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Barbarians at the Gate: The Fall of RJR Nabisco (Paperback)

by Bryan Burrough (Author), John Helyar (Author)
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  • Paperback: 536 pages
  • Publisher: Arrow Books Ltd; New edition edition (5 Aug 2004)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0099469154
  • ISBN-13: 978-0099469155
  • Product Dimensions: 19.2 x 13 x 4 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (38 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 3,558 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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'The most bizarre financial mock-epic of our age. Read it open-mouthed; wonder and shudder.' Independent"


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"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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31 of 35 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars You get what you pay for, 26 Dec 2002
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This review is from: Barbarians at the Gate: Fall of R.J.R. Nabisco (Penguin Longman Penguin Readers) (Paperback)
I didn't realise this when I bought it, though the price should have told me, but this is a ruthlessly abridged version which leaves out everything of interest and misses out any hint of detailed explanation. The result is like a children's fairy tale only less imaginative. I'm sure the original is fine because of the subject matter, but here the subject matter has been castrated. Buy a more expensive version.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Classic book, 1 Jun 2000
This review is from: Barbarians at the Gate: Fall of R.J.R. Nabisco (Paperback)
This is an excellent book, well written, easy to follow (even though the first time I read it I wasn't working in finance)and best of all - true. It gives a great insight into the human factors that go into a deal, the section dealing with arguments over which bank gets its name written at the top on the tombstone for the deal is marvellous and not the sort of thing you learn as a student. I agree with the reviewer below who says that this book should be read in addition to the standard corporate finance texts. Great stuff.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Very readable,thriller-like story of corp. takeovers of 80s, 7 Sep 1998
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Excellent inside look into corporate America and Wall Street takeovers frenzy in the 80s. Book is written in a very readable manner that does not require any deep knowledge of economics or financial theories. Reader is led to astonishing discovery of how the power of networking and personal egos control the world of business and finances. It reveals the tremendous power and opportunities that the CEO of the big corporation is given, and leads to understanding of who the real "players" are.
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