Barbarians at the Gate
the fall of rjr nabisco
$81.28
- Hardcover
592 pages
- Release Date
28 October 2008
Summary
Barbarians at the Gate: The Fall of RJR Nabisco
#1 New York Times bestseller and arguably the best business narrative ever written, Barbarians at the Gate is the classic account of the fall of RJR Nabisco at the hands of a buyout from investment firm KKR.
A book that stormed both the bestseller list and the public imagination, a book that created a genre of its own, and a book that gets at the heart of Wall Street and the ‘80s culture it he…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780061655548 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0061655546 |
| Author: | Bryan Burrough, John Helyar |
| Publisher: | HarperCollins Publishers Inc |
| Imprint: | HarperCollins Publishers |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 592 |
| Edition: | 20th |
| Release Date: | 28 October 2008 |
| Weight: | 871g |
| Dimensions: | 236mm x 152mm x 36mm |
What They're Saying
Critics Review
“The most piercing and compelling narrative of a deal to date.”
“It’s hard to imagine a better story…and it’s hard to imagine a better account” – Chicago Tribune
“A superlative book…steadily builds suspense until the very end.” – Los Angeles Times Book Review
“The fascinating inside story of the largest corporate takeover in American history… It reads like a novel.” – Today Show
“The most piercing and compelling narrative of a deal to date.” – Boston Globe
“Impressive qualities… delicious scenes… a cinematic yet extraordinarily careful book.” – Ken Auletta, New York Daily News
About The Author
Bryan Burrough
Bryan Burrough is a special correspondent at Vanity Fair and the author of five books.
John Helyar is a columnist for Bloomberg News. He previously wrote for the Wall Street Journal, Fortune, and ESPN, and is the author of Lords of the Realm: The Real History of Baseball.
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