How the World Really Works

The Science Behind How We Got Here and Where We're Going

by Vaclav Smil

No cover — How the World Really Works (2022, Penguin Publishing Group)

English language

Published Aug. 9, 2022 by Penguin Publishing Group.

ISBN:: 9780593297070

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4 stars

Like having cold water poured all over your optimism for the immediate future.

Realism and numbers. Well written and very enjoyable.

Subjects

World history
Science, social aspects
Science and civilization
Technology, social aspects
Technology and civilization
Globalization
Environmental sciences
Power resources
Food supply

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