{"product_id":"the-quest-daniel-yergin-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 Daniel Yergin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0143121944\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780143121947\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penguin Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/26\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 864\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\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","brand":"Daniel Yergin","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44050819678463,"sku":"9780143121947","price":23.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_80c4bbef-2de8-4942-81ad-5ca5fccd032e.jpg?v=1685009435","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-quest-daniel-yergin-9780143121947","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}