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ExxonMobil and American Power
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Steve Coll
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Steve Coll investigates the largest and most powerful private corporation in the United States, revealing the true extent of its power. ExxonMobil’s annual revenues are larger than the economic activity in the great majority of countries. In many of the countries where it conducts business, ExxonMobil’s sway over politics and security is greater than that of the United States embassy. In Washington, ExxonMobil spends more money lobbying Congress and the White House than almost any other corporation. Yet despite its outsized influence, it is a black box.
Private Empire pulls back the curtain, tracking the corporation’s recent history and its central role on the world stage, beginning with the Exxon Valdez accident in 1989 and leading to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico in 2010. The action spans the globe, moving from Moscow, to impoverished African capitals, Indonesia, and elsewhere in heart-stopping scenes that feature kidnapping cases, civil wars, and high-stakes struggles at the Kremlin.
At home, Coll goes inside ExxonMobil’s K Street office and corporation headquarters in Irving, Texas, where top executives in the “God Pod” (as employees call it) oversee an extraordinary corporate culture of discipline and secrecy.
The narrative is driven by larger-than-life characters, including corporate legend Lee “Iron Ass” Raymond, ExxonMobil’s chief executive until 2005. A close friend of Dick Cheney’s, Raymond was both the most successful and effective oil executive of his era and an unabashed skeptic about climate change and government regulation. This position proved difficult to maintain in the face of new science and political change, and Raymond’s successor, current ExxonMobil chief executive Rex Tillerson, broke with Raymond’s programs in an effort to reset ExxonMobil’s public image. The larger cast includes countless world leaders, plutocrats, dictators, guerrillas, and corporate scientists who are part of ExxonMobil’s colossal story.
The first hard-hitting examination of ExxonMobil, Private Empire is the masterful result of Coll’s indefatigable reporting. He draws here on more than 400 interviews, field reporting from the halls of Congress to the oil-laden swamps of the Niger Delta, more than 1,000 pages of previously classified U.S. documents obtained under the Freedom of Information Act, heretofore unexamined court records, and many other sources. A penetrating, newsbreaking study, Private Empire is a defining portrait of ExxonMobil and the place of Big Oil in American politics and foreign policy.
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Reseñas de la Crítica
"ExxonMobil has met its match in Coll, an elegant writer and dogged reporter… extraordinary...monumental." (The Washington Post)
"Fascinating.... Private Empire is a book meticulously prepared as if for trial, a lawyerly accumulation of information that lets the facts speak for themselves...a compelling and elucidatory work." (BLOOMBERG)
"Private Empire is meticulous, multi-angled and valuable.... Mr. Coll’s prose sweeps the earth like an Imax camera." (Dwight Garner, The New York Times)
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The raging question in the world today is who is the real Vladimir Putin and what are his intentions. Karen Dawisha’s brilliant Putin’s Kleptocracy provides an answer, describing how Putin got to power, the cabal he brought with him, the billions they have looted, and his plan to restore the Greater Russia.
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Who owns Russia
- De Amazon Customer en 11-09-14
De: Karen Dawisha
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The Deep State
- The Fall of the Constitution and the Rise of a Shadow Government
- De: Mike Lofgren
- Narrado por: Brian O'Neill
- Duración: 10 h y 18 m
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Mike Lofgren is back with a book perfectly pitched for the frenzied circus of the primaries. His argument this time is that for all of the backstabbing and money grubbing of the campaign season, the politicians we elect have as little ability to shift policy as Communist party apparatchiks. Welcome to Mike Lofgren's Washington, DC - a This Town where the political theater that is endlessly tweeted and blogged about has nothing to do with actual decision making.
