Overload: A Novel (original 1979; edition 1978)

by Arthur Hailey

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Provides inside glimpses of the little-known world of electric power production--which is increasingly vital to all. One incident after another at Golden State Power and Light Company leads to the ulitmate crises--a total black-out!

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Title:	Overload: A Novel
Authors:	Arthur Hailey
Info:	Bantam Doubleday Dell (1978), Edition: 1st, Hardcover, 402 pages
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Even if it was writen in 79 iyou can apply it to peak oil wich is coming soon, I mainly enjoyed it... (

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Gerardlionel | Apr 2, 2016 |

great story about how electric power effects people. (

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zrohit | Oct 3, 2006 |

Entering this book in librarything.com, I came across this precient quote from Fortune Mag. "Since 1974 there has been very little new generating capacity in Calif - 1/2 of 1970-1974 level. As a result, there is a very real possibility of an economically ruinous power crunch by the 1990's........" Really........?

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Author name	Role	Type of author	Work?	Status
Arthur Hailey	—	primary author	all editions	calculated
François Ponthier	Translator	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Hultstrand, Birger	Translator	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Robert Latour	Translator	secondary author	some editions	confirmed

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1979

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Let your loins be girded about, and your lights burning.

St Luke, xii, 35

O dark, dark, dark, amid the blaze of noon...

John Milton

Since... 1974, the rate at which new electrical generating capacity has been built in California has fallen to less than half of the 1970-74 level. As a result, the threat of an economically ruinous power crunch by the 1990s is very real; and there is already apprehension over the danger of brownouts and blackouts in the 1980s...

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Provides inside glimpses of the little-known world of electric power production--which is increasingly vital to all. One incident after another at Golden State Power and Light Company leads to the ulitmate crises--a total black-out!

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