The First Billion Is the Hardest
Author: Pickens, T. Boone
ISBN: 9780307396013
Publisher: RANDOM HOUSE US
Year first published: 08 Sep 2009
Pages: 304
Format: Paperback / softback
For the hundreds of thousands who read and enjoyed Pickens' fifteen-week 1987 I>New York Times/I> bestseller I>Boone/I>...those who want to hear what one of the world's foremost energy experts predicts for future oil supplies...readers of "miraculous business recovery" books like I>Iacocca/I> or I>Trump- The Art of the Comeback/I>...and, most important, those who crave confirmation that life hasn't passed them by and that, no matter how old they are, it's possible to exceed anything they've done previously.BR>BR>b>It's Never Too Late to Top Your Personal Best./b>br>br> Both a riveting account of a life spent pulling off improbable triumphs and a report back from the front of the global-energy and natural-resource wars, i>The First Billion Is the Hardest/i> tells the story of the remarkable late-life comeback that brought the famed oilman and maverick back from bankruptcy and clinical depression. Along the way, the man often called the "Oracle of Oil" shares the insights that have made him a legend-and describes the billion-dollar bets he is now making in hopes of securing America's energy independence. br>br> br> "Sassy...breezes along...salted with earthy aphorisms."-i>Bloomberg Businessweek/i>br>br> "Boone's analysis of America' s energy situation is 100 percent on the money....The country should listen to him- now!" -Warren Buffett, chairman and CEO, Berkshire Hathawaybr>br> "Self-deprecating and audacious...overall, it's decidedly informative about the machinations of business." -Dallas Morning Newsbr>br> "A fascinating, eye-opening book by one of America's greatest iconoclasts and entrepreneurs. Boone Pickens' sense of daring and innovation has never been sharper."-Steve Forbes, president and CEO, Forbes Inc., and editor in chief of i>Forbes/i> magazine
ISBN: 9780307396013
Publisher: RANDOM HOUSE US
Year first published: 08 Sep 2009
Pages: 304
Format: Paperback / softback
For the hundreds of thousands who read and enjoyed Pickens' fifteen-week 1987 I>New York Times/I> bestseller I>Boone/I>...those who want to hear what one of the world's foremost energy experts predicts for future oil supplies...readers of "miraculous business recovery" books like I>Iacocca/I> or I>Trump- The Art of the Comeback/I>...and, most important, those who crave confirmation that life hasn't passed them by and that, no matter how old they are, it's possible to exceed anything they've done previously.BR>BR>b>It's Never Too Late to Top Your Personal Best./b>br>br> Both a riveting account of a life spent pulling off improbable triumphs and a report back from the front of the global-energy and natural-resource wars, i>The First Billion Is the Hardest/i> tells the story of the remarkable late-life comeback that brought the famed oilman and maverick back from bankruptcy and clinical depression. Along the way, the man often called the "Oracle of Oil" shares the insights that have made him a legend-and describes the billion-dollar bets he is now making in hopes of securing America's energy independence. br>br> br> "Sassy...breezes along...salted with earthy aphorisms."-i>Bloomberg Businessweek/i>br>br> "Boone's analysis of America' s energy situation is 100 percent on the money....The country should listen to him- now!" -Warren Buffett, chairman and CEO, Berkshire Hathawaybr>br> "Self-deprecating and audacious...overall, it's decidedly informative about the machinations of business." -Dallas Morning Newsbr>br> "A fascinating, eye-opening book by one of America's greatest iconoclasts and entrepreneurs. Boone Pickens' sense of daring and innovation has never been sharper."-Steve Forbes, president and CEO, Forbes Inc., and editor in chief of i>Forbes/i> magazine
