{"product_id":"the-age-of-oil-the-mythology-history-and-future-of-the-worlds-most-controversial-resource-9780275990084","title":"The Age of Oil: The Mythology  History  and Future of the World's Most Controversial Resource","description":"\u003cp\u003eOil is the most vital resource of our time. Because it is so important  misperceptions about the black gold abound. Leonardo Maugeri clears the cobwebs by describing the colorful history of oil  and explaining the fundamentals of oil production. He delivers a unique  fascinating  and controversial perspective on the industryas only an insider could. The history of the oil market has been marked  since its inception  by a succession of booms and busts  each one leading to a similar psychological climax and flawed political decisions. In a single generation  weve experienced the energy crisis of 1973; the dramatic oil countershock of 1986; the oil collapse of 1998-99 that gave rise to the idea of oil as just another commodity; and the sharp price increases following hurricane Katrinas devastation in the Gulf of Mexico. Today  we are experiencing a global oil boom that  paradoxically  seems to herald a gloomy era of scarcity exacerbated by growing consumption and the threat from Islamic terrorism in the oil-rich Middle East.  Maugeri argues that the pessimists are wrong. In the second part of his book  he debunks the main myths surrounding oil in our times  addressing whether we are indeed running out of oil  and the real impact of Islamic radicalism on oil-rich regions. By translating many of the technical concepts of oil productions into terms the average reader can easily grasp  Maugeri answers our questions. Ultimately  he concludes that the wolf is not at the door. We are facing neither a problem of oil scarcity  nor an upcoming oil blackmail by forces hostile to the West. Only bad political decisions driven by a distorted view of current problems (and who is to blame for them) can doom us to a gloomy oil future.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45648128475189,"sku":"ByrdShop_0275990087","price":34.07,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780275990084.jpg?v=1781710314","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-age-of-oil-the-mythology-history-and-future-of-the-worlds-most-controversial-resource-9780275990084","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}