{"product_id":"9780143123545","title":"Private Empire: ExxonMobil and American Power","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn “extraordinary” and “monumental” exposé of Big Oil from two-time Pulitzer Prize winner Steve Coll (\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIncludes a profile of current Secretary of State and former chairman and chief executive of ExxonMobil, Rex Tillerson\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn this, the first hard-hitting examination of ExxonMobil—the largest and most powerful private corporation in the United States—Steve Coll reveals the true extent of its power. \u003ci\u003ePrivate Empire\u003c\/i\u003e pulls back the curtain, tracking the corporation’s recent history and its central role on the world stage, beginning with the Exxon Valdez accident in 1989 and leading to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico in 2010. The action spans the globe—featuring kidnapping cases, civil wars, and high-stakes struggles at the Kremlin—and the narrative is driven by larger-than-life characters, including corporate legend Lee “Iron Ass” Raymond, ExxonMobil’s chief executive until 2005, and current chairman and chief executive Rex Tillerson, President-elect Donald Trump's nomination for Secretary of State. A penetrating, news-breaking study, \u003ci\u003ePrivate Empire\u003c\/i\u003e is a defining portrait of Big Oil in American politics and foreign policy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSteve Coll's new book \u003cb\u003eDirectorate S: The C.I.A. and America's Secret Wars in Afghanistan and Pakistan, 2001-2016 \u003c\/b\u003ewill be published in February 2018.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47022771536112,"sku":"9780143123545","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780143123545_p0.jpg?v=1763657442","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780143123545","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}