EBookClubs

Read Books & Download eBooks Full Online

EBookClubs

Read Books & Download eBooks Full Online

Book Oil in Troubled Waters

Download or read book Oil in Troubled Waters written by William R. Freudenburg and published by SUNY Press. This book was released on 1994-04-06 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In some coastal regions of the United States, such as western Louisiana, offshore oil development has long been welcomed. In others, such as northern California, it has been vehemently opposed. This book explores the reasons behind this paradox, looking at the people, the regions, and the issues in sociological and historical contexts. What has been in very short supply on this issue, as in a growing number of other cases of technological gridlock, is balanced analysis. That is what this book provides. The authors’ case studies, derived from interviews with Louisiana and California residents and from environmental impact statements, demonstrate that easy answers are not the most valid ones. The region that should be considered unusual, they find, is coastal Louisiana, where historical, social, and environmental factors combine to favor the offshore oil industry. But this combination of factors, they argue, is unlikely to be found in other coastal regions of the U.S. in the near future.

Book Troubled Waters

    Book Details:
  • Author : Hovann H. Simonian
  • Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
  • Release : 2003-06-27
  • ISBN : 0857717553
  • Pages : 288 pages

Download or read book Troubled Waters written by Hovann H. Simonian and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2003-06-27 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Once the landlocked backwater between Iran and the Soviet Union, the Caspian has in the last ten years emerged as the epicentre of vast conflicting interests in a region where massive geopolitical issues converge with enormous energy resources and dramatic latent instability. Russia's conflict in Chechnya is a direct by-product of the strategic importance of the Caspian region. _Troubled Waters_ presents a comprehensive analysis of the political and economic dynamics of the Caspian basin. It examines the area's historical evolution and the diverse issues and players in what has become a modern variant of the Great Game' of the nineteenth century. Following a historical overview of the region and its oil industries, the book analyses the domestic politics and the foreign policies of the five states bordering the Caspian- Russia, Iran, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan. It further identifies all the external interests involved in the Caspian's political rivalries and control over its resources and territory, including the US, the major European powers, various nationalist movements, Islamic militants, multi-national corporations, NGOs and international financial institutions. These features, coupled with the political and economic risk assessment of the Caspian basin which this book provides, makes this a unique contribution to our understanding of a region which is strategically positioned at the territorial juncture of Russia, China, East Asia and the Middle East.

Book Oil Under Troubled Water

Download or read book Oil Under Troubled Water written by Bernard Collaery and published by Melbourne Univ. Publishing. This book was released on 2020-03-03 with total page 389 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In May 2018 Bernard Collaery, a former Attorney-General of the Australian Capital Territory and long-term legal counsel to the government of East Timor, was charged by the Australian Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions with conspiracy to breach the Intelligence Services Act 2001. He was forbidden from talking about the charges against him, but under parliamentary privilege independent MP Andrew Wilkie revealed what has since been described as ‘Australian politics’ biggest scandal’. Five years earlier, after ASIO officers raided Collaery’s home and office, Collaery told journalists that ASIS had been bugging the East Timorese government during negotiations over Timor Sea oil. He was about to represent East Timor; as well as calling the evidence of a former senior ASIS agent known publicly only as Witness K, at The Hague in a case against the Australian government. Oil Under Troubled Water relates the sordid history of Australian government dealings with East Timor, and how the actions of both major political parties have enriched Australia and its corporate allies at the expense of its tiny neighbour and wartime ally, one of the poorest nations in the world.

Book Bulletin

Download or read book Bulletin written by and published by . This book was released on 1940 with total page 876 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The Pilot  or Sailors  magazine   Continued as  The Chart and compass

Download or read book The Pilot or Sailors magazine Continued as The Chart and compass written by British and foreign sailors' society and published by . This book was released on 1881 with total page 398 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Ultimate Guide to SSC Multi Tasking Staff  Non Technical  Exam 2nd Edition

