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Hole at the Bottom of the Sea: The Race to Kill the BP Oil Gusher
Contributor(s): Achenbach, Joel (Author)

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 ISBN: 1451625375     ISBN-13: 9781451625370
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
OUR PRICE: $18.99  

Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: April 2012
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BISAC Categories:
- Social Science | Disasters & Disaster Relief
- History | United States - 21st Century
- Business & Economics | Industries - Energy
Dewey: 363.738
Physical Information: 0.82" H x 5.54" W x 8.46" L (0.58 lbs) 304 pages
Themes:
- Chronological Period - 21st Century
- Cultural Region - Gulf Coast
Features: Index, Price on Product, Price on Product - Canadian, Table of Contents
 
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Publisher Description:
The struggle to kill the BP Macondo gusher in the Gulf of Mexico is the Apollo 13 of our time. This is the story of the nightmare well and of the men who conquered it in dangerous waters. It is a technological thriller for the ages.

It was a technological crisis in an alien realm: a blown-out oil well in mile-deep water in the Gulf of Mexico. For the engineers who had to kill the well, this was like Apollo 13, a crisis of untold danger and an unprecedented challenge. A suspense story, a mystery, a human tragedy: Achenbach has written a cautionary tale that doubles as a technological thriller.

Contributor Bio(s): Achenbach, Joel: - Joel Achenbach is a reporter for The Washington Post, and the author of six previous books, including The Grand Idea, Captured by Aliens and Why Things Are. He started the Washington Post's first blog, Achenblog, and has worked on the newspaper's national Style magazine and Outlook staffs. He regularly contributes science articles to National Geographic. A native of Gainesville, Florida and a 1982 graduate of Princeton University, he lives in Washington, D.C. with his wife and three children.
 
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