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A review by johnsaveland
Numbers Don't Lie: 71 Stories to Help Us Understand the Modern World by Vaclav Smil
(3 stars)
Well-researched and packed full of interesting trivia, this altered my outlook on more than a few subjects. It does feel like a collection of (extremely short) articles rather than a book; there's no harnessing theme or broader insight, and some of the trivia seems, well, trivial. But if you do pick this up, you can be certain of one invaluable benefit: you will learn something new.
Well-researched and packed full of interesting trivia, this altered my outlook on more than a few subjects. It does feel like a collection of (extremely short) articles rather than a book; there's no harnessing theme or broader insight, and some of the trivia seems, well, trivial. But if you do pick this up, you can be certain of one invaluable benefit: you will learn something new.