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The World for Sale: Money, Power and the Traders Who Barter the Earth’s Resources (Paperback)
by (shelved 35 times as commodities)
avg rating 4.33 — 13,385 ratings — published 2021
The King of Oil: The Secret Lives of Marc Rich (Hardcover)
by (shelved 25 times as commodities)
avg rating 4.20 — 2,858 ratings — published 2009
The Prize: The Epic Quest for Oil, Money, and Power (Paperback)
by (shelved 21 times as commodities)
avg rating 4.44 — 12,793 ratings — published 1991
The New Merchants of Grain: Out of the Shadows (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 17 times as commodities)
avg rating 4.01 — 180 ratings — published
Material World: The Six Raw Materials That Shape Modern Civilization (Hardcover)
by (shelved 14 times as commodities)
avg rating 4.50 — 9,122 ratings — published 2023
Commodity Conversations: An Introduction to Trading in Agricultural Commodities (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 13 times as commodities)
avg rating 4.21 — 106 ratings — published
Oil 101 (Hardcover)
by (shelved 12 times as commodities)
avg rating 4.16 — 798 ratings — published 2009
The Quest: Energy, Security, and the Remaking of the Modern World (Hardcover)
by (shelved 12 times as commodities)
avg rating 4.14 — 5,231 ratings — published 2011
Salt: A World History (Paperback)
by (shelved 11 times as commodities)
avg rating 3.75 — 77,785 ratings — published 2002
Hot Commodities: How Anyone Can Invest Profitably in the World's Best Market (Hardcover)
by (shelved 11 times as commodities)
avg rating 3.76 — 1,403 ratings — published 2004
Merchants of Grain: The Power and Profits of the Five Giant Companies at the Center of the World's Food Supply (Paperback)
by (shelved 10 times as commodities)
avg rating 4.13 — 200 ratings — published 1979
Empire of Cotton: A Global History (Hardcover)
by (shelved 10 times as commodities)
avg rating 3.90 — 3,803 ratings — published 2014
Metal Men: How Marc Rich Defrauded the Country, Evaded the Law, and Became the World's Most Sought-After Corporate Criminal (Paperback)
by (shelved 10 times as commodities)
avg rating 4.01 — 196 ratings — published 1985
The New Map: Energy, Climate, and the Clash of Nations (Hardcover)
by (shelved 9 times as commodities)
avg rating 4.17 — 5,999 ratings — published 2020
The Secret Club That Runs the World: Inside the Fraternity of Commodities Traders (Hardcover)
by (shelved 9 times as commodities)
avg rating 3.41 — 498 ratings — published 2014
Price Wars: How the Commodities Markets Made Our Chaotic World (Hardcover)
by (shelved 8 times as commodities)
avg rating 3.77 — 392 ratings — published 2022
The Sugar Casino (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 8 times as commodities)
avg rating 3.82 — 44 ratings — published 2015
The Frackers: The Outrageous Inside Story of the New Billionaire Wildcatters (Hardcover)
by (shelved 8 times as commodities)
avg rating 4.01 — 2,878 ratings — published 2013
Higher Probability Commodity Trading: A Comprehensive Guide to Commodity Market Analysis, Strategy Development, and Risk Management Techniques Aimed at Favorably Shifting the Odds of Success (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 8 times as commodities)
avg rating 3.94 — 63 ratings — published
Cod: A Biography of the Fish that Changed the World (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as commodities)
avg rating 3.92 — 25,541 ratings — published 1997
Sweetness and Power: The Place of Sugar in Modern History (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as commodities)
avg rating 3.78 — 2,849 ratings — published 1985
Maritime Economics (Hardcover)
by (shelved 7 times as commodities)
avg rating 4.34 — 140 ratings — published 1988
Oil: Money, Politics, and Power in the 21st Century (Hardcover)
by (shelved 7 times as commodities)
avg rating 3.69 — 216 ratings — published 2009
The Smartest Guys in the Room: The Amazing Rise and Scandalous Fall of Enron (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as commodities)
avg rating 4.22 — 28,425 ratings — published 2003
Private Empire: ExxonMobil and American Power (Hardcover)
by (shelved 7 times as commodities)
avg rating 4.00 — 4,308 ratings — published 2012
Commodity Crops : And The Merchants Who Trade Them (Commodity Conversations Book 2)
by (shelved 6 times as commodities)
avg rating 4.47 — 45 ratings — published
Energy Trading and Investing: Trading, Risk Management, And Structuring Deals In The Energy Markets (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as commodities)
avg rating 3.93 — 111 ratings — published 2009
Hedge Hogs: The Cowboy Traders Behind Wall Street's Largest Hedge Fund Disaster (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 6 times as commodities)
avg rating 3.86 — 413 ratings — published 2013