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Almost good, but profoundly misunderstands economics and very biased towards Democrats
- De Nina Prevot en 04-08-16
De: Mike Lofgren
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The Oil Kings
- How the U.S., Iran, and Saudi Arabia Changed the Balance of Power in the Middle East
- De: Andrew Scott Cooper
- Narrado por: Rob Shapiro
- Duración: 19 h y 46 m
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Struggling with a recession... European nations at risk of defaulting on their loans... A possible global financial crisis. It happened before, in the 1970s. The Oil Kings is the story of how oil came to dominate U.S. domestic and international affairs. Brilliantly reported and filled with astonishing details about some of the key figures of the time, this is the history of an era that we thought we knew, an era whose momentous reverberations still influence events at home and abroad today.
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Great story, but ignores the economic side
- De Walter en 04-15-12
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The Miracle
- The Epic Story of Asia's Quest for Wealth
- De: Michael Schuman
- Narrado por: Fred Stella
- Duración: 14 h y 4 m
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Spanning nine countries, filled with heroic tales of bold decisions and self-sacrifice, and probing vast historical undercurrents, "The Miracle" takes readers inside private boardroom meetings, heated business negotiations, factory floors, and presidential cabinet sessions for a behind-the-scenes look at the events that shaped Asia's economic ascent - and will shape the world in the century to come.
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Packed with stories of both bussinesses and gov
- De Roman en 11-21-12
De: Michael Schuman
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The Quest
- Energy, Security, and the Remaking of the Modern World
- De: Daniel Yergin
- Narrado por: Robert Petkoff
- Duración: 29 h y 26 m
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A master storyteller as well as a leading energy expert, Daniel Yergin continues the riveting story begun in his Pulitzer Prize–winning book, The Prize. In The Quest, Yergin shows us how energy is an engine of global political and economic change and conflict, in a story that spans the energies on which our civilization has been built and the new energies that are competing to replace them. The Quest tells the inside stories, tackles the tough questions, and reveals surprising insights about coal, electricity, and natural gas.
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Best nonfiction book of 2011
- De Joshua Kim en 05-06-12
De: Daniel Yergin
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The Third Revolution
- Xi Jinping and the New Chinese State
- De: Elizabeth C. Economy
- Narrado por: Jo Anna Perrin
- Duración: 11 h y 3 m
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Eminent China scholar Elizabeth C. Economy provides an incisive look at the transformative changes underway in China today. Chinese leader Xi Jinping has unleashed a powerful set of political and economic reforms: the centralization of power under Xi himself; the expansion of the Communist Party's role in Chinese political, social, and economic life; and the construction of a virtual wall of regulations to control more closely the exchange of ideas and capital between China and the outside world.
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A decent synopsis of Xi Jinping and his polices
- De Yoda en 04-29-19
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The Dragon's Gift
- The Real Story of China in Africa
- De: Deborah Brautigam
- Narrado por: Pam Ward
- Duración: 14 h y 45 m
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In the last few years, China's aid program has leapt out of the shadows. But China's tradition of secrecy about its aid fueled rumors and speculation, making it difficult to gauge the risks and opportunities provided by China's growing embrace. This well-timed book, by one of the world's leading experts, provides the first comprehensive account of China's aid and economic cooperation overseas. Deborah Brautigam tackles the myths and realities, explaining what the Chinese are doing, how they do it, how much aid they give, and how it all fits into their "going global" strategy.
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The Book Is Too Much To Digest
- De DING MING YING 丁明英 en 05-15-20
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All the Presidents' Bankers
- The Hidden Alliances That Drive American Power
- De: Nomi Prins
- Narrado por: Marguerite Gavin
- Duración: 19 h y 56 m
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Nomi Prins ushers us into the intimate world of exclusive clubs, vacation spots, and Ivy League universities that binds presidents and financiers. She unravels the multi-generational blood, intermarriage, and protégé relationships that have confined national influence to a privileged cluster of people. This unprecedented history of American power illuminates how financiers have retained their authoritative position through history, swaying presidents regardless of party affiliation.
