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.

Author Vaclav Smil Published by Penguin Books ISBN 9780241989692 EAN 9780241989692 Bic Code Cover Paperback