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'Interessante observaties. Smil is een meester in het verzamelen van cijfers en statistieken.' de Volkskrant'Orde van grootte staat vol met interessan

'There is no author whose books I look forward to more' Bill Gates 100 words: The New York Times bestselling author returns with a mind-opening exp

This authoritative guide, written by international expert Vaclav Smil, has been fully revised to reveal how every aspect of our existence is governed

A critical examination of the life and legacy of Charles IV. Charles IV, King of Bohemia and Holy Roman Emperor, has been called “one of the most lear

In 1982, Vaclav Smil turned upside down traditional perceptions of China as a green paradise in "The Bad Earth". Updating and expanding its basic argu

China's population of 1.3 billion people puts strain on her natural resources. This account of the environmental challenges that China faces examines

A systematic investigation of growth in nature and society, from tiny organisms to the trajectories of empires and civilizations.Growth has been both

'Een van de belangrijkste denkers ter wereld.' Foreign PolicyWat onthullen cijfers over de toestand van onze wereld? Vaclav Smil, de favoriete wetensc

Koos van den Akker is vooral bekend geworden doordat hij de truien ontwierp die Bill Cosby in The Cosby Show droeg. Maar zijn verdiensten reiken veel