An eye-opening celebration of human ingenuity -- Andrew Hill ― Financial Times, Best Books of 2023 - Business
Lively, rich and exciting ... full of surprises. Underlines that to understand global geopolitics, you need to understand natural resources and geology -- Peter Frankopan, author of THE SILK ROADS
Fascinating . . . A revelation ― The Times, Best Science and Environment Books of 2023
A compelling narrative of the human story -- Tim Marshall, author of PRISONERS OF GEOGRAPHY
Brilliant -- Martin Wolf ― Financial Times - Best Summer Books of 2023: Economics