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Product Identifiers
PublisherPenguin Publishing Group
ISBN-101591840538
ISBN-139781591840534
eBay Product ID (ePID)30774739
Product Key Features
Book TitleSmartest Guys in the Room : the Amazing Rise and Scandalous Fall of Enron
Number of Pages480 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2004
TopicEconomic History, Business Ethics, General, Industries / Energy
IllustratorYes
GenreBusiness & Economics
AuthorBethany Mclean, Peter Elkind
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height1.1 in
Item Weight14.7 Oz
Item Length8.5 in
Item Width5.6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
Dewey Edition21
Grade FromTwelfth Grade
Dewey Decimal333.79/0973
Grade ToUP
SynopsisThere were dozens of books about Watergate, but only All the President's Men gave readers the full story, with all the drama and nuance and exclusive reporting. And thirty years later, if you're going to read only one book on Watergate, that's still the one. Today, Enron is the biggest business story of our time, and Fortune senior writers Bethany McLean and Peter Elkind are the new Woodward and Bernstein. Remarkably, it was just two years ago that Enron was thought to epitomize a great New Economy company, with its skyrocketing profits and share price. But that was before Fortune published an article by McLean that asked a seemingly innocent question: How exactly does Enron make money? From that point on, Enron's house of cards began to crumble. Now, McLean and Elkind have investigated much deeper, to offer the definitive book about the Enron scandal and the fascinating people behind it. Meticulously researched and character driven, 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. Smartest Guys in the Room is a story of greed, arrogance, and deceit--a microcosm of all that is wrong with American business today. Above all, it's a fascinating human drama that will prove to be the authoritative account of the Enron scandal.
LC Classification NumberHD9502
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- 18. Mai. 2017
Reveals the Reasons Behind the Startling Collapse of a Business Superstar
Enron declared bankruptcy just 17 months after reaching the pinnacle of its ascent to its position as America's premier energy company. This book shows how it rose so quickly and why its fall was almost inevitable years before it finally occurred. I read this book along with Kurt Eichenwal's "Conspiracy of Fools" and recommend them both. Each tells the same basic story, but each contains telling details the other lacks. Business people, investors and policymakers, particularly those responsible for regulations, will find this book particularly valuable, but anyone curious about how the business world around them works (or doesn't work) will gain key insights.Bestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Gebraucht
- 01. Feb. 2022
I recommend it
Extremely interesting and well written book. Vivid description of the characters involved.Bestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Gebraucht
