# How the World Really Works

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- Book: [How the World Really Works](https://www.bookquiver.com/vaclav-smil/how-the-world-really-works) ([How the World Really Works.md](https://www.bookquiver.com/vaclav-smil/how-the-world-really-works.md))
- Authors: [Václav Smil](https://www.bookquiver.com/vaclav-smil)
- Publisher: Penguin Books
- ISBN: 978-05-9329-708-7
- Pages: 336
- Published: 2025-02-04
- Language: en_US
- Binding: Softcover

## Description

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER “Provocative but perceptive . . . You can agree or disagree with Smil—accept or doubt his ‘just the facts’ posture—but you probably shouldn’t...