The Quest: Energy, Security, and the Remaking of the Modern World

The Quest: Energy, Security, and the Remaking of the Modern World
AuthorDaniel Yergin
LanguageEnglish
GenreNon-fiction
PublisherPenguin Press
Publication date
September 20, 2011
(Revised reprint, September 26, 2012)
Publication placeUnited States
Media typePrint (Hardback, Paperback), E-book, Audiobook
Pages832
ISBN1594202834
Preceded byThe Prize 

The Quest: Energy, Security, and the Remaking of the Modern World is an international bestselling book by energy expert Daniel Yergin.[1][2] The book was initially published on September 20, 2011 through Penguin Press and is considered to be the follow-up to Yergin’s 1992 Pulitzer Prize–winning history of oil, The Prize, and describes the development of the current energy system and prospects for the future.[3] Upon its release, the book received praise and criticism both for its breadth of subject as well as for its impartiality.[4] It is often suggested as a "primer" or "guide" to the energy field for the way it combines a narrative across the entire energy spectrum into a single volume.[5][6]

A revised reprint edition of the book was issued on September 26, 2012.

  1. ^ Schuessler, Jennifer (9 October 2011). "NYT Best Sellers List". The New York Times. Retrieved 22 January 2013.
  2. ^ "World Economic Bestsellers". The Beijing Xinhua cultural LLC. Retrieved 22 January 2013.
  3. ^ Benko, Ralph (3 January 2012). "Daniel Yergin's The Quest: Human Ingenuity, Passion, the Fall of Caliphatism and the Rise of Prosperity". Forbes. Retrieved 18 December 2012.
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