Ed Conway in conversation with Peter Frankopan at Waterstones Piccadilly

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We are thrilled to welcome author and broadcaster Ed Conway to Waterstones Piccadilly to discuss his eye-opening history, Material World.

Waterstones Piccadilly

We are thrilled to welcome author and broadcaster Ed Conway to Waterstones Piccadilly to discuss his eye-opening account of the traces of humanity and history, Material World. Ed Conway travels the globe - from the sweltering depths of the deepest mine in Europe, to spotless silicon chip factories in Taiwan, to the eerie green pools where lithium originates - to uncover a secret world we rarely see. Revealing the true marvel of these substances, he follows the mind-boggling journeys, miraculous processes and little-known companies that turn the raw materials we all need into products of astonishing complexity.Ed Conway is a writer and broadcaster. He is the Economics and Data Editor of Sky News and a regular columnist for The Times and Sunday Times. He has written two critically acclaimed and bestselling books and has won numerous awards for his journalism. He lives in London.Peter Frankopan is professor of global history at Oxford University. He is the author of The First Crusade: The Call from the East, The Silk Roads: A New History of the World, The New Silk Roads: The Present and Future of the World and The Earth Transformed: An Untold History. He lives in Oxford.Please note: Book and ticket option includes a copy of Material World (RRP. £10.99) available for collection on the night.If you are unable to attend on the night, please be aware that we will only be able to reserve your book for up to 2 weeks. Copies must be collected in store.