Numbers don't lie : 71 stories to help us understand the modern world / Vaclav Smil.
"Vaclav Smil's mission is to make facts matter. An environmental scientist, policy analyst, and a hugely prolific author, he is Bill Gates' go-to guy for making sense of our world. In Numbers Don't Lie, Smil answers questions such as: What's worse for the environment--your c...
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| Other title: | Numbers do not lie |
| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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[New York, New York] :
Penguin Books,
2021.
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| Summary: | "Vaclav Smil's mission is to make facts matter. An environmental scientist, policy analyst, and a hugely prolific author, he is Bill Gates' go-to guy for making sense of our world. In Numbers Don't Lie, Smil answers questions such as: What's worse for the environment--your car or your phone? How much do the world's cows weigh (and what does it matter)? And what makes people happy?"--Provided by publisher. |
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| Physical Description: | xvi, 350 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780143136224 0143136224 |