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Oil: A Beginners Guide (Beginners Guide (Oneworld)) (9781851685714): Vaclav Smil: Books. At last, an accurate and readable book which effectively presents the whole range of issues which are required for an understanding of the complex global oil system. -- Peter Odell, Professor Emeritus of International Energy Studies, Erasmus University, Rotterdam, and recipient of the 2006 OPEC AwardSmil's knowledge is famously and fabulously encyclopedic. -- Professor Jeffrey D. Sachs, Director, Earth Institute at Columbia University and author of The End of Poverty: Economic Possibilities for Our TimeTerrific. Smil has done it again, producing a book from which we can all create new insights, this time explaining oil production, consumption and the broader impacts it has upon society. -- Chris Mottershead, Distinguished Advisor Energy and the Environment, BP plc, and Director of the Carbon Trust in LondonIn a fluent, easy style [Smil] delves into the world of oil from its discovery on the ground through to its effect on prices at the petrol pumps, and to its impact on future generations. -- The Good Book Guide, May 2008
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