The Rise and Rise of Kerry Packer [Hardcover]

Paul Barry (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 544 pages
• Publisher: Bantam (1993)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1863590757
• ISBN-13: 978-1863590754
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 5.8 x 2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,458,724 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Survival of the fittest...., September 15, 1997

By A Customer

This review is from: The Rise and Rise of Kerry Packer (Hardcover)

One of the best examples of the emotional extremities. From a surprising sense of loyalty and generosity to an unforgiving cold-hard nature. That's exactly how you have to be when your seated at number one on the rich list of Australia or any rich list for that matter. The book is extremely black and white, just like Kerry Packer himself. Plays hard ball and does not beat around the bush. Paul Barry the author, I think has done a clever recollection of the big man's endeavours as he is a very private man and hates hearing his name in prime time. From the first quote in the book from Kerry Packer's mouth, you get a sense of what he is all about. Inherited a small printing establishment and television station from his father, who said that Kerry would never run the fort. He changed that small media inheritance to a multi billion dollar empire, and still making more. He is impatient at times, suffers horrible mood swings and is dislexic. He always does things differently and looks "beyond the square." He does not expect people to like him and doesn't give a damn what anyone else thinks!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A great bio, January 9, 2001

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Robertomelbourne (Melbourne, Australia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Rise and Rise of Kerry Packer (Hardcover)

A remarkable bio, of one of Australia's leading business leaders. Worth an update, written about 1993, and this review was writen in 2001, the book is complete with well researched, and objectively portrayed material. The author critically sets out to explore who and what Packer is, and I feel comes to respect Packer. The book is well worth the journey.

5.0 out of 5 stars Hard to find! !!!!Why out of print?????, May 5, 2006

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Cici "Cici" (Austrlia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Rise and Rise of Kerry Packer (Hardcover)

This book had already been out of print, and when it can be reprinted? I can hardly find it.Why it is out of print????
This person died last year and I am looking forward to the new biography of him coz he is such a great man to me. Anyway, I will buy the second-hand book first here.Thanks for sending me the Email!