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Numbers Don't Lie
71 Things You Need to Know About the World
- Penguin UK
- by Vaclav Smil
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?
ISBN 9780241989692 | E | PB
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| Publisher | Penguin UK |
|---|---|
| ISBN | 9780241989692 |
| Author(s) | Vaclav Smil |
| Publication date | April 2021 |
| Edition | Paperback |
| Dimensions | 198 x 129 mm |
| Pages | 384 |
| Language(s) | Eng. ed. |
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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?