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 ...