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    <body><![CDATA[The subtitle of this book is &quot;How You Can Thrive When Oil Costs $200 a Barrel.&quot;  Leeb, who holds PhDs in economics, math, and psychology, presents a bleak but believable picture of a world in which oil is no longer available to the average person.  He discusses the world's depleting oil su...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/53170766">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[This book was written in 2006, and the author had tremendous insight into what we are seeing in the economy today - 2008.  Oil was less than $50 per barrel, and the author, contrary to government or other experts, was predicting oil to go well over $100 per barrel. In fact, the sub-title of the book...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/18247973">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[This book was written in Feb 2006 and I am just now reading it.  Had I read it (and believed it) then, I would have made a lot of money over the past few years on his recommendations.  Question now is whether there is still any validity to the strategies given where we have come in last 24 months.  ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/17692383">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[With a nineteen-year history of making bold yet astonishingly accurate forecasts, it is little wonder that when Dr. Stephen Leeb speaks, smart investors take heed.      <p>In his 1986 book, Getting in on the Ground Floor, Dr. Leeb prophesied the great bull market of the 1990s. In his 1999 book, Defying the Market, he warned investors of the coming collapse in technology shares. And in February 2004, when crude oil cost under $33 a barrel, Dr. Leeb’s book The Oil Factor predicted soaring energy prices were just around the corner.      <p>Now, in THE COMING ECONOMIC COLLAPSE, Dr. Leeb proves that the U.S. economy is standing on the brink of the biggest crisis in its history. As the fast-growing economies of China and India push global demand for oil beyond production capacity, Americans will experience a permanent energy shortfall far worse than the one in the 1970s. The result will be severe financial hardship for most people, and a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for investors to become incredibly rich.    <p>Backed by meticulous research and analysis, Dr. Leeb exposes the psychological &quot;groupthink&quot; that has caused leaders in government, Wall Street, the oil industry, and academia to ignore the approaching crisis, until now when it is almost too late. He debunks the myth that petroleum supplies are limitless, and reveals the truth about an alternative energy source that is fast becoming cheaper than oil. In addition, he offers practical solutions such as:     <p>·        The #1 skill investors need, and why advice from most financial experts will prove disastrous      <p>·        How to make a fortune in oil, gold, and other inflation-sensitive sectors    <p>·        Today’s leading alternative energy stocks, the new super-growth industry    <p>·        Steps the government must take immediately to avoid crippling energy shortages.</p></p></p></p></p></p></p>]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[This is the strangest investment book I've ever read. The authors spend about 170 pages (out of 196) explaining why the economy may collapse. The premise is that Peak Oil Theory is correct, that the supply of cheap oil is dwindling, and as a result, society as we know it may change drastically.<br/>...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/13711731">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[When Dr. Stephen Leeb speaks, smart investors take heed. In his previous books, Dr. Leeb predicted the great bull market of the 1990s and the collapse of technology shares in the new millennium. Now, in <em>The Coming Economic</em> Collapse, Dr. Leeb shows that the U.S. economy is standing on the brink of the biggest crisis in history. As the fast-growing economies of China and India push global demand for oil beyond production capacity, Americans will experience a permanent energy shortfall far worse than the one in the 1970s. The result will be severe financial hardship for most people, and once-in-a-lifetime opportunities for investors to become incredibly rich.         <p>This is an urgent call-to-arms to avert an all-but-certain catastrophe and a survival kit for an era that offers us only two financial choices: poverty or wealth.</p>]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[This is based on the audio download from <strong>[www.Audible.com]</strong>.<br/><br/>Narrated by: Brian Emerson<br/><br/>A thoughtful approach to the explanation as to why oil will be in short supply and how the world will react to it.  According to the author, the coming oil crisis will not be a temporary blip...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/4953041">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[This book was certainly no letdown from past Stephen Leeb books. There are many insightful and very realistic views of the possibilities of not just the United States, but the world as a whole, when the oil crunch really begins to hit hard. More than investment advice as his past books lean toward, ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/13333749">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Exellent and objective analysis of energy economics from 2005 (published in 2006), which have proven to be disturbingly accurate.  