Material World: The Six Raw Materials That Shape M Andy Sharp or risk the collapse of

or risk the collapse of reality itself

award-winning author Markus Zusak

and his search for a father that ends with becoming one himself

--The Philadelphia Inquirer

rage as an act of prayer

Material World: The Six Raw Materials That Shape M Andy Sharp or risk the collapse ofTHE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW EDITORS' CHOICE AN ECONOMIST BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR Finalist for the Financial Times and Schroders Business Book of the Year Award Sand, salt, iron, copper, oil, and lithium. These fundamental materials have created empires, razed civilizations and fed our ingenuity and our greed for thousands of years. Without them, our modern world would not exist, and the battle to control them will determine our future. The fiber