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Oil: A Beginner's Guide (Beginner's Guides)

Oil: A Beginner's Guide (Beginner's Guides)

4.7
4,229 G$
Size: How It Explains the World

Size: How It Explains the World

4.3
15,779 $
Made in the USA: The Rise and Retreat of American Manufacturing (Mit Press)

Made in the USA: The Rise and Retreat of American Manufacturing (Mit Press)

4.1
13,659 $
Numbers Dont Lie

Numbers Dont Lie

4.3
1,115 $
How the World Really Works By Vaclav Smil & [Hardcover] The Green New Deal By Jeremy Rifkin 2 Books Collection Set

How the World Really Works By Vaclav Smil & [Hardcover] The Green New Deal By Jeremy Rifkin 2 Books Collection Set

5,251 $
Growth: From Microorganisms to Megacities (Mit Press)

Growth: From Microorganisms to Megacities (Mit Press)

4.3
16,019 $
Numbers Don't Lie: 71 Things You Need to Know About the World

Numbers Don't Lie: 71 Things You Need to Know About the World

4.3
2,860 $
Invention and Innovation: A Brief History of Hype and Failure

Invention and Innovation: A Brief History of Hype and Failure

4.3
19,249 $
How the World Really Works: The Science Behind How We Got Here and Where We're Going

How the World Really Works: The Science Behind How We Got Here and Where We're Going

4.4
FREE
How the World Really Works [Paperback] Smil, Vaclav

How the World Really Works [Paperback] Smil, Vaclav

4.4
10,709 $
Natural Gas: Fuel for the 21st Century

Natural Gas: Fuel for the 21st Century

4.7
29,759 $
Grand Transitions: How the Modern World Was Made

Grand Transitions: How the Modern World Was Made

4.6
2,879 $
Energy Myths and Realities: Bringing Science to the Energy Policy Debate First Edition

Energy Myths and Realities: Bringing Science to the Energy Policy Debate First Edition

4.2
18,433 $
Numbers Don't Lie: 71 Stories to Help Us Understand the Modern World

Numbers Don't Lie: 71 Stories to Help Us Understand the Modern World

4.3
11,789 $
Energy and Civilization: A History

Energy and Civilization: A History

4.5
17,959 $
Creating the Twentieth Century: Technical Innovations of 1867-1914 and Their Lasting Impact (Technical Revolutions and Their Lasting Impact) Hardcover – Illustrated, August 25, 2005

Creating the Twentieth Century: Technical Innovations of 1867-1914 and Their Lasting Impact (Technical Revolutions and Their Lasting Impact) Hardcover – Illustrated, August 25, 2005

4.5
15,601 $
Energy

Energy

4.4
9,649 $
Materials and Dematerialization: Making the Modern World

Materials and Dematerialization: Making the Modern World

4.5
10,078 $
Growth: From Microorganisms to Megacities

Growth: From Microorganisms to Megacities

4.4
16,779 $
Why America Is Not a New Rome

Why America Is Not a New Rome

4.3
115,449 $
How the World Really Works: A Scientist’s Guide to Our Past, Present and Future

How the World Really Works: A Scientist’s Guide to Our Past, Present and Future

4.4
13,419 $
Size: The Measure of All Things

Size: The Measure of All Things

18,279 $
How Food Really Works: The Science of Feeding our Growing Planet

How Food Really Works: The Science of Feeding our Growing Planet

8,069 $
Energy Transitions: Global and National Perspectives

Energy Transitions: Global and National Perspectives

4.3
55,209 $
Vaclav Smil Collection 2 Books Set (How the World Really Works & Numbers Don't Lie) Paperback – 26 Jun. 2024

Vaclav Smil Collection 2 Books Set (How the World Really Works & Numbers Don't Lie) Paperback – 26 Jun. 2024

6,579 $
Feeding the World: A Challenge for the Twenty-First Century

Feeding the World: A Challenge for the Twenty-First Century

4.8
12,899 G$
Numbers Don't Lie: 71 Stories to Help Us Understand the Modern World

Numbers Don't Lie: 71 Stories to Help Us Understand the Modern World

FREE
How the World Really Works By Smil Vaclav, Footprints [Hardcover] By David Farriery, Foolproof [Hardcover] By Dr Sander Van der Linden 3 Books Collection Set

How the World Really Works By Smil Vaclav, Footprints [Hardcover] By David Farriery, Foolproof [Hardcover] By Dr Sander Van der Linden 3 Books Collection Set

13,072 $
Energy in Nature and Society: General Energetics of Complex Systems (Mit Press)

Energy in Nature and Society: General Energetics of Complex Systems (Mit Press)

4.0
51,819 $
Global Catastrophes and Trends: The Next 50 Years

Global Catastrophes and Trends: The Next 50 Years

8,501 $
China's Environmental Crisis: An Enquiry into the Limits of National Development

China's Environmental Crisis: An Enquiry into the Limits of National Development

3
24,519 G$
Prime Movers of Globalization: The History and Impact of Diesel Engines and Gas Turbines (Mit Press)

Prime Movers of Globalization: The History and Impact of Diesel Engines and Gas Turbines (Mit Press)

4.4
6,627 $
Enriching the Earth: Fritz Haber, Carl Bosch, and the Transformation of World Food Production (The MIT Press)

Enriching the Earth: Fritz Haber, Carl Bosch, and the Transformation of World Food Production (The MIT Press)

13,839 G$
Making the Modern World: Materials and Dematerialization

Making the Modern World: Materials and Dematerialization

4.3
10,631 $
Energy Transitions: History, Requirements, Prospects

Energy Transitions: History, Requirements, Prospects

4.5
19,602 $
Still the Iron Age: Iron and Steel in the Modern World

Still the Iron Age: Iron and Steel in the Modern World

4.4
9,259 $
Should We Eat Meat?: Evolution and Consequences of Modern Carnivory 1st Edition

Should We Eat Meat?: Evolution and Consequences of Modern Carnivory 1st Edition

4.2
24,539 $
Power Density: A Key to Understanding Energy Sources and Uses

Power Density: A Key to Understanding Energy Sources and Uses

4.6
6,692 $
Power Density: A Key to Understanding Energy Sources and Uses

Power Density: A Key to Understanding Energy Sources and Uses

4.5
FREE
Cycles of Life: Civilization and the Biosphere (Scientific American Library)

Cycles of Life: Civilization and the Biosphere (Scientific American Library)

5
20,589 G$
Transforming the Twentieth Century: Technical Innovations and Their Consequences

Transforming the Twentieth Century: Technical Innovations and Their Consequences

4.6
20,098 $
Vaclav Smil>*^MADE IN THE USA

Vaclav Smil>*^MADE IN THE USA

4.3
3,125 $
The Earth's Biosphere: Evolution, Dynamics, and Change Paperback – August 11, 2003

The Earth's Biosphere: Evolution, Dynamics, and Change Paperback – August 11, 2003

3.9
38,249 $
China's Past, China's Future (Asia's Transformations/Critical Asian Scholarship)

China's Past, China's Future (Asia's Transformations/Critical Asian Scholarship)

32,849 G$
Biomass Energies: Resources, Links, Constraints (Institute for Amorphous Studies Series)

Biomass Energies: Resources, Links, Constraints (Institute for Amorphous Studies Series)

43,419 G$