Barbarians At The Gate
the fall of rjr nabisco
$41.63
- Paperback
608 pages
- Release Date
31 August 2010
Summary
Barbarians At The Gate: The Fall of RJR Nabisco
A classic tale of greed, ego, and the ultimate corporate takeover.
From award-winning business journalists comes the gripping story of the battle for RJR Nabisco, one of the largest and most audacious corporate takeovers in American history.
The fight to control the food and tobacco giant in October and November of 1988 wasn’t just a financial transaction; it was a spectacle of brazen egos and ruthless …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780099545835 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0099545837 |
| Series: | Arrow Books |
| Author: | Bryan Burrough, John Helyar |
| Publisher: | Cornerstone |
| Imprint: | Arrow Books Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 608 |
| Edition: | Revised edition |
| Release Date: | 31 August 2010 |
| Weight: | 418g |
| Dimensions: | 197mm x 129mm x 37mm |
What They're Saying
Critics Review
All the suspense of a first-rate thriller - one of the finest, most compelling accounts of what happened to corporate America and Wall Street in the 1980s.
All the suspense of a first-rate thriller - one of the finest, most compelling accounts of what happened to corporate America and Wall Street in the 1980s. * New York Times Book Review *One of the greatest business books ever written * New York Times *It’s hard to imagine a better story * Chicago Tribune *The most bizarre financial mock-epic of our age. Read it open-mouthed; wonder and shudder. * Independent *
About The Author
Bryan Burrough
Bryan Burrough is a reporter for the Wall Street Journal in New York. In 1987 he won the John Hancock Award for Excellence in Business and Financial Journalism.
John Helyar worked for the Wall Street Journal for nine years. He is now a senior editor of Southpoint, a business magazine based in Atlanta, Georgia.
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