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Bryan Burrough

    13. srpen 1961

    Tento novinář je známý svými pronikavými investigativními reportážemi a hloubkovými profily mocných osobností. Jeho práce se často zaměřuje na složité finanční a politické kauzy, které odhalují zákulisí velkého byznysu a mocenských struktur. Autorův styl se vyznačuje pečlivým výzkumem a schopností představit komplexní témata srozumitelnou a poutavou formou. Jeho reportáže přinášejí čtenářům fascinující pohled do světa, který obvykle zůstává skrytý.

    Public Enemies
    Penguin Readers - 6: Barbarians at the Gate
    The Big Rich
    Days of Rage
    Barbarians at the gate
    • Days of Rage

      America's Radical Underground, the Fbi, and the Forgotten Age of Revolutionary Violence

      • 624 stránek
      • 22 hodin čtení

      The book provides a gripping narrative of the intense conflict between the FBI and various domestic revolutionary groups during the 1970s. It explores the social and political upheaval of the era, highlighting the motivations and actions of both the government and the activists. Through detailed accounts and vivid storytelling, the author delves into the tactics employed by the FBI and the responses from these movements, offering a comprehensive look at a pivotal time in American history.

      Days of Rage2016
      4,1
    • The Big Rich

      • 466 stránek
      • 17 hodin čtení

      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.

      The Big Rich2009
      4,1
    • Public Enemies

      The True Story of America's Greatest Crime Wave - Film Tie-in

      • 624 stránek
      • 22 hodin čtení

      In Public Enemies , bestselling author Bryan Burrough strips away the thick layer of myths put out by J. Edgar Hoover’s FBI to tell the full story—for the first time—of the most spectacular crime wave in American history, the two-year battle between the young Hoover and the assortment of criminals who became national icons: John Dillinger, Machine Gun Kelly, Bonnie and Clyde, Baby Face Nelson, Pretty Boy Floyd, and the Barkers. In an epic feat of storytelling and drawing on a remarkable amount of newly available material on all the major figures involved, Burrough reveals a web of interconnections within the vast American underworld and demonstrates how Hoover’s G-men overcame their early fumbles to secure the FBI’s rise to power.

      Public Enemies2004
      4,0
    • A #1 New York Times bestseller and arguably the best business narrative ever written, Barbarians at the Gate is the classic account of the fall of RJR Nabisco. An enduring masterpiece of investigative journalism by Bryan Burrough and John Helyar, it includes a new afterword by the authors that brings this remarkable story of greed and double-dealings up to date twenty years after the famed deal. The Los Angeles Times calls Barbarians at the Gate, “Superlative.” The Chicago Tribune raves, “It’s hard to imagine a better story...and it’s hard to imagine a better account.” And in an era of spectacular business crashes and federal bailouts, it still stands as a valuable cautionary tale that must be heeded.

      Penguin Readers - 6: Barbarians at the Gate2000
      3,4
    • Barbarians at the gate

      • 536 stránek
      • 19 hodin čtení

      "The most bizarre financial mock-epic of our age. Read it open-mouthed; wonder and shudder." - "Independent". This is the story of the largest corporate take-over in American history. With a stake of $25 billion, the battle for the control of RJR Nabisco during October and November 1988 became a symbol of the greed and power-mongering of the eighties. This gripping narrative reveals the truth behind a Wall Street gamble that sent shock waves through the international business world. The rules were never pay in cash - never tell the truth - never play by the rules. "All the suspense of a first-rate thriller - one of the finest, most compelling accounts of what happened to corporate America and Wall Street in the 1980s." - "New York Times Book Review". For their coverage of the RJR Nabisco take-over, Burrough and Helyar received the prestigious Gerald Loeb Award for Distinguished Business and Financial Journalism.

      Barbarians at the gate1990
      4,3