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The geopolitical information was in depth and obviously well researched. Included space, the next frontier, as well. The style was a bit dry and felt like sitting in a lecture hall, but the information itself was interesting and insightful. Certainly learned a lot.

Well written & very readable book on geopolitics by a long-time foreign correspondent for Sky News. It's written from a European perspective, & covers 10 countries / regions in, around or with ties to Europe & the UK (except for the chapter about outer space!) Packed with interesting facts, you're sure to learn from it. Well worth it for fans of history or geopolitics.

Audiobook: read by the author.

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I've read all four of Tim Marshall's books. There's some good stuff in here, but unfortunately it didn't grab me the way his other books have. On a positive note, by reading this, I learned that he has a website, thewhatandthewhy.com.

(Continued)...current extent of exploration, "Claiming there is no other life in the universe is like scooping up some water, looking at the cup, and claiming there are no whales in the ocean."

Great word.

There are a lot of people (myself included) who believe that we shouldn't invest in space exploration until we first solve the myriad problems that we have here on earth. But what this passage interestingly points out is how certain aspects of the space program have inadvertently helped with those problems. (By the way, WRS stands for Water Recovery System).

Picked it up sight unseen, was not disappointed. If Prisoners was your jam, this is the same principle but more focused on smaller regions or individual countries. Smart, well explained, immensely readable.