Web Scraping with Python

Web Scraping with Python (2015)

Academic / Programming

Author(s): Ryan Mitchell

Nice book for automatic web downloading, searching and saving using python. It also includes advanced aspects like solving captchas, downloading javascript code and how to avoid being detected by web administrators.

The Frackers

The Frackers (2013)

Non-Fiction / Energy

Author(s): Gregory Zuckerman

Great book about the history of fracking and horizontal drilling, the pioneers of the industry and how many of them became big players. The book also highlights how important was this tecnological improvement to the US and how it changed the world's oil landscape.

The Industries of the Future

The Industries of the Future (2016)

Non-Fiction

Author(s): Alec Ross

The book explores several aspects of certain labor markets and how they are being disrupted by automation and software. It also features recommendations and insights about what should the incoming generations do about it.

The Oil & Gas Industry: A Nontechnical Guide

The Oil & Gas Industry: A Nontechnical Guide (2012)

Academic / Energy Sector

Author(s): Joseph Hilyard

Similar to The Global Oil and Gas Industry but more focused in the engineering and scientific aspects of the industry. This book includes broad information about the drills, pipelines, oil refining, geology and other technical aspects of exploration.

El petróleo como instrumento de progreso

El petróleo como instrumento de progreso (2016)

Non-Fiction / Energy, Public Policy

Author(s): Pedro Luis Rodríguez Sosa & Luis Roberto Rodríguez Pardo

First book in spanish in a long time. Venezuela is a classic example of the resource curse, largest oil reserves and one of the worst performing oil exporter countries. The book makes a lot of suggestions of how to transform oil rents in economic growth.

Elon Musk

Elon Musk  (2015)

Non-Fiction

Author(s): Ashlee Vance

A detailed biography of Elon Musk and his companies. The book includes all the details of the creation of Tesla, SpaceX and Solarcity with all their ups and downs and also a lot of facts about Elon's personality and ultimate goals.

America's Bitter Pill

America's Bitter Pill  (2015)

Non-Fiction

Author(s): Steven Brill

Great book about all the history and the implementation of Obamacare. The biggest players, the political negotiations, the improvements, the technology problems, the effects, and all the numbers about insurance, profits and costs.

The Global Oil & Gas Industry

The Global Oil & Gas Industry (2011)

Academic / Energy Sector

Author(s): Andrew C. Inkpen and Michael H. Moffett

Great book about the oil industry, mostly about the financial and economics aspects. The books leaves aside a lot of technical aspects about engineering or geology to focus on costs, negotiations, transportation and products.

The Porwerhouse

The Powerhouse (2015)

Non-Fiction

Author(s): Steve Levine

The history of the lithium batteries and the race to make them better and better until they could be used in cars. The books goes through the biggest players, research labs and companies surrounding the invention.