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Numbers don't lie

Paperback • 2021 • English • 1. edition

Numbers don't lie: 71 things about the world you probably didn't know

By Smil, Vaclav

1 Ratings • 5.0 of 5

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About the book

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...Show more

Social research and statistics
Popular science

Book details

ISBN

9780241989692

Publisher

Penguin Books

Published year

2021

Language

English

Edition

1

Original title

Numbers don't lie

Format

Paperback

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