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.
Czech-Canadian scientist and policy analyst
 How the World Really Works: A Scientist’s Guide to Our Past, Present and Future
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 Energy and Civilization: A History
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 Numbers Don't Lie
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 Growth
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 Should We Eat Meat?
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 Making the Modern World: Materials and Dematerialization | 5 | 1 read |
 Invention and Innovation: A Brief History of Hype and Failure
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 Harvesting the Biosphere: What We Have Taken from Nature
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 Grand Transitions: How the Modern World Was Made
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 Creating the Twentieth Century
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 Energy
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 Oil
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 Size: How It Explains the World
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 How the World Really Works How the World Really Works: The Science Behind How We Got Here and Where We're Going
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 Made in the USA: The Rise and Retreat of American Manufacturing
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 Why America Is Not a New Rome Why America Is Not a New Rome
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 Energy Myths and Realities
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 Energy and Civilization
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 Os Números Não Mentem - 71 coisas que precisa de saber sobre o mundo
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 Energy Transitions
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 Prime Movers of Globalization
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 Enriching the Earth
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 Still the Iron Age Still the Iron Age: Iron and Steel in the Modern World
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 Energy at the Crossroads Energy at the Crossroads: Global Perspectives and Uncertainties
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 Numbers Don't Lie Numbers Don't Lie: 71 Stories to Help Us Understand the Modern World
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 Natural Gas: Fuel for the 21st Century
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 Come funziona davvero il mondo. Energia, cibo, ambiente, materie prime: le risposte della scienza
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 Energy in Nature and Society Energy in Nature and Society: General Energetics of Complex Systems
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 Energia ja Sivilisaatio: historia
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 Como o mundo funciona
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 Cycles of Life: Civilization and the Biosphere
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 Power Density: A Key to Understanding Energy Sources and Uses
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 The Earth's Biosphere: Evolution, Dynamics, and Change
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 Energies: An Illustrated Guide to the Biosphere and Civilization
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Transforming the Twentieth Century Transforming the Twentieth Century: Technical Innovations and Their Consequences
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Global Catastrophes and Trends Global Catastrophes and Trends: The Next 50 Years
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Creating the Twentieth Century Creating the Twentieth Century: Technical Innovations of 1867-1914 and Their Lasting Impact
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 Jak svět doopravdy funguje
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 Japan's Dietary Transition and Its Impacts
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 Energy In World History
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 Los números no mienten: 71 historias para entender el mundo
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 Energy Energy: A Beginner's Guide
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 Numbers Don't Lie: 71 Things You Need to Know About the World
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 I numeri non mentono: Brevi storie per capire il mondo
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 Feeding the World
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Como O Mundo Realmente Funciona Como O Mundo Realmente Funciona
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 Energia e Civilização: Uma História
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 Grand Transitions
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 Still the Iron Age
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 Energy
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