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In March 2005 the business world aroused from sleep to an unprecedented full-page ad in the Wall Street Journal calling for the removal of Morgan Stanley’s CEO. Not up to four months later, a group of eight retired, multimillionaire executives had orchestrated a stunning rebel within essentially the most prestigious and—until recently—most successful financial-services and products firm on Wall Street. Now acclaimed journalist and historian Patricia Beard brings together all of the at the back of-the-scenes story, exposing the tale that shook high finance. This riveting real-life thriller is a should-read book for someone who wants to have in mind the past, present, and future of American business.