Download or read book Ultimate Guide to SSC Multi Tasking Staff Non Technical Exam 2nd Edition written by Disha Experts and published by Disha Publications. This book was released on 2017-08-19 with total page 590 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The 2nd edition of the book "Ultimate Guide to SSC Multi Tasking Staff (Non Technical) Exam" has been powered with the 2014 solved paper. The Salient Features of the Book are: 1. Comprehensive Sections on: Numerical Aptitude, General Intelligence, English Language and General Awareness; 2. Detailed theory along with solved examples and shortcuts to solve problems; 3. Exhaustive question bank at the end of each chapter in the form of Exercise. Solutions to the Exercise have been provided at the end of each chapter. 4. Solved Question paper of SSC Multi Tasking Staff (Non Technical) 2013 & 2014 Exam has been provided for students to understand the latest pattern and level of questions; 4. Another unique feature of the book is the division of its General Awareness section into separate chapters on History, Geography, Polity, General Science, Miscellaneous topics and Current Affairs; 5. The book also provides a separate chapter on Data Interpretation and Graphs; Comprehension in the English Language section; 6. The book has a comprehensive coverage of Verbal and Nonverbal Reasoning, Numerical Aptitude, General English and General Awareness.

Book Ultimate Guide to SSC Multi Tasking Staff  Non Technical  Exam 3rd Edition

Download or read book Ultimate Guide to SSC Multi Tasking Staff Non Technical Exam 3rd Edition written by Disha Experts and published by Disha Publications. This book was released on 2018-12-17 with total page 618 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The 3rd edition of the book "Ultimate Guide to SSC Multi Tasking Staff (Non Technical) Exam" has been powered with 4 (2013-2017) solved papers. The Salient Features of the Book are: 1. Comprehensive Sections on: Numerical Aptitude, General Intelligence, English Language and General Awareness; 2. Detailed theory along with solved examples and shortcuts to solve problems; 3. Exhaustive question bank at the end of each chapter in the form of Exercise. Solutions to the Exercise have been provided at the end of each chapter. 4. Solved Question paper of SSC Multi Tasking Staff (Non Technical) 2013, 2014, 2016 & 2017 Exam has been provided for students to understand the latest pattern and level of questions; 4. Another unique feature of the book is the division of its General Awareness section into separate chapters on History, Geography, Polity, General Science, Miscellaneous topics and Current Affairs; 5. The book also provides a separate chapter on Data Interpretation and Graphs; Comprehension in the English Language section; 6. The book has a comprehensive coverage of Verbal and Non-verbal Reasoning.

Book Third Language Dictionary

Download or read book Third Language Dictionary written by Kerrin P. Rowe and published by Trafford Publishing. This book was released on 2018-05-03 with total page 783 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Third Language Dictionary is a guide to everyday language that is peculiar to and used by Australian folks from all walks of life no matter what or who they are or the level of success, education, credence, or place in society they have attained.

Book Ultimate Guide to SSC Multi Tasking Staff  Non Technical    Havaldar  CBIC   CBN  Exam with Previous Year Questions   3 Online Practice Sets 6th Edition   Staff Selection Commission   SSC MTS PYQs

Download or read book Ultimate Guide to SSC Multi Tasking Staff Non Technical Havaldar CBIC CBN Exam with Previous Year Questions 3 Online Practice Sets 6th Edition Staff Selection Commission SSC MTS PYQs written by Disha Experts and published by Disha Publications. This book was released on 2024-06-15 with total page 618 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 1. Comprehensive Sections on: Numerical Aptitude, General Intelligence, General Language and General Awareness; 2. Detailed theory along with solved examples and shortcuts to solve problems; 3. Exhaustive question bank at the end of each chapter in the form of Exercise. Solutions to the Exercise have been provided at the end of each chapter. 4. Solved Questions of SSC Multi Tasking Staff (Non Technical) 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022 & 2023 Exam has been incorporated in the respective chapters; 5. Another unique feature of the book is the division of its General Awareness section into separate chapters on History, Economy, Geography, Polity, General Science, Miscellaneous topics and Current Affairs; 6. The book also provides a separate chapter on Data Interpretation and Graphs; Comprehension in the English Language section; 7. The book has a comprehensive coverage of Verbal and Non-verbal Reasoning.

Book The Texaco Star

Download or read book The Texaco Star written by and published by . This book was released on 1919 with total page 424 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Congressional Record

    Book Details:
  • Author : United States. Congress
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 1965
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 1398 pages

Download or read book Congressional Record written by United States. Congress and published by . This book was released on 1965 with total page 1398 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Oxford Dictionary of Word Origins

Download or read book Oxford Dictionary of Word Origins written by Julia Cresswell and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2010-09-09 with total page 514 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contains alphabetically arranged entries that explore the origin, evolution, and social history of over three thousand English language words.

