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Vaclav Smil

Vaclav Smil

Vaclav Smil has written at least 50 books. Their most popular book is How the World Really Works: A Scientist’s Guide to Our Past, Present and Future with 117 saves with an average rating of 3.66⭐.

They are best known for writing in the genres Science, History, and General.

informative and relaxing are their most common moods.

Author Bio

Czech-Canadian scientist and policy analyst

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How the World Really Works: A Scientist’s Guide to Our Past, Present and Future
Energy and Civilization: A History
Numbers Don't Lie
Growth
Should We Eat Meat?
Making the Modern World: Materials and Dematerialization
Invention and Innovation: A Brief History of Hype and Failure
Harvesting the Biosphere: What We Have Taken from Nature
Grand Transitions: How the Modern World Was Made
Creating the Twentieth Century
Energy
Oil
Size: How It Explains the World
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How the World Really Works

Made in the USA: The Rise and Retreat of American Manufacturing
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Why America Is Not a New Rome

Energy Myths and Realities
Energy and Civilization
Os Números Não Mentem - 71 coisas que precisa de saber sobre o mundo
Energy Transitions
Prime Movers of Globalization
Enriching the Earth
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Still the Iron Age

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Energy at the Crossroads

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Numbers Don't Lie

Natural Gas: Fuel for the 21st Century
Come funziona davvero il mondo. Energia, cibo, ambiente, materie prime: le risposte della scienza
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Energy in Nature and Society

Energia ja Sivilisaatio: historia
Como o mundo funciona
Cycles of Life: Civilization and the Biosphere
Power Density: A Key to Understanding Energy Sources and Uses
The Earth's Biosphere: Evolution, Dynamics, and Change
Energies: An Illustrated Guide to the Biosphere and Civilization
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Transforming the Twentieth Century

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Global Catastrophes and Trends

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Creating the Twentieth Century

Jak svět doopravdy funguje
Japan's Dietary Transition and Its Impacts
Energy In World History
Los números no mienten: 71 historias para entender el mundo
Cover 6

Energy

Numbers Don't Lie: 71 Things You Need to Know About the World
I numeri non mentono: Brevi storie per capire il mondo
Feeding the World
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Como O Mundo Realmente Funciona

Energia e Civilização: Uma História
Grand Transitions
Still the Iron Age
Energy