{"product_id":"the-quest-energy-security-and-the-remaking-of-the-modern-world-paperback","title":"The Quest: Energy, Security, and the Remaking of the Modern World - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDaniel Yergin\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A sprawling story richly textured with original material, quirky details and amusing anecdotes . . .\" --\u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"It is a cause for celebration that Yergin has returned with his perspective on a very different landscape . . . [I]t is impossible to think of a better introduction to the essentials of energy in the 21st century. \u003ci\u003eThe Quest\u003c\/i\u003e is . . . the definitive guide to how we got here.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe Financial Times\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis long-awaited successor to Daniel Yergin's Pulitzer Prize-winning \u003ci\u003eThe Prize\u003c\/i\u003e provides an essential, overarching narrative of global energy, the principal engine of geopolitical and economic change \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA master storyteller as well as a leading energy expert, Daniel Yergin continues the riveting story begun in his Pulitzer Prize-winning book, \u003ci\u003eThe Prize\u003c\/i\u003e. In \u003ci\u003eThe Quest\u003c\/i\u003e, Yergin shows us how energy is an engine of global political and economic change and conflict, in a story that spans the energies on which our civilization has been built and the new energies that are competing to replace them. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Quest\u003c\/i\u003e tells the inside stories, tackles the tough questions, and reveals surprising insights about coal, electricity, and natural gas. He explains how climate change became a great issue and leads readers through the rebirth of renewable energies, energy independence, and the return of the electric car. Epic in scope and never more timely, \u003ci\u003eThe Quest \u003c\/i\u003evividly reveals the decisions, technologies, and individuals that are shaping our future.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eDaniel Yergin is a highly respected authority on energy, international politics, and economics, and the Pulitzer Prize-winning and bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Prize: The Epic Quest for Oil\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMoney \u0026amp; Power\u003c\/i\u003e, T\u003ci\u003ehe Quest: Energy, Security, and the Remaking of the Modern World\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eShattered Peace: The Origins of the Cold War\u003c\/i\u003e, and coauthor of \u003ci\u003eCommanding Heights: The Battle for the World Economy\u003c\/i\u003e. He is vice chairman of IHS Markit, one of the leading information and research firms in the world, a member of the board of the Council on Foreign Relations, a senior trustee of the Brookings Institution, and has served on the Secretary of Energy Advisory Board under the last four presidential administrations. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 864\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.55 x 8.49 x 5.39 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 September 26, 2012\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51753744466208,"sku":"9780143121947","price":23.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/48a9389c132ae80e9e6e2e5c59485e8e.webp?v=1780026677","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-quest-energy-security-and-the-remaking-of-the-modern-world-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}