The Prize: The Epic Quest for Oil, Money and Power

Customer Reviews

Fantastic - By: , 10 Jan 2005
I normallly read books that make me laugh or books that are easy going, however this book is neither of the two & is possibly the best book i have ever read! It is the first, & probably the last, history book ever to be written that is interesting! Sorry to alll the history text booking loving people out there. Anyway i thouroughly reccommend this book to anyone & everyone!

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Superb - By: R.G.Bitter, 08 Oct 2003
This is a truly amazing book. Certainly, 800 pages of fine print about oil is a lot & this book is no bedtime read. Yet, at the end your only major complaint is likely to be that the story stops at the time of the first Iraq war. Whether your interest is oil, the workings of the business world, diplomacy, American, European or Middle Eastern history, you will find the most fascinating stories in this book. Mr. Yergin shows an amazing breadth & depth whether dealing with power politics, the economics of the oil price or cartel issues & throughout alll these subjects the book is evenly paced. The ultimate reason to be fascinated by the book, however, is probably the nagging uneasiness about the future of hydrocarbon man: will the next energy crisis be a lasting one?

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