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

Bethany McLean

An account of the rise and fall of Enron, written by award-winning Fortune investigative reporters, draws on a wide range of sources while revealing the contributions of lesser-known participants in the scandal. 400,000 first printing. First serial, Fortune.

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The hosts highlighted the book as the source material for the Enron documentary, noting its thorough investigation of the scandal and its authors' backgrounds. They recommended watching the film and reading the book for deeper insight into Enron's rise and fall.

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I finally watched The Smartest Guys in the Room today. Yeah, the documentary based on the book, and we'll get to the authors and stuff. It was Peter Elkind, and who was the co-author? Bethany McClain....

— Episode: Selects: How Enron Fooled the World

Episode: Selects: How Enron Fooled the World

The hosts highlighted the book as the source material for the Enron documentary, noting its thorough investigation of the scandal and its authors' backgrounds. They recommended watching the film and reading the book for deeper insight into Enron's rise and fall.

"

I finally watched The Smartest Guys in the Room today. Yeah, the documentary based on the book, and we'll get to the authors and stuff. It was Peter Elkind, and who was the co-author? Bethany McClain. I knew she wrote the original articles in Forbes, so she co-authored the book.

Bethany McClain, the journalist who ended up writing The Smartest Guys in the Room, is awesome. She started out writing a story for Fortune Magazine back in March of 2001 titled, Is Enron Overpriced?

If you want to know more about Enron, go watch the smartest guys in the room. Definitely will leave you wanting more.

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