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Children of the Sun: A History of Humanity's Unappeasable Appetite For Energy
- Paperback
- Edition:
- Illustrated
- Publisher:
- W. W. Norton & Company
- Release Date:
- 2007
- ISBN-10:
- 0393931536
- ISBN-13:
- 9780393931532
- List Price:
- $25.00
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