The Prize, Re-issue Edition

“Spellbinding…irresistible…monumental…must be read to understand the first thing about the role of oil in modern history.” * The New York Times *“A masterly narrative…The Prize portrays the interweaving of national and corporate interests, the conflicts and stratagems, the miscalculations, the follies, and the ironies.” – James Schlesinger, former U.S. Secretary of Defense and U.S. Secretary of Energy“Splendid and epic history of oil…. The story is brilliantly told…with its remarkable cast of characters.” * The Wall Street Journal *“Impassioned and riveting…only in the great epics of Homer will readers regularly run into a comparable string of larger-than-life swashbucklers and statesmen, heroes and villains.” * San Francisco Examiner *

Daniel Yergin is a writer of international renown and president of Cambridge Energy Research Associates, a leading firm on political risk and economic analysis. He is consulted by ministers, politicians, CEOs and investors around the world.