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Energy and Civilization - A History by Vaclav Smil
$70.00 AUD
Category: History
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 new Smil books the way some people wait for the next 'Star Wars' movie. In his latest book, Energy and Civilization: A Histo ...Show more
How the World Really Works - A Scientist's Guide to Our Past, Present, and Future by Vaclav Smil
$35.00 AUD
Category: Climate
Delightfully contrarian, this is the one book you need to read to understand our modern world. 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 most fundamental realities governing our survival and prosperit ...Show more
How the World Really Works: A Scientist's Guide to Our Past, Present, and Future by Vaclav Smil
$25.00 AUD
Category: Climate
Delightfully contrarian, this is the one book you need to read to understand our modern world. 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 most fundamental realities governing our survival and prosperi ...Show more
Numbers Don't Lie - 71 Things You Need to Know About the World by Vaclav Smil
$22.99 AUD
Category: History
'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 unabashedly recommend this book to anyone who loves learning' - Bill GatesIs flying dangerous? How much do the world's cows weigh? A ...Show more
Size - How It Explains the World by Vaclav Smil
$25.00 AUD
Category: Contemporary Thought
From the New York Times bestselling author of How the World Really Works, a wide-ranging look at the most fundamental governing principle of our world: size, whose laws, limits, and peculiarities offer the key to understanding health, wealth, and even happiness"No one writes about the great issues of ou ...Show more
Size: How It Explains the World by Vaclav Smil
$35.00 AUD
Category: Contemporary Thought
A mind-expanding exploration size, the measure of all things, from the New York Times bestselling author The 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, Smil bust ...Show more
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