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- Two Thumbs Up for Bryan Burrough's "The Big Rich"
- Bryan Burrough is out with a timely look at the rewards of entrepreneurial risk taking in a time of economic depression. Burrough, who co-authored "Barbarians at the Gate," one of the best books ever written on business, just published "The Big Rich: The Rise and Fall of the Greatest Texas...
- Blog posts 2009-02-04
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- Penguin Press announce release of 'Public Enemies' by Bryan Burrough
- M2 BEST BOOKS-C2000-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Penguin Press has announced the release of a new book charting the history of legendary partners in crime Bonnie and Clyde. 'Public Enemies: The True Story of Bonnie and Clyde, Machine Gun Kelly, Pretty Boy Floyd, John Dillinger, Baby Face Nelson and...
- Research articles 2004-04-22
- 'Enemies' a superb tale of FBI's birth
- Bryan Burrough's "Public Enemies" is chockablock with gripping murderous incidents, but none is more incredible, or catches his subject matter better, than the June 1934 shootout between the FBI and John Dillinger in Manitowish Waters, Wis. A wild melee of flying bullets and crashing cars, it was a...
- Research articles 2004-08-20
- Check it out
- Bear Stearns' post-mortem Who murdered Bear Stearns? Seem farfetched? Not to former CEO Alan Schwartz, who sees the death of the Wall Street investment bank as the work of short sellers bent on profiting by driving the stock lower. In the August...
- Research articles 2008-08-04
- Steve Ballmer: Read These Books Before Microsoft Buys Yahoo!
- Barbarians at the Gate: The Fall of RJR Nabisco By Bryan Burrough and John Helyar Widely considered one of the best business books ever written. Potentially sobering for Mr. Ballmer, given how poorly this worked out. It’s especially appropriate because it was an example...
- Blog posts 2008-02-07
- What Is Private Equity?
- The term private equity encompasses a range of techniques used to finance commercial ventures in ways that do not involve the use of publicly tradable assets such as corporate stock or bonds. Typical forms of private equity include venture capital, growth and mezzanine capital, angel investing, and private equity funds....
- Articles 2007-03-05
- How to Execute a Merger
- Planning and brokering an M&A deal is the easy part. It's after the ink is dry that the real work begins. Here's how to navigate this critical period in five key steps. Set Expectations GOAL: Ensure...
- Articles 2008-05-06
- In the Depression Era, Gangsters' Spree Prompted Rise of the "G-men".(Public Enemies: America's Greatest Crime Wave and the Birth of the FBI, 1933-34)(Book Review)
- Michael Hedges covers defense and security issues for the Houston Chronicle's Washington bureau. PUBLIC ENEMIES: AMERICA'S GREATEST CRIME WAVE AND THE BIRTH OF THE FBI, 1933-34 By Bryan Burrough Penguin Press, $27.95, 592 pages, illus. It...
- Research articles 2005-01-01
- What's Your List of the Best Business Books?
- What are the best business books ever? Good question. Personally, I get bogged down by most business books since too many are badly-organized and ill-thought-out exercises in cheerleading. So, I cruised the Web a bit and found this list by Shoulders of Giants and have to agree...
- Blog posts 2009-01-27
- Lazard chief Bruce Wasserstein dies aged 61
- Reuters NEW YORK – Lazard Ltd chief executive Bruce Wasserstein, a legendary dealmaker for more than 30 years, has died, ending an era at one of Wall Street's best-known investment banks. The company had announced on Sunday that Wasserstein, 61, had been hospitalised for an irregular heartbeat. It called his...
- News items 2009-10-14
- Lazard CEO Bruce Wasserstein Dies at 61
- By Steve Eder NEW YORK (Reuters) - Lazard Ltd Chief Executive Bruce Wasserstein, a legendary dealmaker for more than 30 years, has died, ending an era at one of Wall Street's best-known investment banks. The company had announced on Sunday that Wasserstein, 61, had been hospitalized for an irregular heartbeat....
- News items 2009-10-14
- Lazard CEO Bruce Wasserstein Dies
- By Steve Eder NEW YORK (Reuters UK) - Lazard Chief Executive Bruce Wasserstein, a legendary dealmaker for more than 30 years, has died, ending an era at one of Wall Street's best-known investment banks. The company had announced on Sunday that Wasserstein, 61, had been hospitalised for an irregular heartbeat....
- News items 2009-10-14
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