The Knowledge
by Lewis Dartnell
Taste attributes: documentaryrobots/ai/spaceslowfresh & originalunsavouryheavyrealisticemotive & stirringhuman spirit/resilience/survivalall consuming questsocial commentary
Boxlist takeRealistic and fresh: a weighty non-fiction book, slow-burning rather than fast. Best if you like surprises over comfort.
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Pace: slow · Originality: fresh · Tone: balanced · Weight: heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
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4.0 / 5
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About This Book
"How would you go about rebuilding a technological society from scratch? If our technological society collapsed tomorrow, perhaps from a viral pandemic or catastrophic asteroid impact, what would be the one book you would want to press into the hands of the postapocalyptic survivors?
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- Author
- Lewis Dartnell
- Published
- 2014
- Pages
- 340
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- Open Library
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