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Material World A Substantial Story of Our Past and Future

Paperback • 2024 • English

Material World A Substantial Story of Our Past and Future

By Ed Conway

2 Ratings • 4.5 of 5

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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...Show more

International economics
Finance and the finance industry
Applied ecology

Book details

ISBN

9780753559178

Publisher

Ebury Publishing

Published year

2024

Language

English

Original title

Material World A Substantial Story of Our Past and Future

Format

Paperback

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