The most popular energy books

Energy books explain how the world is powered. Oil, gas, nuclear, wind, solar and the grid that ties them together are covered, along with the hard choices of moving away from fossil fuels. Read them for the science, the economics and the politics of keeping the lights on.

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Midnight in Chernobyl
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Midnight in Chernobyl

Adam Higginbotham, Адам Хиггинботам

Published 2019

368 pages

Entangled Life
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Entangled Life

Merlin Sheldrake

2020 · 2021 edition

358 pages

Relativity
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Relativity

Albert Einstein

2005 · 2025 edition

104 pages

The Prize
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The Prize

Daniel Yergin

Published 1991

912 pages

Helgoland
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Helgoland

Carlo Rovelli

2020 · 2021 edition

187 pages

The New Map
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The New Map

Daniel Yergin

Published 2020

492 pages

Taliban
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Taliban

Ahmed Rashid

2000 · 2002 edition

613 pages