The Outsiders : Eight Unconventional CEOs and Their Radically Rational Blueprint for Success

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Preface: Singletonville -- Introduction: an intelligent iconoclasm -- A perpetual motion machine for returns : Tom Murphy and capital cities -- Broadcasting -- An unconventional conglomerateur : Henry Singleton and teledyne -- The turnaround : Bill Anders and General Dynamics -- Value creation in a fast moving stream : John Malone and tele-communications (TCI) -- A public LBO : Bill Stiritz and ralston Purina -- Optimizing the family firm : Dick Smith and general cinema -- The widow takes the helm : katherine graham and the washington post -- Company -- The investor as CEO : Warren Buffett and Berkshire Hathaway -- Radical rationality : the mind of the outsider -- Epilogue: an example and a checklist -- Acknowledgements.