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Prologue
1 Sam Zell, in conversation with the author, August 8, 1996.
2 CNBC interview, December 10, 2008.
3 Stanley Ross, in conversation with the author, November 11, 2008.
Chapter 1. Little Blue Pill
1 Los Angeles Times meeting, February 8, 2008.
2 Ashland University speech, October 14, 2004.
3 Dividend magazine, University of Michigan Stephen M. Ross School of Business, Spring 2006.
4 Ashland University speech, October 14, 2004.
Chapter 2. A “Different” Sort
1 Dividend magazine, University of Michigan Stephen M. Ross School of Business, Spring 2006.
2 “Chicago Tonight,” WTTW-TV, Rich Samuels.
5 “Chicago Tonight,” WTTW-TV, Rich Samuels.
7 Ashland University speech, October 14, 2004.
Chapter 3. Grave Dancer
1 Sam Zell, in conversation with the author, October 8, 1996.
Chapter 4. Edifice Rex
1 Stephanie Strom, “A Rockefeller Center Infusion of $250 Million,”
New York Times, August 17, 1995.
2 Rockefeller Center Properties Inc. statement, August 15, 1995.
3 Stephanie Strom, “A ‘Vulture’ Looks Skyward,”
New York Times, September 10, 1995.
6 Letter from Sam Zell to Peter Linneman, October 5, 1995.
7 Peter Linneman, in conversations with the author, October 30, 2008, and November 18, 2008.
Chapter 5. Equitable Arrangements
1 Equity Lifestyle Properties Inc., 2007 annual report.
2 Equity Office Properties quarterly conference call, September 15, 1997.
3 Sam Zell, in conversation with the author, October 8, 1996.
4 Ashland University speech, October 14, 2004.
5 National Real Estate Investor, August 2001.
7 Bloomberg News, October 13, 2004.
8 “Zell: REIT Pricing, Privatization to Go on 5 More Years,” Dow Jones Newswires, November 29, 2006.
Chapter 6. Bidding War
1 University of Michigan speech, September 21, 2007.
2 “A Bidding War Between Egos at Blackstone Group and Vornado,”
New York Times, February 8, 2007.
3 University of Michigan speech, September 21, 2007.
Chapter 7. Sam’s Way (or the Highway)
1 Jonathan Kempner, in conversation with the author, August 4, 2008.
2 Ashland University speech, October 14, 2004.
4 Kevin Roderick, in conversation with the author, December 2, 2008.
5 Peter Linneman, in conversations with the author, October 30, 2008, and November 18, 2008.
6 Stephen Quazzo, in conversation with the author, August 22, 2008.
7 Randy Rowe, in conversation with the author, August 21, 2008.
8 Ashland University speech, October 14, 2004.
Chapter 8. Open Kimono
1 Tribune Co., May 19, 2005.
2 Securities & Exchange Commission filing, June 13, 2006.
3 Tribune Co., June 14, 2006.
4 “Zell Wins Tribune in Bid to Revive a Media Empire,”
Wall Street Journal, April 3, 2007.
Chapter 9. Newspaper Neophyte
1 “Zell exec believes in papers; Member of family with publishing roots calls woes overstated,”
Chicago Tribune, James Rainey, May 10, 2007.
3 Chicago Tribune interview, December 22, 2007.
4 Corey Rosen, in conversation with the author, October 17, 2008.
5 Wall Street Journal, December 20, 2007.
6 Tribune Co. interview, December 22, 2007.
Chapter 10. Paper Tiger
1 Los Angeles Times meeting, February 8, 2008.
2 Nathaniel Popper, “Billionaire Boychiks Battle for Media Empire,”
Jewish Daily Forward, April 13, 2007.
4 Lauren Rich Fine, in conversation with the author, November 17, 2008.
6 Dean Mills, in conversation with the author, October 2, 2008.
7 Tribune Co. press conference, December 20, 2007.
8 Tribune Co. interview, December 22, 2007.
9 Tribune staff meeting, February 8, 2008.
12 Tribune Co. quarterly conference call, June 2008.
13 Tribune Co. corporate statement, March 11, 2008.
Chapter 11. Nonconformist
1 Tribune Co., April 1, 2008.
2 Ashland University speech, October 14, 2004.
3 Tribune Co. meeting, February 8, 2008.
4 Chicago Tribune interview, December 22, 2007.
6 Tribune Co. meeting, February 8, 2008.
7 Tribune Co. statement, September 22, 2008.
8 Tribune Co. press release, September 17, 2008.
9 Press release from law firm Cotchett, Pitre & McCarthy, September 17, 2008.
10 Peter Linneman, in conversations with the author, October 30, 2008, and November 18, 2008.
11 Jonathan Kempner, in conversation with the author, August 4, 2008.
12 UCLA Armand Hammer Museum of Art and Cultural Center speech, Los Angeles, February 21, 2008.
13 Stanley Ross, in conversation with the author, November 11, 2008.
Chapter 12. Revolt
1 Tribune Co. meeting, February 19, 2008.
4 CNBC interview, June 27, 2008.
5 Lauren Rich Fine, in conversation with the author, November 13, 2008.
6 Peter Linneman, in conversations with the author, October 30, 2008, and November 18, 2008.
7 University of Chicago, Executive MBA program speech, June 8, 2007.
8 Lauren Rich Fine, in conversation with the author, November 13, 2008.
9 Kevin Roderick, in conversation with the author, December 2, 2008.
Chapter 13. Fire Sale
1 Chicago Tribune interview, December 22, 2007.
2 Tribune Co. meeting, February 8, 2008.
3 News Corp. conference call, May 7, 2008.
4 Inland Press Association speech, October 22, 2007.
5 “Cubs Sale Not Expected by Opening Day,”
MLB.com, January 19, 2008.
7 CNBC appearance, June 27, 2008.
8 Chicago Tribune interview, December 22, 2007.
10 “L.A. Times Names Eddy Hartenstein to Publisher’s Post,”
Los Angeles Times, August 16, 2008.
11 CNBC appearance, June 27, 2008.
Chapter 14. Failure Is an Option
1 Tribune Co. press release, December 8, 2008.
2 CNBC interview, December 10, 2008.
3 U.S. Justice Department complaint, December 9, 2008.
4 Tribune Co., December 9, 2008.
5 Tribune Co. press conference, December 20, 2007.
6 CNBC interview, December 10, 2008.
Chapter 15. Professional Opportunist
1 Stephen Siegel, in conversation with the author, September 22, 2008.
2 Peter Linneman, in conversations with the author, October 30, 2008, and November 18, 2008.
3 Bloomberg Television, October 24, 2008.
4 Equity International, July 28, 2008.
5 Keynote Address, Urban Land Institute Latin America Conference, October 27, 2008.
6 Bloomberg Television, October 24, 2008.
8 Knowledge@Wharton Real Estate in Emerging Markets Forum, January 19, 2009.
9 Ashland University speech, October 14, 2004.
Epilogue
1 DLA Piper Real Estate Summit, September 23, 2008.