{"product_id":"the-frackers-the-outrageous-inside-story-of-the-new-billionaire-wildcatters-paperback","title":"The Frackers: The Outrageous Inside Story of the New Billionaire Wildcatters - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGregory Zuckerman\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A lively, exciting, and definitely thought-provoking book.\" --\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThings looked grim for American energy in 2006, but a handful of wildcatters were determined to tap massive deposits of oil and gas that giants like Exxon and Chevron had ignored. They risked everything on a new process called fracking. Within a few years, they solved America's dependence on imported energy, triggered a global environmental controversy, and made and lost astonishing fortunes.\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNo one understands the frackers--their ambitions, personalities, and foibles--better than \u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal \u003c\/i\u003ereporter Gregory Zuckerman. His exclusive access drives this dramatic narrative, which stretches from North Dakota to Texas to Wall Street.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGregory Zuckerman\u003c\/b\u003e is a special writer at \u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal \u003c\/i\u003eand author of the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller \u003ci\u003eThe Greatest Trade Ever\u003c\/i\u003e. He is a two-time winner of the Gerald Loeb Award and a winner of the New York Press Club Journalism Award. He lives in New Jersey with his wife and two sons.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 448\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.2 x 8.3 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 28, 2014\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51771196178720,"sku":"9781591847090","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/a97585dbefd1b70081c91f8aaf9523c1.webp?v=1780382916","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-frackers-the-outrageous-inside-story-of-the-new-billionaire-wildcatters-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}