The King of Oil

The King of Oil: The Secret Lives of Marc Rich
Hardcover edition
Author Daniel Ammann
Country United States
Language English
Subject Marc Rich, commodity trading
Genre Non-fiction
Published October 13, 2009
Publisher St. Martin's Press
Media type Print, e-book
Pages 320 pages
ISBN 978-0312570743

The King of Oil: The Secret Lives of Marc Rich is a non-fiction book by Swiss investigative journalist Daniel Ammann.[1][2][3][4][5] The book was initially released on October 13, 2009 by St. Martin's Press.

Synopsis

The book focuses on the biography of Marc Rich, a prominent international financier and commodity trader, who became a billionaire in the 1970s, arguably inventing the spot market for oil, grain, and metals. His Switzerland-based corporation Marc Rich + Co. AG actively traded with the apartheid regime of South Africa, Iran under Ayatollah Khomeini, Cuba, Nigeria under dictator Sani Abacha, China, the Soviet Union, and later Russia.[6][7]

References

  1. ↑ MOUAWAD, JAD (October 15, 2009). "Book on Marc Rich Details His Iran Oil Deals". The New York Times. nytimes.com. Retrieved 5 July 2017.
  2. ↑ DODDS FRANK, ALLAN (12 November 2009). "Marc Rich Spills His Secrets". Daily Beast. thedailybeast.com. Retrieved 5 July 2017.
  3. ↑ "'King Of Oil' Being Primed For Big Screen By BB Film Productions". deadline.com. Retrieved 5 July 2017.
  4. ↑ Collins, Art (24 June 2010). "The King of Oil: The Secret Lives of Marc Rich". Futures. futuresmag.com. Retrieved 5 July 2017.
  5. ↑ Rothholz, Peter L. "The King of Oil: The Secret Lives of Marc Rich by Daniel Ammann". Jewish Book Council. jewishbookcouncil.org. Retrieved 5 July 2017.
  6. ↑ "THE KING OF OIL The Secret Lives of Marc Rich by Daniel Ammann". Kirkus Reviews. kirkusreviews.com. Retrieved 5 July 2017.
  7. ↑ "The King of Oil: The Secret Lives of Marc Rich". Publishers Weekly. publishersweekly.com. Retrieved 5 July 2017.
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