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The Quest: Energy, Security, and the Remaking of the Modern World. By Daniel Yergin. New York: Penguin Press, 2011. 816pp. $37.95.
No other public policy issue is so critical yet as nuanced and poorly understood as energy. This makes Yergin's attempt in The Quest to guide nonexpert readers through the energy maze a worthy one.
Yergin examines how global energy demand will be met in an era which, despite the current slowdown, promises unprecedented economic growth. In a hype-free manner, he covers almost every form of energy. He describes the fundamentals of supply and demand, the challenges facing the oil industry and the electric power sector, and...