From the Ground Up

by Frantz, Douglas

• ISBN13: 9780520083998
• ISBN10: 0520083997
• Edition: Reprint
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1993-11-01
• Publisher: Univ of California Pr on Demand

Author Biography

Douglas Frantz is an award-winning journalist with The Los Angeles Times, where he is currently a national correspondent in the Washington Bureau. Prior to moving to the Times he was with the Chicago Tribune for nine years

Table of Contents

Rincon at Morn	p. 1
The Risks of the Game	p. 11
Assembling the Team	p. 20
The Program	p. 30
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs	p. 41
Architect Arising	p. 49
Man Creating	p. 61
A Custom Deal	p. 77
Fast Track	p. 88
The Right Messenger	p. 98
A Dollar Borrowed Is a Dollar Earned	p. 109
Making the Deal	p. 126
Decision and Indecision	p. 136
An Orchestral Performance	p. 149
From Inevitable to Impossible	p. 164
The $6 Million Hole	p. 176
The Toothbrush and the CAM	p. 189
Tricky as a Three-year-old	p. 202
An A or an F?	p. 214
A Rogue Elephant	p. 228
A Moment of Decision	p. 235
The Chrysler Bailout	p. 247
Final Ceremonies	p. 260
Epilogue: "A Bigger Check"	p. 273
Acknowledgments	p. 277
Bibliography	p. 279
Index	p. 281
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