Ebook: Cable cowboy: John Malone and the rise of the modern cable business

John Malone, hailed as one of the great unsung heroes of our age by some and reviled by others as a ruthless robber baron, is revealed as a bit of both in Cable Cowboy. For more than twenty-five years, Malone has dominated the cable television industry, shaping the world of entertainment and communications, first with his cable company TCI and later with Liberty Media. Written with Malone's unprecedented cooperation, the engaging narrative brings this controversial capitalist and businessman to life. Cable Cowboy is at once a penetrating portrait of Malone's complex persona, and a captivatin.;Cover -- CONTENTS -- Introduction -- 1 License to Steal -- 2 Running the Show -- 3 Cash Flow -- 4 Thrilla in Manila -- 5 Overgrown Monster -- 6 Cable Cosa Nostra -- 7 Five Hundred Channels -- 8 Nice Try, My Friend -- 9 Chasing Too Many Rabbits? -- 10 Dr. Kevorkian -- 11 Death of a Cowboy -- 12 Trojan Horse? -- 13 What Pop Would Have Wanted -- 14 Give Me Liberty -- 15 Déjà Vu -- Epilogue -- Acknowledgments -- Notes.