CARLSBAD, Calif., March 7, 2007 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- How did a nation like Saudi Arabia manage to progress so far and so fast into the modern world? Witness a true insider's fascinating account of the fastest transformation in world history of Saudi Arabia in Black Gold Fever written by Michael J. Murray.
As a professional working in Saudi Arabia in the early 1980s, the author has seen first hand how this country has embraced rapid technological change and thus catapulted into the modern world. He reveals how the royal family, rich oil resources, modern technology and foreign help were big factors in the country's amazing progress. Black Gold Fever also explains and sheds light on Saudi Arabia, its culture and religion, Islam, Muslim religion and history, the development of OPEC and how religion and politics work in the Middle East. This informative read will give readers an excellent background of how Saudi Arabia works, functions, thinks, and grows. Buy a copy now and learn more about Saudi Arabia's intriguing Black Gold Fever.
About the Author
Michael J. Murray was born and raised in Detroit, Michigan, the oldest child of three kids in 1947. He had very loving parents and an excellent Catholic education through graduate school. The author first wanted to become a dentist, then a Jesuit priest, but finally became a CPA. He was asked to go to Arabia in 1982, and settled in San Diego in 1988. Mr. Murray is now semi-retired and lives in Carlsbad, California and never married.
BLACK GOLD FEVER * by Michael J. Murray
Publication Date: February 21, 2007
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