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The Prize; The Epic Quest for Oil, Money, and Power
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The Prize; The Epic Quest for Oil, Money, and Power Hardcover - 1991

by Daniel Yergin

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New York, NY: Simon & Schuster, 1991 Simon & Schuster, New York. 1991. Hardcover. 6th Printing by Line Number. Book is tight, square, and unmarked but for a F/O name on the FFFP. Book Condition: Very Good +; light bumping to head and tail; slight storage compression to text. DJ: Very Good +; NOT Price Clipped ($24.95); light edge bumping and small closed tear at head. Black paper over boards with white cloth overlay on spine with bright gilt lettering on the spine. 877 pp + xxxii index 8vo. The author lays out the panoramic history of oil around the world and how the struggle for wealth and power has always surrounded it. It is a struggle that has shaken the world economy, dictated the outcome of wars, and transformed the destiny of men and nations. This book is as much a history of the modern world as of the oil industry, for oil has shaped the politics of the 20th Century and has profoundly changed the way we lead our lives. A clean very presentable copy in a Brodart mylar jacket.
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  • Title The Prize; The Epic Quest for Oil, Money, and Power
  • Author Daniel Yergin
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition 1st Edition
  • Condition Used - Very Good +
  • Pages 912
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Simon & Schuster, New York, NY
  • Date 1991
  • Bookseller's Inventory # 016800
  • ISBN 9780671502485 / 0671502484
  • Weight 2.92 lbs (1.32 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.5 x 6.4 x 2 in (24.13 x 16.26 x 5.08 cm)
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 90-47575
  • Dewey Decimal Code 338.272

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