The Smartest Guys in the Room: The Amazing Rise and Scandalous Fall of Enron
Author: Bethany McLean
There 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 a….Read More
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