Petroleum Man
A Novel
Published on 15. May 2019
240 pages
978-1-4683-0797-9 (ISBN)
Description
A billionaire sets out to teach his grandchildren some life lessons in this sharply funny novel by "a brilliant, original writer" (Ann Beattie, author of
The Accomplished Guest).
Bewildered by the odious liberal tendencies of his son-in-law, Chip, Leon Tuggs, self-made arch-capitalist billionaire, inventor of the ubiquitous and environmentally hazardous Thingie, and author of the influential General Theory of Industrial Sex, decides to rescue his grandchildren from a life of guilt, indecision, and existential anxiety, by educating them in the way the world actually works and telling them, for their own good, the things no teacher or parent in our politically correct and morally relative world could ever venture to say...
Petroleum Man is a hilariously scathing satire that takes on both sides of some of the raging debates of our times between Democrats and Republicans, haves and have-nots, trickle-down conservatives and bleeding-heart liberals, environmentalists and industrialists-a comic classic from the author of Gascoyne and Some Instructions.
Bewildered by the odious liberal tendencies of his son-in-law, Chip, Leon Tuggs, self-made arch-capitalist billionaire, inventor of the ubiquitous and environmentally hazardous Thingie, and author of the influential General Theory of Industrial Sex, decides to rescue his grandchildren from a life of guilt, indecision, and existential anxiety, by educating them in the way the world actually works and telling them, for their own good, the things no teacher or parent in our politically correct and morally relative world could ever venture to say...
Petroleum Man is a hilariously scathing satire that takes on both sides of some of the raging debates of our times between Democrats and Republicans, haves and have-nots, trickle-down conservatives and bleeding-heart liberals, environmentalists and industrialists-a comic classic from the author of Gascoyne and Some Instructions.
More details
Person
Stanley Crawford lives in Dixon, New Mexico.
Content
- Intro
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Contents
- 1. 1:24 Scale 1934 Ford Sedan
- 2. 1:24 Scale 1939 Ford Fordor Sedan
- 3. 1:24 Scale 1949 Ford Tudor Six
- 4. 1:24 Scale 1952 Ford F-100 Pickup
- 5. 1:18 Scale 1954 Volkswagen Sunroof
- 6. 1:24 Scale 1955 Oldsmobile Rocket 88 Hardtop
- 7. 1:24 Scale 1957 Fiat 1100 Tv Convertible
- 8. 1:12 Scale 1956 Citroën 2cv Sedan
- 9. 1:18 Scale 1933 Packard Straight Eight
- 10. 1:24 Scale 1957 Rover 75 Four Door Sedan
- 11. 1:12 Scale 1953 Chevrolet Bel Air Convertible
- 12. 1:24 Scale 1960 Mercedes-Benz 1904-Door Sedan
- 13. 1:12 Scale 1966 Volkswagen Westfalia Camper Van
- 14. Commemorative Collector's Special Edition of The Comprehensive Encyclopedia of All the World's Cars
- 15. 1:12 Scale 1966 Volvo P-122 Sedan
- 16. Nickel-Plated Screw-on Chrysler Hubcap, C. 1929
- 17. 1:8 Scale 1980 Ford Fairmont Station Wagon
- 18. 1:12 Scale Aero Commander
- 19. 1:12 Scale 1985 Mercedes-Benz 500sel 4-Door Sedan
- 20. 1:12 Scale 1986 Mercedes-Benz 480sl Coupe
- 21. 1:18 Scale 1988 Learjet Twin
- 22. O-Gauge 1928 Pullman Private Observation Car
- 23. 1:18 Scale 1991 Ferrari 400l Turbo
- 24. 1:24 Scale 1992 Lincoln Town Car Stretch Limousine
- 25. 1:8 Scale 1953 Indian Black Hawk Chief Motorcycle with Sidecar
- 26. 1:100 Scale 1993 Boeing 737
- 27. 1:12 Scale 1994 Chevrolet Suburban All Wheel Drive Stretch
- 28. 1:8 Scale 1995 Bentley Turbo Rl Saloon
- 29. 1:12 Scale 1996 Bentley Turbo Rl 4-Door Saloon
- 30. 1:8 Scale 1997 Mercedes-Benz 500sl Coupe
- 31. 1:12 Scale 1997 Rolls-Royce Silver Spur III
- 32. 1:12 Scale 1998 Hummer H-1
- 33. 1:8 Scale 2000 Lamborghini Diablo Vt
- 34. 1:8 Scale 2000 Bentley Azure Convertible
- Addendum A: 1934 Duesenberg Dual Cowl Phaeton, Body by Dietrich
