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May 2, 2012

A Many-Sided Portrait of an Oil Giant

Joseph Pratt, Pacific Standard


guardian.uk.co

Private Empire is an important contribution to the ongoing debate about our energy future. For his new book being released this week, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Steve Coll culled data from more than 400 interviews. . .

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