A Brief History of Motion: From the Wheel, to the Car, to What Comes Next

Good insight into what the future may hold for human transportation. Well organized and well written.A quick easy read

"Motion" takes the concept of moving from wheels to chariots to buggies and wagons, to bicycles, buses and trains, street cars, horses, and on to cars, and explains the pros and cons of each, and how each of these inventions changed the world. It is a fascinating book.

Excellent in all regards, well written, easy to read, holds your interest, enjoyable and advances your knowledge and understanding. This is my first Standage read, pleased there are others to engage.

This book covers a lot of ground. Lots of information going back to 5000 BC and the invention of the wheel. Great primer to get a history of why we have an ongoing affair with cars.

A fun-to-read review of urban transportation. The book discusses the social aspects of the various means of transportation (and almost does not discuss the technical aspects).

A really interesting book worth the price in information, insights, and great topics for discussion.

1/5 stars because Standage is too political. The first half of the book is scientific and historical, then goes deep into climate alarmism, hating white males, blaming capitalism/etc. for why electric cars failed in the 1910s, and other silly stuff that is glaringly different than his writing in History of the World in Six Glasses. Super sad.

Easy read, very informative

This book is chock full of interesting information.

Nice short book on the history of motion,

Gran análisis del impacto en las costumbres y en la economía de la evolución de la movilidad

Molto molto interessante, scritto in modo piacevole e divertente.Come sempre, la storia si ripete, e capire il passato aiuta a leggere il presente.