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How the World Really Works: A Scientist's Guide to Our Past, Present and Future by Vaclav Smil
teibrich's review
4.0
A dire but probably realistic view on global warming, our dependency on fossil fuels and the possibility of a quick turnaround. I would have loved some more concrete actions and proposed steps but I see that that is not the point of the book.
edgaranzola's review
5.0
The world works based on energy flows and even though in the next 30 to 50 years it may seem that some technologies will improve our time on earth and our relationship with the biosphere, until we improve this extraction and use (which will be difficult in a short time and quickly) we will continue in a scenario of improvement in structures, products and services, although fragile as a species due to errors and the usual dangers. Maybe someday the singularity will make us live in a fairy world or the world will end up in an environmental catastrophe, but both scenarios are beyond our energy engine that moves the current civilization and its most basic problems.
rowekeith's review against another edition
4.0
There's a lot of good thinking in this book, but it's hard to read.
This book *really* needs more charts and graphs to make the arguments clearer.
This book *really* needs more charts and graphs to make the arguments clearer.