Barbarians at the Gate Free Audiobook Download by John Helyar,Bryan Burrough

The Barbarians at the Gate is a nonfiction narrative of an event in 1990s baseball. It chronicles the New York Yankees purchase of majority share in the team from George Steinbrenner, and his subsequent power struggle with the board of directors who, led by then-commissioner Bud Selig, eventually oust him. The book also covers the role that Steinbrenner played in revitalizing a moribund franchise and creating a dynasty with which he will forever be associated.

"The industry is going to go through a period of time, and we're going to have some rough times," says the head of one investment bank. "It's just not going to be as brisk as it used to be," he adds.

John Helyar Bryan Burrough's fascinating story of the hostile takeover of RJR Nabisco by Ross Perot, Jr. and the eventual merger of Nabisco with the tobacco company Philip Morris is told in this fast-paced account. Burrough contains a well-rounded cast of characters for his story and uses non-fiction like a novelist to tell this tale. His voice is confident, but not overbearing and he uses many creative techniques for storytelling such as putting quotes on the side bar or using footnotes to elaborate on particular events.

In Barbarians at the Gate, author John Helyar Bryan Burrough writes about the worlds largest companies involved in the 1980s corporate takeover battle. The story is set in the present day and mostly revolves around the struggling company of Gulf and Western Industries. This book is a great read for those interested in business, finance, and how to get ahead in life.

This audiobook has been written by Bryan Burrough, a seasoned biographer and journalist. The main idea of the book is that the 1980s was a period when greed and ambition combined to create the greatest con game ever played on Wall Street.

"Barbarians at the Gate" tells the story of Enron's rise and fall through the eyes of a Wall Street Journal reporter John Helyar Bryan Burrough. It is a sobering tale that has been told before, but it is an important history lesson in how business can go wrong and how people can get hurt by a company that was once among the world's top companies.