A WATERSTONES, FT and TELEGRAPH BOOK OF THE YEAR

SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2025 ROYAL SOCIETY SCIENCE BOOK PRIZE

LONGLISTED FOR THE 2025 FINANCIAL TIMES & SCHRODER BUSINESS BOOK OF THE YEAR

From factory floors, engineering laboratories, and seaports to distribution centers, supermarkets, and our own homes, embark on an eye-opening guided tour through the world of manufacturing and its transformative impact on our lives – and the planet.

FEATURING A NEW AFTERWORD

‘Revelatory.’ SUNDAY TIMES

‘Fascinating.’ TELEGRAPH

‘Illuminating.’ i

‘Intensely readable.’ IRISH TIMES

‘Well-observed and enjoyably written.’ FINANCIAL TIMES

Unless you are floating naked through space, you are right now in direct contact with multiple manufactured products, whether furniture, technology, clothing, or even food. The processes by which these items appear in our lives are virtually invisible. How often do we pause to ask: Where do the things we buy actually come from?

Tracing the complex journeys taken by everyday items to reach us, Your Life is Manufactured reveals the seismic impact manufacturing has had on our lives and the natural world – and explores how it could offer us a path to a truly sustainable, more equitable future. In doing so, Minshall empowers us to make better choices for ourselves, our communities, and the planet.

‘An extraordinarily good read.’ DAVID SPIEGELHALTER

Pages: 336, Dimensions: 12.9x12.9cm