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020			_a9781591846451 (hardback)
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090		0	_aHD9569.8 _b.Z83 2013
100	1		_aZuckerman, Gregory. _911490
245	1	4	_aThe frackers : _bthe outrageous inside story of the new billionaire wildcatters / _cGregory Zuckerman.
300			_aix, 404 pages : _billustrations ; _c24 cm
520			_a"The riveting, untold story of the men who are transforming global energy. In five years, the United States has seen a historic burst of oil and natural gas production, easing our insatiable hunger for energy. A new drilling process called fracking has made us the world's fastest growing energy power, on track to pass Saudi Arabia by 2020. But despite headlines and controversy, no previous book has shown how the revolution really happened. The Frackers tells the dramatic tale of how a group of ambitious and headstrong wildcatters ignored the ridicule of experts and derision of colleagues to pursue massive, long-overlooked deposits. Against all odds, they changed the world-and made astonishing fortunes in the process. Zuckerman's exclusive access enabled him to get close to men like George Mitchell, who developed a new way to drill for gas in shale rock; Harold Hamm, who discovered so much oil he's now worth more than the estate of Steve Jobs; and Aubrey McClendon, who lost more than $2 billion on a misguided gambit. Zuckerman shows how the frackers are now using their wealth to shake up Hollywood, education, politics, sports, and other fields, much like the Rockefellers and Gettys before them. He also explores the debate over the environmental risks of fracking, and whether those risks are worth it for the United States to achieve energy independence and for the rest of the world to follow"
520			_a"In five years, the United States has seen a historic burst of oil and natural gas production, easing our insatiable hunger for energy. A new drilling process called fracking has made us the world's fastest growing energy power, on track to pass Saudi Arabia by 2020. But despite headlines and controversy, no previous book has shown how the revolution really happened. The Frackers tells the dramatic tale of how a group of ambitious and headstrong wildcatters ignored the ridicule of experts and derision of colleagues to pursue massive, long-overlooked deposits. Against all odds, they changed the world--and made astonishing fortunes in the process. Zuckerman's exclusive access enabled him to get close to men like George Mitchell, who developed a new way to drill for gas in shale rock; Harold Hamm, who discovered so much oil he's now worth more than the estate of Steve Jobs; and Aubrey McClendon, who lost more than $2 billion on a misguided gambit. Zuckerman shows how the frackers are now using their wealth to shake up Hollywood, education, politics, sports, and other fields, much like the Rockefellers and Gettys before them"
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references.
650		0	_aPetroleum industry and trade _zUnited States _vBiography. _911491
650		0	_aEnergy industries _zUnited States _vBiography. _911492
650		0	_aBusinesspeople _zUnited States _vBiography. _911493
650		7	_aBUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Industries / Energy Industries. _2bisacsh _911494
650		7	_aBUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Corporate & Business History. _2bisacsh _911495
650		7	_aBUSINESS & ECONOMICS / General. _2bisacsh _911496
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