The Prize
The Epic Quest for Oil, Money & Power
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Daniel Yergin
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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.
First time on unabridged audio! Now with an entirely new epilogue, read by Daniel Yergin, that speaks to the enduring lessons and continued relevance of the book’s lasting themes about energy, geopolitics, and economics. 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.
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 762
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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5 out of 5 stars
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Best nonfiction book of 2011
- De Joshua Kim en 05-06-12
De: Daniel Yergin
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The New Map
- Energy, Climate, and the Clash of Nations
- De: Daniel Yergin
- Narrado por: Robert Petkoff, Daniel Yergin
- Duración: 17 h y 7 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 997
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 828
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 821
The world is being shaken by the collision of energy, climate change, and the clashing power of nations in a time of global crisis. Out of this tumult is emerging a new map of energy and geopolitics. The "shale revolution" in oil and gas 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. Yet concern about energy's role in climate change is challenging the global economy and way of life.
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3 out of 5 stars
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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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Energy and Civilization
- A History
- De: Vaclav Smil
- Narrado por: David Colacci
- Duración: 20 h y 9 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 607
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 497
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 498
In this monumental history, Vaclav Smil provides a comprehensive account of how energy has shaped society, from pre-agricultural foraging societies through today's fossil fuel-driven civilization and offers listeners a magisterial overview of humanity's energy eras.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Not a good format for this book
- De C. Hoogeboom en 05-19-18
De: Vaclav Smil
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Dynasties of the Sea
- The Shipowners and Financiers Who Expanded the Era of Free Trade
- De: Lori Ann LaRocco
- Narrado por: Kitty Hendrix
- Duración: 7 h y 24 m
- Versión completa
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General3.5 out of 5 stars 44
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 36
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Historia3.5 out of 5 stars 36
Dynasties of the Sea is the first audiobook to examine one of the most powerful forces in global trade and economic development: world shipping and the magnates who drive the industry. Operating from Monaco to Hong Kong, London to Athens, Singapore to Oslo, shipowners and their financiers have changed the world in every way.
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4 out of 5 stars
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The Industry King of Free Trade
- De Robert en 12-29-13
De: Lori Ann LaRocco
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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
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 385
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 325
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 336
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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4 out of 5 stars
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Great story, but ignores the economic side
- De Walter en 04-15-12
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Private Empire
- ExxonMobil and American Power
- De: Steve Coll
- Narrado por: Malcolm Hillgartner
- Duración: 24 h y 16 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 764
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 639
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 634
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.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Please no more accents!
- De Zak en 07-24-12
De: Steve Coll
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The World for Sale
- Money, Power and the Traders Who Barter the Earth’s Resources
- De: Javier Blas, Jack Farchy
- Narrado por: John Sackville
- Duración: 12 h y 4 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 911
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 768
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 763
In The World for Sale, two leading journalists lift the lid on one of the least scrutinised corners of the economy: the workings of the billionaire commodity traders who buy, hoard and sell the earth's resources. It is the story of how a handful of swashbuckling businessmen became indispensable cogs in global markets: enabling an enormous expansion in international trade and connecting resource-rich countries - no matter how corrupt or war-torn - with the world's financial centres.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Explains a lot!
- De jaga en 03-24-21
De: Javier Blas, y otros
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Energy
- A Human History
- De: Richard Rhodes
- Narrado por: Jacques Roy
- Duración: 11 h y 48 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 776
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 662
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 661
Through an unforgettable cast of characters, Pulitzer Prize-winning author Richard Rhodes explains how wood gave way to coal and coal made room for oil, as we now turn to natural gas, nuclear power, and renewable energy. Rhodes looks back on five centuries of progress, through such influential figures as Queen Elizabeth I, King James I, Benjamin Franklin, Herman Melville, John D. Rockefeller, and Henry Ford.
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4 out of 5 stars
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No more accents, please!
- De Ned Gulley en 08-30-18
De: Richard Rhodes
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The Power Brokers
- The Struggle to Shape and Control the Electric Power Industry
- De: Jeremiah D. Lambert
- Narrado por: Joe Barrett
- Duración: 11 h y 18 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 104
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 85
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 85
For more than a century, the interplay between private, investor-owned electric utilities and government regulators has shaped the electric power industry in the United States. Provision of an essential service to largely dependent consumers invited government oversight and ever more sophisticated market intervention. The industry has sought to manage, coopt, and profit from government regulation. In The Power Brokers, Jeremiah Lambert maps this complex interaction from the late 19th century to the present day.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Excellent Evolutionary Discourse on US Utilities
- De Bala en 10-31-21
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Saudi, Inc.
