A Passion to Win, Sumner Redstone
A Passion to Win, Sumner Redstone
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A Passion to Win

Author: Sumner Redstone, Peter Knobler

Narrator: Sumner Redstone

Abridged: 3 hr 37 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 06/01/2001


Synopsis

A titan of modern media, Sumner Redstone shares how he became the head of one of the world’s great media empires and one of the richest men in the entertainment business.

In one of the most fascinating and eye-opening business autobiographies written, Sumner Redstone shares the unvarnished story of how he overcame significant obstacles on his trek to build a vast media and entertainment engine.

A Passion to Win gives a riveting look behind the scenes at the highly charged negotiations that won Redstone both Viacom and Paramount, revealing the intense business calculations and strong emotions of Redstone’s head-to-head confrontations with adversaries such as Barry Diller and H. Wayne Huizenga.

In a book that shows readers what it takes to win, Redstone shares the rollercoaster journey that led him to become the head of a wildly successful company and the mind behind the revolution of the video industry.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Barry on May 30, 2013

In the chapter where Redstone is telling us how smart he is, top of this class, top of that class, he writes (should I say ghost writes?) like a tenth grade athlete. I do have to give him credit, however for he does reveal his secrets to success: 1) Everyone is his friend unless they happen to disag......more

Goodreads review by Nanette on February 15, 2015

Unfortunately, the book was written in 2001. So much as happened to Viacom since then. It was amazing to read about Sumner's early life -- Boston Latin, Harvard, Japanese code breaker, famous tax lawyer. However, the second half of the book, while providing great detail on the Paramount and Blockbust......more

Goodreads review by Mark on March 20, 2023

ISBN = 0743518217 Sumner Redstone This is a fun book to read if you like deals. Sumner Redstone is a smart guy (Harvard educated lawyer) with natural toughness. He explains how he almost lost his life in a Boston Hotel fire. Sumner hung by his fingers off of the balcony until he was rescued. He was s......more

Goodreads review by Matthew on February 19, 2023

Great biography on who Sumner was and how he created his empire.......more

Goodreads review by Andreas on August 17, 2016

I have fallowed Sumner Redstone in Vanity Fair and The Hollywood reporter . And in that light his life is another story then in this book. In the book he talks about his bound and love for his family . But in real life it has been another story . But i can`t take away his great success in business .......more