The Gambit [Paperback]

Gary Nunnally (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 1, 2006

Terrorism for profit. In The Gambit, terrorist events are "engineered" to spike global oil markets for personal profit and political and strategic goals. The audacious manipulation of events soon spirals oil prices out of control, undermining economies and the reelection prospects of a U.S. president, co-opted by the actions of the conspiracy underway. A conspiracy led by a wealthy Saudi prince who has the goods on the occupant of the White House; a conspiracy operating under the cover of shadowy militant groups, seducing a Houston oilman to subjecting his own company to terrorist assault. Tipped off by a mysterious Lebanese banker, the U.S. mounts a furious effort to thwart the operation. But, it becomes eerily apparent that the President's first priority is to terminate the banker at all costs. Hastings, the top American intelligence official, acting against orders, desperately attempts to keep the banker alive long enough to understand the full dimensions of the treachery underway, culminating in the truth about the Prince and President dumped upon an unsuspecting electorate in the closing days of the election. The Gambit's wild ride through scheming oil traders, unstable markets, political blackmail, desperation and greed produces an uncomfortable premise: to what extent has the conspiracy already occurred?

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About the Author

Gary Nunnally spent nearly thirty years in the global petroleum business, including many years as an oil trader. Experiences and encounters in the oil trading wars inspired The Gambit. He and his family presently live in Houston.

Product Details

• Paperback: 456 pages
• Publisher: Mill City Press, Inc. (December 1, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1934248045
• ISBN-13: 978-1934248041
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.5 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,582,694 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars A Timely Book on Oil Conspiracy and Political Intrigue, August 29, 2007

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Elizabeth W. Gauldin (Houston, TX USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Gambit (Paperback)

Reading Gary Nunnally's book, The Gambit, has been an eyeopening experience for me, and I mean that quite literally. You see, I know Gary, but I had no idea he could write so well, or that he had such a background that he could write a book so knowledgeable about the world pertaining to the petroleum industry. I say this not to categorize him, but to emphasize the many sides to a thinking man, who has learned so much from the industry he writes about. And he writes beautifully, describing for us the very real world, and those characters in it we know so little about, but that we get to know, good and bad, within these pages.

Intrigue! Worldwide economic conspiracy via manipulated oil prices! Political blackmail! Greed! From the lowest facets of society to the highest levels of the free world. This book takes us on a fascinating journey through the minds of those who "can and could" do us harm for their own gain. In the end, they don't succeed in bringing down the economy, but the loopholes are obvious. It is a "must read" for those of us who know so little about how fragile our economy can be when the "terrorists", in this case the wealthy worldwide oil traders, begin their work. Is there an answer? Vigilance, awareness, and books like this!