Audiobook Review - "Burnt by Andreas Eschbach"
belongings from my brother borrowed a great audio book, "Burnt Out" by Andreas Eschbach, which - as I have just read - is available only this year.
I had heard "a trillion dollars" for radio and read the short story "A Trillion €" from the same author and was now curious to see what was waiting for me.
The story picks up a hot topic, namely the scarcity of oil resources. Eschbach records in his scientific thriller a picture of the end of the oil age, how could it not come suddenly. The plausibility the scientific background with which the author explains the sudden shortage of oil are, I can not judge, it is clear, however, that he the many aspects associated with this scenario in exciting activities frame takes up and discussed. Alternative energy, heat insulation of houses, energy saving, return to local shopping and carpooling are just a few variants, which react with the people in the new situation.
come to conspiracy theories, crime stories and even scientific theories about 'oil'.
is also interesting that the reader or listener an insight into the Arab world, because Saudi Arabia, which lives off oil, is a convenient stage of history. As far as I correctly remember the stories my brother, everyday life in the Saudi Kingdom is also described quite accurately, owing in part to be quite shocking.
The plot tells the story of Mark Westermann, a young economist from Germany, which he is to bring as Marc S. Westman in the United States from the small office worker to a millionaire. And with the OPI and OPM: Other Peoples Ideas and Other Peoples Money. Markus Westermann finds both, but that his problems really begin until an ...
I liked the audio book is very good. Like all stories of this kind would I am not, however, work through the book. "Burnout" is entertaining and exciting, excited, in fact - would like the author according to own statements purpose too - to reflect on the problem at.
Burnout
Andreas Eschbach
Lübbe Audio
ISBN: 978-3785732847
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