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
Wordplay (The Twilight Zone) son is okay. That night, following a quiet but content meal with his wife, Bill sits down in his son's bedroom and picks up one of his ABC books and studies the basics of the language that he now needs to re-learn. Under the picture of a dog, the word reads "Wednesday." Wordplay (The Twilight Zone) "Wordplay" is the first segment of the second episode of the first season (1985–86) of the television series "The Twilight Zone". Bill Lowery is a salesman whose company has switched to a medical supply product line, which has caused him to stay up late