Wow. I was hooked by Yergin's writing style from the beginning — I really couldn't put this one down. It's also the first book I've read that incorporates the coronavirus into its analysis and predictions, which was pretty fascinating. This book is a lot of things: a history of the energy industry, a surprisingly thorough 20th and 21st century geopolitical primer, an ominous warning of the consequences of a worsening China-US relationship, and a brief foray into the world of climate change, renewables and new mobility. But I think, above all, this book is is a reinforcement of the mind-bending number of forces and motives at play in the world of energy. Trillions upon trillions of dollars at stake, energy security/independence concerns, climate change, bitter clashes of nations, a global pandemic, energy infrastructure lock-in, advancing renewable energy technology, energy equity issues, petrostates, the rise in green lawmaking, and so much more. Will we figure it out?