Many years ago I read a book, at 881 pages a tome, called The Prize: The Epic Quest for Oil, Money and Power (1990), by Daniel Yergin, a high-powered author. I was very impressed by the book, which is why I have it sitting in front of me right now. (I usually get rid of books after they have gathered enough dust, only keeping those that I think were really worth reading. Often times I will read something really bad, and rather than passing it along, merely throw it away. I have no problem with book burning either. Some books need to be burned.) (Why did the words “Atlas Shrugged” just cross my mind?)
When I read The Prize, I was not aware that tracts like that are heavily censored – that is, it is the official history of the oil industry, not the real one, which is secret. Another book I still have on hand, Tragedy and Hope by Carroll Quigley, is similar in that we are told it is an uncensored history of Europe and the U.S. It was heavily censored, but allowed to go on sale behind the illusion that powerful people objected to it. That way, people are more inclined to believe in it.
