{"product_id":"the-lost-empire-of-emanuel-nobel-romanovs-revolutionaries-and-the-forgotten-titan-who-fueled-the-world-9781668074749","title":"The Lost Empire of Emanuel Nobel: Romanovs, Revolutionaries, and the Forgotten Titan Who Fueled the World","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom the author of the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling \u003ci\u003eThe Mysterious Case of Rudolf Diesel\u003c\/i\u003e comes the enthralling hidden history of one of the world's most successful business titans, a rival to the Rockefellers and the Rothschilds, whose legacy was erased in the aftermath of the Russian Revolution. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith the exception of the tsar, Emanuel Nobel was likely the wealthiest man in early twentieth-century Russia, and one of the wealthiest in the world. Over three generations, he and his family grew the Russian petroleum industry into a behemoth that surpassed even John D. Rockefeller's Standard Oil. The Nobels imported the best practices from America and improved on them, transforming every aspect of the industry. Though Emanuel's uncle Alfred would become world famous thanks to his creation of the Nobel Prize, the even more successful Nobels in Russia have been largely forgotten. The reason why is one of history's most gripping untold stories. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWorking in the oil fields of southern Russia at the same time as Emanuel was a troubled young man from a peasant family in Georgia. Though educated to be a priest, he took a different path when he discovered the revolutionary ideas of Karl Marx. In and out of prison in Siberia, charismatic and committed, always at the center of a fight, this young man would become known to the world as Joseph Stalin, a leader of the Bolshevik Revolution and eventually one of the most brutal dictators in history. Directly in Stalin's crosshairs was Emanuel Nobel, who represented everything Stalin despised about capitalism. As the world turned upside down, Emanuel began to plan a life-or-death escape from Russia. But would he make it out in time? And what would be the fate of the immense empire he and his family had built? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSweeping across more than a hundred years of history, from the dawn of the Victorian Age to World War I to the Russian Revolution and beyond, this captivating book chronicles one of the most influential men in history, a man whose name has been stricken from memory, and returns him thrillingly to life.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Douglas Brunt\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Atria Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/19\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 368\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.23lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.03h x 6.42w x 1.29d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781668074749\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDouglas Brunt is the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Mysterious Case of Rudolf Diesel\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Lost \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eEmpire of Emanuel Nobel\u003c\/i\u003e, and host of the top-rated SiriusXM author podcast \u003ci\u003eDedicated with Doug Brunt\u003c\/i\u003e. A Philadelphia native, he lives in Connecticut with his wife and three children. Visit DouglasBrunt.com for more information.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Douglas Brunt \/ Hardcover \/ English","offer_id":48351884902557,"sku":"9781668074749","price":38.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_9b362bbd-5d2f-4c82-880e-f2b39c6fd329.jpg?v=1779983622","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/the-lost-empire-of-emanuel-nobel-romanovs-revolutionaries-and-the-forgotten-titan-who-fueled-the-world-9781668074749","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}