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Empire : a tale of obsession, betrayal, and the battle for an American icon / Mitchell Pacelle.
Lippincott Library HD268.N5 P33 2001
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Pacelle, Mitchell.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Yokoi, Hideki, 1913-1998.
- Yokoi, Hideki.
- Empire State Building (New York, N.Y.).
- Real estate development--New York (State)--New York.
- Real estate development.
- Real estate developers--New York (State)--New York.
- Real estate developers.
- Real estate developers--Japan.
- Businesspeople--Japan.
- Businesspeople.
- Japan.
- New York (State)--New York.
- Physical Description:
- viii, 344 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Wiley, [2001]
- Summary:
- It is the most famous skyscraper in the world -- a towering edifice whose silhouette defines New York's skyline. Each year, millions of visitors from all over the world flock to its upper reaches to take in its dramatic views. Yet few are aware of the triumphs and tragedies that have played out in its storied corridors. Ever since it was erected during the Great Depression, the Empire State Building has been coveted by ambitious, self-made men who have gone to great lengths to call it their own. It has carried some of them to prominence, others to the precipice of financial ruin. For a few, the building has exacted an even higher toll -- costing them friends, family, and even their freedom.
- Empier is a gripping account of a frenzied decade-long contest for control of America's premier skyscraper. Mitchell Pacelle, an award-winning writer for The Wall Street Journal, takes us behind the scenes in a bizarre drama of greed, rivalry, duplicity, and betrayal. Taking advantage of extensive access to key players, he traces the saga from the boardroom where an intricate ownership web was spun to the time-warped world of a Japanese tycoon; from castles in Britain to jail cells in New York and France.
- Contents:
- Part 1 Sky's the Limit 7
- Chapter 1 The Deal and the Deception 9
- Chapter 2 Reaching for the Sky 21
- Chapter 3 Trophy Hunting 47
- Chapter 4 Yokoi's Secret 71
- Chapter 5 Yokoi Meets His Match 95
- Chapter 6 Old Guard, New World 109
- Chapter 7 East Meets West 138
- Part 2 Tower of Discord 155
- Chapter 8 Who Owns the Empire State Building? 157
- Chapter 9 Trump's Broadside 174
- Chapter 10 The French Front 191
- Chapter 11 Fall of the House of Harry 208
- Chapter 12 Sibling Rivalry 223
- Chapter 13 Behind Bars 238
- Chapter 14 A Meeting with Daddy 251
- Chapter 15 Yokoi's Last Stand 262
- Chapter 16 Heirs 274
- Chapter 17 Donald's Endgame 288.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 315-330) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0471403946
- OCLC:
- 47295904
- Online:
- Table of Contents
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