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By the time Easton Company CEO Jeffrey Elkins entices a major competitor to buy his Fortune 500 company, the corporate jet is waiting and his parachute is platinum. In thirteen weeks the deal of a lifetime transforms a handful of quirky executives into undeserving multimillionaires,... read more
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“This is the story about fortunes made and lives disrupted.”
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“Ah, to be a fly on the wall when the CEO spills his guts to his psychologist.”
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“Just like in the game of Monopoly, when you have a handful of Illinois Avenue and someone offers you a chance to buy a fistful of Park Place, mouths water.”
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“Nine days, eighteen hours and twenty-seven minutes later, the corporate jet sold on eBay.”
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““Huge paydays for executives are a major contributor to the perception—and in some cases the reality—of the gap between the very wealthy and everyone else in the American workplace.””
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““Do me a favor,” the CEO said, “get me a new rental car and two body guards.””
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“Seeing the actual footage of the two naked security guards splashing around in a mall fountain was even worse than they had imagined.”
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“One must truly give credit to the rank-and-file employees of a soon-to-be-acquired company. Theirs is a character building experience.”
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“Elvis has left the building.”
First Sentence edit
"Mike! Stay awake!" In the back seat of the black luxury sedan, Jeffrey W. Elkins gripped his briefcase with his left hand and the edge of the seat with his right.
Table of Contents edit
The End
The Beginning
On the Couch
First Responders
Breakfast Champagne
Authors & Contributors edit
- Deb Hosey White (Author)
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 813
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