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1.		The Big Rich: The Rise and Fall of the Greatest Texas Oil Fortunes from Penguin (Non-Classics) Price: $10.80 Customer Review: As a native Texan this book was an incredibly interesting read. Furthermore as the book progresses it becomes obvious that the subject and influence of Texas oil extends FAR beyond the borders of the Lone Star State. The book is well written and a very easy read. It does not dwell needlessly on... more info	Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0 Click here for more information


2.		The Prize: The Epic Quest for Oil, Money & Power from Free Press Price: $10.54 Customer Review: Daniel Yergin's "The Prize" relates the modern history of oil and its implication on global political and economic issues. Throughout this nearly 800-page effort, Yergin does a terrific job of presenting a detailed and comprehensive account that is informative and extremely entertaining. Yergin... more info	Customer Rating: 5.0 / 5.0 Click here for more information


3.		The Long Emergency: Surviving the End of Oil, Climate Change, and Other Converging Catastrophes of the Twenty-First Century from Grove Press Price: $5.60 Customer Review: This book tells all those truths that nobody wants to hear. Hard truths that we need to hear. Beware anyone who does not heed this advice. Admirably written in a language understandable to all. Wide ranging in its scope but always right on target with solid arguments. Essential reading.	Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0 Click here for more information


4.		Oil 101 from Wooden Table Press Price: $24.00 Customer Review: This is a must-read for anyone wishing to learn about oil as a product and the markets which are used to trade it. The book goes through the entire process of getting crude oil from the ground, transporting it, and the final products which are derived from it in a concise and logical manner. It is... more info	Customer Rating: 5.0 / 5.0 Click here for more information


5.		Nontechnical Guide to Petroleum Geology, Exploration, Drilling and Production (2nd Edition) from Pennwell Books Price: $57.06 Customer Review: This book gives a great overview for the activities involved in oil and gas exploration and the process of drilling and producing wells.	Customer Rating: 5.0 / 5.0 Click here for more information


6.		$20 Per Gallon: How the Inevitable Rise in the Price of Gasoline Will Change Our Lives for the Better from Grand Central Publishing Price: $11.49 Customer Review: You know that uneasy feeling you get when you realize you are not being informed, but you are being manipulated because it turns out the author started with an agenda? It doesn't take long with this book for the author's contempt for our lifestyle to give you that feeling. Then the promise of new... more info	Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0 Click here for more information


7.		Small Gas Engine Repair from McGraw-Hill Professional Price: $88.34 Customer Review: Although I am far from expert in small gas engine repair, I just can't understand all the positive buzz about this book. It is far from a reference work, being barely 200 pages of text, in small format. Frankly, other than some basic pointers on piston, crank, and valve replacement -- which are... more info	Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0 Click here for more information


8.		American Theocracy: The Peril and Politics of Radical Religion, Oil, and Borrowed Money in the 21stCentury from Viking Adult Price: $4.00 Customer Review: This book is a diagnosis of the 3-big problems facing American in the 21st century, and how their growth was facilitated by the Republican party. The 3 big problems are dependence on foreign oil, the ascendant power of the FIRE (finance, insurance, real estate) industries, and the growing power of... more info	Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0 Click here for more information


9.		Oil & Gas Production in Nontechnical Language from PennWell Corp. Price: $53.32 Customer Review: This is definitely a must have for anyone who wants to know how oil reservoirs are discovered, processed, and sent into production. There's also a great opening chapter on the evolution of oil drilling, stating the very beginnings of the idea. One thing that struck me as odd as I read through... more info	Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0 Click here for more information


10.		Petroleum Refining in Nontechnical Language, Fourth Edition from PennWell Corp. Price: $56.88 Customer Review: Great book for anyone in the Petrochemical/refining business. Especially a new comer. It really breaks it down.	Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0 Click here for more information


11.		Fundamentals of Oil & Gas Accounting, 5th Edition from PennWell Corp. Price: $71.32 Customer Review: I used a previous version of this text for years and decided to update to the latest. It was a worthwhile investment. If you are thinking of making an investment in upstream energy production or have previous accounting experience and thinking of making a move to energy production this book is a... more info	Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0 Click here for more information


12.		Coal from ARROW (RAND) Customer Review: Simply put, this book explains in what the world has become by stressing the importance of coal to our society. The book is a geography lecture where the author takes us on a travel through time and space where coal is the linkage to a fascinating history about humankind.	Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0 Click here for more information


13.		Formulas and Calculations for Drilling, Production and Workover from Gulf Professional Publishing Price: $226.28 Customer Review: Worth Buying, wouldn't mind to buy it even if it was more expensive than that price. An excellent book for students who are taking Petroleum/Drilling/Well Engineering courses.	Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0 Click here for more information


14.		The Prize: The Epic Quest for Oil, Money, & Power from Free Press Price: $18.44 Customer Review: I have read this book 5 times in the 10 years since purchasing. I reference it often. New trinkets of information are found every time I re-read this excellent story (historical reference) of the oil industry.	Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0 Click here for more information


