{"product_id":"oil-9780143112266","title":"Oil!","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe classic novel that inspired the Acadamy award-winning film, \u003ci\u003eThere Will Be Blood.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003ePenguin Books is proud to now be the sole publisher of \u003ci\u003eOil \u003c\/i\u003e, the classic 1927 novel by Upton Sinclair. After writing \u003ci\u003eThe Jungle\u003c\/i\u003e, his scathing indictment of the meatpacking industry, Sinclair turned his sights on the early days of the California oil industry in a highly entertaining story featuring a cavalcade of characters including senators, oil magnets, Hollywood film starlets, and a crusading evangelist.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis lively and panoramic book, which was recently cited by David Denby in the \u003ci\u003eNew Yorker \u003c\/i\u003eas being Sinclair's \"most readable\" novel, is now the inspiration for the Paramount Vantage major motion picture, \u003ci\u003eThere Will Be Blood\u003c\/i\u003e. It is the long-awaited film from Paul Thomas Anderson, one of the most admired filmmakers working today whose previous movies, \u003ci\u003eBoogie Nights\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eMagnolia\u003c\/i\u003e were both multiple Academy Award nominees. The movie stars Oscar-winner Daniel Day-Lewis (\u003ci\u003eGangs of New York\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMy Left Foot\u003c\/i\u003e) and Paul Dano (\u003ci\u003eLittle Miss Sunshine\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eParamount Vantage will be releasing the film in New York and Los Angeles on December 26, 2007 and go nationwide in January. This is the same company responsible for \u003ci\u003eBabel\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eA Mighty Heart\u003c\/i\u003e and the current releases, \u003ci\u003eInto the Wild, Margot at the Wedding\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Kite Runner\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs wars rage on in the oil region and as anxiety over natural resources rise, the subject of this book, which celebrates its 80th anniversary in 2007, is more timely than ever.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penguin Group\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/18\/2007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780143112266\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 548\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.81lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.77h x 5.28w x 0.96d","brand":"Upton Sinclair","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36634904592540,"sku":"9780143112266","price":16.15,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_761c8953-8dee-4a9c-998f-e4225546a3cc.jpg?v=1603837970","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/oil-9780143112266","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}