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How the World Really Works

Posted on July 11, 2022 by Vaclav Smil

What makes the modern world work? The answer to this deceptively simple question lies in four “grand transitions” of civilization – in populations, agriculture,...

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Bill Gates reviews How the World Really Works and makes his summer 2022 book recommendations

Posted on June 6, 2022 by Vaclav Smil

Bill Gates reviews How the World Really Works and makes his summer 2022 book recommendations. See:  https://www.gatesnotes.com/Books/How-the-Worl...

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American edition of How the World Really Works was published in New York on May 10, 2022

Posted on May 10, 2022 by Vaclav Smil

American edition of How the World Really Works was published in New York on May 10, 2022. Here are the links to the book’s reviews in New York Ti...

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How the World Really Works

Posted on March 7, 2022 by Vaclav Smil

What makes the modern world work? The answer to this deceptively simple question lies in four “grand transitions” of civilization – in populations, agriculture,...

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HOW THE WORLD REALLY WORKS was published in London by Viking on January 27, 2022.

Posted on January 27, 2022 by Vaclav Smil

What makes the modern world work? The answer to this deceptively simple question lies in four “grand transitions” of civilization – in populations, agriculture,...

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Natural Gas in the New Energy World

Posted on November 16, 2021 by Vaclav Smil

Naturgy Energy Group S.A., a Spanish company engaged in generation, distribution and marketing of energy and services, released my report on natural gas in the ...

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Bill Gates reviews Numbers Don’t Lie

Posted on August 3, 2021 by Vaclav Smil

Numbers Don’t Lie is Vaclav Smil’s most accessible book yet.

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July 20, 2021 New translations

Posted on July 20, 2021 by Vaclav Smil

Numbers Don’t Lie have already come out in six translations: here are the covers of Dutch, Hungarian, Italian, Japanese, Romanian, Spanish, Portugues and Korean...

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

Posted on July 10, 2021 by Vaclav Smil

“There is no author whose books I look forward to more than Vaclav Smil.”–Bill Gates An essential guide to understanding how numbers reveal th...

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American edition of Numbers Don’t Lie: 71 Things You Need to Know About the World was published in New York by Penguin Books on May 4, 2021.

Posted on May 4, 2021 by Vaclav Smil

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