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The Prize

The Prize

the epic quest for oil, money and power.

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Published by Invision for BBC in [U.K.] .
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ContributionsYergin, Daniel.
The Physical Object
FormatVideorecording
Pagination1 videocassette (55 min.)
Number of Pages55
ID Numbers
Open LibraryOL19639133M

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