{"product_id":"the-world-for-sale-javier-blas","title":"The World for Sale (Javier Blas)","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Gripping' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eEconomist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'Jaw-dropping' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'Riveting' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\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\u003cb\u003e*\u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eEconomist\u003c\/i\u003e Book of the Year*\u003c\/b\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\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' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\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' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSpectator\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\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' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'Some of the stories could be straight out of John le Carré. The difference is they're true' \u003cb\u003eAndrew Neil\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch4\u003eAutorenportrait\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJavier Blas\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eJack Farchy\u003c\/b\u003e are two of the world's best-known journalists covering energy, commodities and trading houses. They both work for Bloomberg News, where Blas is chief energy correspondent and Farchy is a senior reporter covering natural resources. Previously, they covered commodities for the \u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBlas and Farchy have interviewed most of the key figures in the commodity trading industry - in some cases, the first time the traders had ever spoken publicly. They've published the financial accounts of many of these secretive companies for the first time. And they've reported on oil, food and war from countries as diverse as Kazakhstan, Ivory Coast, and Libya.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe pair frequently appear on TV and radio as experts on commodities. Blas has been interviewed on BBC News, CNN and Al Jazeera, and Farchy regularly appears on BBC Radio 4 \u003ci\u003eToday\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003ci\u003eThe World for Sale\u003c\/i\u003e is their first book.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJavier Blas\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eJack Farchy\u003c\/b\u003e are two of the world's best-known journalists covering energy, commodities and trading houses. They both work for Bloomberg News, where Blas is chief energy correspondent and Farchy is a senior reporter covering natural resources. Previously, they covered commodities for the \u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBlas and Farchy have interviewed most of the key figures in the commodity trading industry - in some cases, the first time the traders had ever spoken publicly. They've published the financial accounts of many of these secretive companies for the first time. And they've reported on oil, food and war from countries as diverse as Kazakhstan, Ivory Coast, and Libya.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe pair frequently appear on TV and radio as experts on commodities. Blas has been interviewed on BBC News, CNN and Al Jazeera, and Farchy regularly appears on BBC Radio 4 \u003ci\u003eToday\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003ci\u003eThe World for Sale\u003c\/i\u003e is their first book.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch4\u003eWeitere Angaben\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eBuch (Paperback), B-format paperback, Englisch, 416 Seiten\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Weltbild.ch: Bücher \u0026 Outlet","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":65804287115613,"sku":"K093242193","price":12.0,"currency_code":"CHF","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0911\/8915\/0045\/files\/9324219300001A.jpg?v=1788461329","url":"https:\/\/weltbild.ch\/products\/the-world-for-sale-javier-blas","provider":"Weltbild.ch Bücher \u0026 Outlet","version":"1.0","type":"link"}