INTERNAL COMBUSTION. Copyright © 2006 by Edwin Black. All rights reserved. Printed in the United States of America. No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without written permission except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles or reviews. For information, address St. Martin’s Press, 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10010.

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Black, Edwin.

Internal combustion : how corporations and governments addicted the world to oil and derailed the alternatives I Edwin Black.

      p. cm.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN-13: 978-0-312-35907-2

ISBN-10: 0-312-35907-1

1. Internal combustion engines—History. 2. Petroleum as fuel. 3. Automobiles-History. 4. Power resources. 5. Fossil fuels—Environmental aspects. I. Title.

TJ753.B53 2006

333.8’232-dc22                                                                                                  2006040627

First Edition: September 2006

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