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| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
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| International Standard Book Number |
9780241454404 |
| 082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER |
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| Classification number |
303.48 |
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SMI |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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| Personal name |
Smil, Vaclav |
| 245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT |
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| Title |
How the world really works: |
| Remainder of title |
a scientist’s guide to our past, present and future |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) |
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| Name of publisher, distributor, etc. |
Penguin Books Ltd. |
| Place of publication, distribution, etc. |
London |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc. |
2022 |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION |
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| Extent |
326 p. |
| 365 ## - TRADE PRICE |
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| Price type code |
INR |
| Price amount |
799.00 |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. |
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| Summary, etc. |
Delightfully contrarian, this is the one book you need to read to understand our modern world<br/><br/>We have never had so much information at our fingertips and yet most of us don't know how the world really works. This book explains seven of the most fundamental realities governing our survival and prosperity. From energy and food production, through our material world and its globalization, to risks, our environment and its future, How the World Really Works offers a much-needed reality check - because before we can tackle problems effectively, we must understand the facts. In this ambitious and thought-provoking book we see, for example, that globalization isn't inevitable and that our societies have been steadily increasing their dependence on fossil fuels, making their complete and rapid elimination unlikely.<br/><br/>Vaclav Smil is neither a pessimist nor an optimist, he is a scientist; he is the world-leading expert on energy and an astonishing polymath. This is his magnum opus and is a continuation of his quest to make facts matter. Drawing on the latest science, including his own fascinating research, and tackling sources of misinformation head on - from Yuval Noah Harari to Noam Chomsky - ultimately Smil answers the most profound question of our age: are we irrevocably doomed or is a brighter utopia ahead? |
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Science--Social aspects |
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Science and civilization |
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Technological innovations--Social aspects |
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Technology and civilization |
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Dewey Decimal Classification |
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Book |