Book Reveiw: Who Owns the World by Kevin Cahill with Rob McMahon

About the Book:

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.

http://www.whoownstheworld.com





About the Authors:

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 Opinion:

When the ability to review this book came up I immediately thought of my hubby. In his former life he was a real estate attorney and he did very specialized work for title companies so I thought this book would be of interest to him. It was and he has enjoyed paging through and reading about who owns what where. But I have surprised myself by wanting to look up information on the states where I have lived. The facts are very interesting and I am sure they would help if one was going on Jeopardy or some other trivia based game show.

It's written in an easy style and is full of very surprising information. For example; did you know that there are 24, 279 farms in Montana (I doubt the Happy Goats Farm is counted in that number :0 ) It's the little bits of information like this that makes the book fun. I'm sure if you had children at home it would be a good book for reports and the like. If nothing else it's just fascinating to learn these facts about the states of the Union and the countries of the world.

There is a quiz to test your knowledge...if you dare! Take the Quiz 

Disclosure:  I received a gratis copy of Who Owns the World from The Hachette Book Group for review. Any opinions expressed are my honest opinions and were not impacted by the receipt of the free book. I received no other compensation for this post.