Your Life Is Manufactured - How We Make Things, Why It Matters and How We Can Do It Better

We live in a manufactured world. Unless you are floating naked through space, you are right now in direct contact with multiple manufactured products. There exists a nearly invisible, awe-inspiring global system of manufacturing that enables virtually every aspect of our existence. The things we surround ourselves with - from everyday items like toilet roll and the clothing we wear to smartphones, bicycles and everything in between - take surprising and often mind-boggling journeys to reach us. Traversing mega-factory floors, engineering laboratories and seaports to distribution hubs, supermarkets and our own homes, Tim Minshall traces these journeys to reveal the hidden world of manufacturing. Charting how this world came to be, Your Life is Manufactured reveals the seismic impact manufacturing has had on our lives and the natural world, exploring how it could offer us a path to a truly sustainable future. In doing so, it grants us the ability to make better choices for ourselves, our communities and the planet.

Product details

• Authors: Tim Minshall, Minshall Tim
• Publisher: Faber & Faber
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 13.02.2025
• EAN: 9780571381029
• ISBN: 978-0-571-38102-9
• No. of pages: 304
• Dimensions: 153 mm x 234 mm x 25 mm
• Subjects: Guides > Self-help, everyday life > Lifestyle, personal development; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Technology; Non-fiction book > Nature, technology; Nature / Environmental Conservation & Protection, popular science, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Manufacturing, Conservation of the environment, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Materials Science / General, Industrial chemistry and manufacturing technologies, Industrial chemistry & manufacturing technologies