Barbarians at the Gate
Arrow Books Ltd (Publisher)
Published on 5. August 2004
Book
Paperback/Softback
560 pages
978-0-09-946915-5 (ISBN)
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Description
"The most bizarre financial mock-epic of our age. Read it open-mouthed; wonder and shudder." - "Independent". This is the story of the largest corporate take-over in American history. With a stake of $25 billion, the battle for the control of RJR Nabisco during October and November 1988 became a symbol of the greed and power-mongering of the eighties. This gripping narrative reveals the truth behind a Wall Street gamble that sent shock waves through the international business world. The rules were simple: never pay in cash - never tell the truth - never play by the rules. "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". For their coverage of the RJR Nabisco take-over, Burrough and Helyar received the prestigious Gerald Loeb Award for Distinguished Business and Financial Journalism.
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'The most bizarre financial mock-epic of our age. Read it open-mouthed; wonder and shudder.' Independent"More details
Edition
New edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Cornerstone
Edition type
New edition
Product notice
Paperback (UK-B)
Dimensions
Height: 197 mm
Width: 129 mm
Thickness: 34 mm
Weight
390 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-09-946915-5 (9780099469155)
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Persons
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.