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Master of the Game

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Master of the Game
AuthorConnie Bruck
Published1994
Pages406
RecommendedOnce
BuyAmazon
Why it’s on the listConnie Bruck’s biography of Steve Ross, who took a family funeral-home business, merged it into a parking-lot company, bought a talent agency and then Warner Bros., and assembled the conglomerate that became Time Warner. A deal-making story, and a cautionary one about what serial acquisition does to governance.

Where I heard about it

  • @mastersinvest — one of the 46 titles on his “2025 Reading … so far” list, August 2025; not bolded, so read but not singled out as very good. Full list: 2025 Reading So Far… (tweet).

Connections

  • 2025 Reading So Far… (tweet) — the list this came from.
  • Media — the assembly of what became Time Warner.
  • M&A — Ross built the whole thing by acquisition, which is the book’s subject and its warning.
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