books by Bryan Burrough

books by Bryan Burrough

books:

Bryan Burrough

Dragonfly: An Epic Adventure of Survival in Outer Space

Bryan Burrough

Harper Perennial, 2000

Realistic portrayal of NASA? Please say it ain't so!
NASA these days is nothing like what I expected. I thought an astronaut had to have balls. You know, as in courageous. Apparently that is no longer the case. NASA is now just another bureaucratic monstrosity that is more about paperwork and kissing butt than ...

Vendetta: American Express and the Smearing of Edmond Safra

Bryan Burrough

HarperCollins, 1992

Burrough's does it again !
Burrough's fabulous research is rarely matched, the marvelous style is consistent with his previous work on 'Barbarians at The Gate'. Few business authors will thrill you as much as Burroughs or James B. Stewart. The story of how the custodian (Jim Robinson) of one the ...

Barbarians at the Gate: The Fall of RJR Nabisco

Bryan Burrough, John Helyar

Collins Business, 2003

A Big Deal
Barbarians at the Gate is a classic of the business book genre, and with the private equity boom we have seen in the last couple of years, it is still as relevant as it was when it came twenty years ago. It is the story or some extremely unlikable rich people brought ...

Public Enemies: America's Greatest Crime Wave and the Birth of the FBI, 1933-34

Bryan Burrough

Penguin (Non-Classics), 2005

Get ready to ride along with the gangster bank robbers in their old Fords and Hudsons!
For history buffs, this is a find! I could not put this book down! WoW, loaded, just packed with information on the PUBLIC ENEMIES! With all the fuss now, with Johnny Depp starring in Public Enemies, based on this book, I am sure this will be THE book everyone will ...