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A Substantial Story of Our Past and Future
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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. The Sunday Times Bestseller and Radio 4 Book of the Week An Economist, Financial...
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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.
The Sunday Times Bestseller and Radio 4 Book of the Week
An Economist, Financial Times, Times and New Statesman Book of the Year
Shortlisted for the FT Business Book of the Year Award and the British Academy Book Prize, longlisted for the Wainwright Conservation Writing Prize
'Compelling' – Tim Marshall
'Lively, rich and exciting' – Peter Frankopan
'Vitally important' – Tim Harford
Sand, salt, iron, copper, oil and lithium. They built our world, and they will transform our future.
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.
In Material World, 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.
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ISBN: 9780753559178
Publisher: Ebury Publishing
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 01 August 2024
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: W H Allen
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 32.0mm
Width: 128.0mm
Height: 198.0mm
Weight: 345g
Pages: 512
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About the Author
Ed Conway is a writer and broadcaster. He is the Economics and Data Editor of Sky News and a regular columnist for The Times and Sunday Times. He has written two critically acclaimed and bestselling books and has won numerous awards for his journalism. He lives in London.
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