** THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER **We have never had so much information at our fingertips and yet most of us don't know how the world really works. This book explains seven of...
The industrial synthesis of ammonia from nitrogen and hydrogen has been of greater fundamental importance to the modern world than the invention of the airplane, nuclear energy, space...
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How much further should the affluent world push its material consumption? Does relative dematerialization lead to absolute decline in demand for materials? These and many other questions...
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'My favourite author has done it again. Numbers Don't Lie is by far his most accessible book to date, and I highly recommend it to anyone who is curious about the world. I...
With one famous equation, E=mc2, Einstein proved all matter can be described as energy. It is everywhere and it is everything. In this newly updated and engaging introduction, renowned...
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he New York Times bestselling author returns with a mind-opening exploration of how size defines life on Earth. Explaining the key processes shaping size in nature, society and technology,...
A comprehensive account of how energy has shaped society throughout history, from pre-agricultural foraging societies through today's fossil fuel driven civilization. I wait for...
Non sono né un pessimista né un ottimista, sono solo uno scienziato che prova a spiegare come funziona davvero il mondo. Su cosa si regge un sistema globale in cui per fare arrivare...
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Energy is the only universal currency. One of its many forms must be transformed into another in order for stars to shine, planets to rotate, living things to grow, and civilizations...
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An interdisciplinary and quantitative account of human claims on the biosphere's stores of living matter, from prehistoric hunting to modern energy production...
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The first systematic, quantitative appraisal of power density, offering detailed reviews of power densities of renewable energy flows, fossil fuels, and all common energy uses...
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INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER"A new masterpiece from one of my favorite authors… [How The World Really Works] is a compelling and highly readable book that leaves readers with the...
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Un sincero y revelador análisis de las posibilidades energéticas de nuestro futuro. Si te preocupa el futuro y te enfurece que no se esté haciendo suficiente al respecto, por favor,...
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From one of Bill Gate's favorite authors, a systematic investigation of growth in nature and society, from tiny organisms to the trajectories of empires and civilizations. In this...
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In 1982, Vaclav Smil turned upside down traditional perceptions of China as a green paradise in "The Bad Earth". Updating and expanding its basic arguments and perceptions, this volume...
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What makes the modern world work? The answer to this deceptively simple question lies in four "grand transitions" of civilization—in populations, agriculture, energy, and economics—which...
Prepare to view the world through a new lens - SPEED - a groundbreaking exploration that challenges your perceptions of life's driving force, from the internationally bestselling...
'There is no author whose books I look forward to more' Bill Gates'A fascinating deep dive... a wonderful fact-based tour of our food system, past and present. It opens...
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Natural gas is the world's cleanest fossil fuel; it generates less air pollution and releases less CO2 per unit of useful energy than liquid fuels or coals. With its vast supplies...
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Energie a civilizace Energie je jedinou univerzální měnou. Neobejde se bez ní nic. Člověk je jediným živočichem, který dokáže systematicky využívat energie mimo své tělo pomocí síly...
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This inquiry into the technical advances that shaped the 20th century follows the evolutions of all the principal innovations introduced before 1913 (as detailed in the first volume)...
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The period between 1867 and 1914 remains the greatest watershed in human history since the emergence of settled agricultural societies: the time when an expansive civilization based...
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In his latest book, Vaclav Smil tells the story of the Earth?s biosphere from its origins to its near- and long-term future. He explains the workings of its parts and what is known...
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Meat eating is often a contentious subject, whether considering the technical, ethical, environmental, political, or health-related aspects of production and consumption. This book...
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The many books on globalization published over the past few years range from claims that the world is flat to an unlikely rehabilitation of Genghis Khan as a pioneer of global commerce...
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