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How to feed the world : the history and future of food

Smil, Vaclav, author.

Publication Date

2025

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Call Number

363.8 SMI

Available: Holds: Copies:

SD_ILS:791151

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Invention and innovation : a brief history of hype and failure

Smil, Vaclav, author.

Publication Date

2023

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Call Number

600 SMI

Available: Holds: Copies:

SD_ILS:670286

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Size : how it explains the world

Smil, Vaclav, author.

Publication Date

2023

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Books

Call Number

530.8 SMI

Available: Holds: Copies:

SD_ILS:681234

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How the world really works : the science behind how we got here and where we're going

Smil, Vaclav, author.

Publication Date

2022

Format:

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Call Number

303.483 SMI

Available: Holds: Copies:

SD_ILS:654157

17.

Grand transitions : how the modern world was made

Smil, Vaclav, author.

Publication Date

2021

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Call Number

909.82 SMI

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SD_ILS:616130

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Numbers don't lie : 71 stories to help us understand the modern world

Smil, Vaclav, author.

Publication Date

2021

Format:

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Call Number

909 SMI

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SD_ILS:599075

19.

Growth : from microorganisms to megacities

Smil, Vaclav, author.

Publication Date

2019

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Call Number

909.82 SMI

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SD_ILS:550792

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Energy and civilization : a history

Smil, Vaclav, author.

Publication Date

2017

Format:

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Call Number

333.7909 SMI

Available: Holds: Copies:

SD_ILS:459334

21.

Energy : a beginner's guide

Smil, Vaclav, author.

Publication Date

2017

Format:

Books

Call Number

333.79 SMI

Available: Holds: Copies:

SD_ILS:675686

22.

Oil : a beginner's guide

Smil, Vaclav, author.

Publication Date

2017

Format:

Books

Call Number

553.282 SMI

Available: Holds: Copies:

SD_ILS:462661

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