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Blood For Oil
 Blood and Oil: The Dangers and Consequences of America's Growing Dependency on Imported Petroleum (American Empire Project) $17.00 I was very disappointed with this book. The first 185 pages of this book can be summed up in one sentence: "The World is running out of oil, and we need to make some changes." Then the author spends all of two pages discussing solutions. This is more of a political rant against Bush I and Bush II / Cheney. I agree with the author that the political policies they set forth are not sustainable; the political jabs he puts in every section get annoying very quickly. I was hoping to read about some better solutions. To learn about how solar / wind / nuclear will provide some relief - but this is the only section of the book that he does not going into mind numbing detail - the one spot that he could have helped promote a solution, he failed miserably. Don't bother to read this book. It does not contain any new ideas, and only repeats (and repeats) the accepted fact of declining worldwide oil production. I recomend reading somting that details the progress of alternative energy sources.  Dreaming War: Blood for Oil and the Cheney-Bush Junta $11.95 I thought this book brought to light some interesting points. I enjoy reading Gore Vidal's books because he looks at things differently. He has seen alot in his lifetime and he actually has made a point to follow everything. |
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