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Author Beiser, Vince, 1965- author.

Title The world in a grain : the story of sand and how it transformed civilization / Vince Beiser.

Publication Info. New York : Riverhead Books, [2018]
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 Bristol, Main Library - Non Fiction  620.191 BEISER    Check Shelf
 Enfield, Main Library - Adult Department  620.1 BEI    DUE 05-24-24
 Manchester, Main Library - Non Fiction  620.191 BEISER    Check Shelf
 New Britain, Main Library - Non Fiction  620.191 BEI    Check Shelf
 Newington, Lucy Robbins Welles Library - Adult Department  620.191 BEISER    Check Shelf
 Wethersfield Public Library - Non Fiction  620.191 BEISER    Check Shelf
Description 294 pages ; 24 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 261-284) and index.
Contents The most important solid substance on Earth -- Part I. How sand built the twentieth century's industrialized world -- The skeleton of cities -- Paved with good intentions -- The thing that lets us see everything -- Part II. How sand is building the twenty-first century's globalized, digitized world -- High tech, high purity -- Fracking facilitator -- Miami Beach-less -- Man-made lands -- Desert war -- Concrete conquers the city -- Beyond sand.
Subject Sand.
Technology and civilization.
Sand. (OCoLC)fst01104803
Technology and civilization. (OCoLC)fst01145253
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Environmental Economics.
NATURE / Natural Resources.
SCIENCE / Environmental Science (see also Chemistry.
ISBN 9780399576423 (hardcover)
0399576428 (hardcover)
9780399576430
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