We have never had so much information at our fingertips and yet most of us don't know how the world really works. This book explains seven of the most fundamental realities governing our survival and prosperity. From energy and food production, through our material world and its globalization, to risks, our environment and its future, How the World Really Works offers a much-needed reality check - because before we can tackle problems effectively, we must understand the facts. In this ambitious and thought-provoking book we see, for example, that globalization isn't inevitable and that our societies have been steadily increasing their dependence on fossil fuels, making their complete and rapid elimination unlikely. Drawing on the latest science and tackling sources of misinformation head on - from Yuval Noah Harari to Noam Chomsky - ultimately Smil answers the most profound question of our age: are we irrevocably doomed or is a brighter utopia ahead?
The Fabric Of Reality
DAVID DEUTSCH
PENGUIN RANDOM HOUSE GROUP
The Better Angels of Our Nature A History of Violence and Humanity
STEVEN PINKER
Superintelligence Paths Dangers Strategies
NICK BOSTROM
OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS
The Information
JAMES GLEICK
An Astronauts Guide to Life on Earth
CHRIS HADFIELD
PAN MACMILLAN PUBLISHERS LIMITED
Books do Furnish a Life
RICHARD DAWKINS
The Code Book The Secret History Of Codes And Code Breaking
SIMON SINGH
FOURTH ESTATE/HARPER COLLINS PUBLISHERS LIMITED
Origin Of The Species HB Everymans Library Classics
CHARLES DARWIN
Next A Brief History of the Future
AVI JORISCH
JAICO PUBLISHING HOUSE, INDIA
Fill up your details to notify you when this book will be available