A vivid, history-filled narrative about black gold—oil.
The author reveals the complex relationship between the global oil industry and international politics, and shows how oil has become one of the defining factors in the development of the world economy. Despite numerous innovations in alternative energy, oil will continue to play a key role in the fate of not only individual states but of humanity as a whole.
In this new, substantially revised edition, the author reflects the changes that have occurred in the industry over the past ten years, and also adds a new chapter and a preface. This is an audiobook of a Pulitzer Prize–winning book that will uncover the secrets of oil history for you.