"A fascinating, eye-opening book by one of America's greatest
iconoclasts and entrepreneurs. Boone Pickens' sense of daring and
innovation has never been sharper. Readers will quickly realize
that this billionaire's extraordinary achievements are but a
warm-up for what he is about to do now."
--Steve Forbes, President and CEO, Forbes Inc., and Editor-in-Chief
of "Forbes" magazine
"Boone's analysis of America's energy situation is 100% on the
money. In easy and colorful language he tells us where we are going
wrong and what we must do about it. The country should listen to
him -- now!"
--Warren Buffett, Chairman and CEO, Berkshire Hathaway
"It is inspiring to see Boone Pickens tackling the big issues,
daring himself to think bigger, putting forward wind, water and
energy ideas that are nothing less than paradigm busters. This
absorbing and illuminating book shows why Boone has been more
successful than just about all his competitors, and, more
crucially, why the problem of resource scarcity may not be as
insoluble as some think."
--Jeffrey Immelt, CEO, General Electric
"Boone Pickens was among the first to grasp that corporations can
be marvelous catalysts for progress if individual investors are
given a say in what their priorities should be. Today, as humanity
faces resource scarcity and dwindling supplies of cheap energy, the
responsibility that has devolved to entrepreneurs, and the
investors who back them, has never been more immense. Yet, in
recounting his own story of comeback after comeback and tackling
some of history's biggest oil, wind and water projects, Boone shows
that sometimes all it takes is rejecting the 'usual' and striking
out across virginterritory. In that sense, Boone is a pioneer, and
this is a pioneer's story. Even now, the man they call the Oracle
of Oil is blazing new paths that may, indeed, lead us out of the
predicament we find ourselves in."
--Carl Icahn, Chairman, Icahn & Co., Inc.
"Boone's analysis of America's energy situation is 100% on the
money. In easy and colorful language he tells us where we are going
wrong and what we must do about it. The country should listen to
him -- now!"
--Warren Buffett, Chairman and CEO, Berkshire Hathaway
"It is inspiring to see Boone Pickens tackling the big issues,
daring himself to think bigger, putting forward wind, water and
energy ideas that are nothing less than paradigm busters. This
absorbing and illuminating book shows why Boone has been more
successful than just about all his competitors, and, more
crucially, why the problem of resource scarcity may not be as
insoluble as some think."
--Jeffrey Immelt, CEO, General Electric
"Boone Pickens was among the first to grasp that corporations can
be marvelous catalysts for progress if individual investors are
given a say in what their priorities should be. Today, as humanity
faces resource scarcity and dwindling supplies of cheap energy, the
responsibility that has devolved to entrepreneurs, and the
investors who back them, has never been more immense. Yet, in
recounting his own story of comeback after comeback and tackling
some of history's biggest oil, wind and water projects, Boone shows
that sometimes all it takes is rejecting the 'usual' and striking
out across virgin territory. In that sense, Boone is a pioneer, and
this is a pioneer's story. Even now, the man they call the Oracle
of Oil is blazing new paths that may, indeed, lead us out of the
predicament we find ourselves in."
--Carl Icahn, Chairman, Icahn & Co., Inc.
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