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Sustainable Energy - Without the Hot Air (9780954452933): David JC MacKay: Books. If someone wants an overall view of how energy gets used, where it comes from, and the challenges in switching to new sources, this is the book to read. —Bill Gates, chairman, MicrosoftI would choose Sustainable Energy as a text over its competitors because MacKay has moved the energy discussion in the direction where energy alternatives can be considered quantitatively. —American Journal of PhysicsThis is a must-have book for anyone who is seriously interested in energy policy. —Scott Kirwin, therazor.orgA delight to read and will appeal especially to practical people who want to understand what is important in energy and what is not. —Dr Derek Pooley CBE, former chief scientist, UK Department of Energy, and member, European Union Advisory Group on EnergyThis is a brilliant book that is both a racy read and hugely informative . . . It shows . . . how cars might become far more efficient but why planes cannot. —David Newbery, director, Electricity Policy Research Group, University of CambridgeHere are the numbers in a form easy to digest about energy use and availability. Fantastic achievement. —Professor Volker Heine, Fellow of the Royal SocietyMay be the best technical book about the environment that I've ever read. This is to energy and climate what Freakonomics is to economics. —boingboing.netA tour de force . . . As a work of popular science it is exemplary . . . For anyone seeking a deeper understanding of the real problems involved [it] is the place to start. —economist.com
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