Criticisms of this book, based on the investment advice it gives, are overdone, as investment strategies comprise very little of the book, itself.  The book is more abou...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/23994693">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[The author's overall conclusions are spot-on, but like most financial advice books, this ship has already sailed. He spends some time recommending that everyone go back to 2004-2005 and read and follow the advice in his first book. I found this both amusing and frustrating.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[You might expect this to be a typical &quot;the sky is falling&quot; type book. Its not. Its very well reasoned, researched, has a broad view of history and states reasonable conclusions without too tight timelines. Very good education!!]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[It does a good job of explaining in simple terms what the problem of &quot;peak oil&quot; is and why it will happen. It then goes on to predict it will happen before the end of this decade...]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[With a nineteen-year history of making bold yet astonishingly accurate forecasts, it is little wonder that when Dr. Stephen Leeb speaks, smart investors take heed.      <p>In his 1986 book, Getting in on the Ground Floor, Dr. Leeb prophesied the great bull market of the 1990s. In his 1999 book, Defying the Market, he warned investors of the coming collapse in technology shares. And in February 2004, when crude oil cost under $33 a barrel, Dr. Leeb’s book The Oil Factor predicted soaring energy prices were just around the corner.      <p>Now, in THE COMING ECONOMIC COLLAPSE, Dr. Leeb proves that the U.S. economy is standing on the brink of the biggest crisis in its history. As the fast-growing economies of China and India push global demand for oil beyond production capacity, Americans will experience a permanent energy shortfall far worse than the one in the 1970s. The result will be severe financial hardship for most people, and a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for investors to become incredibly rich.    <p>Backed by meticulous research and analysis, Dr. Leeb exposes the psychological &quot;groupthink&quot; that has caused leaders in government, Wall Street, the oil industry, and academia to ignore the approaching crisis, until now when it is almost too late. He debunks the myth that petroleum supplies are limitless, and reveals the truth about an alternative energy source that is fast becoming cheaper than oil. In addition, he offers practical solutions such as:     <p>·        The #1 skill investors need, and why advice from most financial experts will prove disastrous      <p>·        How to make a fortune in oil, gold, and other inflation-sensitive sectors    <p>·        Today’s leading alternative energy stocks, the new super-growth industry    <p>·        Steps the government must take immediately to avoid crippling energy shortages.</p></p></p></p></p></p></p>]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[Great book for outlining what's currently happening with oil prices. This guy predicted it coming for the last 10 years. The book was written in 2006 when oil was $30 a barrel.]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[With a nineteen-year history of making bold yet astonishingly accurate forecasts, it is little wonder that when Dr. Stephen Leeb speaks, smart investors take heed.      <p>In his 1986 book, Getting in on the Ground Floor, Dr. Leeb prophesied the great bull market of the 1990s. In his 1999 book, Defying the Market, he warned investors of the coming collapse in technology shares. And in February 2004, when crude oil cost under $33 a barrel, Dr. Leeb’s book The Oil Factor predicted soaring energy prices were just around the corner.      <p>Now, in THE COMING ECONOMIC COLLAPSE, Dr. Leeb proves that the U.S. economy is standing on the brink of the biggest crisis in its history. As the fast-growing economies of China and India push global demand for oil beyond production capacity, Americans will experience a permanent energy shortfall far worse than the one in the 1970s. The result will be severe financial hardship for most people, and a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for investors to become incredibly rich.    <p>Backed by meticulous research and analysis, Dr. Leeb exposes the psychological &quot;groupthink&quot; that has caused leaders in government, Wall Street, the oil industry, and academia to ignore the approaching crisis, until now when it is almost too late. He debunks the myth that petroleum supplies are limitless, and reveals the truth about an alternative energy source that is fast becoming cheaper than oil. In addition, he offers practical solutions such as:     <p>·        The #1 skill investors need, and why advice from most financial experts will prove disastrous      <p>·        How to make a fortune in oil, gold, and other inflation-sensitive sectors    <p>·        Today’s leading alternative energy stocks, the new super-growth industry    <p>·        Steps the government must take immediately to avoid crippling energy shortages.</p></p></p></p></p></p></p>]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[I have learned that we live in a time of crisis with an energy war. It appears that the war started in the early 70's even before the Carter Administration.