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Vaclav Smil

Invention and Innovation
Growth
Energy and Civilization
Power Density
Harvesting the Biosphere
Made in the USA
Prime Movers of Globalization
Global Catastrophes and Trends
Japan's Dietary Transition and Its Impacts
Why America Is Not a New Rome
Energy in Nature and Society
Energy at the Crossroads
Enriching the Earth
The Earth's Biosphere
Feeding the World
Energies

Books

Invention and Innovation
Growth
Energy and Civilization
Power Density
Harvesting the Biosphere
Made in the USA
Prime Movers of Globalization
Global Catastrophes and Trends
Japan's Dietary Transition and Its Impacts
Why America Is Not a New Rome
Energy in Nature and Society
Energy at the Crossroads
Enriching the Earth
The Earth's Biosphere
Feeding the World
Energies

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