Burrough, Bryan

"An explosive account of the decade-long battle between the FBI and the violent homegrown revolutionary movements of the 1970s."--Provided by publisher.

Barbarians at the Gate has been called one of the most influential business books of all time -- the definitive account of the largest takeover in Wall Street history. Bryan Burrough and John Helyar's gripping account of the frenzy that overtook Wall Street in October and November of 1988 is the story of deal makers and publicity flaks, of strategy meetings and society dinners, of boardrooms and bedrooms -- giving us not only a detailed look at how financial operations at the highest levels are conducted but also a richly textured social history of wealth at the twilight of the Reagan era.

Chronicles the crime wave that swept the U.S. in the early 1930s, making legends of bank robbers and killers such as Baby Face Nelson and John Dillinger, and looks at the response of the fledgling FBI, and J. Edgar Hoover's bid for power in the midst of the chaos.

Recounts how Texas oil transformed wealth and power in America through the stories of the state's four most influential oil families, tracing how they rose from modest backgrounds, shaped the government, and bankrolled the rise of modern conservatism.