{"product_id":"blood-and-oil-mohammed-bin-salmans-ruthless-quest-for-global-power-paperback","title":"Blood and Oil: Mohammed Bin Salman's Ruthless Quest for Global Power - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBradley Hope\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJustin Scheck\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom award-winning \u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal \u003c\/i\u003ereporters comes a revelatory look at the inner workings of the world's most powerful royal family, and how the struggle for succession produced Saudi Arabia's charismatic but ruthless Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, aka MBS.\u003c\/b\u003e​ \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e35-year-old Mohammed bin Salman's sudden rise stunned the world. Political and business leaders such as former UK prime minister Tony Blair and WME chairman Ari Emanuel flew out to meet with the crown prince and came away convinced that his desire to reform the kingdom was sincere. He spoke passionately about bringing women into the workforce and toning down Saudi Arabia's restrictive Islamic law. He lifted the ban on women driving and explored investments in Silicon Valley.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut MBS began to betray an erratic interior beneath the polish laid on by scores of consultants and public relations experts like McKinsey \u0026amp; Company. The allegations of his extreme brutality and excess began to slip out, including that he ordered the assassination of journalist Jamal Khashoggi. While stamping out dissent by holding 300 people, including prominent members of the Saudi royal family, in the Ritz-Carlton hotel and elsewhere for months, he continued to exhibit his extreme wealth, including buying a $70 million chateau in Europe and one of the world's most expensive yachts. It seemed that he did not understand nor care about how the outside world would react to his displays of autocratic muscle--what mattered was the flex.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eBlood and Oil\u003c\/i\u003e is a gripping work of investigative journalism about one of the world's most decisive and dangerous new leaders. Hope and Scheck show how MBS' precipitous rise coincided with the fraying of the simple bargain that had been at the head of US-Saudi relations for more than 80 years: oil, for military protection. Caught in his net are well-known US bankers, Hollywood figures, and politicians, all eager to help the charming and crafty crown prince.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Middle East is already a volatile region. Add to the mix an ambitious prince with extraordinary powers, hunger for lucre, a tight relationship with the White House through President Trump's son in law Jared Kushner, and an apparent willingness to break anything--and anyone--that gets in the way of his vision, and the stakes of his rise are bracing. If his bid fails, Saudi Arabia has the potential to become an unstable failed state and a magnet for Islamic extremists. And if his bid to transform his country succeeds, even in part, it will have reverberations around the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLonglisted for the \u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e \u0026amp; McKinsey Business Book of the Year Award\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBradley Hope\u003c\/b\u003e, based in London, is the\u003ci\u003e New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling coauthor of \u003ci\u003eBillion Dollar Whale \u003c\/i\u003e(2018) and \u003ci\u003eBlood and Oil\u003c\/i\u003e (2020) and author of the upcoming \u003ci\u003eThe Rebel and The Kingdom\u003c\/i\u003e (Nov 1, 2022). He is the co-founder of journalism studio Project Brazen along with Tom Wright. Hope is a Pulitzer Prize finalist and Gerald Loeb Award winner. \u003cb\u003eJustin Scheck\u003c\/b\u003e, based in New York, has worked at the \u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal \u003c\/i\u003esince 2007, covering white collar crime across four continents. He has been writing about Saudi Arabia since 2016. Scheck is a Pulitzer Prize finalist.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 384\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.08 x 8.25 x 5.53 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 07, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51964676374829,"sku":"9780306846632","price":20.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/blood-and-oil-mohammed-bin-salmans-ruthless-quest-for-global-power-paperback-7788611.webp?v=1775477046","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/blood-and-oil-mohammed-bin-salmans-ruthless-quest-for-global-power-paperback","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}