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You better like history about the elite and rich
- De Victor en 01-12-15
De: Nomi Prins
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Supercapitalism
- The Transformation of Business, Democracy, and Everyday Life
- De: Robert B. Reich
- Narrado por: Dick Hill
- Duración: 9 h y 36 m
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Since the 1970s, and notwithstanding three recessions, the U.S. economy has soared. American capitalism has been a triumph, and it has spread throughout the world. At the same time, argues the former U.S. secretary of labor, Robert B. Reich, the effectiveness of democracy in America has declined. It has grown less responsive to the citizenry, and people are feeling more and more helpless as a result.
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Robert Reich for V.P. (of the U.S.)
- De Horace en 11-07-07
De: Robert B. Reich
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Faster, Higher, Farther
- The Volkswagen Scandal
- De: Jack Ewing
- Narrado por: Joel Richards
- Duración: 10 h y 34 m
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A shocking exposé of Volkswagen's fraud by the New York Times reporter who covered the scandal. In mid-2015 Volkswagen proudly reached its goal of surpassing Toyota as the world's largest automaker. A few months later, the EPA disclosed that Volkswagen had installed software in 11 million cars that deceived emissions-testing mechanisms. By early 2017 VW had settled with American regulators and car owners for $20 billion, with additional lawsuits still looming.
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Excellent recap of VW, its structure and culture
- De Northern IN Mark en 05-27-17
De: Jack Ewing
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Trickle Down Tyranny
- Crushing Obama's Dreams of a Socialist America
- De: Michael Savage
- Narrado por: Pete Larkin
- Duración: 10 h y 28 m
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Trickle Down Tyranny is the single book you need to stop Obama's emerging dictatorship before we lose all of our constitutional, God-given rights. These pages show you the dangerous laws and powergrabs of the Obama administration… and what we can do to stop this leftist gang from seizing another term in office. Obama is transforming us into a second-class nation, with communists and Islamists given free rein to expand their power.
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Brings Clarity to the Obama charade.
- De Ms. Simmons en 04-05-12
De: Michael Savage
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The Shock Doctrine
- The Rise of Disaster Capitalism
- De: Naomi Klein
- Narrado por: Jennifer Wiltsie
- Duración: 9 h y 2 m
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In her groundbreaking reporting, Naomi Klein introduced the term "disaster capitalism." Whether covering Baghdad after the U.S. occupation, Sri Lanka in the wake of the tsunami, or New Orleans post-Katrina, she witnessed something remarkably similar. People still reeling from catastrophe were being hit again, this time with economic "shock treatment," losing their land and homes to rapid-fire corporate makeovers. The Shock Doctrine retells the story of the most dominant ideology of our time, Milton Friedman's free market economic revolution.
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If It's Bad for Humanity, It's Good for Business
- De Nelson Alexander en 09-29-07
De: Naomi Klein
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The Best Worst President
- What the Right Gets Wrong About Barack Obama
- De: Mark Hannah
- Narrado por: Kaleo Griffith
- Duración: 7 h y 56 m
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Political analyst and Democratic campaign veteran Mark Hannah gives Barack Obama the victory lap he deserves in this compendium that takes the president's critics head-on and celebrates the president's many underappreciated triumphs.
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Thought-provoking
- De Jean en 07-11-16
De: Mark Hannah
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Superpower Showdown
- How the Battle Between Trump and Xi Threatens a New Cold War
- De: Bob Davis, Lingling Wei
- Narrado por: Rick Adamson
- Duración: 15 h y 40 m
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This is the inside story of the US-China trade war, how relations between these superpowers unraveled, darkening prospects for global peace and prosperity, as told by two Wall Street Journal reporters, one based in Washington, DC, the other in Beijing, who have had more access to the decision-makers in the White House and in China’s Zhongnanhai leadership compound than anyone else.
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Boring. Waste of Time.
- De DING MING YING 丁明英 en 11-23-20
De: Bob Davis, y otros
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The Taking of Getty Oil
- The Full Story of the Most Spectacular - and Catastrophic - Takeover of All
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A true story of family, ambition, and greed in the most bitter and controversial takeover struggle in business history. The high-stakes fight between Texaco and Pennzoil to take over Getty Oil is a startling and intriguing case involving family infighting, courtroom drama, and corporate intrigue that ends in bankruptcy and the largest damages award in American history.
