{"product_id":"private-empire-exxonmobil-and-american-power-paperback","title":"Private Empire: Exxonmobil and American Power - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSteve Coll\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"ExxonMobil has met its match in Coll, an elegant writer and dogged reporter . . . extraordinary . . . monumental.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Fascinating . . . \u003ci\u003ePrivate Empire\u003c\/i\u003e is a book meticulously prepared as if for trial . . . a compelling and elucidatory work.\" --\u003ci\u003eBloomberg\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom the award-winning and bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eGhost Wars \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eDirectorate S, a\u003c\/i\u003en extraordinary exposé of Big Oil. \u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eIncludes a profile of current Secretary of State and former chairman and chief executive of ExxonMobil, Rex Tillerson\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn this, the first hard-hitting examination of ExxonMobil--the largest and most powerful private corporation in the United States--Steve Coll reveals the true extent of its power. \u003ci\u003ePrivate Empire\u003c\/i\u003e pulls back the curtain, tracking the corporation's recent history and its central role on the world stage, beginning with the Exxon Valdez accident in 1989 and leading to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico in 2010. The action spans the globe--featuring kidnapping cases, civil wars, and high-stakes struggles at the Kremlin--and the narrative is driven by larger-than-life characters, including corporate legend Lee \"Iron Ass\" Raymond, ExxonMobil's chief executive until 2005, and current chairman and chief executive Rex Tillerson, President-elect Donald Trump's nomination for Secretary of State. A penetrating, news-breaking study, \u003ci\u003ePrivate Empire\u003c\/i\u003e is a defining portrait of Big Oil in American politics and foreign policy.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eSteve Coll is the author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning \u003ci\u003eGhost Wars\u003c\/i\u003e and the dean of the Graduate School of Journalism at Columbia University, and from 2007 to 2013 was president of the New America Foundation, a public policy institute in Washington, D.C. He is a staff writer for \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e, and previously worked for twenty years at \u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e, where he received a Pulitzer Prize for explanatory journalism in 1990. He is the author of seven other books, including \u003ci\u003eOn the Grand Trunk Road, The Bin Ladens, Private Empire, \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e Directorate S.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 704\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.6 x 8.7 x 5.8 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 28, 2013\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51753755410720,"sku":"9780143123545","price":21.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/b982f023cd7a60b5f658ff147399da91.webp?v=1780026841","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/private-empire-exxonmobil-and-american-power-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}