The Greatest Books of All Time on Energy

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This list represents a comprehensive and trusted collection of the greatest books. Developed through a specialized algorithm, it brings together 759 'best of' book lists to form a definitive guide to the world's most acclaimed books. For those interested in how these books are chosen, additional details can be found on the rankings page.

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Rank Book Authors Year Country Language Actions
315 Relativity Albert Einstein 1916 German German
1052 Treatise on Radioactivity Marie Curie 1910 French French
3206 The Prize Daniel Yergin 1991 American English
4193 The Celestine Prophecy James Redfield 1993 American English
4308 Vril Edward Bulwer-Lytton 1871 British English
4978 The First Three Minutes Steven Weinberg 1977 American English
6734 The Poverty of Power Barry Commoner 1976 American English
7071 E=Mc2 David Bodanis 2000 British English
7792 The Gods Themselves Isaac Asimov 1972 American English
10545 The Character Of Physical Law Richard P. Feynman 1965 American English
12400 Hot, Flat, And Crowded Thomas L. Friedman 2008 American English
13360 The Feynman Lectures On Physics, Vol. Ii Richard P. Feynman 1964 American English
14132 Energy Vaclav Smil 1999 Czech English
14362 Energy At The Crossroads Vaclav Smil 2003 Canadian English
14384 Numbers Don't Lie Vaclav Smil 2021 Czech English
14434 The Grid Phillip F. Schewe 2007 American English
14457 Energies Vaclav Smil 2008 Czech English
14457 Global Catastrophes And Trends Vaclav Smil 2008 Czech English
14457 Sustainable Energy David J. C. Mackay 2008 British English
14519 Energy Transitions Vaclav Smil 2010 Czech English
14519 Prime Movers Of Globalization Vaclav Smil 2010 Canadian English
14519 Energy Myths And Realities Vaclav Smil 2010 Czech English
14553 Unlocking Energy Innovation Richard K. Lester 2011 American English
14553 That Used To Be Us Thomas L. Friedman, Michael Mandelbaum 2011 American English
14553 The Quest Daniel Yergin 2011 American English
14598 Sustainable Materials Julian M. Allwood 2012 British English
14629 Making The Modern World Vaclav Smil 2013 Canadian English
14679 The Vital Question Nick Lane 2015 British English
14730 Energy And Civilization Vaclav Smil 2017 Czech English
15563 Growth Vaclav Smil 2019 Canadian English
15612 How To Avoid A Climate Disaster Bill Gates 2021 American English
15638 How The World Really Works Vaclav Smil 2022 Canadian English
15902 Function of the Orgasm Wilhelm Reich 1927 Austrian German
15902 The Origin And Development Of The Quantum Theory Max Planck 1922 German German
15902 The Birth And Death Of The Sun George Gamow 1940 American English
17131 Entropy Jeremy Rifkin, Ted Howard 1980 American English
17131 Good Vibes, Good Life Vex King 2018 British English
17131 Charged Up Jacqui Bailey 2004 British English
17131 Basic Physics Karl F. Kuhn 1996 American English
17131 Six Easy Pieces Richard P. Feynman 1994 American English
17131 Five Ages Of The Universe Fred C. Adams, Greg Laughlin 1999 American English
17131 Classical Mechanics Leonard Susskind, George Hrabovsky 2013 American English
17131 The Climate Book Greta Thunberg 2022 Swedish English
17131 Our Final Warning Mark Lynas 2020 British English
17131 The Shaman's Mind Jonathan Hammond 2020 Unknown English
17131 Reality Transurfing Steps I V Vadim Zeland 2004 Russian Russian
17131 The Parrot And The Igloo David Lipsky 2023 American English
17131 Common Wealth Jeffrey D. Sachs 2008 American English
17131 Supernatural Joe Dispenza 2017 American English
17131 Supercharge Me Eric Lonergan, Corinne Sawers British English
17131 Sustainable Nation Douglas Farr 2018 American English