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The World in a Grain

Vince Beiser

The World in a Grain is the compelling true story of the hugely important and diminishing natural resource that grows more essential every day, and of the people who mine it, sell it, build with it--and sometimes, even kill for it.

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The World in a Grain: The Story of Sand and How It Transformed Civilization

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Length: 306 pages

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