by Ari Emanuel
First published 2026
Ari Emanuel sits in the CAA mailroom, sorting letters and dreaming of power. The future super-agent who inspired Entourage's Ari Gold doesn't yet know he'll become one of Hollywood's most feared dealmakers. Emanuel claws his way up from clerk to agent, then risks everything to launch his own firm with three partners and empty pockets. He signs Larry David, Mark Wahlberg, Martin Scorsese, and Oprah Winfrey while his personal life crumbles around him. His marriage fails as he juggles four children and endless client demands. Emanuel transforms rage into his signature weapon, turning chaos into profit through sheer persistence. Written with Pulitzer winner J.R. Moehringer, the memoir captures every triumph and disaster that shaped Emanuel's brutal rise to the top of the entertainment industry.
Genres: business, biography-memoir, 21st-century
Vibes: intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: rags-to-riches, rise-to-power
Setting: CAA
Period: 21st-century
656 pages · Paperback · Random House Large Print