Concrete Book
Forthcoming book [expected 2027] on concrete that smashes ideas of the inert material, revealing how it has shaped human civilization, the fortunes of political leaders, citizens, armies, and economies and creates the future for everything ... for us as individuals, for our communities, for our country, for our planet.
2027 (TBD)
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NYT-bestselling author Ted Fishman explores the past, present, and future of the defining material of the modern age, ranging from ancient Roman aqueducts to contemporary American quarries, the concrete wonders of Le Corbusier and the Hoover Dam, to its vital role in geopolitical competition and ideology, and the recent failures of concrete infrastructure to the latest technological environmental innovations that could combat climate change.
One of the things concrete does for us, is it creates the future for everything..... for us as individuals, for our communities, for our country, for our planet.
This is the book that will awaken readers to concrete’s pervasive influence on nearly all we do—and to the Faustian bargain it presents: profound benefits for public health paired with devastating consequences for the environment.
We are all deep in concrete. We depend on it far more than most of us imagine. Concrete enables and shapes nearly every realm of modern life, public and private, material and intangible.