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“[An] impassioned and alarming report on sand.... In Beiser's artful telling, the planet is caught
up in a vicious, sand-fueled cycle.― —Washington Post “Beiser peppers research with firstperson
interviews in an engaging and nuanced introduction to the ways sand has shaped the
world.... stunning.― —NPR “Beiserâ€s eye-opening study clarifies the science and the
huge role of sand in heavy and high-tech industry. Perhaps most compelling is his exposé of
sand mining, which obliterates islands, destroys coral reefs and marine biodiversity, and threatens
livelihoods. A powerful lens on an under-reported environmental crisis.― —Nature “Whether
in Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin, or India, [Beiser] exhibits a flare for detailing the human drama
through prose.― —Los Angeles Review of Books “I thought I knew the basics of
sustainability, but this lucid, eye-opening book made me feel like a dolt in the best possible ahamoment
way: I'd simply never registered how much of the contemporary world—our concrete
and glass buildings and asphalt roads and silicone-based digital devices and so much more—is
entirely, voraciously sand-dependent. And the looming global sand crisis: who knew?― —Kurt
Andersen, author of Fantasyland: How America Went Haywire: A 500-Year History “A fresh
history of 'the most important solid substance on Earth, the literal foundation of modern
civilization.' Books on a single, familiar topic (salt, cod, etc.) have an eager audience, and readers
will find this an entirely satisfying addition to the genre.― —Kirkus Reviews “The book is at
its urgent best in chapters on the black market in sand and the sand mafias that brutally exercise
control over resources... Breezily written and with insights on every page, this is an eye-opening
look at a resource too often taken for granted.― —Publishers Weekly “A rich study of one of
the world's most abundant natural resources: sand. With a balance of statistics, science, history,
on-the-scene reporting and some healthy environmental skepticism, The World in a GrainÂ
highlights the ways this ubiquitous global commodity has been essential to human development
and advancement.― —Shelf Awareness “The World in a Grain is nothing less than one of
the best reporters working today unpacking the literal foundations of civilization. Everything we
are, everywhere we live, is built on or out of sand, and Vince Beiser tells the best story of where
that sand comes from, who moves it, and what they build from it. It's a whole new way of seeing
the world.― —Adam Rogers, author of Proof: The Science of Booze “Modern life, as Vince
Beiser compellingly explains, is literally made of sand. Yet we have been so profligate with this
seemingly inexhaustible resource that for many uses in many parts of the world we are running
out. The World in a Grain is a chronicle of innovation and greed and heedless waste—in brief, the

story of civilization.― —David Owen, author of Where the Water Goes “A riveting,
wonderfully written investiga