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New York Times best-selling author of The Moral Case for Fossil Fuels draws on the latest data and new insights to challenge everything you thought you knew about the future of energy....

Managing people is difficult wherever you work. But in the tech industry, where management is also a technical discipline, the learning curve can be brutal - especially when there are few tools, texts, and frameworks to help you....

What is it about the top tech product companies such as Amazon, Apple, Google, Netflix, and Tesla that enables their record of consistent innovation? Find out....

The grid is an accident of history and of culture, in no way intrinsic to how we produce, deliver and consume electrical power. Yet this is the system the United States ended up with....

This is the story of a man caught in the middle of a huge American destabilising operation, illustrating the secret economic war that the United States is waging against developed nations across the world....

William Kamkwamba was born in Malawi, a country where magic ruled and modern science was mystery....

Ted Koppel reveals that a major cyberattack on America's power grid is not only possible but likely, that it would be devastating, and that the United States is shockingly unprepared....

In the twentieth century, wealth and power was dictated by access to oil. This century will have different kingmakers, perhaps different wars....

In The Quest, Yergin shows us how energy is an engine of global political and economic change and conflict, in a story that spans the energies on which our civilization has been built and the new energies that are competing to replace them....

From a preeminent historian of Eastern Europe, the definitive history of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster....

Nuclear science has had a rich history of innovative scientific exploration and discovery, coupled with mistakes, accidents, and downright disasters....

On March 11, 2011, an earthquake large enough to knock the earth from its axis sent a massive tsunami speeding toward the Japanese coast and the aging and vulnerable Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power reactors....

The transition to clean energy is moving far too slowly. Trapped by a century of fossil fuel investments and politicians that struggle to plan beyond the next election, the “Big Grid” that powers our modern world is outdated and in dire need of an upgrade....

If you're looking for a new hobby that's tons of fun—and practical to boot—electronics might be right up your alley. And getting started has never been easier! In Electronics All-in-One for Dummies, you'll find a plethora of helpful information....

With the constant threat of oil shortages facing us and wanting to educate herself about possible alternatives, Gwyneth Cravens skeptically sets out to find for herself the truth about nuclear energy....

Atoms and Ashes recounts the dramatic history of nuclear accidents that have dogged the industry in its military and civil incarnations since the 1950s. Through the stories of six terrifying major incidents, Cold War expert Serhii Plokhy explores the risks of nuclear power....

Chronicled here for the first time is the strange tale of SL-1, a military test reactor located in Idaho’s Lost River Desert that exploded on the night of January 3, 1961....

Historically, it was guns, germs, and steel that determined the fates of people and nations. Now, more than ever, it is electricity....

Inside the book, Wood Gasifier: A Step-by-Step Guide on How to Build Your Own Wood Gasification System, you will learn everything you need to know about creating and building a wood gasifier....

Companies like Netflix, Spotify, and Salesforce are just the tip of the iceberg for the subscription model. The real transformation - and the real opportunity - is just beginning....

Agile Fundamentals: A Comprehensive Guide to Using an Agile Approach breaks down agile in a way that makes it easy to understand and practical to follow....

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Grid insiders know how fragile the grid is becoming. Shorting the Grid shines light on the vulnerabilities of our grid, and includes suggestions for making the grid more dependable....

Imagine an everyday world in which the price of gasoline (and oil) continues to go up, and up, and up. Think about the immediate impact that would have on our lives....

Is your team agile and self-organizing? What is your role as a leader? Team leadership is the missing link that connects all the buzzwords you hear these days....