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How the World Really Works
by Vaclav Smil · 2022
Vaclav Smil's systems-level account of energy, food, materials, globalization, risk, and the physical foundations of modern life.
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Documented citation: Gates included How the World Really Works in his 2022 summer reading list.
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Gates Notes · 2022 · accessed 2026-06-22
The first-party Gates Notes page presents these titles as Bill Gates books for summer reading in 2022; the catalog text is a summary rather than a verbatim quote.
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