Hunt
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xJUOIKg4Bic Fast-pace, twisty and wild. Rating: [rating: 3/5]
The New Map
[abp:1594206430:c:alignright]Author: Daniel Yergin Rating: [rating: 4/5] Throughout human history, energy discovery and access have been major drivers of both progress and conflict. Due to its high energy density and relatively low extraction cost, oil has been a focal point of competition among nations. Its extremely uneven global distribution has also…
The Last Empire: The Final Days of the Soviet Union
[abp:0465046711:c:alignright]Author: Serhii Plokhy Rating: [rating: 4/5] The author uses the first-hand materials and previous classified documents to outline a series of events between the failed coup in August 1991 and the collapse of the Soviet Union by the end of the year. He reveals that financial difficulties and independent movements…