Vaclav Smil
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Energy and Civilization
- A History
- By: Vaclav Smil
- Narrated by: David Colacci
- Length: 20 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 91
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 79
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 78
In this monumental history, Vaclav Smil provides a comprehensive account of how energy has shaped society, from pre-agricultural foraging societies through today's fossil fuel-driven civilization and offers listeners a magisterial overview of humanity's energy eras....
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2 out of 5 stars
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Too longwinded
- By fiyi on 29-05-18
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Energy and Civilization
- A History
- Narrated by: David Colacci
- Length: 20 hrs and 9 mins
- Release date: 08-05-18
- Language: English
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Grand Transitions
- How the Modern World Was Made
- By: Vaclav Smil
- Narrated by: Robert Fass
- Length: 16 hrs and 15 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 12
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 11
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 10
What makes the modern world work? The answer to this deceptively simple question lies in four "grand transitions" of civilization - in populations, agriculture, energy, and economics - that have transformed the way we live....
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4 out of 5 stars
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Biased against climate action, needs more effort to make the numbers digestible
- By Joseph on 09-05-22
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Grand Transitions
- How the Modern World Was Made
- Narrated by: Robert Fass
- Length: 16 hrs and 15 mins
- Release date: 19-10-21
- Language: English
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Made in the USA
- The Rise and Retreat of American Manufacturing
- By: Vaclav Smil
- Narrated by: Adam Barr
- Length: 10 hrs and 53 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 2
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 2
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Story5 out of 5 stars 2
In Made in the USA, Vaclav Smil powerfully rebuts the notion that manufacturing is a relic of predigital history and that the loss of American manufacturing is a desirable evolutionary step toward a pure service economy....
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Made in the USA
- The Rise and Retreat of American Manufacturing
- Narrated by: Adam Barr
- Length: 10 hrs and 53 mins
- Release date: 10-05-22
- Language: English
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How the World Really Works
- How Science Can Set Us Straight on Our Past, Present and Future
- By: Vaclav Smil
- Narrated by: Stephen Perring
- Length: 10 hrs and 8 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 248
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 206
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Story4 out of 5 stars 205
We have never had so much information at our fingertips, and yet most of us simply don't understand how our world really works. Professor Vaclav Smil is not a pessimist or an optimist, he is a scientist, and this book is a much-needed reality check on a wide range of topics....
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1 out of 5 stars
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Nothing new, really tedious
- By Ironicist on 09-05-22
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How the World Really Works
- How Science Can Set Us Straight on Our Past, Present and Future
- Narrated by: Stephen Perring
- Length: 10 hrs and 8 mins
- Release date: 27-01-22
- Language: English
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Growth
- From Microorganisms to Megacities
- By: Vaclav Smil
- Narrated by: Eric Jason Martin
- Length: 26 hrs and 15 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 18
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 13
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Story4 out of 5 stars 13
In this magisterial book, Vaclav Smil offers systematic investigation of growth in nature and society, from tiny organisms to the trajectories of empires and civilizations....
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4 out of 5 stars
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challenging!
- By coz on 04-12-20
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Growth
- From Microorganisms to Megacities
- Narrated by: Eric Jason Martin
- Length: 26 hrs and 15 mins
- Release date: 31-03-20
- Language: English
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Size
- How It Explains the World
- By: Vaclav Smil
- Narrated by: Stephen Perring
- Length: 8 hrs and 42 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 3
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 3
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 3
Grounded in history and drawing on the latest science, with much recourse to art and classic literature, Size explains the regularities—and peculiarities—of the key processes shaping life, the Earth, technical advances and societies and economies....
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4 out of 5 stars
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thought provoking
- By jayjay on 28-07-23
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Size
- How It Explains the World
- Narrated by: Stephen Perring
- Length: 8 hrs and 42 mins
- Release date: 04-05-23
- Language: English
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How to Feed the World
- A Factful Guide
- By: Vaclav Smil
- Narrated by: Joe Jameson
- Length: 7 hrs and 30 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 2
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 2
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 2
In this ambitious, myth-busting book, leading scientist and internationally bestselling author Vaclav Smil investigates many of the burning questions facing the world today.
