Barbarians at the Gate

One of the finest, most compelling accounts of what happened to corporate America and Wall Street in the 1980s. New York Times Book ReviewA #1New York Timesbestseller and arguably the best business narrative ever written,Barbarians at the Gateis the classic account of the fall of RJR Nabisco. An enduring masterpiece of investigative journalism by Bryan Burrough and John Helyar, it includes a new afterword by the authors that brings this remarkable story of greed and double-dealings up to date twenty years after the famed deal. TheLos Angeles TimescallsBarbarians at the Gate, Superlative. TheChicago Tribuneraves, Its hard to imagine a better story...and its hard to imagine a better account. And in an era of spectacular business crashes and federal bailouts, it still stands as a valuable cautionary tale that must be heeded.