WE AIM TO PLEASE: Reader Jim Duffy writes: “I just wanted to sent a shout out your way for leading me to ‘The Frackers.’ I’m about halfway through and it’s really a wonderful and enlightening read, especially for someone like me who really didn’t know squat about the oil and gas industries going in. Never would have picked it up without your recommendation–thanks!”

It’s a great book. I think it’s odd that such an American success story seems to have gotten more coverage at places like NPR than in, say, talk radio or Fox.