15.		The Oil and the Glory: The Pursuit of Empire and Fortune on the Caspian Sea from Random House Price: $11.91 Customer Review: The title of the book states it clearly. It describes in all detail the race for oil in the Caspian region suddenly available after the breakup of the Soviet Union. Very illuminating and informative, never too verbose and always interesting	Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0 Click here for more information


16.		Hubbert's Peak: The Impending World Oil Shortage (New Edition) from Princeton University Press Price: $10.11 Customer Review: This book is written in a manner that plainly lays out the issues for those that are new or seasoned in looking at issues of fossil fuels. It was written some time ago, but is still valid today. It came highly recommended to me by one of the top energy investors in Wall Street. Later, one of my... more info	Customer Rating: 3.5 / 5.0 Click here for more information


17.		Handbook of Natural Gas Transmission and Processing from Gulf Professional Publishing Price: $52.06 Customer Review: The huge finds of natural gas in the United States since this book came out just a few years ago helps make it more relevant. Now instead of a looming shortage of domestic natural gas, the brimming surpluses (with more to possibly follow) means that it can continue to be widely used in the US, for... more info	Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0 Click here for more information


18.		Well Completion Design, Volume 56 (Developments in Petroleum Science) from Elsevier Science Price: $130.00	Click here for more information


19.		Beyond Oil: The View from Hubbert's Peak from Hill and Wang Price: $13.99 Customer Review: Ever wondered about coal, or nuclear, or shale, or any of a dozen other alternatives? Or using, say, nuclear and shale in combination? Once you get past the initial thesis of the book, which is that we're past peak oil production, even if you disagree with the idea and are one of the guys who... more info	Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0 Click here for more information


20.		Energy Systems Engineering: Evaluation and Implementation from McGraw-Hill Professional Price: $62.71 Customer Review: We have been using Vanek and Albright's text at Virginia Tech for several semesters for a junior/senior level course entitled 'Sustainable Energy Solutions for a Global Society.' Overall, we find the book to be carefully written, providing good breadth as well as depth on some of the major... more info	Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0 Click here for more information


21.		Petroleum Refining: Technology and Economics, Fifth Edition from CRC Press Price: $82.03 Customer Review: My husband is in the refining consultant business and to him this book is one of the best summary of all important technology and economics matters related to petroleum refining.	Customer Rating: 5.0 / 5.0 Click here for more information


22.		Let's Talk an Oil Deal: Your Key to Oil Patch Lingo from Meridian Press Price: $13.50 Customer Review: Amazon recommended this book as a companion purchase; however, this very small book is already included as a chapter in the larger "Money in the Ground-Insider's Guide to Oil and Gas Deals" book. IMO, both books are overpriced for the information; however, they are easy-to-read.	Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0 Click here for more information


23.		Elements of Petroleum Geology, Second Edition from Academic Press Price: $77.50 Customer Review: Good beginners and professional petroleum geology book! I work full time for a private oil company and use this book everyday!	Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0 Click here for more information


24.		Applied Subsurface Geological Mapping with Structural Methods (2nd Edition) from Prentice Hall Price: $110.25 Customer Review: After seeing this book, I see a lot of emphasis in structural geology. We could also add some input on Sedimentology and Geostatistics, which care more about reservoir heterogeneity.	Customer Rating: 5.0 / 5.0 Click here for more information


25.		Untapped: The Scramble for Africa's Oil from Harvest Books Price: $2.41 Customer Review: Excellent story about the precious resource - the TOTT Literature Circle learned to love it, except for Father O'Hair who expected a different account. He only read "Untapped, The Scramble..." and assumed a different experience. The good padre couldn't figure out the role of his piety in this... more info	Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0 Click here for more information


26.		Money in the Ground-Insider's Guide to Oil and Gas Deals (4th Ed.) from Meridian Press Price: $79.50 Customer Review: This book would be ok if it cost $25. But at $65, i expected much more. First of all, the physical construction of the book is shoddy. My first book had pages falling out all over the place. Amazon replaced it but the construction does not allow you to hold open on a page unless you want to... more info	Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0 Click here for more information


27.		Pocket Guide to Flanges, Fittings, and Piping Data, Third Edition from Gulf Publishing Company Price: $27.70 Customer Review: This handy reference book has most of the dimensional information needed by designers/engineers regarding fittings and piping.	Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0 Click here for more information


28.		Biodiesel Basics and Beyond: A Comprehensive Guide to Production and Use for the Home and Farm from Aztext Press Price: $17.69 Customer Review: I thought the summary of this book was a little vague in the product description section, and I was a little worried I wouldn't be getting a book that actually explains how to build your own biodiesel refinery. My fears were for naught though; as it turns out, the author gives detailed schematics... more info	Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0 Click here for more information


29.		Gasification, Second Edition from Gulf Professional Publishing Price: $59.18	Click here for more information


30.		Gas Turbine Engineering Handbook, Second Edition from Gulf Professional Publishing Price: $135.55 Customer Review: This book covers everything about gas turbines, from bearings to IGVs, and from vibrations to balancing. Nothing is left out. I strongly recommend this book especially to practicing engineers (like myself) in this field.	Customer Rating: 5.0 / 5.0 Click here for more information

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