Barbarians at the Gate vs The Taking of Getty Oil: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Consolidation and merger of corporations, Corporations, Business

Barbarians at the Gate

Barbarians at the Gate Bryan Burrough & John Helyar · 1920 ★★★★☆ 4.4 549 pages · ≈ 10 h 10 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

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The Taking of Getty Oil

The Taking of Getty Oil Steve Coll · 1987 ★★★★☆ 3.9 532 pages · ≈ 9 h 51 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

The verdict

Readers rate Barbarians at the Gate higher: 4.4 vs 3.9 from 545 votes.
The Taking of Getty Oil is the easier read (Moderate), Barbarians at the Gate more demanding (Challenging).

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