{"product_id":"the-taking-of-getty-oil-pennzoil-texaco-and-the-takeover-battle-that-made-history-9781504049535","title":"The Taking of Getty Oil: Pennzoil, Texaco, and the Takeover Battle That Made History","description":"\u003cb\u003eA larger-than-life account of family, greed, and a courtroom showdown between Big Oil rivals from the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e-bestselling author of \u003ci\u003ePrivate Empire\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Pulitzer Prize-winning author Steve Coll is renowned for \"his ability to take complicated, significant business stories and turn them into quick-reading engaging narratives\" (\u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e). Coll is at the height of his talents in this \"riveting\" tale of one of the most spectacular--and catastrophic--corporate takeovers of all time (\u003ci\u003eNewsday\u003c\/i\u003e). \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e As the head of a sprawling oil empire, J. Paul Getty was once the world's richest man. But by 1984, eight years after his death, Getty's legacy was in tatters: His children were locked in a bitter feud over the family trust and the company he founded was riven by boardroom turmoil. Then Pennzoil made an agreement with Getty's son, Gordon, to purchase Getty Oil. It was a done deal--until Texaco swooped in to claim the $10 billion prize. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e What followed was an epic legal battle that pit \"good ole boy\" J. Hugh Liedtke of Pennzoil against the Wall Street brokers behind Texaco's offer. The scandalous details of the case would shock the business world and change the landscape of the oil industry forever. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e With a large cast of colorful characters and the dramatic pacing of a novel, \u003ci\u003eThe Taking of Getty Oil \u003c\/i\u003eis a \"suspenseful\" and \"always intriguing\" chronicle of one of the most fascinating chapters in American corporate history (\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e). \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSteve Coll is a staff writer at the\u003ci\u003e New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e, the dean of the Columbia Journalism School, and the bestselling author of seven books. Previously he served as president of the New America Foundation and worked for two decades at the\u003ci\u003e Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e, where he won the Pulitzer Prize for Explanatory Journalism for a four-part series on the Securities and Exchange Commission during Ronald Reagan's presidency. The award-winning series became the basis for \u003ci\u003eEagle on the Street\u003c\/i\u003e (1991), coauthored with David A. Vise. Coll's other books include New York Times Notable Book\u003ci\u003e The Deal of the Century \u003c\/i\u003e(1998); \u003ci\u003eGhost Wars \u003c\/i\u003e(2004), winner of the Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction; \u003ci\u003eThe Bin Ladens \u003c\/i\u003e(2009), winner of the PEN\/John Kenneth Galbraith Award for Nonfiction; and \u003ci\u003ePrivate Empire \u003c\/i\u003e(2012), winner of the Financial Times and McKinsey Business Book of the Year Award. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Open Road Integrated Media LLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50634870423826,"sku":"9781504049535","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_b1613ba9-6fcd-4c3c-859e-500f7feb0c96.jpg?v=1732823745","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-taking-of-getty-oil-pennzoil-texaco-and-the-takeover-battle-that-made-history-9781504049535","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}