{"product_id":"2940170689385","title":"King of Capital: The Remarkable Rise, Fall, and Rise Again of Steve Schwarzman and Blackstone","description":"The financial establishment-banks and investment bankers, such as Citigroup, Bear Stearns, Lehman, UBS, Goldman Sachs, Merrill Lynch, and Morgan Stanley-were the cowboys, recklessly assuming risks, leveraging up to astronomical levels, and driving the economy to the brink of disaster. In \u003ci\u003eKing of Capital\u003c\/i\u003e, David Carey and John E. Morris show how Blackstone (and other private equity firms) transformed themselves from gamblers, hostile-takeover artists, and \"barbarians at the gate\" into disciplined, risk-conscious investors. This is the greatest untold success story on Wall Street. Not only have Blackstone and a small coterie of competitors wrested control of corporations around the globe, but they have emerged as a major force on Wall Street, challenging the likes of Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley for dominance. And since it is sitting on billions of dollars that can be invested at a time when the market is starved for capital, Blackstone is now ready to break out once again.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eInsightful and hard-hitting, \u003ci\u003eKing of Capital\u003c\/i\u003e is filled with never-before-revealed details about the workings of a heretofore secretive company that was the personal fiefdom of Steve Schwarzman and Peter Peterson. A great human interest story, as well, it tells how Blackstone went from two guys and a secretary to being one of Wall Street's most powerful institutions-far outgrowing its much older rival KKR-and how Schwarzman, with a pay packet one year of $398 million and $684 million from the Blackstone IPO, came to epitomize the spectacular new financial fortunes amassed in the 2000s.","brand":"Tantor Audio","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47115646992624,"sku":"2940170689385","price":20.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940170689385_p0.jpg?v=1763811886","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940170689385","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}