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1	The Last Jihad more books like this by Joel C Rosenberg add to wishlist In this post-9/11 thriller, Osama bin Laden is dead, Saddam Hussein is terrorizing the Western world, the U.S. president is wounded in an assassination attempt, and a Wall Street pro named Jon Bennett (with his beautiful sidekick, Erin McCoy) is called in to assist as the rumors grow that Saddam is planning to attack the U.S. with nuclear arms. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.29! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
2	The Prize: The Epic Quest for Oil, Money & Power more books like this by Daniel Yergin add to wishlist Written by the author of "Shattered Peace" and "Energy Future", this book brings to life the tycoons, wildcatters, monopolists, regulators, presidents, generals and sheiks whose struggle for oil has shaken the world economy, dictated the outcome of wars, transformed the destiny of Britain and the world and profoundly changed all our lives. ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $10.00! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
3	The Big Rich: The Rise and Fall of the Greatest Texas Oil Fortunes more books like this by Bryan Burrough add to wishlist Bestselling author and "Vanity Fair" special correspondent Burrough chronicles the rise and fall of one of the great economic and political powerhouses of the 20th century--Texas oil. see all copies from $14.44! new only from $16.00! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
4	The Long Emergency: Surviving the End of Oil, Climate Change, and Other Converging Catastrophes of the Twenty-First Century more books like this by James Howard Kunstler add to wishlist The depletion of nonrenewable fossil fuels is about to radically change life much sooner than anticipated. This title describes what to expect after the honeymoon of affordable energy is over, preparing readers for economic, political, and social changes of an unimaginable scale. see all copies from $6.74! new only from $7.99! \| SVS
5	Golden Buddha more books like this by Clive Cussler add to wishlist In this naval thriller, Captain Juan Cabrillo and his crew of intelligence officers work to strike a deal to return the Dalai Lama to Tibet. However, before Juan can forge such a deal he must find his bargaining chip: the legendary Golden Buddha, which hides records of a hidden oil field. The catch: they have only four days to complete their ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
6	Eclipse more books like this by Richard North Patterson add to wishlist Damon Pierce's life is crumbling. The talented California attorney's wife is divorcing him and his work often seems soulless. So when he receives a frantic email from Marissa Brand Okari, a woman he loved years ago, he decides to risk everything and respond to her plea for help. Marissa's husband, Bobby Okari, is the charismatic leader of a ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
7	Rigged: The True Story of an Ivy League Kid Who Changed the World of Oil, from Wall Street to Dubai more books like this by Ben Mezrich (Read by) add to wishlist "Rigged" is the startling true story of David Russo, a rags-to-riches tale of a Brooklyn kid turned Harvard grad. He took on the old-world hierarchy and its powerful, monied kings, and set out to do the impossible--to build an energy exchange in the middle of the Arab world. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
8	Sleeping with the Devil: How Washington Sold Our Soul for Saudi Crude more books like this by Robert Baer add to wishlist A former CIA case officer, who served for years in the Middle East, presents a disturbing portrait of the house of Saud, and asserts that for years Washington, in return for favorable oil contracts, has overlooked Saudi Arabia's corruption and its connections to terrorism. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.89! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
9	The Long Emergency: Surviving the Converging Catastrophes of the Twenty-First Century more books like this by James Howard Kunstler add to wishlist The depletion of nonrenewable fossil fuels is about to radically change life much sooner than anticipated. This title describes what to expect after the honeymoon of affordable energy is over, preparing readers for economic, political, and social changes of an unimaginable scale. see all copies from $4.03! new only from $4.03! \| first editions
10	Black Water Rising more books like this by Attica Locke add to wishlist In the tradition of Greg Iles and Dennis Lehane comes a powerful new new voice in American fiction. Locke's debut thriller involves murder, greed, and redemption, set in the oil boomtown of 1980s Houston. see all copies from $4.99! new only from $5.50! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
11 view cover	Don't Tell Mom I Work on the Rigs: She Thinks I'm a Piano Player in a Whorehouse more books like this by Paul Carter add to wishlist Since age 18, Paul Carter has worked on oil rigs in locations as far flung as the Middle East, Columbia, the North Sea, Borneo, Tunisia, Sumatra, Vietnam, Nigeria, Russia, and many others and he's survived (so far!) to tell stories from the edge of civilization (places, as it happens, upon which most of our lives rely). Carter has been shot at, ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.82! \| SVS
12 view cover	Act of War more books like this by Dale Brown add to wishlist Brown's latest "New York Times" bestseller pits a group of seasoned military veterans and young techies against a consortium of international terrorists, determined to destabilize the global economy through attack on oil refineries around the world. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
13 view cover	Twilight in the Desert: The Coming Saudi Oil Shock and the World Economy more books like this by Matthew R Simmons add to wishlist "Twilight in the Desert" reveals a Saudi oil and production industry that could soon approach a serious, irreversible decline. In this exhaustively researched book, veteran oil industry analyst, Matthew Simmons draws on his three-plus decades of insider experience and more than 200 independently produced reports about Saudi petroleum resources and ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
