A biography of commodity entrepreneur and fugitive Marc Rich. The book details the life and professional career of the billionaire trader who helped create the spot market for oil. It explains the history of the global oil market, the geopolitics surrounding oil, and how the modern oil market developed. It also details the charges Rudy Giuliani and Sandy Weinberg brought against Rich, why he chose to flee the country, and how he received a presidential pardon after eighteen years as a fugitive.

A biography of fracking and how the technology transformed the U.S. oil industry and global energy markets. Zuckerman profiles key players like Harold Hamm (Continental Resources), Aubrey McClendon and Tom Ward (Chesapeake Energy), and Charif Souki (Cheniere Energy), showing how their bold bets on shale unlocked a new era in energy. Part biography, part business thriller, the book traces the rise of hydraulic fracturing and the entrepreneurs who embraced it.