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With a plan for reducing US oil dependency.
It’s never too late to top your personal best.
Now eighty years old, T. Boone Pickens is a legendary figure in the business world. Known as the “Oracle of Oil” because of his uncanny ability to predict the direction of fuel prices, he built Mesa Petroleum, one of the largest independent oil companies in the United States, from a $2,500 investment. In the 1980s, Pickens became a household name when he executed a series of unsolicited buyout bids for undervalued oil companies, in the process reinventing the notion of shareholders’ rights. Even his failures were successful in that they forced risk-averse managers to reconsider the way they did business.
When Pickens left Mesa at age 68 after a spectacular downward spiral in the company’s profits, many counted him out. Indeed, what followed for him was a painful divorce, clinical depression, a temporary inability to predict the movement of energy prices, and the loss of 90 percent of his investing capital. But Pickens was far from out.
From that personal and professional nadir, Pickens staged one of the most impressive comebacks in the industry, turning his investment fund’s remaining $3 million into $8 billion in profit in just a few years. That made him, at age 77, the world’s second-highest-paid hedge fund manager. But he wasn’t done yet. Today, Pickens is making some of the world’s most colossal energy bets. If he has his way, most of America’s cars will eventually run on natural gas, and vast swaths of the nation’s prairie land will become places where wind can be harnessed for power generation. Currently no less bold than he was decades ago when he single-handedly transformed America’s oil industry, Pickens is staking billions on the conviction that he knows what’s coming. In this audiobook, he spells out that future in detail, not only presenting a comprehensive plan for American energy independence but also providing a fascinating glimpse into key resources such as water - yet another area where he is putting billions on the line.
From a businessman who is extraordinarily humble yet is considered one of the world’s most visionary, The First Billion Is the Hardest is both a riveting account of a life spent pulling off improbable triumphs and a report back from the front of the global energy and natural-resource wars - of vital interest to anyone who has a stake in America’s future.
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All about Boone
Would you listen to The First Billion Is the Hardest again? Why?
Good Read to learn about Boone past, present and future.
What did you like best about this story?
his vision for the future
Have you listened to any of Arthur Morey’s other performances before? How does this one compare?
yes, I like his reads
Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?
I am always fascinated to hear the childhood background of great people
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- dinomatic
- 10-25-16
Not bad
Solid book. Was very intriguing especially the political undertones. A life's work can yield many breakthroughs into hushed subject matters impacting the USA and world.
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- stephen
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Book is OK-good for business-proud on personal
I recommend book strictly on business information and Natural Gas/Oil Business shared. It seemed from Mr. Pickens tone that he was a little out of touch with his pride and staying grounded. It was disappointing to hear him brag about all of the great accomplishments, and never mention much about family, but rather lose more sleep over his dog. Boone is not a bad guy, but he is definitly proud, but has alot to be proud of!
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- Jack
- 10-07-08
Wisdom from one of the best
This is one of the better audible books I have listened to. Mr Pickens thoughts on energy and our national security are right on. He has the business sense and the expertise in the are of energy resources to make a strong case for his proposals which are both well though out and sobering. There is just enough about his background and personal life to make the man real and at the same time, the technical side of business that he speaks of is educational to say the least. The narrator does and excellent job and is easy to listen to. Highly recommended.
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- Brent
- 10-16-08
If I was 1.00% as smart as this
Some of the techniques that Boon used in the past are innovative. Being such an underdog taking on such giants, it is truly an inspiring book. Not to make a billion, but to not count the most unlikely of thoughts out.
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- JustACustomer
- 02-04-09
Autobiography of T. Boone Pickens
Book covers alot of information on Energy, but this truly is an autobiography of T. Boone. The book dwelves into a number of topics including his Philanthropic activity with Oklahoma State, etc. I appreciated the personal history, the story of "Boone" building his companies, and the parts relative to Americas energy situation. If the topics are of interest you'll probably love the book. There are a few slow points (such as the Oklahoma State stuff) which I could tell interested the Author (but I hadn't signed up for) which were unexpected. But overall an enjoyable listen.
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