A fascinating look the different systems that power current society, written in a way that's accessible to a wide audience. I'm impressed that this book was drawn with pen and pencil on Bristol board; the illustrations are great throughout and really add to the text. Though this is a nonfiction, information based text, it reads more like a story in a way. About how all of these systems came to be.

I can definitely see why this made the National Book Award Longlist. It's well researched, well written, and well illustrated!