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Creating the Twentieth Century

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Creating the Twentieth Century
Vaclav Smil
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Creating the Twentieth Century

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Here's a list we maintain at work: http://blog.greenmountainengineering.com/greenmountain_engin... I contributed Mountains Beyond Mountains by Tracy Kidder and Desert Solitaire by Ed Abbey, among others. For nonfiction: Creating the Twentieth Century: Technical Innovations of 1867-1914 and Their Lasting Impact by Vaclav Smil

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