{"product_id":"the-big-rich-bryan-burrough-9780143116820","title":"The Big Rich: The Rise and Fall of the Greatest Texas Oil Fortunes","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"Full of schadenfreude and speculation--and solid, timely history too.\" --Kirkus Reviews \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"This is a portrait of capitalism as white-knuckle risk taking, yielding fruitful discoveries for the fathers, but only sterile speculation for the sons--a story that resonates with today's economic upheaval.\" --\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"\u003c\/b\u003eWhat's not to enjoy about a book full of monstrous egos, unimaginable sums of money, and the punishment of greed and shortsightedness?\u003cb\u003e\"\u003c\/b\u003e --\u003ci\u003eThe Economist\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Phenomenal reviews and sales greeted the hardcover publication of \u003ci\u003eThe Big Rich, New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author Bryan Burrough's spellbinding chronicle of Texas oil. Weaving together the multigenerational sagas of the industry's four wealthiest families, Burrough brings to life the men known in their day as the Big Four: Roy Cullen, H. L. Hunt, Clint Murchison, and Sid Richardson, all swaggering Texas oil tycoons who owned sprawling ranches and mingled with presidents and Hollywood stars. Seamlessly charting their collective rise and fall, \u003ci\u003eThe Big Rich\u003c\/i\u003e is a hugely entertaining account that only a writer with Burrough's abilities-and Texas upbringing-could have written.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Bryan Burrough\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0143116827\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780143116820\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penguin Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/30\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 496\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.90lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.30h x 5.50w x 1.20d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/16\/2010 pg. 32","brand":"Bryan Burrough","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44051936739583,"sku":"9780143116820","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_151762d5-ce7e-4d0b-adfe-f6ec2220ca9d.jpg?v=1685016060","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-big-rich-bryan-burrough-9780143116820","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}