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Book Title: Oil : a Concise Guide to the Most Important Product on Earth
Item Length: 7.5in
Item Height: 0.8in
Item Width: 5.2in
Author: Matthew Yeomans
Format: Perfect
Language: English
Topic: Environmental Economics, Petroleum
Publisher: The New Press, T.H.E.
Publication Year: 2006
Genre: Technology & Engineering, Business & Economics
Item Weight: 11 Oz
Number of Pages: 288 Pages
