Solid Black and Liquid Gold

PB. The life and adventures of an oil, gas & coal surveyor/prospector in the late 1940s, 1950s and 1960s -- his training and field work in Britain, Oman, Libya, Iraq, Iran and Russia. "Armed with a Winchester .22, a BSc. from the University of Wales and a zest for living life to the full, Gerry Staley pitched his tent in the Empty Quarter." There followed a raunchy, life-style encountering snakes, quicksand, trigger-happy rivals, the KGB, Red Adair, lots of sand rascals and the occasional wicked women. You'll learn how to drive a Land Rover up high sand dunes without turning the vehicle over and what to do when you reach the top! Has afive line gift inscr. to his mate "Rock Knocker" Robin Hazell, sgnd by the author and dated 1/4/12. Book tight and clean.