Blowout : corrupted democracy, rogue state Russia, and the richest, most destructive industry on Earth /
Rachel Maddow.
- First edition.
- xxi, 406 pages ; 25 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (pages [371]-390) and index.
Introduction: In a surrealist landscape -- Splendor and fragrance -- The genie -- Stolen goods -- Charlie Hustle -- Thunder up! -- Rex shrugged -- A risk management problem -- Poster boy -- Practical realities -- Who does that? -- The other 1 percent -- Ultrahazardous activity -- A significant strategic step -- Trust -- The handsome hero -- This ai't no disco -- Such a man is born once every few decades -- Putin zasal -- All hail the mercenaries -- His idea of America -- Because they could -- "We greatly value our relationship" -- Pobeda! -- "Yeah that was crazy" -- Active appreciation -- It all ties back -- "All they have is this" -- "Constituency trumps everything" -- Containment.
"With her trademark black humor, Maddow takes us on a switchback journey around the globe, revealing the greed and incompetence of Big Oil and Gas along the way, and drawing a surprising conclusion about why the Russian government hacked the 2016 U.S. election."--
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