Barbarians at the Gate by Bryan Burrough

Ross Johnson, the CEO of RJR Nabisco, Jonathan Pryce as Henry Kravis, his chief rival for the company and Fred Thompson as James Robinson III, the CEO of American Express. Made into the film directed by Glenn Jordan and written by Larry Gelbart, starring James Garner as F. One of his high school classmates, Danny Corwin, was a vicious serial killer who had raped and mutilated six women, murdering three of them. 'Its hard to imagine a better story and its hard to imagine a better account' (Chicago Tribune). Best-selling author Bryan Burrough (Barbarians at the Gate, Public Enemies, Big Rich) recently made a shocking discovery: The small town of Temple, Texas, where he had grown up, had harbored a dark secret. 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. New York Times Book Review A 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. Lengthily signed by co-author John Helyar on the half-title page as follows, “What did all this have to do with doing business? John Helyar.” This is the final line of this title. One of the finest, most compelling accounts of what happened to corporate America and Wall Street in the 1980’s. Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated. A 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. New York: Harper & Row, Publishers, 1990.įirst edition of this business classic.

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Barbarians at the Gate by Bryan Burrough