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Sibling contention, intrique, courtroom drama
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Ghost Wars
- The Secret History of the CIA, Afghanistan, and bin Laden, from the Soviet Invasion to September 10, 2001
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The explosive first-hand account of America's secret history in Afghanistan. With the publication of Ghost Wars, Steve Coll became not only a Pulitzer Prize winner, but also the expert on the rise of the Taliban, the emergence of Bin Laden, and the secret efforts by CIA officers and their agents to capture or kill Bin Laden in Afghanistan after 1998.
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An Exceptional Accomplishment
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Directorate S
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Resuming the narrative of his Pulitzer Prize-winning Ghost Wars, best-selling author Steve Coll tells for the first time the epic and enthralling story of America's intelligence, military, and diplomatic efforts to defeat Al Qaeda and the Taliban in Afghanistan and Pakistan since 9/11.
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Slow At Times But Always Horrifying And Engaging
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The Quest
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A master storyteller as well as a leading energy expert, Daniel Yergin continues the riveting story begun in his Pulitzer Prize–winning book, The Prize. In The Quest, Yergin shows us how energy is an engine of global political and economic change and conflict, in a story that spans the energies on which our civilization has been built and the new energies that are competing to replace them. The Quest tells the inside stories, tackles the tough questions, and reveals surprising insights about coal, electricity, and natural gas.
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Best nonfiction book of 2011
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The Achilles Trap
- Saddam Hussein, the C.I.A., and the Origins of America's Invasion of Iraq
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When the United States invaded Iraq in 2003, its message was clear: Iraq, under the control of strongman Saddam Hussein, possessed weapons of mass destruction that, if left unchecked, posed grave danger to the world. But when no WMDs were found, the United States and its allies were forced to examine the political and intelligence failures that had led to the invasion and the occupation, and the civil war that followed. One integral question has remained unsolved.
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From the Saddam’s Point of View.
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The Big Rich
- The Rise and Fall of the Greatest Texas Oil Fortunes
- De: Bryan Burrough
- Narrado por: James Jenner
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Best-selling author Bryan Burrough reveals how four Texas oil tycoons transformed America. Rising from humble beginnings through hard work and shrewd dealings, they shifted the balance of power in American politics. While hobnobbing with movie stars and presidents, the Big Rich also created the legend of the swaggering Texas oilman with island hideaways and sprawling ranches.
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Big, Sordid, Fascinating, PoliticallyCorrect
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De: Bryan Burrough
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The Taking of Getty Oil
- The Full Story of the Most Spectacular - and Catastrophic - Takeover of All
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A true story of family, ambition, and greed in the most bitter and controversial takeover struggle in business history. The high-stakes fight between Texaco and Pennzoil to take over Getty Oil is a startling and intriguing case involving family infighting, courtroom drama, and corporate intrigue that ends in bankruptcy and the largest damages award in American history.
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Sibling contention, intrique, courtroom drama
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Ghost Wars
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The explosive first-hand account of America's secret history in Afghanistan. With the publication of Ghost Wars, Steve Coll became not only a Pulitzer Prize winner, but also the expert on the rise of the Taliban, the emergence of Bin Laden, and the secret efforts by CIA officers and their agents to capture or kill Bin Laden in Afghanistan after 1998.
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An Exceptional Accomplishment
- De Joe en 11-08-13
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Directorate S
- The C.I.A. and America's Secret Wars in Afghanistan and Pakistan
- De: Steve Coll
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- Duración: 28 h y 30 m
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Resuming the narrative of his Pulitzer Prize-winning Ghost Wars, best-selling author Steve Coll tells for the first time the epic and enthralling story of America's intelligence, military, and diplomatic efforts to defeat Al Qaeda and the Taliban in Afghanistan and Pakistan since 9/11.
