2011 Book Review #98: Barbarians at the Gate

Title: Barbarians at the Gate: The Fall of RJR Nabisco
Author: Bryan Burrough and John Helyar
Genre: History, business case study
Thingummies: 5

Synopsis: In one of the most definitive case studies written, the authors chronicle in exhaustive but fascinating detail the bidding war that erupted when RJR Nabisco attempted an LBO in the 1980s. A story of hubris, ambition, and towering greed, the most recent edition includes an afterword that traces the ramifications into the present day.

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2011 Book Review #99: Ready Player One

Title: Ready Player One
Author: Ernest Cline
Genre: Nostalgic science fiction
Thingummies: 4.5

Synopsis: A love song to the 1980s in a futuristic spin on Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. When a reclusive billionaire (who invented and controlled the global Second Life clone/MMORPG that provides the only hope left in a dying post-fossil fuels civilization) dies, his will leaves his entire empire to whoever can find the Easter egg hidden in a mountain of 1980s pop culture clues scattered across his virtual universe.

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