Barbarians at the Gate: The Fall of RJR Nabisco
The fight to control 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...
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The fight to control 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. New York Times Book Review One of the finest, most compelling accounts of what happened to corporate America and Wall Street in the 1980s.
\ Ken Auletta"Impressive qualities... delicious scenes... a cinematic yet extraordinarily careful book."\ \ \ \ \ Los Angeles Times Book Review"A superlative book...steadily builds suspense until the very end."\ \ \ Chicago Tribune"It’s hard to imagine a better story...and it’s hard to imagine a better account"\ \ \ \ \ Today Show"The fascinating inside story of the largest corporate takeover in American history… It reads like a novel."\ \ \ \ \ Boston Globe"The most piercing and compelling narrative of a deal to date."\ \ \ \ \ Los Angeles Times Book ReviewA superlative book...steadily builds suspense until the very end.\ \ \ \ \ New York Times Book ReviewOne of the finest, most compelling accounts of what happened to corporate America and Wall Street in the 1980s.\ \ \ \ \ BooknewsOn the exercise of careless greed by Johnson and his gang of adolescents. The barbarians were at the gates of a city of vulgarians. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)\ \
