"Ambitious and highly readable. . . . [Little] expertly ties together disparate strains of history to make her case. . . . Jargon-free and written with a fine eye for detail-one of the best books on America's energy crisis to emerge in recent years." -- Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

"Power Trip offers a panoramic view of our energy crisis, exploring past, present, and future with hope, passion and humor. Whether you are liberal or conservative, expert or novice, young or old, you'll find adventure and insight in this book." -- Robert F. Kennedy Jr., co-author of Not a Drop to Drink: America's Water Crisis

"Energy is the most important story in the world bar none, and no one has ever told it with more verve than Amanda Little. If you want to know how the world works, and why it may not work much longer, this is the book you need." -- Bill McKibben, author of Deep Economy: The Wealth of Communities and the Durable Future

"Power Trip takes a most timely and complicated issue and weaves a fast, fun, and gripping story--one that's both candid and unflinching in its approach. Amanda represents the best of a new young perspective, a new voice of green." -- Robert Redford

"Lively, engaging and most thought-provoking. . . . Little answers the questions that perplex many-and, so importantly, identifies the key questions that only the future will answer." -- Daniel Yergin, Pulitizer Prize-winning author of The Prize: the Epic Quest for Oil, Money, and Power

"A wonderfully illuminating voyage. Little charts a fresh path outside the usual doctrinaire accounts on energy. Her intelligence and enthusiasm will change the way you think about the future." -- Steven Johnson, bestselling author of The Ghost Map and The Invention of Air

"It's hard to imagine a book about energy that would appeal as much to a business executive as it