Oil

A Concise Guide to the Most Important Product on Earth

By: Matthew Yeomans

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Paperback | 5 January 2006 | Edition Number 1

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286 Pages

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Matthew Yeomans begins his investigation into the role of oil in America by trying to spend a day without oil—only to stumble before exiting the bathroom (petroleum products play a role in shampoo, shaving cream, deodorant, and contact lenses). When Oil was published in cloth last year, it was quickly recognized as the wittiest and most accessible guide to the product that drives the U.S. economy and undergirds global conflict. The book sparked reviews and editorials across the country from the Wall Street Journal, the Christian Science Monitor, and The Nation to Newsday , the San Francisco Chronicle, Wired and others. Author Michael Klare (Blood and Oil) called it “a clear, comprehensive overview of the U.S. oil industry . . . in one compact and highly readable volume,” and Boldtype praised Yeomans’s “crisp journalistic voice. . . . Understanding the business of oil is essential in any modern dialog of power, politics, or the almighty buck, and Yeomans delivers a well-researched and gripping read.”

Illustrated with maps and graphics—and now with an all-new afterword—Oil contains a brief history of gasoline, an analysis of the American consumer’s love affair with the automobile, and a political anatomy of the global oil industry, including its troubled relationship with oil-rich but democracy-poor countries.

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"Compelling and provocative. . . . Should be required reading for all who care about the future of this country and the planet as a whole." -The Nation

"A volatile mix of history, politics, economics, science, and foreign and military policy." -In These Times

"Yeomans does a fine job integrating a wide array of information, from the mechanics of oil production to how the politics of oil helped shape the modern Middle East. . . . Surprisingly nuanced." -Newsday

"An informed primer that weaves together commentary, anecdote, and fact." -Wired

"A wake-up call. Highly recommended." -The Washington Post

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Preface	p. xi
Acknowledgments	p. xxv
Pursuit of Power: A Short History of Oil	p. 1
Car Culture: America's Automobile Addiction	p. 33
Exploration or Exploitation?: Oil, Human Rights, and the Environment	p. 63
Boom and Bust: The Price of Oil and How Much Oil Remains	p. 95
Energy Wars: Oil and National Security	p. 119
Oil in the Family: The Bush Administration's Energy Policy	p. 155
Cafe Society: The Brief Life and Untimely Death of Energy Conservation	p. 177
Beyond Oil: The Hydrogen Balm	p. 197
A Note on Sourcing	p. 219
Afterword: U.S. and China Oil	p. 233
Index	p. 243
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