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Author
Physical Desc
127 p. : ill., map ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
The discovery of oil flowing from a well in the wilds of northwestern Pennsylvania shook the modern world in 1859. Refined as kerosene for lamps, a lubricant for home and industrial needs, and ultimately as a fuel for transportation in the form of gasoline, oil literally changed the world and defined global economics and politics. Western Pennsylvania's Oil Heritage profiles the history of Pennsylvania oil from its discovery and development to its...
Author
Publisher
DK
Pub. Date
2007
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8.3 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
72 p. : ill. (some col.), col. map ; 29 cm. + 1 CD-ROM (4 3/4 in.) + 1 wall chart (58 x 80 cm.).
Language
English
Description
Describes the history of the oil industry, the ways in which oil is refined and processed, the uses of oil and oil products, the influence that the need for oil has on the world's current political situation, and the impact of oil byproducts on the environment.
Describes the history of the oil industry, the ways in which oil is refined and processed, the uses of oil and oil products, the influence that the need for oil has on the world's current...
11) Those in peril
Author
Edition
1st U.S. ed.
Language
English
Description
An adventure set in the violent world of modern piracy and terrorism follows the kidnapping of an oil heiress's daughter for a multi-billion-dollar ransom and the efforts of Cross Bow Security head Hector Cross to secure her release.
17) Golden Buddha
Author
Publisher
Brilliance Audio
Pub. Date
p2003
Physical Desc
10 sound discs (11 hr.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Author
Series
Publisher
Atlantic Monthly Press
Pub. Date
c2010
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
334 p. ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
In the sequel to his bestselling World Made by Hand, James Howard Kunstler expands on his vision of a post-oil society with a new novel about an America in which the electricity has flickered off, the Internet is a distant memory, and the government is little more than a rumor. In the tiny hamlet of Union Grove, New York, travel is horse-drawn and farming is back at the center of life. But it's no pastoral haven. Wars are fought over dwindling resources...
Author
Series
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
2013
Edition
First Edition.
Physical Desc
299 pages ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
When the Sphinx is blown up by terrorists who also launch attacks on an Iranian soccer team and a vessel in the Red Sea, Kyle Swanson and his Trident team uncover an extremist plot to provoke war between Egypt and Iran to upset the balance of international power.