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books:

The Predators' Ball: The Inside Story of Drexel Burnham and the Rise of the Junk Bond Raiders

42 reviews
Connie Bruck

Penguin (Non-Classics), 1989

It was just a party! A Very nice one!
I Love this Book and the Brass ones it took to actually write it! Magic Mike was brilliant! Not so legal, but a genius! And "The Predator's Ball", was a just a Very expensive weekend party in a bungalow at The Hotel California! Great story, too bad it will never be a movie!

When Hollywood Had a King: The Reign of Lew Wasserman, Who Leveraged Talent into Power and Influence

8 reviews
Connie Bruck

New Millennium, 2003

A Larger Than Life Horatio Alger
When Lew Wasserman was growing up in his native Cleveland the Horatio Alger books were popular. They traced the rise of often penniless young men to the high pinnacles of economic and social power. I do not know if Wasserman read any of these stories in his boyhood, but he certainly ended up living them. Beginning as a theater usher and later becoming a musician, Wasserman hooked up with Jules ...

Drexel Burnham, Junk Bond Raiders, the Predators Ball
connie bruck, 1989

the inside story of the junk bond raiders

Master of the Game

5 reviews
Connie Bruck

Simon & Schuster, 1994

Gives a good understanding of Warner Communication
This book gives a good understanding of the history of Warner from Kinney to the creation of Time Warner. This is an excellent book to give an understanding of how a media empire is built.

The Predators' Ball: The Junk Bond Raiders and the Man Who Staked Them

3 reviews
Connie Bruck

Dove Books, 1989

Outstanding book detailing the operations of Michael Milken
For those interested in the Wall Street culture of the '80s, where Michael Milken was "King of the Universe", this is a must read. It's a page turner. Superb read. It details the deals and operations of how Michael Milken became the Junk-Bond King... and so called "King of the Universe". Milken was able to raise almost unlimited amounts of capital by cleverly convincing practically everyone on ...