{"product_id":"the-world-for-sale","title":"The World for Sale","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMeet the traders who supply the world with oil, metal and food—no matter how corrupt, war-torn or famine-stricken the source.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eGripping\u003c\/em\u003e Economist\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eJaw-dropping\u003c\/em\u003e Sunday Times\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eRiveting\u003c\/em\u003e Financial Times\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eFascinating\u003c\/em\u003e Reuters\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWe are entering an age of energy crises and food shortages. This book reveals why.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eMeet the swashbuckling traders who supply the world with energy, food, and metal.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThese are the commodity traders. You've probably never heard of them. But, like it or not, you're one of their customers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eShortlisted for the Financial Times \u0026amp; McKinsey Business Book of the Year Award\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eA Financial Times and Economist Book of the Year\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eShows 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\u003c\/em\u003e Sunday Times\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA globe-spanning corporate thriller, full of intrigue and double dealing . . . Changes how we see the world, often in horrifying ways\u003c\/em\u003e Spectator\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA 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\u003c\/em\u003e Financial Times\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSome of the stories could be straight out of John le Carré. The difference is they're true\u003c\/em\u003e Andrew Neil\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House NZ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45692518727916,"sku":"9781847942678","price":30.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781847942678.jpg?v=1725565143","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.pro\/products\/the-world-for-sale","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}