The Frackers: The Outrageous Inside Story of the New Billionaire Wildcatters

Author:   Gregory Zuckerman ,  Lloyd James
Publisher:   Blackstone Audiobooks
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9781469028644


Publication Date:   01 November 2013
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Everyone knew it was crazy to try to extract oil and natural gas buried in shale rock deep below the ground. Everyone, that is, except a few reckless wildcatters - who risked their careers to prove the world wrong. Things looked grim for American energy in 2006. Oil production was in steep decline and natural gas was hard to find. The Iraq War threatened the nation's already tenuous relations with the Middle East. China was rapidly industrializing and competing for resources. Major oil companies had just about given up on new discoveries on U.S. soil, and a new energy crisis seemed likely. But a handful of men believed everything was about to change. Far from the limelight, Aubrey McClendon, Harold Hamm, Mark Papa, and other wildcatters were determined to tap massive deposits of oil and gas that Exxon, Chevron, and other giants had dismissed as a waste of time. By experimenting with hydraulic fracturing through extremely dense shale--a process now known as fracking--the wildcatters started a revolution. In just a few years, they solved America's dependence on imported energy, triggered a global environmental controversy--and made and lost astonishing fortunes. No one understands these men--their ambitions, personalities, methods, and foibles--better than the award-winning Wall Street Journal reporter Gregory Zuckerman. His exclusive access enabled him to get close to the frackers and chronicle the untold story of how they transformed the nation and the world. The result is a dramatic narrative tracking a brutal competition among headstrong drillers. It stretches from the barren fields of North Dakota and the rolling hills of northeastern Pennsylvania to cluttered pickup trucks in Texas and tense Wall Street boardrooms. Activists argue that the same methods that are creating so much new energy are also harming our water supply and threatening environmental chaos. The Frackers tells the story of the angry opposition unleashed by this revolution and explores just how dangerous fracking really is. The frackers have already transformed the economic, environmental, and geopolitical course of history. Now, like the Rockefellers and the Gettys before them, they're using their wealth and power to influence politics, education, entertainment, sports, and many other fields. Their story is one of the most important of our time.

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Author:   Gregory Zuckerman ,  Lloyd James
Publisher:   Blackstone Audiobooks
Imprint:   Blackstone Audiobooks
Dimensions:   Width: 13.50cm , Height: 3.60cm , Length: 14.70cm
Weight:   0.299kg
ISBN:  

9781469028644


ISBN 10:   1469028646
Publication Date:   01 November 2013
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Audio
Publisher's Status:   Active
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The Frackers, [Zuckerman's] second book, is told with care and precision and a deep understanding of finance and corporate politics as well as oil and geology. -- New York Times A dynamic narrative...introduces us to the major players behind a boom. -- San Antonio Express-News A fascinating study of American entrepreneurial culture and the modern robber barons who succeeded in creating an energy revolution. -- Kirkus Reviews An interesting and first-rate narrative...A dramatic tale...The book may be the definitive story of the innovative men behind the most significant energy discovery of our time. -- Akron Beacon Journal Colorful...Compelling account [of] a revolution driven by stubborn entrepreneurs. -- Reuters Fans of the lively, character-driven nonfiction of writers like Kurt Eichenwald and Ben Mezrich should welcome this book with open arms...A lively, exciting, and definitely thought-provoking book. -- Booklist Greg Zuckerman tells the remarkable story of the larger than life entrepreneurs and deal makers behind this energy-industrial revolution. A great read, whether you are pro-fracking or against it. -- Economist Gregory Zuckerman tells the story of the shale revolution well. He has an eye for detail and a flair for narrative that makes it highly readable...This is a story of innovation as perspiration...It is a reminder that innovation is neither easy nor cheap nor inevitable. -- Times (London) If you are looking for the present-day take on a romantic rag-to-riches drama reminiscent of the Gilded Age, engaging tales of brave entrepreneurs whose desire to get really wealthy helped them persevere and prosper come boom or bust, look no further than The Frackers. -- Pittsburgh Post Gazette Insightful...At times suspenseful...On-target in telling the tale of a group of wildcatters who risked almost everything and helped launch the United States on the path to energy independence. -- Natural Gas Intelligence Lovers of business and capitalism will appreciate The Frackers...Zuckerman has done valuable and timely reporting on the men and independent companies that created the shale boom. -- Associated Press Too little attention has been paid to one of America's biggest economic and scientific revolution of recent decades...Wall Street Journal reporter Zuckerman...sets out to change that with his unique talent of translating complex aspects of finances and geology into prose that reads like a blockbuster thriller. -- Publishers Weekly (starred review) Zuckerman details [the frackers'] epic adventure with skill that makes it required reading for anyone looking to understand fundamental forces at work in our world today. -- Forbes Zuckerman's fast-paced, densely interesting The Frackers is the first book to tell the stories of the obstinate, ravenous, methodical, sometimes rascally oil executives of the recent boom. By focusing on people instead of trends, it gets to the heart of why the United States is once again the largest supplier of oil and gas in the world. -- New Republic


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Gregory Zuckerman is the author of The Greatest Trade Ever and The Frackers, among other books, and is a special writer at the Wall Street Journal. He writes about big financial trades, hedge funds, private-equity firms, and other investing and business topics. He is a three-time winner of the Gerald Loeb Award, the highest honor in business journalism. He appears regularly on CNBC, Fox Business, and other networks, and he makes appearances on radio stations around the globe. Lloyd James (a.k.a. Sean Pratt) has been narrating since 1996 and has recorded over six hundred audiobooks. He is a seven-time winner of the AudioFile Earphones Award and has twice been a finalist for the prestigious Audie Award. His critically acclaimed performances include Elvis in the Morning by William F. Buckley Jr. and Searching for Bobby Fischer by Fred Waitzkin, among others.

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