Numbers Don't Lie: 71 Things You Need to Know About the World by Vaclav Smil

BATB score: 1.7/10 👎

Best to: it was 71 things that doesn't really matter and that were just quick thought FYI. ie. that the tallest people are Dutch, that chicken is the most economical poultry, that Tokyo is the biggest megacity with 37.5 million population, that Italians are drinking less wine and more beer, or that the happiest country is Finland.

Best for: I bet Vaclav Smil is one brilliant mind to deserve the respect of Bill Gates; but this book was not one of his respectful masterpiece

Best as: a poop book 💩 (a book that you take into the loo for a quick snippet read to keep you company) or just skip this book in its entirety