Rao Maya (89 results)

Hardback. Condition: Good. The story of a twenty-first century American frontier--where the free market reigns supreme as profiteers rush to develop a massive new oilfield.

Hardback. Condition: Very Good. The story of a twenty-first century American frontier--where the free market reigns supreme as profiteers rush to develop a massive new oilfield.

hardcover. Condition: Good.

hardcover. Condition: Good.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1. With dust jacket. It's a well-cared-for item that has seen limited use. The item may show minor signs of wear. All the text is legible, with all pages included. It may have slight markings and/or highlighting.

hardcover. Condition: Good. This is a used book in good condition and may show some signs of use or wear . This is a used book in good condition and may show some signs of use or wear .

Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.…

Condition: Very Good. Very Good condition. Very Good dust jacket. A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain light spine creasing or a few markings such as an owner's name, short gifter's inscription or light stamp.

Hardback. Condition: Very Good. The story of a twenty-first century American frontier--where the free market reigns supreme as profiteers rush to develop a massive new oilfield.

Hardback. Condition: Good. The story of a twenty-first century American frontier--where the free market reigns supreme as profiteers rush to develop a massive new oilfield.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority.

hardcover. Condition: Good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used textbooks may not include companion materials such as access codes, etc. May have some wear or writing/highlighting. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority.

Condition: Very Good. Great shape! Has a publisher remainder mark. hardcover Used - Very Good 2018.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Condition: New.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Condition: Very Good. Trade Paperback. Advance reading copy consisting of uncorrected page proofs issued before publication of the finished hardcover. Inscribed and signed by Maya Rao on the half-title: "To the Gardners, Enjoy the tales of the Bakken! Maya Rao." Covers show light rubbing, shelf wear, and minor edgewear, with small creases and bumps at the corners. The spine has light rubbing and a short surface crease near the lower portion but remains firmly attached. Binding is sound. Pages are clean and unmarked. Preliminary contents and notes use placeholder page numbers, as produced for this advance state. No dust jacket, as issued. Listing photos show the exact copy included in this sale. Narrative nonfiction based on the author's reporting from North Dakota's Bakken oil fields during the shale boom. The book examines oil extraction, hydraulic fracturing, boomtown development, migrant labor, entrepreneurship, fraud, environmental consequences, Native American oil interests, rural economic change, and the social effects of rapid industrialization. Rao combines firsthand observation and interviews with economic and regional history to document the people drawn to a modern American resource frontier. …

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING of this hardcover book. Full number line including the "1". Blue on black paper boards with off-white lettering on spine. Boards are rigid and warp-free with slight indentation at side edge of front board and slight discoloration at bottom. Spine is flat and square. Corners are crisp with light push to upper front corner. No previous owner marks (no names, no underlining, no bookplates, etc). No remainder marks. Pages are clean and soft white. DUST JACKET complete, NOT price-clipped [$27.00]. Shows very faint shelf wear, lightest crinkle at top and bottle of spine area of jacket. Photos coming! In the meantime, contact us now to request pictures of the ACTUAL book you will receive. All of our books are in-stock and ready to be shipped immediately. Great American Outpost: Dreamers, Mavericks, and the Making of an Oil Frontier is a narrative nonfiction account of how the Bakken oil boom transformed a remote corner of North Dakota into a chaotic modern frontier. Journalist Maya Rao embeds herself among the drifters, dreamers, ex‑cons, entrepreneurs, and opportunists who flood the region chasing rumors of huge monthly paychecks. She chronicles the surreal mix of toxic working conditions, dangerous roads, Ponzi‑scheme developers, disgraced businessmen, and YouTube‑famous roughnecks who define the boomtown's social ecosystem. As oil money accelerates greed, recklessness, and rapid industrialization, Rao reveals the human cost of fracking—from environmental damage to the upheaval of long‑time residents. When the boom recedes, the landscape of empty trailers, idle rigs, and abandoned equipment exposes a frontier built on ambition, excess, and consequences.…

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Condition: New. In English.

Condition: new.

Condition: New. In English.

Hardback. Condition: New. The word was that you could earn $17,000 a month in the Bakken Oilfield of North Dakota. So they flooded in: the profiteers, deadbeats, ex-cons, dreamers, and doers. And so too did Maya Rao, a journalist who embedded herself in the surreal new American frontier.With an eye for the dark, humorous, and absurd, Rao set out in steel-toed boots to chronicle the largest oil boom since the 1968 discovery of oil in Prudhoe Bay, Alaska. Businessmen turned up to restart their careers after bankruptcy or fraud allegations from the financial crisis. An ex-con found his niche as a YouTube celebrity exposing the underside of oilfield life. A high-rolling Englishman blew investors' money on $400 shots of cognac as authorities started to catch on that his housing developments were part of a worldwide Ponzi scheme.Part Barbara Ehrenreich, part Upton Sinclair, this is an on-the-ground narrative of capitalism and industrialization as a rural, insular community transformed into a colony of outsiders hustling for profit-a sobering exploration of twenty-first century America that reads like a frontier novel.…

Condition: New.

HRD. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Condition: New.

Hardback or Cased Book. Condition: New. Great American Outpost: Dreamers, Mavericks, and the Making of an Oil Frontier. Book.

Condition: New.

Condition: New. 2018. Hardcover. . . . . .