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Oil on the Brain

Adventures from the Pump to the Pipeline

Oil on the Brain( )
Author: Margonelli, Lisa
ISBN:978-0-385-51145-2
Publication Date:Jan 2007
Publisher:Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Imprint:Nan A. Talese
Book Format:Hardback
List Price:USD $26.00
Book Description:

Oil on the Brainis a smart, surprisingly funny account of the oil industry—the people, economies, and pipelines that bring us petroleum, brilliantly illuminating a world we encounter every day. Americans buy ten thousand gallons of gasoline a second, without giving it much of a thought. Where does all this gas come from? Lisa Margonelli’s desire to learn took her on a one-hundred thousand mile journey from her local gas station to oil fields half a world away. In search of...
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Book Details
Pages:336
Detailed Subjects: Technology & Engineering / Petroleum
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):6.4 x 9.4 x 1.4 Inches
Book Weight:1.372 Pounds



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