
Barbarians At The Gate
The Fall of RJR Nabisco
Arrow Books Ltd (Publisher)
Published on 1. July 2010
Book
Paperback/Softback
608 pages
978-0-09-954583-5 (ISBN)
Available immediately
Description
THE BESTSELLER THAT DEFINED AN AGE, NOW WITH A NEW FOREWORD
From two award-winning business journalists comes the rollicking tale of one of the largest corporate takeovers in American history
'The most bizarre financial mock-epic of our age. Read it open-mouthed; wonder and shudder' Independent
'One of the best business books of all time' Economist
The fight to control food and tobacco giant RJR Nabisco during October and November of 1988 was more than just the largest takeover in Wall Street history. Marked by brazen displays of ego not seen in American business for decades, it became the high point of a new gilded age, and its repercussions are still being felt. The ultimate story of greed and glory, Barbarians at the Gate is the gripping account of these two frenzied months, of deal makers and publicity flaks, of an old-line industrial powerhouse that became the victim of the ruthless and rapacious style of finance in the 1980s.
Written with the bravado of a novel and researched with the diligence of a sweeping cultural history, here is the unforgettable story of the takeover in all its brutality.
'A soap opera of greed and clashing egos' New York Times
From two award-winning business journalists comes the rollicking tale of one of the largest corporate takeovers in American history
'The most bizarre financial mock-epic of our age. Read it open-mouthed; wonder and shudder' Independent
'One of the best business books of all time' Economist
The fight to control food and tobacco giant RJR Nabisco during October and November of 1988 was more than just the largest takeover in Wall Street history. Marked by brazen displays of ego not seen in American business for decades, it became the high point of a new gilded age, and its repercussions are still being felt. The ultimate story of greed and glory, Barbarians at the Gate is the gripping account of these two frenzied months, of deal makers and publicity flaks, of an old-line industrial powerhouse that became the victim of the ruthless and rapacious style of finance in the 1980s.
Written with the bravado of a novel and researched with the diligence of a sweeping cultural history, here is the unforgettable story of the takeover in all its brutality.
'A soap opera of greed and clashing egos' New York Times
Reviews / Votes
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 *More details
Edition
Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Cornerstone
Edition type
Revised edition
Product notice
Paperback (UK-B)
Dimensions
Height: 196 mm
Width: 127 mm
Thickness: 42 mm
Weight
428 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-09-954583-5 (9780099545835)
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Bryan Burrough | John Helyar
Barbarians at the Gate
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08/2004
Arrow Books Ltd
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Bryan Burrough | John Helyar
Barbarians at the Gate
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08/2004
Arrow Books Ltd
€32.39
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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.