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How to Feed the World
- A Factful Guide
- Narrated by: Joe Jameson
- Length: 7 hrs and 30 mins
- Release date: 07-11-24
- Language: English
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Invention and Innovation
- A Brief History of Hype and Failure
- By: Vaclav Smil
- Narrated by: Tim Fannon
- Length: 7 hrs and 56 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 10
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 8
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Story4 out of 5 stars 8
From the New York Times-bestselling author comes a new volume on the history of human ingenuity—and its attendant breakthroughs and busts....
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4 out of 5 stars
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Very good story with great narrator performance
- By abdul on 19-07-23
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Invention and Innovation
- A Brief History of Hype and Failure
- Narrated by: Tim Fannon
- Length: 7 hrs and 56 mins
- Release date: 11-07-23
- Language: English
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Numbers Don't Lie
- 71 Things You Need to Know About the World
- By: Vaclav Smil
- Narrated by: Stephen Perring
- Length: 5 hrs and 45 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 127
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 102
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Story4 out of 5 stars 102
Urgent and essential, Numbers Don't Lie inspires listeners to interrogate what they take to be true in these significant times....
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1 out of 5 stars
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More vaccine propaganda
- By Anonymous User on 11-08-21
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Numbers Don't Lie
- 71 Things You Need to Know About the World
- Narrated by: Stephen Perring
- Length: 5 hrs and 45 mins
- Release date: 01-10-20
- Language: English
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Power Density
- A Key to Understanding Energy Sources and Uses
- By: Vaclav Smil
- Narrated by: Daniel Henning
- Length: 12 hrs and 21 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 3
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Performance3.5 out of 5 stars 2
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Story4 out of 5 stars 2
In this book, Vaclav Smil argues that power density is a key determinant of the nature and dynamics of energy systems....
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Power Density
- A Key to Understanding Energy Sources and Uses
- Narrated by: Daniel Henning
- Length: 12 hrs and 21 mins
- Release date: 07-06-22
- Language: English
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Cómo funciona el mundo [How the World Really Works]
- Una guía científica de nuestro pasado, presente y futuro [A Scientific Guide to Our Past, Present and Future]
- By: Vaclav Smil, Francesc Pedrosa Martín - translator
- Narrated by: Carlos Canales
- Length: 11 hrs and 43 mins
- Unabridged
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Un sincero y revelador análisis de las posibilidades energéticas de nuestro futuro.
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Cómo funciona el mundo [How the World Really Works]
- Una guía científica de nuestro pasado, presente y futuro [A Scientific Guide to Our Past, Present and Future]
- Narrated by: Carlos Canales
- Length: 11 hrs and 43 mins
- Release date: 28-11-24
- Language: Spanish
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Energy
- An Audio Guide
- By: Vaclav Smil
- Narrated by: Dave Ferguson
- Length: 7 hrs and 15 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 20
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 17
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Story4 out of 5 stars 16
In this user-friendly and informative audiobook, prolific author and academic Vaclav Smil provides an introduction to this far-reaching term....
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4 out of 5 stars
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Good book
- By Sel on 23-01-20
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Energy
- An Audio Guide
- Narrated by: Dave Ferguson
- Length: 7 hrs and 15 mins
- Release date: 09-05-12
- Language: English
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Energía y civilización [Energy and Civilization]
- By: Vaclav Smil, Alvaro Palau Arvizu
- Narrated by: Antonio Raluy
- Length: 20 hrs and 4 mins
- Unabridged
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En esta monumental historia, Vaclav Smil ofrece una impresionante panorámica de cómo la energía ha impulsado el progreso cultural y económico de las sociedades humanas durante los últimos diez mil años....
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Energía y civilización [Energy and Civilization]
- Narrated by: Antonio Raluy
- Length: 20 hrs and 4 mins
- Release date: 20-12-22
- Language: Spanish
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El tamaño de las cosas [Size: How It Explains the World]
- By: Vaclav Smil, Francesc Pedrosa Martín - translator
- Narrated by: Gustavo Dardés
- Length: 9 hrs and 52 mins
- Unabridged
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Este libro sobre lo grande, lo pequeño y la relación entre ambos nos entrega una innovadora respuesta a las grandes preguntas sobre la existencia humana. El tamaño no es solo una propiedad más de lo que nos rodea, sino que puede cambiar nuestra forma de verlo absolutamente todo.
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El tamaño de las cosas [Size: How It Explains the World]
- Narrated by: Gustavo Dardés
- Length: 9 hrs and 52 mins
- Release date: 13-06-24
- Language: Spanish
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