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By James B. Stewart Rating – 4 stars March 29, 2005 Reticent RaveUnder normal circumstances I would unabashedly rave about DisneyWar. Drawing on access to Michael Eisner and Roy Disney, the author offers a rare look inside the normally secretive world of the corporate boardroom. It is an engrossing tale of one of the world’s most powerful media and entertainment companies and those who own it. But alas, I worked at Drexel Burnham Lambert during the period the author wrote about in one of his previous ventures. In that book, Den of Thieves, it was obvious that Stewart had no access to the main character and the result was an unbalanced story. Though successful at the book stores, it did one of our country’s most ingenious financial minds a disservice. The Drexel Burnham that emerged from Stewart’s agenda-driven portrait was not the Drexel Burnham I knew and experienced daily for almost six years. DisneyWar is the story of a corporate tragedy. It contains unsuspected twists, larger-than-life characters and a predictable, yet exciting, climax. Well-written, it often reads like a page-turning novel. Yet, I am left wondering. What did the author omit? What important character denied him access? It is too bad. DisneyWar is a great story. Too bad I cannot trust the author to tell in a fair, balanced and accurate manner.
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