The Party's Over: Oil, War and the Fate of Industrial Societies

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The Party's Over: Oil, War and the Fate of Industrial Societies
by Richard Heinberg
from New Society Publishers

Customer Reviews:

• Avg. Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0

• The Future is Now
  If you want to know what the near future holds for you, your family and society, Heinberg does a reasonably good job at describing it for the reader. There are, in my opinion, some limits to his content, as well as some "disinformation" about the field of economics, but these are minor issues that do not distract from the meat and potatoes of his message.
  The primary focus of this work is based on Peak Oil Theory that was presented by American geologist M. King Hubbert in the mid-1950's -- the fact... more info

• Or at least the party is winding down...
  This book is one of the many that Heinberg has written on the topic of Peak Oil, in addition of course to numerous online articles that he has posted. Much like his other titles, he does not hesitate to call a spade a spade. Would that more writers and commentators would follow his lead in communicating so directly. This effort is among those texts that should be required reading on this topic. It is indispensable.
  Heinberg goes at great length into what has precipitated our predicament and he treats... more info

• Fate of Industrial Societies
  I like Mr. Heinberg's book very much. His knowledge of the oil business and the energy world is impressive. His insight and technical knowledge is also very good in the book. However, Mr. Heinberg is a liberal democrat and is to the far left on every issue. Mr. Heinberg lives in a very simple world. Liberals are good and virtuous and conservatives are neo-facist and anyone who disagrees with the far left must be a Nazi. Of course, this puts Mr. Heinberg in the camp of the good guys. Mr. Heinberg believes... more info

• Understand what energy is all about!
  This book covers the topic of how energy has been the most important factor in the evolution of civilization. And how civilization now, is threatened by the depletion of its main source of energy, oil.
  I got into Heinberg's work after watching The End of Suburbia, where he makes several appereances and quotes ideas from this book.
  My interest was mainly end of oil and energy alternatives, Party is Over goes all the way back to the beginnings, which is good, but sometimes you feel overwhelmed by... more info

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