The battle for the control of RJR Nabisco in the Autumn of 1988,which became the largest and most dramatic corporate takeover in American history,sent shock-waves through the international business world and became a symbol of the greed,excess and egotism of the eighties. Barbarians at the Gate recounts this two-month battle with breathtaking pace and flair,and transports back to the Wall Street empire before it crumbled,through the boardroom doors,into the midnight meetings,the betrayals,the deal makers and publicity flaks,into a world where - as Nabisco CEO Ross Johnson put it -'a few million dollars are lost in the sands of time'. Twenty years on,the world is once again recovering from a period of financial extravagance and irresponsibility. This revised edition brings the ultimate business thriller up to date for a new generation of readers.
Publisher: CornerstoneISBN: 9780099545835Number of pages: 576Weight: 394 gDimensions: 198 x 129 x 34 mm
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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.One of the greatest business books ever writtenIt's hard to imagine a better storyThe most bizarre financial mock-epic of our age. Read it open-mouthed; wonder and shudder.
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