Publisher's Synopsis
BusinessWeek Best-Seller! "King Midas has nothing on Wayne Huizenga ..."--Business Week "Anyone curious about how the balding near-billionaire did it will find this book a satisfying read."--The Miami Herald "This is an informative account of an American success story."--Publisher's Weekly The inside story of the multi-millionaire behind Blockbuster Video and a major player in the Viacom/Paramount/Blockbuster deal The Making of a Blockbuster chronicles the transformation of Wayne Huizenga from an ambitious Florida garbage man into a corporate titan. Follow Huizenga through a quirky string of profitable ventures-from the USD6 billion Waste Management, Inc. and the USD2.6 billion Blockbuster Entertainment, Inc., to the ownership of the Miami Dolphins, Florida Marlins, and the Florida Panthers. GAIL DeGEORGE (Coral Gables, Florida) is the Miami Bureau Manager for Business Week. She has covered Blockbuster and Huizenga since 1987. She has also written for The Miami Herald and the Sun-Sentinel in Fort Lauderdale.