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Slow At Times But Always Horrifying And Engaging
- De Gillian en 02-20-18
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The Quest
- Energy, Security, and the Remaking of the Modern World
- De: Daniel Yergin
- Narrado por: Robert Petkoff
- Duración: 29 h y 26 m
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A master storyteller as well as a leading energy expert, Daniel Yergin continues the riveting story begun in his Pulitzer Prize–winning book, The Prize. In The Quest, Yergin shows us how energy is an engine of global political and economic change and conflict, in a story that spans the energies on which our civilization has been built and the new energies that are competing to replace them. The Quest tells the inside stories, tackles the tough questions, and reveals surprising insights about coal, electricity, and natural gas.
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Best nonfiction book of 2011
- De Joshua Kim en 05-06-12
De: Daniel Yergin
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The Achilles Trap
- Saddam Hussein, the C.I.A., and the Origins of America's Invasion of Iraq
- De: Steve Coll
- Narrado por: Malcolm Hillgartner
- Duración: 17 h y 58 m
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When the United States invaded Iraq in 2003, its message was clear: Iraq, under the control of strongman Saddam Hussein, possessed weapons of mass destruction that, if left unchecked, posed grave danger to the world. But when no WMDs were found, the United States and its allies were forced to examine the political and intelligence failures that had led to the invasion and the occupation, and the civil war that followed. One integral question has remained unsolved.
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From the Saddam’s Point of View.
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The Big Rich
- The Rise and Fall of the Greatest Texas Oil Fortunes
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Best-selling author Bryan Burrough reveals how four Texas oil tycoons transformed America. Rising from humble beginnings through hard work and shrewd dealings, they shifted the balance of power in American politics. While hobnobbing with movie stars and presidents, the Big Rich also created the legend of the swaggering Texas oilman with island hideaways and sprawling ranches.
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Big, Sordid, Fascinating, PoliticallyCorrect
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On the Grand Trunk Road
- A Journey into South Asia
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- Narrado por: Fajer Al-Kaisi
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The audio edition of On the Grand Trunk Road is finally available, revised and updated with new material. Focusing on Coll's journeys in conflict-ridden India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal, and Afghanistan as a bureau chief for The Washington Post, On the Grand Trunk Road reveals a little-seen area of the world where violence, corruption, and greed have had devastating effects on South Asians from all walks of life.
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Another good book ruined by appalling narration
- De AG en 03-01-16
De: Steve Coll
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Power Failure
- The Rise and Fall of an American Icon
- De: William D. Cohan
- Narrado por: Eric Jason Martin
- Duración: 28 h y 17 m
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No company embodied American ingenuity, innovation, and industrial power more spectacularly and more consistently than the General Electric Company. GE once developed and manufactured many of the inventions we take for granted today, nearly everything from the lightbulb to the jet engine. GE also built a cult of financial and leadership success envied across the globe and became the world’s most valuable and most admired company. But even at the height of its prestige and influence, cracks were forming in its formidable foundation.
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Much better than other GE books
- De Brannon Crawford en 12-26-22
De: William D. Cohan
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The Prize
- The Epic Quest for Oil, Money & Power
- De: Daniel Yergin
- Narrado por: Bob Jamieson
- Duración: 2 h y 51 m
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The Prize recounts the panoramic history of oil, and the struggle for wealth and power that has always surrounded oil. This struggle has shaken the world economy, dictated the outcome of wars, and transformed the destiny of men and nations. The Prize is as much a history of the 20th-century as of the oil industry itself.
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major let down
- De Randol en 06-18-10
De: Daniel Yergin
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A Colossal Failure of Common Sense
- The Inside Story of the Collapse of Lehman Brothers
- De: Patrick Robinson, Lawrence G. McDonald
- Narrado por: Erik Davies
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One of the biggest questions of the financial crisis has not been answered until now: What happened at Lehman Brothers and why was it allowed to fail, with aftershocks that rocked the global economy? In this news-making, often astonishing book, a former Lehman Brothers Vice President gives us the straight answers - right from the belly of the beast. In A Colossal Failure of Common Sense, Larry McDonald, a Wall Street insider, reveals, the culture and unspoken rules of the game like no book has ever done.
