# The Prize by Daniel Yergin

5 Hacker News commenters recommended The Prize by Daniel Yergin and 0 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 4 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** Recommended as the go-to history of the worldwide oil and gas industry, praised for clear explanations of its strategy and the scheming behind it.

## Why people recommend it

- Go-to history of the oil industry (1 comments): "the goto history of oil & gas industry worldwide" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49909659))
- Clear explanation of strategic structure (1 comments): "The book does an amazing job of explaining the strategic structure of WWII in a simple and clear and way." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47973243))
- Vivid account of industry scheming (1 comments): "Scheming features prominently to say the least." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49424028))
- Called an excellent book (1 comments): "The post you're responding to quotes "The Prize" (an excellent book)" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48285745))

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- [Chip War by Chris Miller](https://hackerapproved.com/p/chip-war.md): 13 recommend

## Where to get it

- [See price on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/dp/0671710893?tag=hackerapprove-20) (affiliate link)
- [Bookshop.org](https://bookshop.org/a/130825/9780671710897) (affiliate link)

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "The Prize by Daniel Yergin", https://hackerapproved.com/p/prize/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).