This book was a feat, encompassing all of the key themes of modern history that make the present what it is today. Yergin deftly reveals the ways geopolitics, energy, macroeconomics and industry, and technological innovation are inextricably bound to one another, and how these ties impact everyday life from world leaders and industry execs, to entrepreneurs, to every day people wanting to get from point A to point B. I don’t think I ever thought I’d read (listen) to a book that talked as adeptly about the complexities of conflict in the Middle East, as about Elon Musk and the rise of the electric vehicle. I feel I’ve come away from this book definitely with more knowledge, and a better understanding of how the world around me works.