Energy: A Beginner's Guide (Beginner's Guides) |
 enlarge | Author: Vaclav Smil
Publisher: Oneworld Publications
Category: Book
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Rating:  1 reviews
Sales Rank: 21738
Media: Paperback
Pages: 192
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.5
Dimensions (in): 7.6 x 5.1 x 0.7
ISBN: 1851684522
Dewey Decimal Number: 333.79
EAN: 9781851684526
ASIN: 1851684522
Publication Date: May 25, 2006
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Product Description
In this user-friendly and informative book, prolific author and academic Vaclav Smil provides an introduction to this far-reaching term and gives the reader a greater understanding of energy's place in both past and present society. Starting with an explanation of the concept, he goes on to cover such exciting topics as the inner workings of the human body, and the race for more efficient and environmentally friendly fuels. Whether you're after insight or dinner table conversation, Energy: A Beginner's Guide will amaze and inform, uncovering the science behind one of the most important concepts in our universe.
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Customer Reviews:
Not necessarily a beginner's guide. January 3, 2007
Eivin Brudie (Anchorage, Alaska)
2 out of 5 found this review helpful
This is an easy to follow guide for the beginner. You don't have to know calculus to follow the math. I daresay it could be a useful review for the more sophisticated reader.
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