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Exposing the oil industry's corrosive global grip.
Maddow's "Blowout" offers a daring and insightful tour of the murky intersections between global politics and the oil industry. Her sharp wit pierces through the complex narrative, unearthing the impact of fossil fuels on corruption, democracy, and global unrest. If you're eager to understand how these forces shape our world, Maddow serves as an incisive guide, ready to challenge your perceptions about the oil that fuels our lives literally and figuratively.
- Goodreads Choice Award Nominee for Nonfiction (2019)
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ISBN: 9780525575474
Authors:
Rachel Maddow
Publisher: Crown
Date of Publication: 2019-10-01
Format: Hardcover
Goodreads rating: 4.35
(rated by 15147 readers)
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Exposing the oil industry's corrosive global grip.
Maddow's "Blowout" offers a daring and insightful tour of the murky intersections between global politics and the oil industry. Her sharp wit pierces through the complex narrative, unearthing the impact of fossil fuels on corruption, democracy, and global unrest. If you're eager to understand how these forces shape our world, Maddow serves as an incisive guide, ready to challenge your perceptions about the oil that fuels our lives literally and figuratively.
- Goodreads Choice Award Nominee for Nonfiction (2019)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.
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