Barbarians at the Gate
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Barbarians at the Gate
Bryan Burrough
9 people recommended it in 6 threads, 2009–2025.
What people on Hacker News said
A classic that I put off reading for years because I thought it would be a slog (it's sort of long), but I finished in a week. I love business history / case study books, and this is one of the most famous, for good reason.
Barbarians at the Gate (not tech-related but one of the best business books of all time)
_barbarians at the gate_ is a good read if you're into that sort of thing (business, banking, law, money)
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