Who Owns The World? GIVEAWAY!! CLOSED

This giveaway is now closed. Congrats to the winners who will be contacted by email.

Full Description

Information taken from the Hachette Book Group website

You don't have to be a student of geography or cartography to have an interest in the world around you, especially with globalization making our planet seem smaller than ever. Now you can IM someone in Alaska, purchase coffee beans from Timor-Leste, and visit Dubai. But what do we really know about these lands? WHO OWNS THE WORLD presents the results of the first-ever landownership survey of all 197 states and 66 territories of the world, and reveals facts both startling and eye-opening. You'll learn that:
--Only 15% of the world's population lays claim to landownership, and that landownership in too few hands is probably the single greatest cause of poverty.
--Queen Elizabeth II owns 1/6 of the entire land surface on earth (nearly 3 times the size of the U.S.).
--The Lichtenstein royal family is wealthier than the Grimaldis of Monaco.
--80% of the American population is crammed in urban areas.
--The least crowded state is Alaska, with 670 acres per person. The most crowded is New Jersey, with .7 acres per person. --60% of America's population are property owners. That's behind the UK (69% homeownership).
--And much, much more! With its relevance to contemporary issues and culture, WHO OWNS THE WORLD makes for fascinating reading. Both entertaining and educational, it provides cocktail party conversation for years to come and is guaranteed to change the way you view the U.S. and the world.

Kevin Cahill was born in the Irish Republic, and now lives in Devon, in the UK, with his wife. They have three daughters. A former army officer, Kevin has worked in the House of Commons, the House of Lords, the Irish Parliament, and the European Parliament as an adviser and researcher. He is the author of a number of books on business, trade, and landownership and was a researcher on the original Sunday Times Rich List.


Rob McMahon is a freelance writer and editor with more than fifteen years experience in book publishing.

MY REVIEW

Who Owns The World is an absolutely fascinating book. I learned so much reading this book! I am not exactly a statistics guru but I found this book very easy to read and understand. I can honestly say I had NO idea who owned the land in our world before reading this book. I will say it is rather focused on the USA, which wasn't as interesting to this Canadian, but there is lots of information on the rest of the world as well. I would recommend this book to the curious out there!

Thanks so much to the Hachette Book Group for sending me a review copy of this book and for sponsoring this giveaway.

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This giveaway is open to readers in Canada and the USA (no PO Boxes). I will choose the winners on February 28,  2010.

Winners will be notified and will have 48 hours to reply to my email or I will choose a new winner. Please make sure you leave an email address or way to contact you in case you win!


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