{"product_id":"9780688174491","title":"The Keys to the Kingdom: How Michael Eisner Lost His Grip","description":"\u003cp\u003eA riveting account of Michael Eisner's outrageous, thrilling, and often self-destructive tenure as head of the Walt Disney Company\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKim Masters, coauthor of the \u003cb\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/b\u003e bestseller \u003cb\u003eHit \u0026amp; Run,\u003c\/b\u003e has written a page-turning account of Michael Eisner's ascent at The Magic Kingdom. Based on hundreds of interviews with Hollywood's power players, she weaves Eisner's story together with those who have crossed his path: Barry Diller, Jeffrey Katzenberg, and Michael Ovitz. Masters traces Eisner's rivalry with Diller at ABC and Paramount and shows how at Disney, Eisner and Frank Wells rejuvenated the company. Masters also details the fallout between Eisner and Katzenberg (who was responsible for hits like \u003cb\u003eAladdin\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eThe Lion King)\u003c\/b\u003e after Wells's untimely death, and traces the move of uber-agent Michael Ovitz from CAA to an executive position at Disney, one of Hollywood's most spectacular failures.Kim Masters, coauthor of the \u003cb\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/b\u003e bestseller \u003cb\u003eHit \u0026amp; Run\u003c\/b\u003e, has written a page-turning account of Michael Eisner's ascent at The Magic Kingdom. Based on hundreds of interviews with Hollywood's power players, she weaves Eisner's story together with those who have crossed his path: Barry Diller, Jeffrey Katzenberg, and Michael Ovitz. Masters traces Eisner's rivalry with Diller at ABC and Paramount and shows how at Disney, Eisner and Frank Wells rejuvenated the company. Masters also details the fallout between Eisner and Katzenberg (who was responsible for hits like \u003cb\u003eAladdin\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eThe Lion King\u003c\/b\u003e) after Wells's untimely death, and traces the move of uber-agent Michael Ovitz from CAA to an executive position at Disney, one of Hollywood's most spectacular failures.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Keys to the Kingdom\u003c\/b\u003e climaxes with the shocking and incredibly personal court battle between Eisner and Katzenberg, involving hundreds of millions of dollars.Kim Masters, coauthor of the \u003cb\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/b\u003e bestseller \u003cb\u003eHit \u0026amp; Run\u003c\/b\u003e, has written a page-turning account of Michael Eisner's ascent at The Magic Kingdom. Based on hundreds of interviews with Hollywood's power players, she weaves Eisner's story together with those who have crossed his path: Barry Diller, Jeffrey Katzenberg, and Michael Ovitz. Masters traces Eisner's rivalry with Diller at ABC and Paramount and shows how at Disney, Eisner and Frank Wells rejuvenated the company. Masters also details the fallout between Eisner and Katzenberg (who was responsible for hits like \u003cb\u003eAladdin\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eThe Lion King\u003c\/b\u003e) after Wells's untimely death, and traces the move of uber-agent Michael Ovitz from CAA to an executive position at Disney, one of Hollywood's most spectacular failures.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Keys to the Kingdom\u003c\/b\u003e climaxes with the shocking and incredibly personal court battle between Eisner and Katzenberg, involving hundreds of millions of dollars.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HarperCollins Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47028115636464,"sku":"9780688174491","price":27.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780688174491_p0.gif?v=1763606231","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780688174491","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}