In The Prize, which won the Pulitzer Prize for nonfiction in 1992, Dan provides a comprehensive history of oil that traces thedevelopmentoftheindustry from its beginnings in the 19th century when it began producing kerosene for lamps to the oil crisis ofthe 1970s, through to the Gulf War.
Most ofthe thematic areas support thedevelopmentofthe tourist industry and some are related to food, languages (English, Spanish and French), sales and customer services, receptionist duties, leisure and entertainment, tourist guide activities, environmental education, community development and computer programmes, among others.
Meanwhile, the existence ofthe shuttle doubtless inhibits thedevelopmentof a private space industry and the new private companies face regulatory restrictions that do not apply to the shuttle.