14 view cover	Warrior Class more books like this by Dale Brown add to wishlist When the isolationist U.S. government turns a deaf ear on impending foreign strife, a small band of elite U.S. military pilots decide to take matters into their own hands. They take it upon themselves to thwart a powerful Russian crime lord who is planning to take over the oil-rich territory around the Black Sea. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
15 view cover	The First Billion Is the Hardest: Reflections on a Life of Comebacks and America's Energy Future more books like this by T Boone Pickens add to wishlist The man whose corporate takeover attempts and shareholder activism reshaped the oil industry in the 1980s recounts his most awe-inspiring comeback which saw him net over a billion dollars in his seventh decade. 8-page b&w photo insert. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
16 view cover	Blood of Victory more books like this by Alan Furst add to wishlist In 1940, as Hitler's troops are marching into Paris, a writer named Serebin finds himself in Istanbul, where he is beginning to realize that, despite his fervent hopes, the world really has become a different place. Hooking up with a Hungarian secret agent, Serebin goes to work for the Allies trying to disrupt German supply lines--an eminently ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.95! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
17 view cover	A Thousand Barrels a Second: The Coming Oil Break Point and the Challenges Facing an Energy Dependent World more books like this by Peter Tertzakian add to wishlist In 2006, world oil consumption will exceed one thousand barrels per second. The news marks an important change that will have a far-reaching impact on world economies, investments, and business profitability. In "A Thousand Barrels a Second, Chief Energy Economist of ARC Financial Peter Tertzakian" examines the future of oil and offers insights ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
18 view cover	Oil more books like this by Upton Sinclair add to wishlist Upton Sinclair fashioned this novel out of the oil scandals of the Harding administration, providing a picture of the oil industry in Southern California. It is the story of an independent oil developer and his son, whose sympathy with the oilfield workers causes a running debate with his father. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $6.90! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
19 view cover	As I See It: The Autobiography of J. Paul Getty more books like this by J Paul Getty add to wishlist While writing his autobiography, Jean Paul Getty - then perhaps the world's richest man - hoped it would be the final verdict on himself, on his many friends and associates, and on his times. Regrettably, it proved to be so: Getty died in 1976 as "As I See It" was going to press. Now reissued with a number of new illustrations, this autobiography ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.25! \| first editions \| SVS
20 view cover	Land of Marvels more books like this by Barry Unsworth add to wishlist Unsworth, a writer with an "almost magical capacity for literary time travel" ("New York Times Book Review") has written a thriller set in 1914, in which he brings to life the schemes and double-dealings of Western nations grappling for a foothold in Mesopotamia in the dying days of the Ottoman Empire. see all copies from $4.23! new only from $9.74! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
21 view cover	Hubbert's Peak: The Impending World Oil Shortage more books like this by Kenneth S Deffeyes add to wishlist Were the energy concerns of 2000 a preview of everyone's future? Will gas lines in the coming years make those of 1973 look short? Is the present chaos in oil prices the leading edge of a more serious crisis that will rock national economies around the world? According to Kenneth Deffeyes, a geologist with extensive personal experience in the oil ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.49! \| first editions \| SVS
22 view cover	The Coming Economic Collapse: How You Can Thrive When Oil Costs $200 a Barrel more books like this by Stephen Leeb, Ph.D., Glen C Strathy add to wishlist In THE OIL FACTOR, Stephen Leeb accurately predicted the current oil shortage and showed how savvy investors could profit. But now the world is facing an energy crisis of unparalled scope and the recent surge in oil prices is only the tip of the iceberg. With meticulous research and analysis, Leeb shows that due to strong competition from India ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
23 view cover	The Oil and the Glory: The Pursuit of Empire and Fortune on the Caspian Sea more books like this by Steven Levine add to wishlist After the Soviet Union crumbles, oil in the Caspian region becomes accessible to the West for the first time. LeVine takes readers from the pipeline builders and oil extractors to the boardrooms of Chevron and BP to meetings between corrupt officials and U.S. dealmakers as the race for oil heats up. see all copies from $6.50! new only from $13.89! \| first editions \| SVS
24 view cover	Lives Per Gallon: The True Cost of Our Oil Addiction more books like this by Terry Tamminen add to wishlist Tamminen takes a hard look at health, environmental, and national security costs hidden in every barrel of oil. He also offers a blueprint for developing alternative energy sources based on California's real world experiences. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $6.31! \| first editions \| SVS
25 view cover	The Party's Over: Oil, War and the Fate of Industrial Societies more books like this by Richard Heinberg add to wishlist The world is about to run out of cheap oil and change dramatically. Within the next few years, global production will peak. Thereafter, even if industrial societies begin to switch to alternative energy sources, they will have less net energy each year to do all the work essential to the survival of complex societies. We are entering a new era, as ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.99! \| signed copies \| SVS

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