{"product_id":"the-predators-ball-the-inside-story-of-drexel-burnham-and-the-rise-of-the-junkbond-raiders-paperback","title":"The Predators' Ball: The Inside Story of Drexel Burnham and the Rise of the Junkbond Raiders - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eConnie Bruck\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDuring the 1980s, Michael Milken at Drexel Burnham Lambert was the Billionaire Junk Bond King. He invented such things as \"the highly confident letter\" (I'm highly confident that I can raise the money you need to buy company X) and \"the blind pool\" (Here's a billion dollars: let us help you buy a company), and he financed the biggest corporate raiders--men like Carl Icahn and Ronald Perelman. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e And then, on September 7, 1988, things changed. The Securities and Exchange Commission charged Milken and Drexel Burnham Lambert with insider trading and stock fraud. Waiting in the wings was the US District Attorney, who wanted to file criminal and racketeering charges. What motivated Milken in his drive for power and money? Did Drexel Burnham Lambert condone the breaking of laws? \u003ci\u003eThe Predators' Ball \u003c\/i\u003edramatically captures American business history in the making, uncovering the philosophy of greed that has dominated Wall Street in the 1980s.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eConnie Bruck\u003c\/b\u003e has been a staff writer at \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker \u003c\/i\u003esince 1989 where she writes about business and politics. Her pieces have won multiple awards for reporting and journalism. Her stories have also appeared in \u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post, The New York Times, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Atlantic Monthly\u003c\/i\u003e. She is the author of three books: \u003ci\u003eMaster of the Game, The Predators' Ball, \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e When Hollywood Had a King\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 399\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.71 x 7.78 x 5.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 01, 1989\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49147422277884,"sku":"9780140120905","price":30.8,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0002\/8344\/3259\/files\/elU4a2lCcGc3SXpJaHhDRzIzeENtZz09.webp?v=1780172116","url":"https:\/\/howardimports.myshopify.com\/products\/the-predators-ball-the-inside-story-of-drexel-burnham-and-the-rise-of-the-junkbond-raiders-paperback","provider":"Zyayre","version":"1.0","type":"link"}