Robert Teitelman, BLOODSPORT: When Ruthless Dealmakers, Shrewd Ideologues, and Brawling Lawyers Toppled the Corporate Establishment joins Thom. The M&A craze of the 1980s - led by corporate freewheelers like Carl Icahn - changed the business world forever. But did it also make our economy more vulnerable to disaster?

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