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First take: Tale of the narcissist
- De Susan Hayden en 07-28-09
De: Patrick Robinson, y otros
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The Frackers
- The Outrageous Inside Story of the New Billionaire Wildcatters
- De: Gregory Zuckerman
- Narrado por: Sean Pratt
- Duración: 15 h y 15 m
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Everyone knew it was crazy to try to extract oil and natural gas buried in shale rock deep below the ground. Everyone, that is, except a few reckless wildcatters - who risked their careers to prove the world wrong. Things looked grim for American energy in 2006. Oil production was in steep decline and natural gas was hard to find. The Iraq War threatened the nation’s already tenuous relations with the Middle East. China was rapidly industrializing and competing for resources.
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Balanced approach on controversial topic
- De Chris en 01-02-14
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The Bin Ladens
- An Arabian Family in the American Century
- De: Steve Coll
- Narrado por: Erik Singer
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Two-time Pulitzer Prize winner and author of the national best seller Ghost Wars, Steve Coll presents the story of the Bin Laden family's rise to power and privilege, revealing new information to show how American influences changed the family and how one member's rebellion changed America.
De: Steve Coll
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The Last Tycoons
- The Secret History of Lazard Freres & Co.
- De: William D. Cohan
- Narrado por: Robertson Dean
- Duración: 32 h y 46 m
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Discretion, secrecy, and subtle strategy were the weapons of choice at Wall Street investment bank Lazard Frères & Co. For more than a century, the mystique and reputation of the "Great Men" who worked there allowed the firm to garner unimaginable profits, social cachet, and outsized influence in the halls of power. But in the mid-1980s, their titanic egos started getting in the way, and the Great Men of Lazard jeopardized all they had built.
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Good stuff
- De Mr. M Metwally en 09-07-07
De: William D. Cohan
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The Prize
- The Epic Quest for Oil, Money & Power
- De: Daniel Yergin
- Narrado por: Michael David Axtell
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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.”
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An incredible level of detail that does not get in the way of tremendous story telling. Highly recommended!
- De Pat Kofahl en 01-24-25
De: Daniel Yergin
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The Upside of Oil and Gas Investing
- How the New Model Works and Why It Puts the Traditional Model to Shame
- De: Jay R. Young
- Narrado por: Jay R. Young
- Duración: 3 h y 59 m
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The oil and gas industry is old and is notoriously resistant to change. Author Jay Young wants to revolutionize it. In his book, The Upside of Oil and Gas Investing, Jay Young presents a new investment model for the oil and gas industry that represents a total change in the way much of the smaller independent companies in the industry operate. He dissects the industry in detail, showing you the pitfalls investors can find themselves falling into when they sign onto a deal structured according to the old model.
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The New Map
- Energy, Climate, and the Clash of Nations
- De: Daniel Yergin
- Narrado por: Robert Petkoff
- Duración: 15 h y 48 m
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The world is being shaken by the collision of energy, climate change, and the clashing power of nations in a time of global crisis. The "shale revolution" in oil and gas - made possible by fracking technology, but not without controversy - has transformed the American economy, ending the "era of shortage", but introducing a turbulent new era. Almost overnight, the United States has become the world's number one energy powerhouse - and, during the coronavirus crisis, brokered a tense truce between Russia and Saudi Arabia.
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Not his best: Overly broad, kind of sloppy
- De Jonathan Kelman en 02-23-21
De: Daniel Yergin
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After the Music Stopped
- The Financial Crisis, the Response, and the Work Ahead
- De: Alan S. Blinder
- Narrado por: Graham Vick
- Duración: 15 h y 50 m
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Alan S. Blinder - esteemed Princeton professor, Wall Street Journal columnist, and former vice chairman of the Federal Reserve Board under Alan Greenspan - is one of our wisest and most clear-eyed economic thinkers. In After the Music Stopped, he delivers a masterful narrative of how the worst economic crisis in postwar American history happened, what the government did to fight it, and what we must do to recover from it.