- The Arabian Kingdom's Pursuit of Profit and Power
- De: Ellen R. Wald PhD
- Narrado por: Paul Ansdell
- Duración: 11 h y 27 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 98
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 87
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 88
Over more than a century, fed by ambition and oil wealth, al Saud (as the royal family is known) has come from having next to nothing to ruling as absolute monarchs. Their story starts with Saudi Arabia's founder, the lowly refugee Abdul Aziz, embarking on a daring gambit to reconquer his family's ancestral home: the mud-walled city of Riyadh. And it ends with al Saud's most ambitious move yet: taking Aramco, the multinational business that has made them the wealthiest family in the world, public.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Excellent modern history of Saudi Arabia
- De Rob Hafen en 05-31-18
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The War Below
- Lithium, Copper, and the Global Battle to Power Our Lives
- De: Ernest Scheyder
- Narrado por: Matt Godfrey
- Duración: 12 h y 8 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 81
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 73
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 73
The War Below reveals the explosive brawl among industry titans, conservationists, community groups, policymakers, and many others over whether the habitats of rare plants, sensitive ecosystems, Indigenous holy sites, and other places should be dug up for their riches.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Misses its chance at greatness
- De B L en 09-16-24
De: Ernest Scheyder
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Fossil Future
- Why Global Human Flourishing Requires More Oil, Coal, and Natural Gas—Not Less
- De: Alex Epstein
- Narrado por: Alex Epstein
- Duración: 16 h y 15 m
- Versión completa
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General5 out of 5 stars 937
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 839
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 834
For over a decade, philosopher and energy expert Alex Epstein has predicted that any negative impacts of fossil fuel use on our climate will be outweighed by the unique benefits of fossil fuels to human flourishing--including their unrivaled ability to provide low-cost, reliable energy to billions of people around the world, especially the world’s poorest people. And contrary to what we hear from media “experts” about today’s “renewable revolution” and “climate emergency,” reality has proven Epstein right.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Strongly Recommend
- De Kevin en 06-14-22
De: Alex Epstein
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The Man Who Knew
- The Life and Times of Alan Greenspan
- De: Sebastian Mallaby
- Narrado por: Dan Woren
- Duración: 29 h y 9 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 311
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 271
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 270
The definitive biography of the most important economic statesman of our time, from the best-selling author of The Power Law and More Money Than God. Sebastian Mallaby's magisterial biography of Alan Greenspan, the product of over five years of research based on untrammeled access to his subject and his closest professional and personal intimates, brings into vivid focus the mysterious point where the government and the economy meet. To understand Greenspan's story is to see the economic and political landscape of our time in a whole new light.
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3 out of 5 stars
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what about CFMA?
- De Paul de Jong en 03-05-17
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Material World
- The Six Raw Materials That Shape Modern Civilization
- De: Ed Conway
- Narrado por: Ed Conway
- Duración: 15 h y 11 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 237
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 203
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 203
Sand, salt, iron, copper, oil, and lithium. These fundamental materials have created empires, razed civilizations, and fed our ingenuity and greed for thousands of years. Without them, our modern world would not exist, and the battle to control them will determine our future. In Material World, Ed Conway embarks on an epic journey across continents, cultures, and epochs to reveal the underpinnings of modern life on Earth—traveling from the sweltering depths of the deepest mine in Europe to spotless silicon chip factories in Taiwan to the eerie green pools where lithium originates.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Insightful
- De Sam en 01-17-24
De: Ed Conway
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Breaking Rockefeller
- The Incredible Story of the Ambitious Rivals Who Toppled an Oil Empire
- De: Peter B. Doran
- Narrado por: Peter B. Doran
- Duración: 9 h y 54 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 176
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 162
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 161
Marcus Samuel, Jr., is an unorthodox Jewish merchant trader. Henri Deterding is a take-no-prisoners oilman. In 1889 John D. Rockefeller is at the peak of his power. Having annihilated all competition and possessing near-total domination of the market, even the US government is wary of challenging the great "anaconda" of Standard Oil. The Standard never loses - that is, until Samuel and Deterding team up to form Royal Dutch Shell.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Tale of business, cultures, dances as it teaches
- De Philo en 05-25-16
De: Peter B. Doran
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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
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 868
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 745
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 751
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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3 out of 5 stars
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Balanced approach on controversial topic
- De Chris en 01-02-14
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The Taking of Getty Oil
- The Full Story of the Most Spectacular - and Catastrophic - Takeover of All
- De: Steve Coll
- Narrado por: Steven Cooper
- Duración: 17 h y 49 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 229
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 204
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 203
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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4 out of 5 stars
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Sibling contention, intrique, courtroom drama
- De Jean en 08-27-15
De: Steve Coll
An incredible level of detail that does not get in the way of tremendous story telling. Highly recommended!
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Great narrative
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Must read for energy professionals
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Great book!
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Eye opening history
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Good not great
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