Blowout (book)
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| Author | Rachel Maddow |
|---|---|
| Audio read by | Rachel Maddow[1] |
| Language | English |
| Subjects | |
| Publisher | Crown |
Publication date | October 1, 2019 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (hardcover and paperback) |
| ISBN | 978-0-525-57547-4 (hardcover) |
| 338.2/7285 | |
| LC Class | HD9581.A2 M33 2019 |
Blowout: Corrupted Democracy, Rogue State Russia, and the Richest, Most Destructive Industry on Earth is a 2019 non-fiction book by Rachel Maddow. It is her second book and was published by Crown on October 1, 2019. It concerns the Russian interference in the 2016 United States elections and corruption in the oil and gas industry.[2]
The book debuted at number one on the The New York Times Best Seller list.
Release
Blowout was first published in hardcover by Crown, an imprint of Random House, on October 1, 2019. The book was also published in paperback on October 15, 2019 by Random House Large Print.[2]
The book debuted at number one on the The New York Times' Combined Print & E-Book Nonfiction best sellers list and Hardcover Nonfiction best sellers list for the October 20, 2019 issue of The New York Times Book Review.[3][4]
Reception
Kirkus Reviews praised the book, calling it a "densely argued exercise in connecting dots."[5]
Publishers Weekly gave the book a mixed review, writing, "the resulting hodgepodge doesn't always support her portrayal of oil and gas as a "singularly destructive industry" that "effectively owns" governments; her absorbing account of Putin's skullduggery is really about a vampiric government victimizing the oil industry (and includes an unconvincing link to Trump-Russia collusion theories). Maddow's absorbing but inconsistent exposé demonizes more than it analyzes."[6]
References
- ^ "Blowout by Rachel Maddow". Penguin Random House Audio. Retrieved December 10, 2019.
- ^ a b "Blowout by Rachel Maddow". Penguin Random House. Retrieved December 10, 2019.
- ^ "Combined Print & E-Book Nonfiction - Best Sellers". The New York Times. October 20, 2019. Retrieved December 10, 2019.
- ^ "Hardcover Nonfiction Books - Best Sellers". The New York Times. October 20, 2019. Retrieved December 10, 2019.
- ^ "Blowout: Corrupted Democracy, Rogue State Russia, and the Richest, Most Destructive Industry on Earth by Rachel Maddow". Kirkus Reviews. July 28, 2019. Retrieved December 10, 2019.
- ^ "Nonfiction Book Review: Blowout: Corrupted Democracy, Rogue State Russia, and the Richest, Most Destructive Industry on Earth by Rachel Maddow". Publishers Weekly. August 12, 2019. Retrieved December 10, 2019.
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