The Bold Riders: Australia's Corporate Collapse
Biography & Memoir Australiana Business & Economics
The Bold Riders: Australia's Corporate Collapse by Trevor Sykes is a 750-page hardback that unpacks the biggest financial failures of the late 20th century. First published in 1994, this collectible Allen & Unwin edition remains the go-to reference for students of corporate finance, management, and Australian business history.
Sykes blends investigative journalism with sharp biography to show how high-flying entrepreneurs rode easy credit and loose regulation straight into the ground. Readers gain front-row insight into boardroom hubris, creative accounting, and the regulatory cracks that let billion-dollar empires crumble almost overnight.
The book is in good, gently-used condition: pages are clean, binding tight, no writing or dog-ears, and it comes from a smoke-free home. At 9.1 x 6.1 inches it sits proudly on any executive or academic shelf.
Ideal for professionals, finance students, or biography buffs hunting a readable yet authoritative account of Australia’s corporate wipe-outs. Search keywords like “Trevor Sykes The Bold Riders,” “Australian corporate collapse book,” or “business biography 1994 hardcover” to compare and complete your collection.
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