The Real Deal

The Sandy Weill story is truly one for the ages. Starting with $30,000 he　borrowed in 1960, he created one of the leading securities firms in the U.S.After selling his company and becoming president of American Express,he then took over a sleepy consumer loan company and, over the next　seventeen years, transformed it into the leading global bank: Citigroup.
　　As Citigroup's chairman and CEO, Weill delivered an astounding 2,600　percent return to investors--better than Jack Welch or Warren Buffett　during that same period.
Now, for the first time, Sandy Weill reveals the unvarnished　truth about his astonishing life and career. He talks about his Brooklyn　childhood, his competitors and colleagues, and his daily inspiration: his　wife, Joan. And along the way, he shares the most important lessons he　learned in business and in life. THE REAL DEAL is the real dear--the　true tale of a legendary financial superstar who always loved the game　more than the gold.

Book Description
The Sandy Weill story is truly one for the ages. Starting with $30,000 of borrowed cash in 1960 and relying upon uncanny entrepreneurial instincts in the corporate world, Sandy Weill made himself into a billionaire. With an amazing ability to put together huge deals, this businessman from modest roots ultimately rose to become president of American Express, only to see his empire crash and burn. Undaunted, Weill then started over with a second-tier consumer loan company called Commercial Credit, which eventually led to his top position at CitiGroup before he retired. At CitiGroup, Weill delivered an astounding 2600% return to investors - better than Jack Welch or Warren Buffett during that same period. But success is never an easy path and, in THE REAL DEAL, Sandy Weill presents all the high and low points of his career along the way - warts and all. Weill's ascent to power has been documented by the business media over the years, but never before has Sandy gone on the record to tell readers his unvarnished side of the story.

Book Dimension
length: (cm)23.4 　　　 　　　　　 　　　　　 width:(cm)15.3

A Collaborator's Story by Judah S. Kraushaar
Prologue
1 Separation
2 Building the Business
3 The Rise to Prominence
4 Against the Grain
5 Riding a New Wave
6 The Experiment That Failed
7 Out of the Limelight
8 Resurrection
9 Back to the Future
10 More Things for More Peoph
11 A Reach for Greatness
12 Execution Angst
13 An Audacious Leap
14 Fear and Loathing
15 The Winner's Curse
16 One Company, One Leader
17 Only a Temporary Calm
18 The Wrath of the Regulators
19 Retaking Control of My Life
20 Live and Learn
My Life with Sandy: A Conversation with Joan Weill
Appendix
Acknowledgments
Index