From an award-winning and internationally-renownedexpert, a wonderfully illuminating journey through the world of manufacturingand its transformational influence on our lives – and the world around us.

From mega-factory floors, engineering laboratories andseaports to distribution hubs, supermarkets and our own homes, embark on aneye-opening guided tour through the world of manufacturing and itstransformational influence on our lives – and the planet.

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‘Revelatory.’SUNDAY TIMES
‘Fascinating.’THE TIMES
‘Intensely readable.’IRISH TIMES
‘Well-observed and enjoyably written.’FINANCIAL TIMES

Unless you are floating naked through space, you are right now in directcontact with multiple manufactured products, be it furniture, technology,clothing, and or even food. The processes by which these things appear in ourlives are virtually invisible. How often do we stop to think: Where do thethings we buy actually come from?

Charting the byzantine journeys taken by everyday items to reach us,YourLife is Manufacturedreveals the seismic impact manufacturing has hadon our lives and the natural world – and explores how it could offer us a pathto a truly sustainable, more equitable future. In doing so, Minshall grants usthe ability to make better choices for ourselves, our communities and theplanet.

‘An extraordinarily good read.’
DAVID SPIEGELHALTER

About the Author

Tim Minshall is the inaugural Dr John C. TaylorProfessor of Innovation at the University of Cambridge, the head of theEngineering Department’s Institute for Manufacturing and a fellow of ChurchillCollege. His research, teaching and outreach are focused on the links betweenmanufacturing and innovation. He lives in Cambridge with his scientist wife,Nicola.