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Waterpower
Dams | Energy supply, world
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Dams
Berlow, Lawrence H. The Reference Guide to Famous Engineering Landmarks of the World: Bridges, Tunnels, Dams, Roads, and Other Structures. Oryx, 1997. A compendium of facts and histories of 600 structures.
Hill, Lee Sullivan. Dams Give Us Power. Lerner, 1997. For younger readers.
Macaulay, David. Building Big. Houghton, 2000.  An engaging look at the design and engineering of large structures.
Schnitter, Nicholas J. A History of Dams. Ashgate, 1994. From ancient civilizations to the modern dam.
Energy supply, world
Cassedy, Edward S., and Peter Z. Grossman. Introduction to Energy: Resources, Technology, and Society. 2nd ed. Cambridge University Press, 1998. Critical examination of the energy sector and dilemmas that have arisen from society's dependence on fossil fuels.
Goldenberg, Jose, ed. World Energy Assessment: Energy and the Challenge of Sustainability. United Nations, 2000. UN study affirms that solutions to energy problems are possible.
Pimentel, David, and Marcia Pimentel, eds. Food, Energy, and Society. University Press of Colorado, 1996. Analysis of energy use in relation to natural resources.
Ristinen, Robert A., and Jack J. Kraushaar. Energy and the Environment. Wiley, 1998. This text explores how environmental difficulties stem from the quest for abundant inexpensive energy.
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