Conspiracy of fools is the fourth enronrelated tale ive read smartest guys in the room, enron. With conspiracy of fools, kurt eichenwald transforms the unbelievable story of the enron scandal into a riproaring narrative of epic proportions, one that is. Kurt eichenwald in late 2001, the enron corporationa darling of the financial world, a company whose executives were friends of presidents and the powerfulimploded virtually overnight, leaving vast wreckage in. Conspiracy of fools tells the enron tale with a cinematic narrative style, relying almost exclusively on scene and dialogue to bring his account to vivid life. I found the book to be a complete page turner and as exciting as any nonfiction novel that i have read recently. Interesting thing is, after reading conspiracy of fools, youll be convinced that its possible to travel back and forth in time. In the rollercoaster style of a novel, the narrative takes readers behind every closed doorfrom the oval office to the executive suites, from the highest reaches of the justice department to the homes and bedrooms of. Conspiracy of fools reads like a popular thriller, albeit one. Mar 01, 2005 with conspiracy of fools, kurt eichenwald transforms the unbelievable story of the enron scandal into a riproaring narrative of epic proportions, one that is sure to delight readers of thrillers and business books alike, achieving for this new decade what books like barbarians at the gate and a civil action accomplished in the 1990s. With conspiracy of fools, kurt eichenwald transforms the unbelievable story of the enron scandal into a riproaring narrative of epic proportions, one that is sure to delight readers of thrillers and business books alike, achieving for this new decade what books like barbarians at the gate and a civil action accomplished in the 1990s.
A true story by kurt eichenwald 2005, cd, abridged at the best online prices at ebay. Includes bibliographical references pages 683723 and index in late 2001, the enron corporation a darling of the financial world, a company whose executives were friends of presidents and the powerfulimploded virtually overnight, leaving vast wreckage in its wake and sparking a criminal investigation that would last for years. Enrons chief financial officer cfo andrew fastow is depicted as voraciously greedy, using front corporations and partnerships, paying himself management and consultant fees as if he were an outsider, all while cooking enrons books to show fictitious profits. As you journey through the pages of kurt eichenwalds conspiracy of fools, your analysis of the enron tale will largely depend upon the. Critics pens dangle like swords of damocles over the cinematic scenes that are central to the books appeal. In early 2000 fortune magazine selected enron as americas bestmanaged and. From an awardwinning new york times reporter, kurt eichenwald, comes conspiracy of fools, the full mindboggling story of the lies, crimes, and ineptitude behind the spectacular scandal that imperiled a presidency, destroyed a marketplace, and changed washington and.
Eichenwald details enrons conspiracy of fools the intricacies of accounting fraud can be confusing, if not dull. See all books authored by kurt eichenwald, including conspiracy of fools. From an awardwinning new york times reporter comes the full, mindboggling true story of the lies, crimes, and ineptitude behind the enron scandal that imperiled a presidency, destroyed a marketplace, and changed washington and wall street forever. From an awardwinning new york times reporter comes the full, mindboggling story of the lies, crimes, and ineptitude behind the spectacular scandal that imperiled a presidency, destroyed a marketplace, and changed washington and wall street forever. Conspiracy of fools by kurt eichenwald animal farm books. The author makes it very easy to understand all of the theft and fraud that took place at enron. Can dialogue be recounted so accurately after 20 years of echoes. Eichenwald has an encyclopedic grasp of a watershed business collapse, and has turned it into a gripping read, a true. In the rollercoaster style of a novel, the narrative takes readers behind every closed doorfrom the oval office to the executive suites, from the highest reaches. In it, eichenwald does a decent job of combining the best of the three others, as if he poached some from each. Jan 01, 2005 the enron story remains the same, no matter how many times its retold.
Conspiracy of fools is a 2005 book by kurt eichenwald detailing the enron scandal. The houstonbased energy firm enjoyed warm ties with newly installed president. With conspiracy of fools, kurt eichenwald transforms the unbelievable story of the enron scandal into a riproaring narrative of epic proportions, one that is sure to delight readers of thrillers and business books alike, achieving for this new decade what books like barbarians at the gate and a civil action accomplished in the. Conspiracy of fools this is one of the best books i have ever read. Untangling the threads of the enron fraud the new york times. Free shipping and pickup in store on eligible orders. Find books like conspiracy of fools from the worlds largest community of readers. Download now kurt eichenwaldnew york times bestselling author of conspiracy of fools and the informant recounts the first 500 days after 911 in a comprehensive, compelling pageturner as gripping as any thriller. Published december 27th 2005 by broadway books first published january 1st 2005. Includes bibliographical references and index in late 2001, the enron corporation a darling of the financial world, a company whose executives were friends of presidents and the powerfulimploded virtually overnight, leaving vast wreckage in its wake and sparking a criminal investigation that would last for years.
