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The knowledge

Hardcover • 2014 • English

The knowledge: how to rebuild our world from scratch

By Dartnell, Lewis

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About the book

Maybe it was a viral pandemic, or an asteroid strike, or perhaps nuclear war. Whatever the cause, the world as we know it has ended and you and the other survivors must start again. What key knowledge would you need to start rebuilding civilisation from scratch? Once you've scavenged what you can, how do you begin producing the essentials? How do you grow food, generate power, prepare medicines, or get metal out of rocks? Could you avert another Dark Ages or take shortcuts to accelerate redevelo...Show more

Science fiction: apocalyptic and post-apocalyptic
Life sciences: general issues
Ecological science, the Biosphere

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ISBN

9781847922274

Publisher

The Bodley Head

Published year

2014

Language

English

Original title

The knowledge

Format

Hardcover

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