Summary
The Smartest Guys in the Room: The Amazing Rise and Scandalous Fall of Enron is a book by Bethany McLean and Peter Elkind, first published in 2003 by Portfolio Trade. In 2005, it was adapted into a documentary film, Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room.
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| Author | Bethany McLean, Peter Elkind |
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| Original title | The Smartest Guys in the Room: The Amazing Rise and Scandalous Fall of Enron |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Subject | Corporate Law, Ethics, fall of Enron |
| Genre | Non-Fiction |
| Publisher | Portfolio Trade |
Publication date | October 13, 2003 |
| Media type | Hardcover |
| Pages | 464 |
| ISBN | 978-1-59184-053-4 |
McLean and Elkind worked on the book when they both were Fortune senior writers. McLean had written a March 5, 2001 article for Fortune called, "Is Enron overpriced?"[1]
The book is not only about the Enron scandal, but also describes the authors' effort in following the developing story as it happened. It is based on hundreds of interviews and details from personal calendars, performance reviews, e-mails, and other documents. BusinessWeek called it, "The best book about the Enron debacle to date."[2]
It hit the New York Times bestseller list[3] and was named one of strategy+business magazine's best business books of 2003.[4]
References edit
- ^ "FORTUNE archive: Is Enron Overpriced? - Jan. 19, 2006". money.cnn.com. Retrieved 12 December 2017.
- ^ "Enron Under Two Microscopes". Bloomberg.com. 27 October 2003. Retrieved 12 December 2017 – via www.bloomberg.com.
- ^ "BEST SELLERS: November 16, 2003". The New York Times. 16 November 2003. Retrieved 12 December 2017 – via NYTimes.com.
- ^ "The Best Business Books of 2003". npr.org. Retrieved 12 December 2017.