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100 words The New York Times bestselling author returns with a mindopening exploration of how size defines life on Earth

Explaining the key processes shaping size in nature society and technology Smil busts myths around proportions from bodies to paintings and the socalled golden ratio tells us what Jonathan Swift got wrong in Gullivers Travels the giant Brobdingnagians legs would buckle under their enormous weight and dives headfirst into the most contentious issue in ergonomics the size of aeroplane seats

It is no exaggeration to say this fascinating and wideranging tour de force will change the way you look at absolutely everything

10 words Size an omnipresent scalar is the measure of all things

1 word Size

Vaclav Smil 2023 P Penguin Audio 2023