The true story of a billiondollar conspiracy between the catholic church. Critics pens dangle like swords of damocles over the cinematic scenes that are central to the book s appeal. With its youarethere glimpse into the secretive worlds of corporate power, conspiracy of fools is an all true financial and political thriller of cinematic proportions. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read conspiracy of fools. A true story kurt eichenwald from an awardwinning new york times reporter comes the full, mindboggling story of the lies, crimes, and ineptitude behind the spectacular scandal that imperiled a presidency, destroyed a marketplace, and changed washington and wall street forever.
A true story abridged by eichenwald, kurt, lang, stephen isbn. Its a great crime novel, unfortunately a true story. Bookmark file pdf conspiracy of fools a true story conspiracy of fools a true story thank you utterly much for downloading conspiracy of fools a true story. Kurt eichenwald books list of books by author kurt. Maybe you have knowledge that, people have look numerous time for their favorite books next this conspiracy of fools a true story, but stop occurring in harmful downloads. Eichenwald must have done a huge amount of research to put together the time lines of everything that happened. Enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the free kindle app. The enron story remains the same, no matter how many times its retold. New york times writer kurt eichenwalds new book on corporate. In the rollercoaster style of a novel, the narrative takes readers behind every closed doorfrom the oval office to the executive suites, from the highest reaches of the jusice department to the homes and bedrooms of. Letting the facts tell the story, conspiracy of fools, a true story, is based on the authors more than one thousand hours of interviews he conducted with over a hundred participants.
Unlike the scandal that sank a presidency, no future scribe will. It was the corporate collapse that appeared to come out of nowhere. Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone. A true story by kurt eichenwald 2005, broadway books, new york city, 742 pages the most complete story of the enron scandal to date has been written by kurt eichenwald. Award winning journalist, eichenwald, has written for the new york times for more than seventeen years. A true story 9780767911795 by eichenwald, kurt and a great selection of similar new, used and collectible books available now at great prices. A true story and millions of other books are available for instant access. Eichenwald talked about his book conspiracy of fools. Dec 27, 2005 i read an awesome book on the weekend called, conspiracy of fools by kurt eichenwald. Goodreads members who liked conspiracy of fools also liked. We see how federal regulators opened the doors for the enron fraud early on when they let the company loosen up its accounting rules and essentially cook its books. It tells the story of the events leading up to and following the collapse of former energy giant. A true story book online at best prices in india on. In late 2001, the enron corporationa darling of the financial world, a.
In late 2001, the enron corporationa darling of the financial world. Then you can start reading kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer no kindle device required. Conspiracy of fools say the name enron and most people believe theyve heard all about the story that imperiled a presidency, destroyed a marketplace, and changed washington and wall street forever. In matters of style, at least, conspiracy of fools trumps the other books on the subject. Conspiracy of fools tells the story of the 2001 collapse of enron. The book s primary value to readers and libraries lies in its willingness to go. I rarely purchase nonfiction books by author but this is the third book that ive read by kurt eichenwald. In the past year alone i have read 42 recent economic history books, and hundreds over the past 10 years sad old man you may well be thinking. Conspiracy of fools npr coverage of conspiracy of fools. However in the hands of eichenwald, the players and the business practices are transformed into entirely newand entirely grippingmaterial. Conspiracy of fools is the fourth enronrelated tale ive read smartest guys in. Conspiracy of fools a true story by kurt eichenwald 742 pages.
Enronization was a new noun that entered the national vocabulary sometime in the months at the end of 2001 and. Ranks with a civil action as one of the best nonfiction books of the last decade. I read an awesome book on the weekend called, conspiracy of fools by kurt eichenwald. Ive never read a non fiction book that feels like a great fiction narrative.
95 56 227 119 1315 1367 286 899 1167 1394 866 875 329 1056 274 657 1380 1469 1273 928 393 950 246 142 818 1228 1163 1566 1315 787 639 1127 693 742 214 1053 791 432 634 164 1304 619 264 755 521