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Pulitzer Prize Winner -- and Now an Epic PBS Series The Prize recounts the panoramic history of oil -- and the struggle for wealth power that has always surrounded oil. This struggle has shaken the world economy, dictated the outcome of wars, and transformed the destiny of men and nations. The Prize is as much a history of the twentieth century as of the oil industry itself. The canvas of this history is... (more)

Sleeping with the Devil: How Washington Sold Our Soul for Saudi Crude

Sleeping with the Devil: How Washington Sold Our Soul for Saudi Crude

by Robert Baer

“Saudi Arabia is more and more an irrational state—a place that spawns global terrorism even as it succumbs to an ancient and deeply seated isolationism, a kingdom led by a royal family that can’t get out of the way of its own greed. Is this the fulcrum we want the global economy to balance on?” In his explosive New York Times bestseller, See No Evil , former CIA operative Robert Baer exposed how Washington... (more)

A Century Of War: Anglo-American Oil Politics and the New World Order

A Century Of War: Anglo-American Oil Politics and the New World Order

by William Engdahl

This book is a gripping account of the murky world of the international oil industry and its role in world politics. Scandals about oil are familiar to most of us. From George W. Bush's election victory to the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, US politics and oil enjoy a controversially close relationship. The US economy relies upon the cheap and unlimited supply of this single fuel. William Engdahl takes the reader... (more)

Encyclopedic Dictionary of Exploration Geophysics (Geophysical References Series, Vol 1)Robert E. Sheriff

Encyclopedic Dictionary of Exploration Geophysics (Geophysical References Series, Vol 1)

by Robert E. Sheriff

Sequence Stratigraphy

The innovation and refinement of the techniques and concepts of sequence stratigraphy has been one of the most exciting and profound developments in geology over the past thirty years. Seismic stratigraphy has now become one of the standard tools of the geoscientist, and there is a pressing need for an introductory text on sequence stratigraphy. This new book sets out to define and explain the concepts, principles... (more)

America, Oil, & the Islamic Mind: The Real Crisis Is the Gulf Between Our Ways of ThinkingMichael Youssef

America, Oil, & the Islamic Mind: The Real Crisis Is the Gulf Between Our Ways of Thinking

by Michael Youssef

Modern Petroleum: A Basic Primer of the IndustryBill D. Berger, Kenneth E. Anderson

Modern Petroleum: A Basic Primer of the Industry

by Bill D. Berger

Adopted at more than 23 universities as a basic petroleum text, this text uses layman's language to provide an overview of every aspect of the petroleum industry.

Sedimentary Rocks in the Field: A Color Guide

Sedimentary Rocks in the Field: A Color Guide

by Dorrik A.V. Stow

Sediments and sedimentary rocks cover 70% of the Earth's surface, and make up a significant portion of the geological record. Understanding the processes (physical, chemical and biological) that lead to formation of sedimentary material is key in disciplines ranging from geology to environmental science to archaeology. But before interpretation must come observation and identification: Stow's Field Guide is a... (more)

An Introduction to Geophysical Exploration

An Introduction to Geophysical Exploration

by P. Kearey

This new edition of the well-established Kearey and Brooks text is fully updated to reflect the important developments in geophysical methods since the production of the previous edition. The broad scope of previous editions is maintained, with even greater clarity of explanations from the revised text and extensively revised figures. Each of the major geophysical methods is treated systematically developing the... (more)

Sedimentology & Stratigraphy

by Gary Nichols

Provides students who are starting to study geology at the university level, an introduction to the continuum of scales of observation & interpretation which lie between the formation of a grain of sand & a fill of a sedimentary basin. Covers the full spectrum of continental & marine sedimentary environments. Paper. DLC: Sedimentation & deposition.

Sedimentary Rocks in the Field (Geological Field Guide)

Sedimentary Rocks in the Field (Geological Field Guide)

by Maurice E. Tucker

A large proportion of fieldwork involving the study of sedimentary rocks is unsupervised. This handy pocket-sized book has been written especially for use in the field. It describes how successful fieldwork can be accomplished, with particular emphasis on the precision and accuracy of recording detail. The basic keeps the handy pocket size for use in the field has been completely revised and updated ... (more)

A Primer of Oilwell Drilling: A Basic Text of Oil and Gas Drilling

A Primer of Oilwell Drilling: A Basic Text of Oil and Gas Drilling

by Ron Baker

Integrated Reservoir Studies (Collection Reperes)Luca Cosentino

Integrated Reservoir Studies (Collection Reperes)

by Luca Cosentino

National Geographic, a Special Report in the Public Interest * Energy * Facing up to the Problem, Getting Down to the Solutions: Energy, a National Geographic Special Report, February 1981 (0281-00279358, Vol. 81, No. 2, February 1981)

National Geographic, a Special Report in the Public Interest * Energy * Facing up to the Problem, Getting Down to the Solutions: Energy, a National Geographic Special Report, February 1981 (0281-00279358, Vol. 81, No. 2, February 1981)

by Kenneth F. Weaver, Douglas Lee, David Jeffery, Rick Gore, Thomas Y. Canby, Bill Richards, Ed Martinez, Ed Bruce, Ron Peterson, Karen Turner

** PUBLISHED IN 1981 AND NOT PUBLISHED SINCE THEN, ANY SELLER CLAIMING TO HAVE A BRAND NEW OR NEW COPY OF THIS IS LYING TO YOU **.Amazing photos, artwork and stories on the relevant topic of Energy use in our world and how to be better as human beings by not wasting it. Chapters in This Special Report: 1. President's Message; 2. Our Energy Predicament; 3. America's Auto Mania; 4. Can We Live Better on... (more)

Oil - The Biggest Business

by Christopher Tugendhat

The Future of gas and oil from the seaGerard J. Mangone

The Future of gas and oil from the sea

by Gerard J. Mangone

Illustrated Petroleum Dictionary and Products Manual

Comprehensive dictionary of petroleum industry terms.

Transportation in a climate-constrained world

Transportation in a climate-constrained world

by Andreas SchÃ¤fer, John B. Heywood, Henry D. Jacoby, Ian A. Waitz

In the nineteenth century, horse transportation consumed vast amounts of land for hay production, and the intense traffic and ankle-deep manure created miserable living conditions in urban centers. The introduction of the horseless carriage solved many of these problems but has created others. Today another revolution in transportation seems overdue. Transportation consumes two-thirds of the world's petroleum and... (more)

Blood of the Moon: A Thriller

by Richard Gazala

David Rivers is a second-generation oilman. From Houston, he runs the multinational oil company built by his father, former Apollo astronaut Michael Rivers, one of the last men alive to walk on the moon. Michael now spends his days confined to an assisted-living facility, his mind succumbing to the ravages of Alzheimer's disease. Somewhere in Michael's crumbling memory is a devastating secret he has revealed to... (more)

The American Empire Project

Blood and Oil

The Dangers and Consequences of America's Growing Dependency on Imported Petroleum

by Michael T. Klare

In his pathbreaking Resource Wars , world security expert Michael Klare alerted us to the role of resources in conflicts in the post-cold-war world. Now, in Blood and Oil , he concentrates on a single precious commodity, petroleum, while issuing a warning to the United States—its most powerful, and most dependent, global consumer. Since September 11 and the commencement of the "war on terror," the world's... (more)

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The Epic Quest for Oil, Money, and Power

by Daniel Yergin