After water and air, sand is the natural resource that we consume
more than any other-even more than oil. Every concrete building and
paved road on Earth, every computer screen and silicon chip, is
made from sand. From Egypt's pyramids to the Hubble telescope, from
the world's tallest skyscraper to the sidewalk below it, from
Chartres' stained-glass windows to your iPhone, sand shelters us,
empowers us, engages us, and inspires us. It's the ingredient that
makes possible our cities, our science, our lives-and our future.
And, incredibly, we're running out of it. The World in a Grain is
the compelling true story of the hugely important and diminishing
natural resource that grows more essential every day, and of the
people who mine it, sell it, build with it-and sometimes, even kill
for it. It's also a provocative examination of the serious human
and environmental costs incurred by our dependence on sand, which
has received little public attention. Not all sand is created
equal- Some of the easiest sand to get to is the least useful.
Award-winning journalist Vince Beiser delves deep into this world,
taking readers on a journey across the globe, from the United
States to remote corners of India, China, and Dubai to explain why
sand is so crucial to modern life. Along the way, readers encounter
world-changing innovators, island-building entrepreneurs, desert
fighters, and murderous sand pirates. The result is an entertaining
and eye-opening work, one that is both unexpected and involving,
rippling with fascinating detail and filled with surprising
characters.
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