{"product_id":"9781847942678","title":"The World for Sale: Money, Power and the Traders Who Barter the Earth's Resources","description":"Author: Blas, Javier \u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781847942678 \u003cbr\u003ePublisher: RANDOM HOUSE UK \u003cbr\u003eYear First Published: 2022 \u003cbr\u003ePages: 416 \u003cbr\u003eDimensions: 196mm x 129mm x 28mm \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDescription: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cu\u003eMeet the traders who supply the world with oil, metal and food - no matter how corrupt, war-torn or famine-stricken the source.\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Gripping' \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eEconomist\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Jaw-dropping' \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Riveting' \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Fascinating' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eReuters\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWe are entering an age of energy crises and food shortages. This book reveals why.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMeet the swashbuckling traders who supply the world with energy, food and metal.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTheir goal- To make billions by buying and selling raw materials - flogging Russian gas to Europe, Saudi oil to America and Congolese metals to Silicon Valley.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTheir methods- Whatever it takes - whether funnelling cash to Vladimir Putin's sanction-stricken Kremlin, schmoozing Russian metal oligarchs after the collapse of the Soviet Union, or striking deals with the Libyan rebels at the height of the Arab Spring.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThese are the commodity traders. You've probably never heard of them. But, like it or not, you're one of their customers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e*Shortlisted for the \u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e \u0026amp; McKinsey Business Book of the Year Award*\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e*A \u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eEconomist\u003c\/i\u003e Book of the Year*\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Shows how much money and global influence is concentrated in the hands of a tiny group . . . Remarkable . . . As the authors roam from oilfield to wheatfield, they reveal information so staggering you almost gasp' \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A globe-spanning corporate thriller, full of intrigue and double dealing . . . Changes how we see the world, often in horrifying ways' \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eSpectator\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A rich archive of ripping yarns . . . The high level narrative is gripping enough. But it is the details of what these freewheeling companies actually got up to that give the book a thriller-like quality' \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Some of the stories could be straight out of John le Carre. The difference is they're true' \u003cb\u003eAndrew Neil\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45667899637918,"sku":"UBD-9781847942678","price":26.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781847942678.jpg?v=1751332024","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781847942678","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}