Burrough, Bryan and Helyar, John (15 results)

Mit Abbildungen auf 66 Tafeln, 528 S., Guter Zustand. Good condition. In englischer Sprache. In English Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 1200 25 cm, Halbleineneinband (hardcover), SU.

Hardback. #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 at the hands of a buyout from investment firm KKR. A book that stormed both the bestseller list and the public imagination, a book that created a genre of its own, and a book that gets at the heart of Wall Street and the '80s culture it helped define, Barbarians at the Gate is a modern classic--a masterpiece of investigatory journalism and a rollicking book of corporate derring-do and financial swordsmanship. 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 tale remains the ultimate story of greed and glory--a story and a cast of characters that determined the course of global business and redefined how deals would be done and fortunes made in the decades to come. 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 (home of such familiar products a Oreos and Camels) that became the victim of the ruthless and rapacious style of finance in the 1980s. As reporters for The Wall Street Journal, Burrough and Helyar had extensive access to all the characters in this drama. They take the reader behind the scenes at strategy meetings and society dinners, into boardrooms and bedrooms, providing an unprecedentedly detailed look at how financial operations at the highest levels are conducted but also a richly textured social history of wealth at the twilight of the Reagan era. At the center of the huge power struggle is RJR Nabisco's president, the high-living Ross Johnson. It's his secret plan to buy out the company that sets the frenzy in motion, attracting the country's leading takeover players: Henry Kravis, the legendary leveraged-buyout king of investment firm KKR, whose entry into the fray sets off an acquisitive commotion; Peter Cohen, CEO of Shearson Lehman Hutton and Johnson's partner, who needs a victory to propel his company to an unchallenged leadership in the lucrative mergers and acquisitions field; the fiercely independent Ted Forstmann, motivated as much by honor as by his rage at the corruption he sees taking over the business he cherishes; Jim Maher and his ragtag team, struggling to regain credibility for the decimated ranks at First Boston; and an army of desperate bankers, lawyers, and accountants, all drawn inexorably to the greatest prize of their careers--and one of the greatest prizes in the history of American business. Written with the bravado of a novel and researched with the diligence of a sweeping cultural history, Barbarians at the Gate is present at the front line of every battle of the campaign. Here is the unforgettable story of that takeover in all its brutality. In a new afterword specially commissioned for the story's 20th anniversary, Burrough and Helyar return to visit the heroes and villains of this epic story, tracing the fallout of the deal, charting the subsequent success and failure of those involved, and addressing the incredible impact this story--and the book itself--made on the world. 1990. Reprint. A near fine copy only marked by light tanning of the edges. The d/w is unclipped and very good with light edge wear.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 2.

Soft cover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Barbarians at the gate. A clean and tightly bound book. Page edges tanned. Covers shelf worn. Good reading copy.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. A nice copy with only light wear. Old price tag on cover. Remainder.

Hard Cover. Condition: Good +. Dust Jacket Condition: Good +. (1990), 528pp, illus. w/ photos, slight shelfwear to cover, slight edgewear to dj.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. First Edition.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. Third printing. Octavo. 528 pp. Illustrated from black and white photographs. Very good with slightly cocked spine, foxing along the page edges in a near fine dust jacket with edge wear. Ownership signature of Archibald Craige on front fly, son of North Carolina public servant and book collector Burton Craige.

VG PB. Definitive account of the largest takeover in Wall Street history. Illustrated by Photos. 8th ptg edition.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Prompt Shipment, shipped in Boxes, Tracking PROVIDEDUsed book. Very good.

Hardcover. Small 4to. Red cloth spine and black paper over boards, dust jacket. xvi, 528pp. Illustrations. Very good/near fine. A tight, clean decent third printing.

Gebundene Ausgabe. Condition: Sehr gut. 560 Seiten Ullstein - 2. Auf. 1991 : Bryan Burrough - gb + Su 48-NON5-WZDE Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 1202.

James Garner's original shooting script for the film in which he starred, Barbarians at the Gate. Quarto, bound in the original binder, with Garner's embossed name in gilt to the front panel. Lengthily signed by both authors on the title page, "I loved Larry Gelbart. Wish I'd loved his script! Bryan" and by co-author Helyar, "Recognize that ultimate success comes from opportunistic, bold moves which by definition, cannot be planned. John Helyar." Barbarians at the Gate was directed by Glenn Jordan and written by Larry Gelbart, based on the 1989 book of the same name by Bryan Burrough and John Helyar. The film stars James Garner, Jonathan Pryce, and Peter Riegert. It tells the true story of F. Ross Johnson, who was the president and CEO of RJR Nabisco. The film earned nine nominations at the 45th Primetime Emmy Awards, winning one for Outstanding Made for Television Movie. It also won Best Miniseries or Television Film and Best Actor in a Miniseries or Television Film for Garner at the 51st Golden Globe Awards. From the library of James Garner, with a signed note from his daughter laid in. 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. "It's hard to imagine a better story and it's hard to imagine a better account" (Chicago Tribune). Made into the film directed by Glenn Jordan and written by Larry Gelbart. It stars James Garner as F. 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.