This is Not a Drill

Just another glorious day in the oilfield

Paul Carter

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Allen & Unwin
01 November 2007

Memoirs; Petroleum & oil industries; Travel writing; Biography - Australian

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Carter writes as if he has ADD, careering through his life on oil rigs in exotic locations. He won't win the Booker, but his yarns burn with anarchic energy . in a word, irrepressible.' - Herald Sun

He's back on the rigs and back in trouble.

Picking up right where he left off, Paul Carter pulls out more tall tales of a mad, bad and dangerous life in the international oil trade. Starting with action and mayhem galore This Is Not A Drill sets an unrelenting pace that just doesn't let up, as Paul almost drowns when the Russian rig he's working on begins to capsize; is reunited with his Dad - another adrenaline junkie; gets married; hangs out with his rig pig buddies in exotic locations; gets hammered on vodka in Sakhalin; and spends a couple of interesting weeks in Afghanistan with some mates who run an outfit that just happens to contract out mercenaries for hire .

This is the next fast, furious and very funny book from Paul Carter, the author of the bestselling Don't Tell Mum I Work on the Rigs, She Thinks I'm a Piano Player in a Whorehouse.

By: Paul Carter
Imprint: Allen & Unwin
Country of Publication: Australia
Edition: illustrated edition
Dimensions: Height: 195mm, Width: 130mm, Spine: 19mm
Weight: 236g
ISBN: 9781741751253
ISBN 10: 174175125X
Pages: 252
Publication Date: 01 November 2007
Recommended Age: From
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

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This is Not a Drill

Just another glorious day in the oilfield

Paul Carter

$24.99

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