In the current political climate of the Middle East and Central Asia, with anti-Americanism and the threat of terrorism in such countries as Saudi Arabia running high, oil will impact the world economy as well as thousands of lives in the future. This is an indispensable book for anyone concerned with the fate of the world today, especially the interplay of power and money in the Middle East and beyond.
I just recently bought this one in KL, it's kind of expensive compared to other books with similar topic. I hope by reading this one and Daniel Yergin's The Prize, I would get a glimpse of understanding of the complex relation of oil, politics & development theory.