在石油发展史,以及石油对全球经济、地缘政治影响解析上,《The Prize:The Epic Quest for Oil, Money & Power》无疑是其中的杰出作品,正如其标题所述,石油是地球的奖赏(这也是本书的中文版译名),事关金钱与权力。这是一本实实在在的大部头,我读的版本涉及的历史从19世纪中叶一直到第一次海湾战争,可以说,这段...
The Nobel Prize (Book Review)Reviews the book 'The Nobel Prize: A History of Genius, Controversy, and Prestige,' by Burton Feldman.Keymer, DavidLibrary Journal
The Prize:The Epic Quest for Oil, Money, and Power Hailed by "The New York Times" as "a book that must be read to understand the first thing about the role of oil in modern history," Yergin's bestselling Pu... DanielYerginWrited - The Prize:The Epic Quest for Oil, Money, and ...
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Leïla Slimani(Chair) is the bestselling author ofLullaby(published in the US asThe Perfect Nanny), one of theNew York Times Book Review’s 10 Best Books of 2018, for which she became the first Moroccan woman to win France’s most prestigious literary prize, the Prix Goncourt. Her first...
A prize or other reward that is given to someone who has achieved something. But you did a good job in the new product promotion. To take someone with you when you go somewhere. Do you remember last Friday you helped me with typing? That argues the report? Exactly good or impressive....
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BookBrowse: The Big Door Prize has the trappings of a dystopian tale, but remains focused on the quiet intimacy of small-town lives that are upended when residents use a supermarket DNA analysis machine to reveal their true potentials. This review is available to non-members for a limited ...
MIDWEST BOOKREVIEW Donovan's Literary Services Julieta Almeida Rodrigues brings these colorful historical figures to life and marries their worlds in a narrative that is vividly written, capturing not just their lives, but an era on the cusp of unprecedented social, political, and cultural change. ...