The Frackers: The Outrageous Inside Story of the New Billionaire Wildcatters

<b>&quot;A lively, exciting, and definitely thought-provoking book.&quot; - <i>BOOKLIST </i></b><br><br>Things looked grim for American energy in 2006, but a handful of wildcatters were determined to tap massive deposits of oil and gas that giants like Exxon and Chevron had ignored. They risked everything on a new process called fracking. Within a few years, they solved America's dependence on imported energy, triggered a global environmental controversy, and made and lost astonishing fortunes.<p><br>No one understands the frackers - their ambitions, personalities, and foibles - better than <i>Wall Street Journal </i>reporter Gregory Zuckerman. His exclusive access drives this dramatic narrative, which stretches from North Dakota to Texas to Wall Street.</p>