Book Paint  Oil and Chemical Review

Download or read book Paint Oil and Chemical Review written by and published by . This book was released on 1892 with total page 974 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Purposeful Jettison of Petroleum Cargo

Download or read book Purposeful Jettison of Petroleum Cargo written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 1994-02-01 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book addresses the problem of deliberate discharge of petroleum cargo during salvage operations. It assesses the implications for shipping and marine environmental protection; documents the need to clarify U.S. law concerning intentional discharges of petroleum cargoes to save ships and prevent the loss of larger amounts of cargo; considers the implications of advances in oil spill contingency planning, environmental data acquisition and spill trajectory forecasting; and makes recommendations concerning the feasibility of developing guidelines for deciding whether to discharge oil intentionally.

Book Oxford Dictionary of Idioms

Download or read book Oxford Dictionary of Idioms written by John Ayto and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2020-06-18 with total page 448 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What is it to 'cock a snook', where is the land of Nod, and who was first to go the extra mile? Find the answers to these questions (and many more!) in the new edition of the Oxford Dictionary of Idioms. This dictionary uncovers the meanings of myriad phrases and sayings that are used daily in the English language, encompassing more than 10,000 figurative expressions, similes, sayings, and proverbs. More than 400 idioms have been added to this new edition, and comprise recently coined and common sayings alike. New additions include 'back of the net', 'drag and drop', 'go it alone', 'how come?', 'if you ask me', 'make your skin crawl', and 'woe betide'. Illustrative quotations sourced from the Oxford corpora give contextual examples of the idioms and their standard usage, and many entries include background information on the origins of the idiom in question. An updated thematic index makes for easy navigation, and anyone who is interested in the origins and diversity of English vernacular will have hours of fun browsing this fascinating dictionary.

Book Across Troubled Waters

    Book Details:
  • Author : Raymond F. Aubé
  • Publisher : AuthorHouse
  • Release : 2001-12
  • ISBN : 0759617244
  • Pages : 674 pages

Download or read book Across Troubled Waters written by Raymond F. Aubé and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2001-12 with total page 674 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Before there was an Iraq or an Iran Before there were American hostages there----- There were hostages. There were traitors. There was undeclared war. And there was James Leander Cathcart. 1st American slave hostage 1st Ambassador to Islam 1st To defend the flag against a foreign nation 1st To the shores of Tripoli This then is his story!!!!

Book A Dictionary of American Proverbs

Download or read book A Dictionary of American Proverbs written by Wolfgang Mieder and published by New York : Oxford University Press. This book was released on 1992 with total page 1348 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Americans have a gift for coining proverbs. "A picture is worth a thousand words" was not, as you might imagine, the product of ancient Chinese wisdom -- it was actually minted by advertising executive Fred Barnard in a 1921 advertisement for Printer's Ink magazine. After all, Americans are first and foremost a practical people and proverbs can be loosely defined as pithy statements that are generally accepted as true and useful. The next logical step would be to gather all of this wisdom together for a truly American celebration of shrewd advice.A Dictionary of American Proverbs is the first major collection of proverbs in the English language based on oral sources rather than written ones. Listed alphabetically according to their most significant key word, it features over 15,000 entries including uniquely American proverbs that have never before been recorded, as well as thousands of traditional proverbs that have found their way into American speech from classical, biblical, British, continental European, and American literature. Based on the fieldwork conducted over thirty years by the American Dialect Society, this volume is complete with historical references to the earliest written sources, and supplies variants and recorded geographical distribution after each proverb.Many surprised await the reader in this vast treasure trove of wit and wisdom. Collected here are nuggets of popular wisdom on all aspects of American life: weather, agriculture, travel, money, business, food, neighbors, friends, manners, government, politics, law, health, education, religion, music, song, and dance. And, to further enhance browsing pleasure, the editors have provided a detailed guide to the use of the work. While it's true that many of our best known proverbs have been supplied by the ever-present "Anonymous," many more can be attributed to some very famous Americans, like Ernest Hemingway, Abraham Lincoln, Benjamin Franklin, Mark Twain, J. Pierpont Morgan, Thomas Alva Edison, Abigail Adams, and Ralph Waldo Emerson, to name but a few offered in this fascinating collection.Who wouldn't want to know the origin of "the opera ain't over till the fat lady sings?" This uniquely American proverb and many more are gathered together in A Dictionary of American Proverbs. A great resource for students and scholars of literature, psychology, folklore, linguistics, anthropology, and cultural history, this endlessly intriguing volume is also a delightful companion for anyone with an interest in American culture.