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* THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * 'Another masterpiece from one of my favorite authors . . . If you want a brief but thorough education in numeric thinking about many of the …

From the New York Times-bestselling author, a new volume on the history of human ingenuity and its attendant breakthroughs and busts. Included in BILL GATES's 2023 Holiday Reading …

From one of the world's leading experts on the history of energy, a rigorous examination of the transitions that structure our modern world--and the environmental reckoning that …

A systematic investigation of growth in nature and society, from tiny organisms to the trajectories of empires and civilizations.Growth has been both an unspoken and an explicit …

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 …

Following his New York Times bestseller How the World Really Works, Vaclav Smil returns with a mind-opening exploration of how size defines life on Earth (and beyond) - from …

'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 up plenty of …

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, …

"Vaclav Smil is my favorite author."--Bill Gates An indispensable analysis of how the world really produces and consumes its food--and a scientist's exploration of how we can …

* THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * 'Another masterpiece from one of my favorite authors . . . If you want a brief but thorough education in numeric thinking about many of the …