Queen of the Oil Club: The Intrepid Wanda Jablonski and the Power of Information
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| Rating | : | 4.89 (549 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 080707277X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 360 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-05-05 |
| Language | : | English |
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G. Gladfelter said A Queen Hidden from View. "The Wanda" had influence and access that boggles the imagination, and that most journalists can only dream about. Yet, few people outside the upper reaches of the oil industry knew who she was, and the importance of what she did. This book renders an important service by putting a spotlight on Wanda, and by laying bare some of what the oil industry has done to create dangerous tensions in the world, and a flaw in our economy that could turn o. Amazon Customer said Five Stars. I found the book facinating.. Five Stars Fascinating story!!
Anna Rubino has followed in Wanda Jablonski's footsteps, mining the data and presenting a fascinating story."—Rachel Bronson, author of Thicker than Oil: America's Uneasy Partnership with Saudi Arabia. Jablonski's colorful career comes alive in Anna Rubino's richly reported biography.—David Ignatius, columnist for the Washington Post and author of Body of Lies: A Novel"A page-turner and a substantive biography, Queen of the Oil Club makes Middle East oil history come alive through the eyes of a truly trailblazing woman journalist."—Ambassador Connie Morella, former Maryland congresswoman"Part detective story and part political thriller, Queen of the Oil Club is the true account of the most influential woman of the early oil age. Jablonski not only chronicled the growth of the oil i
This is the story of a gutsy journalist who challenged power-and succeeded. Wanda Jablonski was an investigative reporter, publisher, and power broker who came to wield exceptional influence on twentieth-century geopolitics by shedding light on the secretive world of oil from the 1950s through the 1980s. She survived threats, boycotts, and suspicions of espionage as she elicited information and insight from CEOs of the oil giants and political leaders, including the shah of Iran.Working for the Journal of Commerce and other New York publications, Jablonski defied the prevailing view that a woman reporting on business had no credibility. Her scoops, commentaries, and private networking helped shape the debate that led to the creation of OPEC, the oil shocks of the 1970s, and the largest transfer of wealth in history.Tenacious and glamorous, Wanda-as she was known in the oil world-coaxed her way into exploration sites in Middle Eastern deserts, drilling camps in the Venezuelan jungle, male-only boardrooms in New York and London, and the king's harem in Saudi Arabia. Nicknamed the midwife of OPEC, Jablonski undermined Big Oil's dominanc
Rubino is now an investigative reporter for OTR Global, a San Francisco-based investment news service.. from Yale, has covered oil and business news from New York and Brussels. Anna Rubino, a journalist and historian with a Ph.D. Her work has appeared in Business Week, the International Herald Tribune, and Petroleum Intelligence Weekly