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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Vaclav Smil (Distinguished Professor Emeritus, University of Manitoba)Publisher: MIT Press Ltd Imprint: MIT Press Edition: New edition Dimensions: Width: 20.30cm , Height: 1.90cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.635kg ISBN: 9780262692984ISBN 10: 0262692988 Pages: 356 Publication Date: 11 August 2003 Recommended Age: From 18 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand  We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsReviewsA lovely book, in both content and execution. Science Books & Films A superior, comprehensive survey. Booklist The breadth of discussion is remarkable... The Earth's Biosphere is unconventional. Annals of the Association of American Geographers ... written by an author who does not allow facts to be obscured or overshadowed by politics. The New York Review of Books The breadth of discussion is remarkable... The Earth's Biosphere is unconventional. -- M. Cowell, Annals of the Association of American Geographers Author InformationVaclav Smil is Distinguished Professor Emeritus at the University of Manitoba. He is the author of forty books, including Energy and Civilization, published by the MIT Press. In 2010 he was named by Foreign Policy as one of the Top 100 Global Thinkers. In 2013 Bill Gates wrote on his website that ""there is no author whose books I look forward to more than Vaclav Smil."" Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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