Carmageddon: How Cars Make Life Worse and What to Do About It

A high-octane polemic against cars-which are ruining the world, while making us unhappy and unhealthy-from a talented young writer at the Economist.

"Briskly written, well researched, and with a knack for landing the significant statistic right after the crisply summarized argument." -The New Yorker

In Carmageddon, journalist Daniel Knowles outlines the rise of the automobile and the costs we all bear as a result. Weaving together history, economics, and reportage, he traces the forces and ...