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About the Book

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.

About the Author :
Gregory Zuckerman is a Special Writer at the Wall Street Journal and the bestselling author of The Frackers: The Outrageous Inside Story of the New Billionaire Wildcatters; and The Greatest Trade Ever: The Behind-the-Scenes Story of How John Paulson Defied Wall Street and Made Financial History. He appears regularly on CNBC, Fox Business, National Public Radio, BBC, and other major media outlets. He lives with his wife and two sons in West Orange, N.J., where they enjoy the Yankees in the summer, root for the Giants in the fall, and reminisce about Linsanity in the winter. Lloyd James (a.k.a. Sean Pratt) has been a working professional actor in theater, film, television, and voice-overs for more than thirty years. He has narrated over one thousand audiobooks and won numerous Earphones Awards and nominations for the Audie Award and the Voice Arts Award. He holds a BFA degree in acting from Santa Fe University, New Mexico.

Review :
"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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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9781483008349
  • Publisher: Ascent Audio
  • Publisher Imprint: Ascent Audio
  • Edition: Unabridged edition
  • Returnable: N
  • Sub Title: The Outrageous Inside Story of the New Billionaire Wildcatters
  • ISBN-10: 1483008347
  • Publisher Date: 01 Nov 2013
  • Binding: CD-Audio
  • Language: English
  • Series Title: Your Coach in a Box Series Lib/E


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