A Thousand Barrels a Second: The Coming Oil Break Point and the Challenges Facing an Energy Dependent World

Peak Everything: Waking Up to the Century of Declines

• UNABRIDGED (6 hrs and 34 mins)
• By Richard Heinberg
• Narrated By Edward Dalmas

Peak Everything addresses many of the cultural, psychological and practical changes we will have to make as nature rapidly dictates our new limits. This latest book from Richard Heinberg, author of three of the most important books on Peak Oil, touches on the most important aspects of the human condition at this unique moment in time.

A combination of wry commentary and sober forecasting on subjects as diverse as farming and industrial design, this book tells how we might make the transition from The Age of Excess to the Era of Modesty with grace and satisfaction....

Power Hungry: The Myths of 'Green' Energy and the Real Fuels of the Future

• UNABRIDGED (10 hrs and 45 mins)
• By Robert Bryce
• Narrated By Ax Norman

The promise of green jobs and a clean energy future has roused the masses. But as Robert Bryce makes clear in this provocative book, that vision needs a major re-vision. We cannotand will notquit using carbon-based fuels at any time in the near future for a simple reason: they provide the horsepower that we crave. The hard reality is that oil, coal, and natural gas are here to stay.

Energy for Future Presidents: The Science Behind the Headlines

• UNABRIDGED (9 hrs and 29 mins)
• By Richard A. Muller
• Narrated By Pete Larkin

The near-meltdown of Fukushima, the upheavals in the Middle East, the BP oil rig explosion, and the looming reality of global warming have reminded the president and all U.S. citizens that nothing has more impact on our lives than the supply of and demand for energy. Its procurement dominates our economy and foreign policy more than any other factor. But the "energy question" is more confusing, contentious, and complicated than ever before.

Private Empire: ExxonMobil and American Power

• UNABRIDGED (24 hrs and 16 mins)
• By Steve Coll
• Narrated By Malcolm Hillgartner
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Steve Coll investigates the largest and most powerful private corporation in the United States, revealing the true extent of its power. ExxonMobil’s annual revenues are larger than the economic activity in the great majority of countries. In many of the countries where it conducts business, ExxonMobil’s sway over politics and security is greater than that of the United States embassy. In Washington, ExxonMobil spends more money lobbying Congress and the White House than almost any other corporation. Yet despite its outsized influence, it is a black box.

Energy: Bolinda Beginner Guides

• UNABRIDGED (7 hrs and 15 mins)
• By Vaclav Smil
• Narrated By Dave Ferguson

In this user-friendly and informative audiobook, prolific author and academic Vaclav Smil provides an introduction to this far-reaching term and gives the reader a greater understanding of energy's place in both past and present society. Starting with an explanation of the concept, he goes on to cover such exciting topics as the inner workings of the human body, and the race for more efficient and environmentally friendly fuels.