Logo of Petroleum Industry Press

Petroleum Industry Press

Also known as: 石油工业

Founded
1956
Country / Region
China
Notable books
Complete Knowledge of Chinese StudiesComplete Knowledge of Chinese Classical StudiesVisible World History: The United States (3-Volume Set)

57 books 32 authors

About the publisher

Petroleum Industry Press is a publishing institution based in China and oriented toward readers, and publicly available information shows that its publishing direction covers history, culture, and humanities reading. Its library contains 47 titles, among which the "Visible World History" series stands out, covering the historical narratives of the United States, Russia, Portugal, Italy, Spain, and the Netherlands and presenting the threads of world history in multi-volume form. There are also titles on Chinese classics such as A Complete Guide to Knowledge of Chinese Classics, reflecting attention to popularizing traditional culture. Common categories include history reading, literary appreciation, world history, and inspirational growth, and the available author resources include Lü Simian, Wang Chengjun, Xiao Shizhong, Hua Ye, Shi Xiaowen, and Guo Fang. Judging from the titles in the library, its publishing characteristics lie in organizing historical and humanistic knowledge in an accessible and readable way, balancing scholarly authors with the needs of general readers. It should be noted that public information on the press's fuller publishing structure is limited.

Published (57)

Visible World History: Babylon cover
Rating 3.8
Visible World History: Babylon 史孝文 Petroleum Industry Press · 2021 As one of the world's four great ancient civilizations, Babylonian civilization was born in the fertile land between the two rivers. It was once splen…
Visible World History: The United States (Volume 3) cover
Rating 3.7
Visible World History: The United States (Volume 3) 王成军 Petroleum Industry Press · 2021 This book is an introduction to American history that combines expertise with readability, a distinctive American history written for general readers.…
Visible World History: The United States (Volume 2) cover
Rating 3.6
Visible World History: The United States (Volume 2) 王成军 Petroleum Industry Press · 2021 This book is an accessible yet informative popular history of the United States, designed to offer general readers a distinctive account of American h…
Mugby Junction cover
Mugby Junction Charles Dickens / Andrew Halliday / Charles Collins / Hesba Stretton / Amelia B. Edwards / Rudolf / Estelle Meyran Petroleum Industry Press · 2021 This book is the railway-themed story cycle from the "Christmas number" collection Dickens edited in his later years, originally published in December…
Complete Knowledge of Chinese Studies cover
Rating 4.0
Complete Knowledge of Chinese Studies Lü Simian Petroleum Industry Press · 2019 This book collects Mr. Lü Simian's Introduction to Chinese National Studies, How to Approach the Classics and Philosophers, Introduction to Pre-Qin Sc…
The Visible History of the World: A Brief History of Europe (2 Volumes) cover
Rating 3.8
The Visible History of the World: A Brief History of Europe (2 Volumes) 文聘元 Petroleum Industry Press · 2019 This two-volume A Short History of Europe begins on Crete, the cradle of European civilization, and offers a systematic account of ancient Greece, anc…
Britain cover
Rating 3.8
Britain Guo Fang Petroleum Industry Press · 2019 The Visible History of Britain begins with the earliest human activity in the British Isles and carries the story through to Britain in the modern era…
Ancient Rome cover
Rating 3.7
Ancient Rome 郭子林 Petroleum Industry Press · 2019 The Visible World History: Ancient Rome spans from the founding of Rome in 753 BC to the deposition of Rome's last emperor in AD 476—over a thousand y…
A Brief History of the World (3 Volumes) cover
Rating 3.7
A Brief History of the World (3 Volumes) Guo Fang Petroleum Industry Press · 2019 World history has traversed a arduous and lengthy course of development, broadly divided into three stages: the ancient period, the medieval period, a…
A Brief History of China (3 Volumes) cover
Rating 3.7
A Brief History of China (3 Volumes) Tong Chao Petroleum Industry Press · 2019 A Brief History of China consists of three volumes—upper, middle, and lower—taking historical chronology as the warp and the important figures and eve…
Ancient Greece cover
Rating 3.7
Ancient Greece 肖石忠 Petroleum Industry Press · 2019 As part of the Visible World History series, Ancient Greece begins with the first civilizations of the Aegean and continues through the classical city…
Ancient Egypt cover
Rating 3.7
Ancient Egypt 肖石忠 Petroleum Industry Press · 2019 Ancient Egypt was a civilization that flourished for thousands of years. Its mysterious hieroglyphs, towering pyramids, mummies preserved for millenni…
The Maya cover
Rating 3.6
The Maya 肖石忠 Petroleum Industry Press · 2019 The ancient Maya arose, flourished, and vanished in the inhospitable tropical rainforest, leaving behind hundreds of great ruins over a thousand years…
Germany cover
Rating 3.6
Germany 肖石忠 Petroleum Industry Press · 2019 This volume in the Visible History series begins with the Germanic tribal period at the dawn of German civilization and carries the story through to 2…
How Strong Must One Be to Dare Never to Forget cover
Rating 3.6
How Strong Must One Be to Dare Never to Forget 陈若 Petroleum Industry Press · 2017 I once had you, and the thought alone brings a pang. Have you ever loved someone that deeply—loved them enough to give everything, including your own …
Complete Collection of World Wisdom Stories cover
Rating 3.5
Complete Collection of World Wisdom Stories Xing Qunlin / Su Chunli Petroleum Industry Press · 2017 This book offers eye-opening tales from world history, stories of wise and remarkable figures, dramatic episodes of wit and talent, suspenseful logica…
Complete Collection of Chinese Wisdom Stories cover
Rating 3.5
Complete Collection of Chinese Wisdom Stories Xing Qunlin / Su Chunli Petroleum Industry Press · 2017 In the journey of understanding and exploring the world, wisdom is one of the most important forces. It is a way of seeing into, reflecting on, and lo…
Chinese Culinary Geography and Food Legends cover
Rating 3.4
Chinese Culinary Geography and Food Legends 蔡亚兰 Petroleum Industry Press · 2017 This book is a popular reader that blends delicious food with fine writing, combining storytelling, knowledge, and fun. It is full of everyday flavor …
Carnegie's 11 Life Principles for Teenagers cover
Rating 3.3
Carnegie's 11 Life Principles for Teenagers Su Chunli Petroleum Industry Press · 2017 The 11 life principles summarized in this book come from the brilliant wisdom that shone through in Carnegie's work. Throughout his life, Carnegie pla…
Carnegie's 11 Social Skills for Teenagers cover
Rating 3.2
Carnegie's 11 Social Skills for Teenagers Su Chunli Petroleum Industry Press · 2017 Timeless wisdom from a master of success. Sincerity + tolerance + skill = successful social relations. Make others' lessons your own experience, and y…

Frequent authors

Su Chunli (10)肖石忠 (10)Li Shihua (9)王成军 (5)Xing Qunlin (3)Lü Simian (2)张保文 (2)文聘元 (2)李世化 (2)Guo Fang (2)陈若 (2)乔治·克拉森 (1)