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Greed, arrogance, deceit: The definitive story of Enron’s shocking collapse.

The Smartest Guys in the Room

The Amazing Rise and Scandalous Fall of Enron

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    480 pages

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    26 November 2013

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Summary

In this tenth-anniversary edition, acclaimed investigative journalists Bethany McLean and 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…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781591846604
ISBN-10:1591846609
Author:Bethany McLean, Peter Elkind, Joe Nocera
Publisher:Penguin Putnam Inc
Imprint:Portfolio
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:480
Edition:10th
Release Date:26 November 2013
Weight:550g
Dimensions:35mm x 153mm x 228mm
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What They're Saying

Critics Review

“The best book about the Enron debacle to date.” -BusinessWeek

“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

About The Author

Bethany McLean

Bethany McLean collaborated on this book when she was a Fortune senior writer. McLean, a former investment banking analyst for Goldman Sachs, is now a contributing editor to Vanity Fair and lives in Chicago.

Peter Elkind, an award-winning investigative reporter, collaborated on this book when he was a Fortune senior writer. He is now an editor-at-large for Fortune and lives in Fort Worth, Texas.

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