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Raiders of Wall Street

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An interesting history lesson describing the sometimes rags-to-riches, but more often riches-to-riches stories of some of the most well-known corporate raiders. You won't confuse any of these men with the character Richard Gere played in the movie "Pretty Woman", even though it was supposedly based on one of the men in this book. The author dedicates a chapter each to several men who used their wealth to add to the definition of "hostile takeover." The reader gets a good look at how a corporate raider goes about his work, but we never learn too much about the men behind the money.

Although it covers a time period between the late'60s to the early '80s, it's still a relevant work considering one of the subjects, Carl Ichan, is still very much in the business today. His recent attempts to acquire Nabisco is just another in a long history of raiding you can learn about in this book.