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The reader investigates the dwindling oil supply that threatens life on Earth and can choose between alternative adventures, each leading to twenty-two possible endings.

Explores all facets of oil as a natural resource in North America, investigating its natural history, human uses, technology, environmental impact, and economic significance.

Provides a concise summary of the urgent oil shortage issue, and explains the many technical and social implications of the alternatives to oil.

Provides an overview of energy security, discussing why it is important, related terrorism and piracy, the demand of energy by developing countries, nuclear power, renewable energy sources, and other topics.

Presents a scientific perspective on the declining supply of fossil fuel throughout the world, discussing what might happen to climate and civilization in the face of a permanent oil shortage.

Identifies the energy-related challenges of the early twenty-first century, looks at how the United States and other nations are responding to the problems, and provides a selection of related reference information, including case studies, primary source documents, biographies, statistics, and a chronology.

Argues against beliefs that the world's oil supply is depleting and its consequences, discussing the amount of available oil, military control over oil supply, and alternative energy sources.

Explains how communities can move away from a reliance on oil to become more reliant on locally-grown, manufactured, and generated resources, including food, energy, and materials.

Traces the history of the oil market, explains the fundamentals of oil production, examines the myths and controversies surrounding the production and distribution of oil, and speculates on future challenges in the oil market.