Twilight in the Desert Twilight in the Desert Twilight in the Desert: The Coming Saudi Oil Shock and the World Economy is a book by American investment banker Matthew Simmons. The text was initially published on June 10, 2005 by John Wiley & Sons. The book focuses on the petroleum industry of Saudi Arabia and posits that this country is approaching—or already at—its peak oil output and cannot substantially increase its oil production. —Review on theoildrum.com Simmons' prediction of rising oil prices made in "Twilight in the Desert" led to a bet with "New York Times" columnist John Tierney in August 2005. The two
Battles in the Desert the Desert (Las Batallas en el Desierto) was written in 1981 by José Emilio Pacheco and corrected by Domingo ledezma, a Brown university alumni. The short story was dedicated to Eduardo Mejia and written in memory of Juan Marvel Torres. Accompanying Battles in the Desert are other short stories that such as The Pleasure Principle, You Wouldn’t Understand, The Sunken Park, The Captive, August Afternoon, and Acheron. Battles in the Desert and his other stories have been translated into many languages such as English, Japanese, German, Russian, and French. While Pacheco originally wrote the novella in Spanish, it was enjoyed