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12 Best Energy Books

Goal: Find the best Energy books according to the internet (not just one person's opinion).

Method:

  1. Search for "best energy books" and study the top 5+ pages.
  2. Add only the books mentioned 2+ times.
  3. Rank the results neatly here.

12 Best Energy Books

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1

The Prize

The Epic Quest for Oil, Money & Power

by Daniel Yergin

2

Reinventing Fire

Bold Business Solutions for the New Energy Era

by Amory Lovins

Also recommended by:

Bill Gates, Ev Williams

3

The Uninhabitable Earth

Life After Warming

by David Wallace-Wells

Also recommended by:

Tim Urban, Vinod Khosla

4

Energy and Civilization

A History

by Vaclav Smil

Also recommended by:

Bill Gates

5

Energy Myths and Realities

Bringing Science to the Energy Policy Debate

by Vaclav Smil

Also recommended by:

Bill Gates

6

Energy Transitions

Global and National Perspectives

by Vaclav Smil

Also recommended by:

Bill Gates

7

Sustainable Energy

Without the Hot Air

by David JC MacKay

Also recommended by:

Bill Gates

8

The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind

by William Kamkwamba

Also recommended by:

Jack Dorsey

9

Coal

A Human History

by Barbara Freese

10

Private Empire

ExxonMobil and American Power

by Steve Coll

11

Renewable

The World-Changing Power of Alternative Energy

by Jeremy Shere

12

Taming the Sun

Innovations to Harness Solar Energy and Power the Planet

by Varun Sivaram

Sources

Edited by

Richard Reis

Software engineer whose passion for tracking book recommendations from podcasts inspired the creation of MRB.

Anurag Ramdasan

Lead investor at 3one4 Capital whose startup expertise and love for books helped shaped MRB and its growth.

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