John Beasant: 2 books
Oman
The True-Life Drama and Intrigue of an Arab State
Language: English
Release Date: May 27, 2011
Oman is one of the world’s most secretive countries,ruled with absolute authority by the Sultan. All information is strictly controlled by the State: British Prime Minister Edward Heath once said that the story of the 1970 Palace Coup and the events that followed would ‘not be told in our lifetime’.
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Shell Shock
The Secrets And Spin Of An Oil Giant
Language: English
Release Date: September 30, 2011
Royal Dutch/Shell is a multinational behemoth. Every four seconds of every day, 1,200 cars fill their tanks with petrol on Shell forecourts, while at airports around the world civil airliners are refuelled with Shell aviation spirit every ten seconds. The company has long been regarded as a world...