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[International reads are hard to come by in Beijing, picked this up in the Singapore airport recently. It seems promising...]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[With a nineteen-year history of making bold yet astonishingly accurate forecasts, it is little wonder that when Dr. Stephen Leeb speaks, smart investors take heed.      <p>In his 1986 book, Getting in on the Ground Floor, Dr. Leeb prophesied the great bull market of the 1990s. In his 1999 book, Defying the Market, he warned investors of the coming collapse in technology shares. And in February 2004, when crude oil cost under $33 a barrel, Dr. Leeb’s book The Oil Factor predicted soaring energy prices were just around the corner.      <p>Now, in THE COMING ECONOMIC COLLAPSE, Dr. Leeb proves that the U.S. economy is standing on the brink of the biggest crisis in its history. As the fast-growing economies of China and India push global demand for oil beyond production capacity, Americans will experience a permanent energy shortfall far worse than the one in the 1970s. The result will be severe financial hardship for most people, and a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for investors to become incredibly rich.    <p>Backed by meticulous research and analysis, Dr. Leeb exposes the psychological &quot;groupthink&quot; that has caused leaders in government, Wall Street, the oil industry, and academia to ignore the approaching crisis, until now when it is almost too late. He debunks the myth that petroleum supplies are limitless, and reveals the truth about an alternative energy source that is fast becoming cheaper than oil. In addition, he offers practical solutions such as:     <p>·        The #1 skill investors need, and why advice from most financial experts will prove disastrous      <p>·        How to make a fortune in oil, gold, and other inflation-sensitive sectors    <p>·        Today’s leading alternative energy stocks, the new super-growth industry    <p>·        Steps the government must take immediately to avoid crippling energy shortages.</p></p></p></p></p></p></p>]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[Wish I had read this two years ago.  It is scary how on the money this guy was.  Hopefully that changes real soon.]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[With a nineteen-year history of making bold yet astonishingly accurate forecasts, it is little wonder that when Dr. Stephen Leeb speaks, smart investors take heed.      <p>In his 1986 book, Getting in on the Ground Floor, Dr. Leeb prophesied the great bull market of the 1990s. In his 1999 book, Defying the Market, he warned investors of the coming collapse in technology shares. And in February 2004, when crude oil cost under $33 a barrel, Dr. Leeb’s book The Oil Factor predicted soaring energy prices were just around the corner.      <p>Now, in THE COMING ECONOMIC COLLAPSE, Dr. Leeb proves that the U.S. economy is standing on the brink of the biggest crisis in its history. As the fast-growing economies of China and India push global demand for oil beyond production capacity, Americans will experience a permanent energy shortfall far worse than the one in the 1970s. The result will be severe financial hardship for most people, and a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for investors to become incredibly rich.    <p>Backed by meticulous research and analysis, Dr. Leeb exposes the psychological &quot;groupthink&quot; that has caused leaders in government, Wall Street, the oil industry, and academia to ignore the approaching crisis, until now when it is almost too late. He debunks the myth that petroleum supplies are limitless, and reveals the truth about an alternative energy source that is fast becoming cheaper than oil. In addition, he offers practical solutions such as:     <p>·        The #1 skill investors need, and why advice from most financial experts will prove disastrous      <p>·        How to make a fortune in oil, gold, and other inflation-sensitive sectors    <p>·        Today’s leading alternative energy stocks, the new super-growth industry    <p>·        Steps the government must take immediately to avoid crippling energy shortages.</p></p></p></p></p></p></p>]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[As someone who knows very little about money, I found this to be pretty educational and interesting. ]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[With a nineteen-year history of making bold yet astonishingly accurate forecasts, it is little wonder that when Dr. Stephen Leeb speaks, smart investors take heed.      <p>In his 1986 book, Getting in on the Ground Floor, Dr. Leeb prophesied the great bull market of the 1990s. In his 1999 book, Defying the Market, he warned investors of the coming collapse in technology shares. And in February 2004, when crude oil cost under $33 a barrel, Dr. Leeb’s book The Oil Factor predicted soaring energy prices were just around the corner.      <p>Now, in THE COMING ECONOMIC COLLAPSE, Dr. Leeb proves that the U.S. economy is standing on the brink of the biggest crisis in its history. As the fast-growing economies of China and India push global demand for oil beyond production capacity, Americans will experience a permanent energy shortfall far worse than the one in the 1970s. The result will be severe financial hardship for most people, and a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for investors to become incredibly rich.    <p>Backed by meticulous research and analysis, Dr. Leeb exposes the psychological &quot;groupthink&quot; that has caused leaders in government, Wall Street, the oil industry, and academia to ignore the approaching crisis, until now when it is almost too late. He debunks the myth that petroleum supplies are limitless, and reveals the truth about an alternative energy source that is fast becoming cheaper than oil. In addition, he offers practical solutions such as:     <p>·        The #1 skill investors need, and why advice from most financial experts will prove disastrous      <p>·        How to make a fortune in oil, gold, and other inflation-sensitive sectors    <p>·        Today’s leading alternative energy stocks, the new super-growth industry    <p>·        Steps the government must take immediately to avoid crippling energy shortages.</p></p></p></p></p></p></p>]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[not a good prognosis if things don't change in regards to leadership and their priorities]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[With a nineteen-year history of making bold yet astonishingly accurate forecasts, it is little wonder that when Dr. Stephen Leeb speaks, smart investors take heed.      <p>In his 1986 book, Getting in on the Ground Floor, Dr. Leeb prophesied the great bull market of the 1990s. In his 1999 book, Defying the Market, he warned investors of the coming collapse in technology shares. And in February 2004, when crude oil cost under $33 a barrel, Dr. Leeb’s book The Oil Factor predicted soaring energy prices were just around the corner.      <p>Now, in THE COMING ECONOMIC COLLAPSE, Dr. Leeb proves that the U.S. economy is standing on the brink of the biggest crisis in its history. As the fast-growing economies of China and India push global demand for oil beyond production capacity, Americans will experience a permanent energy shortfall far worse than the one in the 1970s. The result will be severe financial hardship for most people, and a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for investors to become incredibly rich.    <p>Backed by meticulous research and analysis, Dr. Leeb exposes the psychological &quot;groupthink&quot; that has caused leaders in government, Wall Street, the oil industry, and academia to ignore the approaching crisis, until now when it is almost too late. He debunks the myth that petroleum supplies are limitless, and reveals the truth about an alternative energy source that is fast becoming cheaper than oil. In addition, he offers practical solutions such as:     <p>·        The #1 skill investors need, and why advice from most financial experts will prove disastrous      <p>·        How to make a fortune in oil, gold, and other inflation-sensitive sectors    <p>·        Today’s leading alternative energy stocks, the new super-growth industry    <p>·        Steps the government must take immediately to avoid crippling energy shortages.</p></p></p></p></p></p></p>]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[Best read for anyone who wants to know how to survive in this economy.]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[The Coming Economic Collapse: How You Can Thrive When Oil Costs $200 a Barrel]]>
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    <![CDATA[With a nineteen-year history of making bold yet astonishingly accurate forecasts, it is little wonder that when Dr. Stephen Leeb speaks, smart investors take heed.      <p>In his 1986 book, Getting in on the Ground Floor, Dr. Leeb prophesied the great bull market of the 1990s. In his 1999 book, Defying the Market, he warned investors of the coming collapse in technology shares. And in February 2004, when crude oil cost under $33 a barrel, Dr. Leeb’s book The Oil Factor predicted soaring energy prices were just around the corner.      <p>Now, in THE COMING ECONOMIC COLLAPSE, Dr. Leeb proves that the U.S. economy is standing on the brink of the biggest crisis in its history. As the fast-growing economies of China and India push global demand for oil beyond production capacity, Americans will experience a permanent energy shortfall far worse than the one in the 1970s. The result will be severe financial hardship for most people, and a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for investors to become incredibly rich.    <p>Backed by meticulous research and analysis, Dr. Leeb exposes the psychological &quot;groupthink&quot; that has caused leaders in government, Wall Street, the oil industry, and academia to ignore the approaching crisis, until now when it is almost too late. He debunks the myth that petroleum supplies are limitless, and reveals the truth about an alternative energy source that is fast becoming cheaper than oil. In addition, he offers practical solutions such as:     <p>·        The #1 skill investors need, and why advice from most financial experts will prove disastrous      <p>·        How to make a fortune in oil, gold, and other inflation-sensitive sectors    <p>·        Today’s leading alternative energy stocks, the new super-growth industry    <p>·        Steps the government must take immediately to avoid crippling energy shortages.</p></p></p></p></p></p></p>]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[This book is awesome.  No one can say we haven't been warned...]]></body>
    
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