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Perfect Enough: Carly Fiorina and the Reinvention of Hewlett-Packard
Perfect Enough Carly Fiorina and the Reinvention of HewlettPackard Author:George Anders In this bestselling work of investigative journalism, Pulitzer Prize winner George Anders presents a behind-the-scenes account of a struggle that rocked Wall Street and stunned the computer industry. When Carly Fiorina took command of Hewlett-Packard in 1999, she was venturing further than any woman previously had into traditional mens t... more »erritory. Leading the opposition against her daring plan to rescue the $40 billion-dollar company from declinewhich included the $20 billion acquisition of archrival Compaqwas Walter Hewlett, son of HPs late co-founder and defender of "The HP Way." Not since Wall Street operatives battled over the fate of RJR Nabisco had a takeover drama so captivated the media and the public. Drawing on unparalleled access to HP insiders and written with a novelists flair, Perfect Enough is a spellbinding chronicle of hope, ambition, betrayal, and family pride.« less