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" A page-turning narrative about the greed and corruption in our politically charged corporate America and how this addicted the world to oil. "
- Marc, 1/17/2014
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" A great read on the history of fuel and how we got addicted to oil and its 19th Century technological wonder, the internal combustion engine. Also explores the relationship of the ruling-owning class to everybody else. "
- Ken, 12/4/2013
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" how oil became king "
- Skylinet, 7/28/2013
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" Absolutely fascinating documentation about the turn of century alternatives that were neglected and undermined to create the infrastructure we deal with today. "
- Jack, 2/27/2013
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" Obviously, this book was rather rabidly anti-oil. However, it did have some good facts and statistics that I utilized. "
- Moses, 10/15/2012
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" pack with intriguing facts.. "
- Vantec008, 2/24/2012
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" Detailed without enough story. Interesting at points. "
- Xico, 2/23/2012
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" Would've been four stars if the conclusion wasn't that hydrogen is the answer. "
- Charlie, 7/16/2010
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" If one wishes to gain an historical perspective on the influence of big oil in this modern world of commerce, this is the book to read. "
- Donna, 7/6/2010
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" I agree with many of the other reviews - lots of research went into this book, but the writing style and obvious anti-oil point of view make it difficult at times to keep reading. "
- Maggie, 7/4/2010
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" Absolutely fascinating documentation about the turn of century alternatives that were neglected and undermined to create the infrastructure we deal with today.
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- Jack, 6/12/2010
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" A page-turning narrative about the greed and corruption in our politically charged corporate America and how this addicted the world to oil.
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- Marc, 7/23/2009
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" I agree with many of the other reviews - lots of research went into this book, but the writing style and obvious anti-oil point of view make it difficult at times to keep reading.
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- Maggie, 4/28/2009
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" If one wishes to gain an historical perspective on the influence of big oil in this modern world of commerce, this is the book to read.
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- Donna, 11/30/2008
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" Detailed without enough story. Interesting at points.
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- Xico, 1/27/2008
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" Obviously, this book was rather rabidly anti-oil. However, it did have some good facts and statistics that I utilized.
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- Moses, 8/31/2007
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