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Book Title: Boom : How Fracking Ignited the American Energy Revolution and Changed the WORLD
Item Length: 8.4in
Item Height: 1in
Item Width: 5.5in
Author: Russell Gold
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Topic: Environmental Science (See Also Chemistry / Environmental), Civil / Soil & Rock, Public Policy / Energy Policy, Environmental Economics, Environmental / General, Power Resources / General, Petroleum
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Publication Year: 2015
Genre: Technology & Engineering, Science, Business & Economics, Political Science
Item Weight: 11.8 Oz
Number of Pages: 384 Pages
