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Author:

Bower, Tom.

Title:

Oil : money, politics, and power in the 21st century / Tom Bower.

Edition:

1st Grand Central Publishing ed.

Publisher:

Grand Central Publishing,

Copyright Date:

c2009, 2010

Description:

xviii, 490 p. [16] p. of plates : col. ill., maps ; 24 cm.

Subject:

Petroleum industry and trade.
Petroleum industry and trade--Economic aspects.
Petroleum industry and trade--Political aspects.
Petroleum products--Prices.
Energy policy.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. [465]-474) and index.

Summary:

"A groundbreaking, in-depth, and authoritative twenty-year history of the hunt and speculation for our most vital natural resource...The story of oil is a story of high stakes and extreme risk. It is the story of the crushing rivalries between men and women exploring for oil five miles beneath the sea, battling for control of the world's biggest corporations, and gambling billions of dollars twenty-four hours every day on oil's prices. It is the story of corporate chieftains in Dallas and London, traders in New York, oil-oligarchs in Moscow, and globe-trotting politicians--all maneuvering for power..."--Dust jacket flap.

ISBN:

0446547980
9780446547987 (hardcover)

LCCN:

2009936536

Locations:

DFPC353 -- Ackley Public Library (Ackley)

CEAX572 -- Kirkwood Community College Library (Cedar Rapids)

OJPC027 -- Corning Public Library (Corning)

PRAX771 -- Cowles Library (Des Moines)

UPAX334 -- Upper Iowa University - Henderson-Wilder Library (Fayette)

IBAX173 -- North Iowa Area Community College Library (Mason City)

LAPH975 -- Sioux City Public Library (Sioux City)

BWPD851 -- Bertha Bartlett Public Library (Story City)

CQPE926 -- Washington Free Public Library (Washington)