内容简介
It’s Never Too Late to Top Your Personal Best.
Both a riveting account of a life spent pulling off improbabletriumphs and a report back from the front of the global-energy andnatural-resource wars, The First Billion Is the Hardest tells thestory of the remarkable late-life comeback that brought the famedoilman and maverick back from bankruptcy and clinical depression.Along the way, the man often called the “Oracle of Oil” shares theinsights that have made him a legend–and describes thebillion-dollar bets he is now making in hopes of securing America’senergy independence.
“Sassy...breezes along...salted with earthyaphorisms.”—Bloomberg.com
“Boone’s analysis of America’s energy situation is 100 percent onthe money....The country should listen to him–now!” —WarrenBuffett, chairman and CEO, Berkshire Hathaway
“Self-deprecating and audacious...overall, it’s decidedlyinformative about the machinations of business.” –Dallas MorningNews
Both a riveting account of a life spent pulling off improbabletriumphs and a report back from the front of the global-energy andnatural-resource wars, The First Billion Is the Hardest tells thestory of the remarkable late-life comeback that brought the famedoilman and maverick back from bankruptcy and clinical depression.Along the way, the man often called the “Oracle of Oil” shares theinsights that have made him a legend–and describes thebillion-dollar bets he is now making in hopes of securing America’senergy independence.
“Sassy...breezes along...salted with earthyaphorisms.”—Bloomberg.com
“Boone’s analysis of America’s energy situation is 100 percent onthe money....The country should listen to him–now!” —WarrenBuffett, chairman and CEO, Berkshire Hathaway
“Self-deprecating and audacious...overall, it’s decidedlyinformative about the machinations of business.” –Dallas MorningNews