Blue Gold (2000)

by Clive Cussler, Paul Kemprecos

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Series: NUMA Files (2), A Kurt Austin Adventure (2)

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Earth us a paradox - a fertile world three-quarters covered with water, yet in danger of running dry. Overuse and pollution have drained most of its fresh water, and scientist Francesca Carval's brilliant formula for desalination has vanished with her plane over South America. But when Kurt Austin and his NUMA team come across a pod of dead whales, their investigation takes them to the Venezuelan jungle where a cadre is bent on controlling the world's supply of fresh water.… (more)

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BooksInMirror | Feb 19, 2024 |

Lekker boek, maar ik vind de boeken met Kurt Austin toch net wat minder dan die met Dirk Pitt. Neemt niet weg dat het een prima boek is voor tussendoor. (

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weaver-of-dreams | Aug 1, 2023 |

International conspiracies, explosions, villains and danger. An evil plot to control the world's supply of fresh water. NUMA to the rescue. Exactly what you expect. (

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nx74defiant | Mar 13, 2023 |

Blue Gold is a solid NUMA story. There is suspense, violence, and best of all a lot of research on the topic of blue gold. There is of course, good guys and bad guys and even a group of Amazonian native people. Very interesting to learn about our natural resource that is blue gold and how important this is to the survival of the planet earth. The book is highly recommended and thereby receives four stars in this review. (

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lbswiener | Jun 28, 2021 |

Just like the Dirk Pitt books, just a different NUMA agent. Think James Bond, but smarter, tougher and cooler .... yeah, right. (

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Author name	Role	Type of author	Work?	Status
Clive Cussler	—	primary author	all editions	calculated
Kemprecos, Paul	—	main author	all editions	confirmed
Fransson, Ove	Translator	secondary author	some editions	confirmed

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The Numa Files Gift Set by Clive Cussler

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Baja California, Mexico

Sao Paulo, Brazil

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With a powerful kick from its twin turbofan engines, the sleek executive jet lifted off the runway and shot into the vaulted skies above Sao Paulo.

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Earth us a paradox - a fertile world three-quarters covered with water, yet in danger of running dry. Overuse and pollution have drained most of its fresh water, and scientist Francesca Carval's brilliant formula for desalination has vanished with her plane over South America. But when Kurt Austin and his NUMA team come across a pod of dead whales, their investigation takes them to the Venezuelan jungle where a cadre is bent on controlling the world's supply of fresh water.

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