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Irresponsible, corrupt, and confused book
- De Thomas en 12-22-14
De: Alan S. Blinder
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Wildcatters
- The True Story of How Conspiracy, Greed, and the IRS Almost Destroyed a Legendary Texas Oil Family
- De: Charles Moncrief
- Narrado por: Scott Pollak
- Duración: 6 h y 37 m
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Wildcatters is the amazing story of greed, corruption, and scandal in the framing of one of the most famous oil families in Texas and the subsequent IRS raid of unprecedental proprtions. This book will confirm your suspicions of the IRS yet provides a glimmer of hope in our criminal justice system.
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Ft. Worth Wildcatter Family
- De Stephen M. Silverman en 06-29-24
De: Charles Moncrief
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Interesting but glad it's over
Interesting book. Now I see ExxonMobil as much more of a mundane company than some nefarious international company.
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the many lives of a behemoth oil company
An investigation into a giant oil company and the people who run it and how it manages
its public profile and its engagement in places where there is little or no rule of law.
The book does not give answers but it does pose lots of questions.
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- 05-10-12
Great Fly on the Wall Perspective of ExxonMobil
If you like to feel like an insider, then this book is for you! I really like Steven Coll's pacing, as he was able to get my attention immediately as he starts with the tragedy surrounding the Exxon Valdez and all the characters involved in this historical event. From there he takes you through the ups and downs of this enormous private enterprise, which I found very insightful.
The key to the success of this book is the neutral perspective assumed by Coll, as I hate books that try to portray something that is simply big as also automatically bad. I am a businessman, and this book allowed me some keen insights into the thinking and doings of a major employer, energy producer, and endless source of speculation and controversy.
This book is not going to change your life by any means, but it is a great impartial look behind the curtain of a major global player.
I would highly recommend this book to any students of business or generally to anyone who likes to glimpse the inside.
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- 07-14-19
The History of Oil
There are many supporting actors throughout disparate countries during different decades that unless you listen carefully during the early chapters it may become confusing as the story evolves. Overall well presented by both author and narrator although I felt the ending was weak as I was expecting a strong close given the build up as the story reached its conclusion. But then at 24 hours this was a long listen but enlightening if not extremely familiar with ExxonMobil history.
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- Stuart
- 04-28-15
Interesting history
May have liked a bit more of the whole intrigue thing, but maybe it just is what it is! Overall a good read and would recommend it to anyone wanting to learn about the oil industry players.
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- 04-18-18
Excellent insight ExxonMobile/Industry
It's like ordering a puzzle and getting 15 bonus companion puzzles. 10/10 for depth/detail/nonbiased perspective.
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- Cinnabelle
- 04-17-18
Very educational!
This book is masterfully written. It is clear, concise and incisive. it gives an understanding of how global companies operate in their own self-intrest and above that of their nation. Also shows the interactions between government and trans-national companies and how corporate money can bend government policies to their interests.
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- Kenneth
- 06-23-12
Fantastic in multiple ways
If you could sum up Private Empire in three words, what would they be?
Worth The Purchase
What did you like best about this story?
The in-depth look at running an oil company. The shear detail was impressive. Furthermore, the geopolitical aspects were explained well. For example, I had no idea of how much assistance Exxon received from the government on international matters. The look into the risk metrics used in the oil industry and the mind numbing lawsuits give me a greater respect for Exxon and "privately run" oil companies in general.
Any additional comments?
I hope to find more books similar to this one.
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- Richard C. McGovern
- 11-13-17
A dynamic history of a modern american corporation
American Empire shows how despite both parties' desires, Exxon Mobil and US foreign policy became inextricably bound up. It also paints a fascinating portrait of current Secretary of State Rex Tillerson. “AUDIBLE 20 REVIEW SWEEPSTAKES ENTRY”
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- 06-09-17
discusting
we are always here how Oil spills blood all over... but to know the exact way and the mind behind it you must read this book .
it is disgusting how money and greed can go so far.
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