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title: "Numbers Don't Lie: 71 Things You Need to Know About the World"
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# Numbers Don't Lie: 71 Things You Need to Know About the World

**Brand:** vaclav smil
**Price:** B/.76
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- **What is this?** Numbers Don't Lie: 71 Things You Need to Know About the World by vaclav smil
- **How much does it cost?** B/.76 with free shipping
- **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship
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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Excellent on data, questionable on extrapolations
*by A***R on 5 April 2021*

This is a fantastic overview of data in a widely ranging areas of the world. Mostly topics are important areas and Smil does not shy away from some technical detail (many other overview books may omit good discussions on devices and manufacturing). I think the strength of the book and author is looking to past and present data, some extrapolations to the future and subjective views are more questionable (however these are not frequent).Overall, a great book that touches on an impressive range of areas with success, there will always be some disagreements when tackling such a broad area. However, that minor downside does not detract from the book and what it achieves, especially in comparison to books which try to do the same.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Smil's greatist hits
*by J***. on 14 November 2021*

I feel like this is Vaclav Smil's greatist hits album at the end of a monolithic anthology.None of the depth I'm used to from this excellent author, more like headlines and short articles.I'm already a fan of Smil, so I trusted the numbers he quoted and the context in which they were presented, even though they went against my previously held principles. For example, we learn here that eating meat is ok in moderation, electric cars aren't a good idea unless your country's electricity grid is green-powered. Wind turbine generators use almost as much carbon to manufacture as they produce.However, he still asserts current global warming is on an unprecedented scale and caused by humans. There are 71 such assertions made here.This is an excellent entre into Smil's work. Any of these topics can be seen is massive detail in his previous works.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Interesting choice of items
*by N***E on 7 February 2022*

As ever Vaclav Smil provides accurate and detailed analysis to give clear insights into numbers that matter. Great choice of subject matter and fascinating short reviews of the subjects

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