If you happen to be in Sacramento CA, I'm doing a reading on Thursday April 5th from noon to 1;30. The location is on the Capitol Mall. A light lunch is provided--though I wish it was a light, sweet, crude lunch. RSVP for the exact location to: bustamante@newamerica.net.
Also, the book has gotten some good reviews.
The New York Times
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/03/11/books/review/Conover.t.html?ex=1175400000&en=e3f5d1279833c76c&ei=5070
The Washington Post
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/03/22/AR2007032201581.html
The Wall Street Journal
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB117081476093700373.html?mod=googlewsj
Houston Chronicle
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/life/books/reviews/4557656.html
SF Chronicle
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2007/02/04/RVGI5NOMJ01.DTL&type=books
Mobile Register
http://www.al.com/books/mobileregister/jsledge.ssf?/base/entertainment/1171708123304360.xml&coll=3
Christian Science Monitor
http://www.csmonitor.com/2007/0327/p16s01-bogn.html
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Hello,
I read your book recently. The parts about how much deeper wells are dug in Texas and elsewhere today made me think of Ohio and Pennsylvania. The easy oil here was exhausted well before the easy oil was exhausted elsewhere. Yet Ohio was under a shallow ocean a few hundred million years ago.
Do you happen to know if Oil has been searched for 10 or 15 or 25 thousand feet underground in places like Ohio and Pennsylvania?
Congratulations on the great reviews, and I look forward to reading the rest of the book. I am primarily interested in relations between petro-corporations and areas of the Niger Delta and Doba regions of Chad. I think your book may be a helpful aid in getting to know the people better.
Best,
Arabica
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Thirty years ago, I read a book called "The Curve of Binding Energy", by John McPhee, which profiled Theodore Taylor, who was recruited out of college to design atomic bombs at Los Alamos. It was a fascinating look at the history of atomic energy, nuclear power, and its ramifications. I can still quote parts of it from memory.
"Oil on the Brain" reminds me of "The Curve of Binding Energy", as well as having a great sense of humor. It is rare and wonderful example of a book that can be entertaining and educational. I eagerly look forward to your next book.
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