Steve LeVine covers foreign affairs for BusinessWeek. He previously was correspondent for Central Asia and the Caucasus for The Wall Street Journal and The New York Times for 11 years. His first book, The Oil and the Glory, a history of the former Soviet Union through the lens of oil, was published in October 2007. Putin’s Labyrinth, his new book, profiles Russia through the lives and deaths of six Russians. It was released this week.
The Oil and the Glory is No. 15 on Foreign Affairs magazine's Best-Seller List of books on American foreign policy and international affairs. The ranking is based on sales at Barnes & Noble. Thanks for your support.Labels: best-seller, Caspian, medvedev, oil, oil and the glory, oil book, oil pipelines, Putin
For people who liked Michael Douglas in Wall Street, here is an even more subtle and complex movie script.
Robert Legvold, Foreign Affairs
Unlike the genre of journalist travelogues to which the mass market has grown accustomed since at least the mid-1970s, LeVine’s book represents a primary historical source, in some ways unique.
Robert M. Cutler, The Middle East Journal
Chance meetings on planes, Connecticut mansions, CIA debriefings, Caribbean yacht cruises, Gulfstream jets - all these are set pieces in LeVine's account of how, long before it was official policy, Western oilmen "instinctively grasped the essence of détente" with the Evil Empire, and found ways to open it up for business.
Kelly McEvers, San Francisco Chronicle
This is an unforgettable story about forgettable fixers and forgettable governments out for the big bucks.
Seymour M. Hersh, Pulitzer Prize-winning writer for The New Yorker
LeVine brings to life the tycoons, inventors, politicians and crooks of the Caspian.
Joseph E. Stiglitz, Nobel prize laureate
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4 Comments:
Wow! That's fab news, Steve. I'll order a couple more today!
Many thanks Candy. For those not yet acquainted with Candy, she is an author and the designer of the web site.
I was pleasantly surprised when I saw your book on the chart last week. Congratulations, and thanks for giving the subject and region the spotlight they deserve.
Thanks Matt for the comment and best Steve
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