Who Is Michael Ovitz?

Why it’s on the list: The memoir of the co-founder of Creative Artists Agency, and the closest thing there is to an operating manual for the talent-agency business.

Where I heard about it

• Replies to @WillManidis — an answer when he asked “what is the single best book you can read that will explain an entire industry?” in his thread, June 2025.

Connections

• what is the single best book… (tweet) — the saved thread this recommendation came from.
• Hollywood
• Media
• Company Building