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The Prize

The Epic Quest for Oil, Money, and Power

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The Prize

By: Daniel Yergin
Narrated by: Bob Jamieson
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 Winner of the Pulitzer Prize and hailed as “the best history of oil ever written” by Business Week, Daniel Yergin’s “spellbinding…irresistible” (The New York Times) account of the global pursuit of oil, money, and power addresses the ongoing energy crisis.

Now with an epilogue that speaks directly to the current energy crisis, The Prize recounts the panoramic history of the world’s most important resource—oil. Daniel Yergin’s timeless book chronicles the struggle for wealth and power that has surrounded oil for decades and that continues to fuel global rivalries, shake the world economy, and transform the destiny of men and nations. This updated edition categorically proves the unwavering significance of oil throughout the twentieth century and into the twenty-first by tracing economic and political clashes over precious “black gold.”

With his far-reaching insight and in-depth research, Yergin is uniquely positioned to address the present battle over energy which undoubtedly ranks as one of the most vital issues of our time. The canvas of his narrative history is enormous—from the drilling of the first well in Pennsylvania through two great world wars to the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait, Operation Desert Storm, and both the Iraq War and current climate change. The definitive work on the subject of oil, The Prize is a book of extraordinary breadth, riveting excitement, and great value—crucial to our understanding of world politics and the economy today—and tomorrow.©1993 Daniel Yergin; (P)2008 Simon & Schuster 20th Century Military Modern Political Science Politics & Government
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The book is an excellent summary of the impact of oil on geopolitics and global economics. Succinctly written and facts are well interpreted and presented.
Given the richness of content I found the book narrated a notch too fast to take in all information at once.
However, I will also buy the book itself as a valuable reference.

Excellent summary of the impact of oil on geopolitics and global economics

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It was a fine retelling of the last 100 years looking at oil, but far too simplistic for what I was hoping for. My fault, I should have looked at the length first, which made this book far too short to cover the complexities of the story of oil.

I should have read the length first

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It was not clear when I bought this book that it was an unbridged version! Secondly, this will suit a millennial who has no knowledgeable understanding or historical perspective of oil on economics or politics. This version of audible is a concise history book on oil and the politics behind it in the last 25 years.

Abridged and uninsightful

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Not worth the cost - a 900p masterpiece condensed to <100p - complete rip off. Do better audible

Terrible - abridged too far

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not the actual book, an abridged version only 4 chapters long. not worth the price of a book

Abridged, not the actual book only 4 chapters

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