{"product_id":"9780887309328","title":"Masters of the Universe: Winning Strategies of America's Greatest Dealmakers","description":"\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor\/Contributor(s):\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eKadlec, Daniel J.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHarper Paperbacks\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e5\/16\/2000\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003ePaperback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eNEW\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003ch4\u003eMeet the men and minds that have ignited the greatest decade of deal making in the history of business\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the 1980s Tom Wolfe coined the term \"masters of the universe\" for hard-charging Wall Streeters. In the '90s, that term is applied broadly to the takeover pros behind a decade of stunning mergers and acquisitions. The decade produced more than $8 trillion in M\u0026amp;A, far more than the $2.4 trillion in the \"decade of greed.\" Daniel J. Kadlec, \u003cem\u003eTime\u003c\/em\u003e magazine's Wall Street columnist, quizzed nine top guns about the strategies they used to pull off the greatest deals in history. The result is a penetrating portrait of how business is done at its highest level, with insights and lessons for everyone. \u003cem\u003eMasters Of the Universe\u003c\/em\u003e will open your eyes to the brave new world of deal making.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Deal Makers\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHugh McColl with his gripping tale of buying BankAmerica\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSandy Weill on how he pulled off the Citicorp-Travelers merger\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStephen Bollenbach on the rocky road to breaking up Marriott Corp.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCarl Icahn with the inside story of his showdown with Texaco\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGary Wilson on buying Northwest Airlines\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTed Forstmann on surviving and then thriving with Gulfstream Joe Rice on his signature deal carving Lexmark out of IBM Henry Silverman on his groundbreaking purchase of Avis\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Harper Paperbacks","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43368102789375,"sku":"9780887309328","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0452\/0886\/2873\/files\/9780887309328_s600x595.jpg?v=1779901580","url":"https:\/\/massivebookshop.com\/products\/9780887309328","provider":"MASSIVE BOOKSHOP","version":"1.0","type":"link"}