A Passion to Win

2001

Autobiography

by

Sumner Redstone and Peter Knobler

A candid autobiography detailing how Sumner Redstone built a media empire through acquisitions. He describes his thinking during his biggest deals, his epic battles, and the challenges he endured over several decades to own BET, Paramount Pictures, MTV, Nickelodeon, Blockbuster, Simon & Schuster, and CBS.

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