The Smartest Guys in the Room: The Amazing Rise and Scandalous Fall of Enron
 

The Smartest Guys in the Room: The Amazing Rise and Scandalous Fall of Enron

by Bethany McLean, Peter Elkind

Just as Watergate was the defining political story of its time, so Enron is the biggest business story of our time. And just as All the President’s Men was the one Watergate book that gave readers the full story, with all the drama and nuance, The Smartest Guys in the Room is the one book you have to read to understand this amazing business saga. And the critics agree:
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Member Reviews

  • Jacqueline H
    • Rated 5 stars

    I don't normally read business, but this works well as a true crime, to say nothing of entertaining study of the many ways in which organizations can go wrong if their management is, well, NUTS.

    Jacqueline H wrote this review Monday, November 19 2007. ( reply | permalink )
  • awardtour
    • Rated 4 stars

    Consider this is a 450+ page long book dedicated to detailing corporate insanity and an enormous accounting shell game, it is still incredibly readable. The length of the book also goes to show how utterly insane Enron was in every way possible.

    awardtour wrote this review Monday, March 12 2007. ( reply | permalink )
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