Alternative Energy DeMYSTiFieD, 2nd Edition

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The information presented is so shallow that you are better off reading magazines. More space is devoted to standard, well known energy production than true alternatives and illustrations/pictures are of high school newsletter quality. I can't believe this book is actually used as a college text, especially for a three-credit-hour course. Doubtful it is even appropriate for a weekend adult ed class.

Alternative Energy by Stan Gibilisco is the first of McGraw Hill's DeMYSTiFiedD series that I've read. If the other titles treat technology and science in the same engaging way for we ordinary readers, I'll be adding them to my bookshelf. It's not just that I want to know more about subjects outside my area of expertise, but, even though I'm not a survivalist, I tend to think about whether a book would be of value to a post-apocalyptic society if we have to start over again. Clearly, if we don't heed the lessons of Alternative Energy, we may find ourselves in the position of having to reconstruct our world with less destructive power sources and will value the work of Gibilisco and other science writers who demystify the lessons of science.

Stan Gibilisco's Alternative Energy Demystified was very helpful to me in putting it all together. He shows how all these topics -- wind, solar, biofuels -- interrelate. We've reached the point in the history of this planet where we have to do some good hard thinking about how we are going to get our energy and how we are going to use it. We have to get some answers quickly, and Stan Gibilisco is right on top of this. This book helps get the information we need right out in front of us. I liked the sections on sun and wind. I think these will be our future. I highly recommend this book for those who want to build their own alternative power systems or just become part of the dialog.