Numbers don't lie : 71 stories to help us understand the modern world / Vaclav Smil.
| Author/creator | Smil, Vaclav author. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication | [New York, New York] : Penguin Books, 2021. |
| Copyright Date | ©2020 |
| Description | 1 online resource (xviii, 350 pages) : illustrations |
| Supplemental Content | Ebook Central |
| Subjects |
| Variant title | Numbers do not lie |
| Contents | People : the inhabitants of our world -- Countries : nations in the age of globalization -- Machines, designs, devices : inventions that made our modern world -- Fuels and electricity : energizing our societies -- Transport : how we get around -- Food : energizing ourselves -- Environment : damaging and protecting our world. |
| Abstract | "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. |
| General note | Place of publication taken from publisher's website. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Source of description | Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on July 08, 2021). |
| Issued in other form | Print version: Smil, Vaclav. Numbers don't lie [New York, New York] : Penguin Books, 2021. 9780143136224 |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2020055033 |
| ISBN | 9780525507819 electronic book |
| ISBN | 0525507817 electronic book |
| ISBN | paperback |
| Stock number | 9FC666BC-C72A-4CD2-B962-62EC213AE0E5 OverDrive, Inc. http://www.overdrive.com |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |