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Every book Daniel Yergin recommended on podcasts
Daniel Yergin is an author, historian, and energy expert best known for his authoritative work on the global energy industry, geopolitics, and economics. Appearing on podcasts, Yergin discussed his own monumental historical works and the literature that informs our understanding of modern energy transitions and economic power. He recommended that readers explore the section on the energy transition in his book The New Map, arguing that current shifts are fundamentally different from historical precedents. Yergin also discussed how his earlier narrative history of the Cold War and discoveries shaped his Pulitzer Prize-winning book The Prize, tracing the origins of its title to Winston Churchill's words about the Royal Navy. Furthermore, he mentioned Ida Tarbell's classic work on Standard Oil to explain John D. Rockefeller's legacy of monopoly, and referenced his own book The Commanding Heights while discussing economic policy and market forces in India.
Books recommended by Daniel Yergin
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The Prize
The Prize by Daniel Yergin is a Pulitzer Prize-winning historical account exploring the central role that energy, particularly oil, has played in global power, geopolitics, and international conflict for over a century.
Discussed“My first book had actually been a narrative history of the origins of the Soviet-American Cold War. So I brought that perspective to it. As I was writing The Prize, I didn't intend to do all of that. But with the discoveries, one thing led to another.”
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The New Map
The New Map by Daniel Yergin is a comprehensive geopolitical and energy analysis that examines the shifting global landscape of oil, renewables, and great power competition.
Discussed“One is in The New Map and you and I have talked about it. It’s the meeting with Prime Minister Modi in India.”
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The Quest
Discussed“That is one of the things that made The Prize, The New Map, and The Quest distinctive. The Quest, the middle book, was a question. Where the hell did the modern solar and wind industry come from anyway?”
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Ida Tarbell's Second Look at Standard Oil
Discussed“A famous woman journalist, Ida Tarbell, wrote a book about the Standard Oil trust. She said it was a great company, but it always played with loaded dice.”
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The Commanding Heights
Discussed“I discussed this in a book you probably don’t know I did called The Commanding Heights. I describe a scene in the book where he brought his senior advisors together to argue about whether you allow market forces to work or not.”
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Books Daniel Yergin wrote
Appearances
| Episode | Podcast | Date | Books |
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| Daniel Yergin — Oil destroyed Hitler, fracking destroyed Putin | Dwarkesh Podcast | 2024-09-18 | 14 |