Per Amazon’s charts, the book is selling better than Dr. I still refer to it regularly and it is never far from my desk when I am active in the markets. Hailed by The New York Times as a book that must be read to understand the first thing about the role of oil in modern history, Yergins bestselling. 3 book out of literally every book on Amazon because of an anime fan named bigolas dickolas. It is surprisingly easy to read - but due to the sheer size one ideally wants to go through it whilst on the beach for a fortnight! Some of the trivia that Yergin covers is what makes this book so memorable and entertaining - yet the book also serves a very serious purpose in explaining how the oil industry evolved over more than a century. It also brings about an understanding of present day politics - for instance it helped me understand why the UK is referred to by Iran as 'Little Satan' (with the US as 'Big Satan'). But by the end of it you will know more about oil than most industry participants. It is a lot of book however - at over 900 pages and the text is in a fine font. I was surprised how well written and engaging this book is. It is hard to write a history of any industry that is both comprehensive, educational and entertaining. It may sound like a description of JR Ewing (of Dallas fame) but the real life characters that Daniel Yergin describes are every bit as loud as JR. Passion, greed, the pursuit of money, double dealing, lying, cheating, corruption, coups.this book has it all. The Prize: The Epic Quest for Oil, Money, and Power (Paperback) by Daniel Yergin (shelved 2 times as oil-industry) avg rating 4.
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