{"product_id":"the-quest-energy-security-and-the-remaking-of-the-modern-world-9780143121947","title":"The Quest: Energy, Security, and the Remaking of the Modern World","description":"\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\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-377748\"\u003eDaniel Yergin\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penguin Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/26\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 832\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.52lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.49h x 5.39w x 1.55d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780143121947\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0143121944\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-POL\"\u003ePolitical Science\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-POL012000\"\u003eSecurity (National \u0026amp; International)\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-TEC\"\u003eTechnology \u0026amp; Engineering\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-TEC031000\"\u003ePower Resources | General\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-BUS\"\u003eBusiness \u0026amp; Economics\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-BUS070040\"\u003eIndustries | Energy\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\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","brand":"Penguin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42698462232813,"sku":"9780143121947","price":23.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_88f9adf1-b102-437d-8725-0c7c34423aff.jpg?v=1649901489","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/the-quest-energy-security-and-the-remaking-of-the-modern-world-9780143121947","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}