How to Feed the World

Reviews / Votes

There is no author whose books I look forward to more than Vaclav Smil -- BILL GATES A compelling, fascinating, and most important, realistic portrait of the world and where it's going -- STEVEN PINKER on NUMBERS DON'T LIE There is perhaps no other academic who paints pictures with numbers like Smil . . . The nerd's nerd * GUARDIAN * A fact-filled, punchy book . . . Smil's fascination with numbers is infectious * THE TIMES on NUMBERS DON'T LIE * 'How to Feed the World had a lot to teach me - and I'm sure it will teach you a lot, too. It challenges readers to think differently about a problem we thought we understood' -- Bill Gates Another masterpiece from one of my favourite authors -- BILL GATES on the New York Times bestseller HOW THE WORLD REALLY WORKS Very informative and eye-opening in many ways -- HA-JOON CHANG, author of 23 Things They Don't Tell You About Capitalism on the New York Times bestseller HOW THE WORLD REALLY WORKS The word "polymath" was invented to describe people like him -- BILL GATES Smil's art is that he immerses readers rather than overpowering them, while delivering clear takeaway messages: that we must learn to do more with less, that we ought to be wary of any radical solutions, and that we must accept that any gains will be gradual -- Caroline Eden * Financial Times * Concise and erudite . . . How to Feed the World is weighted with statistics, but there is something light and irresistible about the way Smil structures his argument and propels his narrative . . . The breadth of Smil's knowledge is as impressive as the depth -- Talha Burki * Lancet *