Energy and Civilization: A History (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as commodities)
avg rating 4.09 — 4,187 ratings — published 2017
Diary of a Professional Commodity Trader: Lessons from 21 Weeks of Real Trading (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 6 times as commodities)
avg rating 3.84 — 306 ratings — published 2011
Commodities and Commodity Derivatives: Modeling and Pricing for Agriculturals, Metals and Energy (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as commodities)
avg rating 3.71 — 28 ratings — published 2005
The War Below: Lithium, Copper, and the Global Battle to Power Our Lives (Hardcover)
by (shelved 5 times as commodities)
avg rating 3.83 — 1,467 ratings — published 2024
The Rare Metals War: the dark side of clean energy and digital technologies (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as commodities)
avg rating 4.04 — 1,382 ratings — published 2018
Cobalt Red: How the Blood of the Congo Powers Our Lives (Hardcover)
by (shelved 5 times as commodities)
avg rating 4.36 — 17,540 ratings — published 2023
Trading Natural Gas: A Nontechnical Guide, 2nd Edition (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 5 times as commodities)
avg rating 4.60 — 15 ratings — published
Crop to Cup: Conversations over Coffee (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 5 times as commodities)
avg rating 4.26 — 23 ratings — published
Uranium: War, Energy and the Rock That Shaped the World (Hardcover)
by (shelved 5 times as commodities)
avg rating 3.87 — 2,453 ratings — published 2009
Crude Volatility: The History and the Future of Boom-Bust Oil Prices (Center on Global Energy Policy Series)
by (shelved 5 times as commodities)
avg rating 4.17 — 219 ratings — published
Philipp Brothers: The Rise and Fall of a Trading Giant 1901-1990 (Hardcover)
by (shelved 5 times as commodities)
avg rating 3.25 — 4 ratings — published
Cargill: Trading the World's Grain (Hardcover)
by (shelved 5 times as commodities)
avg rating 3.61 — 18 ratings — published 1992
Trading Commodities and Financial Futures: A Step by Step Guide to Mastering the Markets, 3rd Edition (Hardcover)
by (shelved 5 times as commodities)
avg rating 3.63 — 89 ratings — published 2004
Uncommon Grounds: The History of Coffee and How It Transformed Our World (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as commodities)
avg rating 3.69 — 3,081 ratings — published 1999
Commodities - Switzerland's Most Dangerous Business (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 4 times as commodities)
avg rating 3.29 — 7 ratings — published 2012
40 Classic Crude Oil Trades: Real-Life Examples of Innovative Trading (Routledge Classic Market Trades)
by (shelved 4 times as commodities)
avg rating 4.39 — 51 ratings — published
Volt Rush: The Winners and Losers in the Race to Go Green (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 4 times as commodities)
avg rating 4.09 — 912 ratings — published
World of Oil Derivatives: A Guide to Financial Oil Trading in a Modern Age (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as commodities)
avg rating 4.04 — 45 ratings — published
Fossil Future: Why Global Human Flourishing Requires More Oil, Coal, and Natural Gas--Not Less (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as commodities)
avg rating 4.16 — 1,587 ratings — published 2022
Boom, Bust, Boom: A Story About Copper, the Metal that Runs the World (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 4 times as commodities)
avg rating 3.82 — 201 ratings — published 2012
Petroleum Refining in Nontechnical Language Third Edition (Pennwell Nontechnical Series)
by (shelved 4 times as commodities)
avg rating 4.22 — 258 ratings — published 1979
A Trader's First Book on Commodities: Everything you need to know about futures and options trading before placing a trade (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 4 times as commodities)
avg rating 3.92 — 95 ratings — published
“Everything that is, must appear, and nothing can appear without a shape of its own; hence there is in fact no thing that does not in some way transcend its functional use, and its transcendence, its beauty or ugliness, is identical with appearing publicly and being seen. By the same token, namely, in its sheer worldly existence, every thing also transcends the sphere of pure instrumentality once it is completed.”
― The Human Condition
― The Human Condition
“People who can see their neighbors with air-conditioning and cars, but who themselves live in shacks and often lack sewage disposal or a reliable water supply, have little to lose, and may find violence a rational option.”
― Sex and War: How Biology Explains Warfare and Terrorism and Offers a Path to a Safer World
― Sex and War: How Biology Explains Warfare and Terrorism and Offers a Path to a Safer World
