The Squeeze - Tom Bower

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Auteur(s) : Tom Bower

Editeur : Harpercollins Publishers

Langue : Anglais

Parution : 01/10/2010

Format : Moyen, de 350g à 1kg

Nombre de pages : 576

Expédition : 422

Dimensions : 19.9 x 12.9 x 4.5

ISBN : 0007276559

Résumé :
The sensational human story of the hunt for oil, and the politics, power and personalities involved. Over the last 20 years, oil prices have soared from dollars7 a barrel to dollars147 and down to dollars37. Amid economic boom and bust, speculators, traders, politicians and monarchs have plotted to earn fortunes from oil, and prayed for salvation from unpredictable natural and man-made disasters. Exploiting unprecedented close access to the lives of irrepressible traders in New York, Tom Bower presents the untold story of the most important quandary of our times...

Biographie:

Tom Bower is an investigative historian, broadcaster and journalist. A former producer and reporter for BBC Television for 25 years, he is the bestselling author of over 25 books, including: Revenge: Meghan, Harry and the War Between the Windsors, Rebel King: The Making of a Monarch and Dangerous Hero: Corbyn's Ruthless Plot for Power. He lives in London with his wife.

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Sommaire:

Tom Bower has a distinguished reputation as an investigative historian, broadcaster and journalist and is the author of several ground-breaking books about tycoons. His most recent works are 'Conrad and Lady Black', 'The Squeeze' and his biographies of Simon Cowell and Bernie Ecclestone. Among his other much-debated biographies are those of Mohammed Fayed, Richard Branson and Robert Maxwell.

'A gripping and convincing account of the turbulent story of the global oil industry over the past decade!scorchingly topical!'The Squeeze' provides the fascinating story behind the headlines!a first-rate account of where the oil industry is now and some useful pointers as to where it is going' Financial Times 'Reveals brilliantly the drama behind the scenes!Bower has produced a work which will be popular and which gets the broad brushstrokes right' Spectator 'Gripping!However fast-paced, Bower cleverly keeps the action in focus !(he) builds up a brilliant picture!(and) achieves an impressively seamless continuity. He skillfully depicts accountants squeezing costs, oil majors squeezing rivals, governments squeezing the industry, directors squeezing peers from the boardroom and traders squeezing each other in the market place' TLS 'A shattering critique which will leave!readers angry' Independent 'A roller-coaster account of the past 30 years of the oil industry!he has a real sense of the drama of deal-making and deal-breaking!Bower is particularly entertaining on the vast Russian oil industry' Daily Telegraph Praise for Tom Bower: 'As a psychological profile, an exploration of personal ambition and a study of political obsession driven by religious angst, this biography is gripping.' Daily Telegraph 'Intensively researched but coolly critical!this remains the most thorough biography we have.' Independent 'What makes this worth reading is Bower's damning indictment of Brown's main boast: his supposedly sure stewardship of the economy.' The Times 'A powerful book which poses serious questions.' James Naughtie 'Compulsively readable!essential reading.' Norman Lamont