Powerhouse, James Andrew Miller
Powerhouse, James Andrew Miller
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Powerhouse
The Untold Story of Hollywood's Creative Artists Agency

Bestseller

Author: James Andrew Miller

Narrator: James Andrew Miller, Kirby Heyborne, Ann Richardson

Unabridged: 25 hr 1 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: HarperAudio

Published: 08/09/2016


Synopsis

An astonishing—and astonishingly entertaining—behind-the-curtain history of Hollywood’s transformation over the past five decades as seen through the agency at the heart of it all, from the #1 bestselling co-author of Live from New York and Those Guys Have All the Fun.In 1975, five young employees of a sclerotic William Morris agency left to start their own, strikingly innovative talent agency. In the years to come, Creative Artists Agency would vault from its origins in a tiny office on the last block of Beverly Hills to become the largest, most imperial, groundbreaking, and star-studded agency Hollywood has ever seen—a company whose tentacles now spread throughout the world of movies, music, television, technology, advertising, sports, and investment banking far more than previously imagined.Powerhouse is the fascinating, no-holds-barred saga of that hot-blooded ascent. Drawing on unprecedented and exclusive access to the men and women who built and battled CAA, as well as financial information never before made public, acclaimed author James Andrew Miller spins a tale of boundless ambition, ruthless egomania, ceaseless empire building, drugs, sex, greed, and personal betrayal. Powerhouse is also a story of prophetic brilliance, magnificent artistry, singular genius, entrepreneurial courage, strategic daring, foxhole brotherhood, and how one firm utterly transformed the entertainment business. Here are the real Star Wars—complete with a Death Star—told through the voices of those who were actually there. Packed with scores of stars from movies, television, music, and sports, as well as a tremendously compelling cast of agents, studio executives, network chiefs, league commissioners, hedge fund managers, tech CEOs, and media tycoons, Powerhouse is itself a Hollywood blockbuster of the most spectacular sort.

About James Andrew Miller

JAMES ANDREW MILLER is an award-winning journalist and co-author of the #1 New York Times bestseller Those Guys Have All the Fun: Inside the World of ESPN; Live from New York: The Complete, Uncensored History of Saturday Night Live as Told by Its Stars, Writers, and Guests, which spent four months on the New York Times bestseller list; and Running in Place: Inside the Senate, also a bestseller. He has written for The Washington Post, The New York Times, Vanity Fair, and many other publications. He is a graduate of Occidental College, Oxford University, and Harvard Business School, all with honors.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Peter on August 30, 2016

If you've read the epic oral histories of SNL and ESPN, then you may know what you're in for when you're starting this one about CAA. At its best this is a business book about managing people, negotiating contracts, finding your passion, building a career and portfolio, lessons learned, teamwork, wo......more

Goodreads review by Michael on September 01, 2016

An interesting magazine article lost in an overwrought boring 600 page package. Loved LIVE FROM NEW YORK and THOSE GUYS HAVE ALL THE FUN. Biggest difference is those oral histories are told by storytellers and creators, this is from a bunch of millionaires who find their own contract extensions to b......more

Goodreads review by Michael on September 02, 2016

Loved the book because I lived it during my 25 years at CAA and knew all the players/stories.......more

Goodreads review by David on September 12, 2017

Very entertaining reading and very informative about the agency world. I loved the format of the back and forth comments by all the relevant parties. I recommend this book to anyone in the sports/entertainment business.......more

Goodreads review by Terry on September 16, 2016

More than anyone could possibly care to know about Hollywood talent agents.......more