Writing style
Descriptive · Direct · Journalistic
Apple BooksEnergy
History
- Print length
- 464 pagesSimon & Schuster, 2018
Description
Richard Rhodes traces the history of energy transitions from wood and coal through oil, electricity, and later sources. Energy is presented not merely as a sequence of technologies, but as part of humanity’s long effort to draw usable power from raw materials. Along the way, inventions, discoveries, and adaptations transform how people live while also creating new challenges. Rhodes connects these developments to the changing fortunes of individuals, businesses, and nations. The result places energy history within the broader human story and considers how earlier transformations can inform decisions about the future.
Reading profile
About this profile
Collected’s assessment, not reader ratings. Complexity runs from 1 (least demanding) to 5 (most demanding).
- Writing
- How much attention the sentences and language require.
- Ideas
- How much interpretation or abstract reasoning the book asks of you.
- Structure
- How much you need to keep track of speakers, timelines and connections.
- Background knowledge
- Prior knowledge needed to follow the book, beyond what it explains.
- Emotional intensity
- Emotional pressure, from gentle (1) to intense (5). Separate from difficulty.
Pace
Measured
Tone
Cerebral · Earnest · Reflective
Structure
Argumentative · Chronological nonfiction
Focus
Ideas · Information
Emotional intensity
2 / 5
Reading complexity
1–5 · higher means more demanding- Writing
- 3 / 5
- Ideas
- 4 / 5
- Structure
- 3 / 5
- Background knowledge
- 2 / 5
Themes
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Book details
For the print edition listed above.
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9781501105357
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