Growth: From Microorganisms to Megacities

This book contains tables, graphs, and illustrations in the form of a PDF file that you can download on the audiobook page on the website after purchasing it.

If you want to figure out how the world works—how microorganisms, animals, plants, people, technologies, economies, societies, and cities develop—then the new discussion book by Vaclav Smil is the best solution. It is a comprehensive, multifaceted, and clear study based on factual data. As always, Vaclav Smil skillfully tackles an enormous range of topics and the interconnections among them. The book provides a clear picture of the prospects for the long-term survival of humans on a planet with limited resources.