01927nam a2200181Ia 450000500170000000800390001702000180005608200200007410000220009424500590011626000270017530000140020252013580021665000300157494200120160499900190161695201100163520260225134115.0260225s9999 xx 000 0 und d a9780307396013 a338.762233bPIC aPickens, T. Boone 0aThe First Billion Is the Hardest / cPickens, T. Boone bCrown Currency, c2009 a290 pages aItâs Never Too Late to Top Your Personal Best. 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, The First Billion Is the Hardest tells the story of the remarkable late-life comeback that brought the famed oilman and maverick back from bankruptcy and clinical depression. Along the way, the man often called the âOracle of Oilâ shares the insights that have made him a legendâand describes the billion-dollar bets he is now making in hopes of securing Americaâs energy independence. âSassy...breezes along...salted with earthy aphorisms.ââBloomberg Businessweek âBooneâs analysis of Americaâ s energy situation is 100 percent on the money....The country should listen to himâ now!â âWarren Buffett, chairman and CEO, Berkshire Hathaway âSelf-deprecating and audacious...overall, itâs decidedly informative about the machinations of business.â âDallas Morning News âA fascinating, eye-opening book by one of Americaâs greatest iconoclasts and entrepreneurs. Boone Pickensâ sense of daring and innovation has never been sharper.ââSteve Forbes, president and CEO, Forbes Inc., and editor in chief of Forbes magazine aBiography & Autobiography cENGLISH c615510d615510 00104070aACLbACLc4Ad2026-02-25l0o338.762233 PICp378531r2026-02-25 13:41:15w2026-02-25yENGLISH