{"product_id":"9780241992142","title":"Size : How It Explains the World","description":"\u003cp\u003e'There is no author whose books I look forward to more' Bill Gates\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe New York Times bestselling author returns with a mind-opening exploration of how size defines life on Earth.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eExplaining the key processes shaping size in nature, society and technology, Smil busts myths around proportions - from bodies to paintings and the so-called golden ratio - tells us what Jonathan Swift got wrong in Gulliver's Travels - the giant Brobdingnagian's legs would buckle under their enormous weight - and dives headfirst into the most contentious issue in ergonomics: the size of aeroplane seats.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIt is no exaggeration to say this fascinating and wide-ranging tour de force will change the way you look at absolutely everything.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'Vaclav Smil is a phenomenon with an appetite for facts over prejudice and fashion. Essential reading for anyone who cares about the future' Lord Norman Foster\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48225993818347,"sku":"EB_BM1100_F08-06_SIMS","price":25.07,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0758\/4484\/5803\/files\/9780241992142-1.jpg?v=1783481629","url":"https:\/\/kinokuniya.com.sg\/products\/9780241992142","provider":"Books Kinokuniya Singapore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}