by Vaclav Smil - How the World Really Works Reviews Summary
Ratings Breakdown
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Rated 4.4 by 3,648 people
Pros from Reviews
- Insightful analysis
- Realistic perspective
- Informative and interesting
- Reveals scientific facts
- Educates about global issues
- Covers wide-ranging topics
- Provides context for solutions
- Frames problems in scale
Cons from Reviews
- Technical and data-heavy
- Dry and difficult to read
- Limited stylistically
- Lacks illustrations or visuals
- Some passages are insufferable
- May be meaningless to non-specialists
- Could benefit from graphs and maps
- Would be better as a docuseries
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