false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172364205m/169354.jpg 169354 15 Daniel Yergin's first prize-winning book, Shattered Peace, was a history of the Cold War. Afterward the young academic star joined the energy project of the Harvard Business School and wrote the best-seller Energy Future. Following on from there, <b>The Prize</b>, winner of the 1992 Pulitzer Prize for nonfiction, is a comprehensive history of one of the commodities that powers the world--oil. Founded in the 19th century, the oil industry began producing kerosene for lamps and progressed to gasoline. Huge personal fortunes arose from it, and whole nations sprung out of the power politics of the oil wells. Yergin's fascinating account sweeps from early robber barons like John D. Rockefeller, to the oil crisis of the 1970s, through to the Gulf War. 163531 1991 The Prize: The Epic Quest for Oil, Money & Power total:520|5:270|4:183|3:59|2:7|1:1| 520 2274 932 140 4 2 false false Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Wed Jul 25 07:20:42 -0700 2007 Fri Feb 01 05:51:56 -0800 2008
Nevertheless, I consider this a must read (I read it twice). First, Yergin writes like a journalist -- so the reading goes quickly and well.
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Among the things I learned: the Allies probably would have lost WWII if Germany and Japan hadn't run out of oil; t...more...]]> 5 0 false false Sun Feb 08 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Wed Jan 23 10:21:53 -0800 2008 Sun Feb 08 12:09:19 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Wed Nov 14 04:23:49 -0800 2007 Wed Nov 14 10:59:50 -0800 2007 more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Sep 17 15:42:14 -0700 2007 Tue May 13 17:54:44 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sat Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Fri Jul 13 10:15:22 -0700 2007 Tue Sep 25 10:12:00 -0700 2007
In reading the book, one gains a renewed appreciation for the material factors that shaped and continue to shape our domestic ...more...]]> 5 0 false false Fri Jul 13 07:24:53 -0700 2007 Fri Jul 13 07:32:10 -0700 2007
This is, truly, a "must read." It is a history book, but a vibrant, stunning, at times almost unbelievable one.

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