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The book is: Energy and Civilization: A History by Vaclav Smil. Published by the MIT Press (May 12, 2017).
Reflection:
For quite a long period of time, I've been emerging in a pool of elaborate technical stuff related to energy systems, but a thoughtful reading of this book helped me for overviewing and seeing the topic from a broader perspective, and enjoyed the valuable information that it provides in a relaxing mode!
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