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Barbarians at the Gate

Written by: Bryan Burrough, John Helyar
Narrated by: Bryan Burrough, John Helyar
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Publisher's Summary

Barbarians at the Gate has been called one of the most influential business books of all time, the definitive account of the largest takeover in Wall Street history. Bryan Burrough's and John Helyer's account of the frenzy that overtook Wall Street in October and November of 1988 is the story of dealmakers and publicity flaks, of strategy meetings and society dinners, of boardrooms and balls. It gives us not only a detailed look at financial operations at the highest levels but a richly textured social history of wealth in the twilight of the Reagan era.
©2003 Bryan Burrough and John Helyar (P)2007 HarperCollins Publishers

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"A superlative book...steadily builds suspense until the very end." (Los Angeles Times Book Review)

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Not the Complete Book

this is just the executive summary of the book, not the complete book. the audiobook was only 3 hours long while the book takes around 20 hours to read.

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Its not the full book

I bought this not knowing it was the abridged version. if your fine with that then go for it. its basically a summary of the book.

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