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The Amazing Rise and Scandalous Fall of Enron
The Amazing Rise and Scandalous Fall of Enron
The Amazing Rise and Scandalous Fall of Enron
By Bethany McLean and Peter Elkind
Foreword by Joe Nocera
By Bethany McLean and Peter Elkind
By Bethany McLean and Peter Elkind
Read by Dennis Boutsikaris
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Category: Economics
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Nov 26, 2013 | ISBN 9781591846604
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About The Smartest Guys in the Room
In this tenth-anniversary edition,acclaimed investigative journalists Bethany McLeanand Peter Elkind deliver the definitive account of the fall of Enron, one of the biggest scandals in corporate America history.
Meticulously researched and character driven, The Smartest Guys in the Room takes the reader deep into Enron’s past—and behind the closed doors of private meetings. Drawing on a wide range of unique sources, the book follows Enron’s rise from obscurity to the top of the business world to its disastrous demise. It reveals as never before major characters such as Ken Lay, Jeff Skilling, and Andy Fastow, as well as lesser-known players like Cliff Baxter and Rebecca Mark.
It is a story of greed, arrogance, and deceit—a microcosm of all that can go wrong with American business. Above all, it’s a fascinating human drama that has proven to be the authoritative account of the Enron scandal. In thistenth anniversary edition, McLean and Elkind revisit the fall of Enron and its aftermath in a new chapter.
About The Smartest Guys in the Room
In this tenth-anniversary edition,acclaimed investigative journalists Bethany McLeanand Peter Elkind deliver the definitive account of the fall of Enron, one of the biggest scandals in corporate America history.
Meticulously researched and character driven, The Smartest Guys in the Room takes the reader deep into Enron’s past—and behind the closed doors of private meetings. Drawing on a wide range of unique sources, the book follows Enron’s rise from obscurity to the top of the business world to its disastrous demise. It reveals as never before major characters such as Ken Lay, Jeff Skilling, and Andy Fastow, as well as lesser-known players like Cliff Baxter and Rebecca Mark.
It is a story of greed, arrogance, and deceit—a microcosm of all that can go wrong with American business. Above all, it’s a fascinating human drama that has proven to be the authoritative account of the Enron scandal. In thistenth anniversary edition, McLean and Elkind revisit the fall of Enron and its aftermath in a new chapter.
About The Smartest Guys in the Room
The definitive volume on Enron’s amazing rise and scandalous fall, from an award-winning team of Fortune investigative reporters.
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About Bethany McLean
Bethany McLean is a writer for Vanity Fair and the coauthor of The Smartest Guys in the Room. She was… More about Bethany McLean
About Peter Elkind
Peter Elkind is an award-winning investigative reporter and the author ofThe Death Shift. He has written forThe New York Times… More about Peter Elkind
About Bethany McLean
Bethany McLean is a writer for Vanity Fair and the coauthor of The Smartest Guys in the Room. She was… More about Bethany McLean
About Peter Elkind
Peter Elkind is an award-winning investigative reporter and the author ofThe Death Shift. He has written forThe New York Times… More about Peter Elkind
About Bethany McLean
Bethany McLean is a writer for Vanity Fair and the coauthor of The Smartest Guys in the Room. She was… More about Bethany McLean
About Peter Elkind
Peter Elkind is an award-winning investigative reporter and the author ofThe Death Shift. He has written forThe New York Times… More about Peter Elkind
Product Details
Category: Economics
Paperback | $29.00
Published by Portfolio
Nov 26, 2013 | 480 Pages | 6 x 9 | ISBN 9781591846604
Category: Economics
Ebook | $9.99
Published by Portfolio
Nov 26, 2013 | 480 Pages | ISBN 9780698158825
Category: Economics | Audiobooks
Audiobook Download | $30.00
Published by Penguin Audio
Nov 02, 2010 | 1219 Minutes | ISBN 9781101222423
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Praise
“The best book about the Enron debacle to date.”
—BusinessWeek
“The authors write with power and finesse. Their prose is effortless, like a sprinter floating down the track.”
—USA Today
“Well-reported and well-written.”
—Warren Buffett
Table Of Contents
The Smartest Guys in the RoomAuthors’ Notes and Acknowledgments
Cast of Characters
Our Values
Introduction
1. Lunch on a Silver Platter
2. Please Keep Making Us Millions
3. We Were the Apostles
4. The First Prima Donna
5. Guys with Spikes
6. The Empress of Energy
7. The 15 Percent Solution
8. A Recipe for Disaster
9. The Klieg-Light Syndrome
10. The Hotel Kenneth-Lay-a
11. Andy Fastow’s Secrets
12. The Big Enchilada
13. An Unnatural Act
14. The Beating Heart of Enron
15. Everybody Loves Enron
16. When Pigs Could Fly
17. Gaming California
18. Bandwidth Hog
19. Ask Why, Asshole
20. I Want to Resign
21. The $45 Million Question
22. We Have No Cash!
Epilogue: Isn’t Anybody Sorry?
Index
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