Listen free for 30 days
-
The Quest
- Energy, Security, and the Remaking of the Modern World
- Narrated by: Robert Petkoff
- Length: 29 hrs and 26 mins
Failed to add items
Add to Cart failed.
Add to Wish List failed.
Remove from wish list failed.
Follow podcast failed
Unfollow podcast failed
Buy Now for $32.42
No default payment method selected.
We are sorry. We are not allowed to sell this product with the selected payment method
You may also enjoy...
-
The New Map
- Energy, Climate, and the Clash of Nations
- Written by: Daniel Yergin
- Narrated by: Robert Petkoff
- Length: 15 hrs and 48 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
The world is being shaken by the collision of energy, climate change, and the clashing power of nations in a time of global crisis. The "shale revolution" in oil and gas - made possible by fracking technology, but not without controversy - has transformed the American economy, ending the "era of shortage", but introducing a turbulent new era. Almost overnight, the United States has become the world's number one energy powerhouse - and, during the coronavirus crisis, brokered a tense truce between Russia and Saudi Arabia.
-
-
Not as good as the Quest
- By Xander Evans on 2023-01-03
Written by: Daniel Yergin
-
The Prize
- The Epic Quest for Oil, Money & Power
- Written by: Daniel Yergin
- Narrated by: Bob Jamieson
- Length: 2 hrs and 51 mins
- Abridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
The Prize recounts the panoramic history of oil, and the struggle for wealth and power that has always surrounded oil. This struggle has shaken the world economy, dictated the outcome of wars, and transformed the destiny of men and nations. The Prize is as much a history of the 20th-century as of the oil industry itself.
-
-
Abridged - disappointed
- By jws on 2021-11-16
Written by: Daniel Yergin
-
The World for Sale
- Money, Power and the Traders Who Barter the Earth’s Resources
- Written by: Javier Blas, Jack Farchy
- Narrated by: John Sackville
- Length: 12 hrs and 4 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
In The World for Sale, two leading journalists lift the lid on one of the least scrutinised corners of the economy: the workings of the billionaire commodity traders who buy, hoard and sell the earth's resources. It is the story of how a handful of swashbuckling businessmen became indispensable cogs in global markets: enabling an enormous expansion in international trade and connecting resource-rich countries - no matter how corrupt or war-torn - with the world's financial centres.
-
-
Great insights
- By Jonathan on 2021-10-21
Written by: Javier Blas, and others
-
Energy and Civilization
- A History
- Written by: Vaclav Smil
- Narrated by: David Colacci
- Length: 20 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
In this monumental history, Vaclav Smil provides a comprehensive account of how energy has shaped society, from pre-agricultural foraging societies through today's fossil fuel-driven civilization and offers listeners a magisterial overview of humanity's energy eras.
-
-
Well worth reading and arguing over
- By M. Yakiwchuk on 2023-04-10
Written by: Vaclav Smil
-
Fossil Future
- Why Global Human Flourishing Requires More Oil, Coal, and Natural Gas—Not Less
- Written by: Alex Epstein
- Narrated by: Alex Epstein
- Length: 16 hrs and 15 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
For over a decade, philosopher and energy expert Alex Epstein has predicted that any negative impacts of fossil fuel use on our climate will be outweighed by the unique benefits of fossil fuels to human flourishing—including their unrivaled ability to provide low-cost, reliable energy to billions of people around the world, especially the world’s poorest people. And contrary to what we hear from media “experts” about today’s “renewable revolution” and “climate emergency”, reality has proven Epstein right.
-
-
Clearly a salesman paid for by big energy.
- By Ben on 2022-10-04
Written by: Alex Epstein
-
The Origins of Political Order: From Prehuman Times to the French Revolution
- Written by: Francis Fukuyama
- Narrated by: Jonathan Davis
- Length: 22 hrs and 34 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Virtually all human societies were once organized tribally, yet over time most developed new political institutions which included a central state that could keep the peace and uniform laws that applied to all citizens. Some went on to create governments that were accountable to their constituents. We take these institutions for granted, but they are absent or are unable to perform in many of today’s developing countries—with often disastrous consequences for the rest of the world.
-
-
Cannot possibly retain the info... waste of $$
- By Nick on 2019-05-02
Written by: Francis Fukuyama
-
The New Map
- Energy, Climate, and the Clash of Nations
- Written by: Daniel Yergin
- Narrated by: Robert Petkoff
- Length: 15 hrs and 48 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
The world is being shaken by the collision of energy, climate change, and the clashing power of nations in a time of global crisis. The "shale revolution" in oil and gas - made possible by fracking technology, but not without controversy - has transformed the American economy, ending the "era of shortage", but introducing a turbulent new era. Almost overnight, the United States has become the world's number one energy powerhouse - and, during the coronavirus crisis, brokered a tense truce between Russia and Saudi Arabia.
