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Binding: Hardcover Dewey Decimal Number: 333.79 EAN: 9781400065271 ISBN: 1400065275 Label: Random House Manufacturer: Random House Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 256 Publication Date: 2005-11 Publisher: Random House Studio: Random House Sales Rank: 564891
Rating: - A must read for all global citizens
The issues of peak oil, peak natural gas, global warming and the upcoming economic crash will soon change all of our lives, and not in a good way. Normally, one would have to read different books on these topics. Books about global warming usually don't discuss peak oil and books about peak oil usually don't discuss global warming. Here, Leggett has synthesized all the issues in an encyclopedic, but very accessible manner. It can be read by anyone as a primer, but contains enough well researched detail that even an informed reader finds lots of new insights. He also does a good job of stating the case from the perspective of establishment players, such as the global insurance industry. What is most alarming is the suddenness with which the ... Read More: