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...
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,...
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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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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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...
'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...
'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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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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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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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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To answer the most important questions of our age, and secure our future, we must understand size. Neither bacteria nor empires are immune to its laws. Measuring it is challenging,...
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From the New York Times-bestselling author, a new volume on the history of human ingenuity and its attendant breakthroughs and busts. The world is never finished catching up with Vaclav...
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...
** 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...
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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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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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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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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Lidstvo ještě nikdy ve své historii nemělo tolik informací, přesto si jen málokdo uvědomuje, jak svět ve skutečnosti funguje. Oceňovaný vědec českého původu Vaclav Smil popisuje a objasňuje...
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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...
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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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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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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