-
-
Not as good as the Quest
- By Xander Evans on 2023-01-03
Written by: Daniel Yergin
-
The Prize
- The Epic Quest for Oil, Money & Power
- Written by: Daniel Yergin
- Narrated by: Bob Jamieson
- Length: 2 hrs and 51 mins
- Abridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
The Prize recounts the panoramic history of oil, and the struggle for wealth and power that has always surrounded oil. This struggle has shaken the world economy, dictated the outcome of wars, and transformed the destiny of men and nations. The Prize is as much a history of the 20th-century as of the oil industry itself.
-
-
Abridged - disappointed
- By jws on 2021-11-16
Written by: Daniel Yergin
-
The World for Sale
- Money, Power and the Traders Who Barter the Earth’s Resources
- Written by: Javier Blas, Jack Farchy
- Narrated by: John Sackville
- Length: 12 hrs and 4 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
In The World for Sale, two leading journalists lift the lid on one of the least scrutinised corners of the economy: the workings of the billionaire commodity traders who buy, hoard and sell the earth's resources. It is the story of how a handful of swashbuckling businessmen became indispensable cogs in global markets: enabling an enormous expansion in international trade and connecting resource-rich countries - no matter how corrupt or war-torn - with the world's financial centres.
-
-
Great insights
- By Jonathan on 2021-10-21
Written by: Javier Blas, and others
-
Energy and Civilization
- A History
- Written by: Vaclav Smil
- Narrated by: David Colacci
- Length: 20 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
In this monumental history, Vaclav Smil provides a comprehensive account of how energy has shaped society, from pre-agricultural foraging societies through today's fossil fuel-driven civilization and offers listeners a magisterial overview of humanity's energy eras.
-
-
Well worth reading and arguing over
- By M. Yakiwchuk on 2023-04-10
Written by: Vaclav Smil
-
Fossil Future
- Why Global Human Flourishing Requires More Oil, Coal, and Natural Gas—Not Less
- Written by: Alex Epstein
- Narrated by: Alex Epstein
- Length: 16 hrs and 15 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
For over a decade, philosopher and energy expert Alex Epstein has predicted that any negative impacts of fossil fuel use on our climate will be outweighed by the unique benefits of fossil fuels to human flourishing—including their unrivaled ability to provide low-cost, reliable energy to billions of people around the world, especially the world’s poorest people. And contrary to what we hear from media “experts” about today’s “renewable revolution” and “climate emergency”, reality has proven Epstein right.
-
-
Clearly a salesman paid for by big energy.
- By Ben on 2022-10-04
Written by: Alex Epstein
-
The Origins of Political Order: From Prehuman Times to the French Revolution
- Written by: Francis Fukuyama
- Narrated by: Jonathan Davis
- Length: 22 hrs and 34 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Virtually all human societies were once organized tribally, yet over time most developed new political institutions which included a central state that could keep the peace and uniform laws that applied to all citizens. Some went on to create governments that were accountable to their constituents. We take these institutions for granted, but they are absent or are unable to perform in many of today’s developing countries—with often disastrous consequences for the rest of the world.
-
-
Cannot possibly retain the info... waste of $$
- By Nick on 2019-05-02
Written by: Francis Fukuyama
Publisher's Summary
This long-awaited successor to Daniel Yergin’s Pulitzer Prize-winning The Prize provides an essential, overarching narrative of global energy, the principal engine of geopolitical and economic change.
A master storyteller as well as a leading energy expert, Daniel Yergin continues the riveting story begun in his Pulitzer Prize–winning book, The Prize. In The Quest, 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.
The Quest 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, The Quest vividly reveals the decisions, technologies, and individuals that are shaping our future.
What the critics say
“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. The Quest is...the definitive guide to how we got here.” (The Financial Times)
“A sprawling story richly textured with original material, quirky details and amusing anecdotes...” (Wall Street Journal)
"[An] important book...a valuable primer on the basic issues that define energy today. Yergin is careful in his analysis and never polemical.... Despite that, The Quest makes it clear that energy policy is not on the right course anywhere in the world and that everyone - on the left and the right, in the developed and the developing world - need to rethink strongly held positions." (Fareed Zakaria, The New York Times Book Review)
More from the same
Author:
What listeners say about The Quest
Average Customer RatingsReviews - Please select the tabs below to change the source of reviews.
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
- Rafaela Mayrink
- 2023-09-02
An amazing summary of the history of energy
Covers a wide range of energy sources, political decisions that shaped the industry, and key figures. Got a lot more out of this book than I expected, even after reading 2 other books by this author.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
-
Overall
- Mo Rahmani
- 2020-07-11
a must read for energy enthusiast
it is an amazing book that gives a thorough view of the energy evolution, its market, challenges, political challenges, and breakthroughs. I loved the historical element of the book very much because it created a soul for this informational journey. it covers i think all the new ideas and their development story plus so many intriguing historical and biographical points.
The narrator was great. The book is very long thougg about 40 hours of information. fiest half was more interesting for me cause at this moment i am more curious about the fossil fuel journey but the second half was very eye openning (second half is more about newer ideas and electricity and renewables and etc.)
Thank you Daniel for this amazing work. I wish I had read it earlier.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!