OIL

Blitz 11849 Dispos-Oil
$8.99
Not much to tell. Product does what it says. Lid must be closed tightly to avoid spillage. This product is indispensible if you're thinking of changing your own oil and taking it to the reclamation center (around here, O'Reilley Auto Parts and Auto-Zone were totally easy to deal with and took the oil off my hands quickly). Use newspaper to line your trunk on the way to the center, as some oil overspill on the exterior is hard to discern.

The Prize: The Epic Quest for Oil, Money, & Power
$22.00
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 New trinkets of information are found every time I re-read this excellent story (historical reference) of the oil industry.

Misto Gourmet Brushed Aluminum Olive Oil Sprayer
$15.99
It works great for a number of uses and then the spray becomes a stream. No amount of cleaning helps.

Crude World: The Violent Twilight of Oil
$27.00
A very readable book on the "curse of oil". Its not for the specialist, but its an interesting read on what happens when oil is discovered and the riches only go to a very few priviliged citizens (and the oil companies). I think the author's comparisons of the developing countries that found oil and Norway and Canada are a bit unfair--oil in those countries was discovered after they were already industrialized, so oil was not the only source of wealth for them. And they had the institutions already in place to handle the windfall.