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Marrin, Albert

Black Gold: The Story of Oil in Our Lives

181 pp. | Knopf | January, 2012 | Trade ISBN 978-0-375-86673-9 $19.99 | Library ISBN 978-0-375-96673-6 $22.99
(2) YA Opening with a geology primer on the formation of oil and a brief overview of oil in ancient times, the narrative is most successful in describing the cycle of greed, wealth, politics, and war that drove modern civilization throughout the twentieth century and into the present. Marrin offers challenging insights and difficult questions that eschew simplistic explanations. Glos., ind.
Reviewer: Jonathan Hunt | Horn Book Magazine Issue: May, 2012

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