Plt;bPgt;P#39;Lively, rich and excitingP#39; Plt;/bPgt;PETER FRANKOPANPlt;BRPgt;Plt;bPgt;P#39;Vitally importantP#39; Plt;/bPgt;TIM HARFORDPlt;BRPgt;Plt;BRPgt;Plt;iPgt;_____________Plt;/iPgt;Plt;BRPgt;Plt;BRPgt;Plt;bPgt;Sand, salt, iron, copper, oil and lithium. They built our world, and they will transform our future.Plt;/bPgt;Plt;BRPgt;Plt;BRPgt;They took us from the Dark Ages to the present day. They power our computers and phones, build our homes and offices, and create life-saving medicines. But most of us take these six crucial materials completely for granted.Plt;BRPgt;Plt;BRPgt;In Plt;iPgt;Material WorldPlt;/iPgt;, Ed Conway travels the globe to uncover a secret world we rarely see. As we wrestle with climate change, energy crises and the threat of new global conflict, Conway shows why these substances matter more than ever before, and how the hidden battle to control them will shape our geopolitical future.
