Addicted to Fools
No, my boyfriend is not a fool. But the book he brought home, "Conspiracy of Fools", is a true story about the goings-ons behind the doors of Enron. AND I CANNOT PUT IT DOWN!
The decades leading up to the scandal were a scandal in themselves. I am not an accountant, but I can still understand the limited amount of business and accounting lingo. In fact, if you pick up this nearly 700 page thriller, I guarantee that you will be reading and think "well, that's not a good idea for x, y, and z reasons." Then, between 5 and 50 pages later, you will be right!
Of course, the storyline of the book is classic Titanic, so you do have the benefit of hindsight. But the story is captivating no matter how much or how little you know about the Enron scandal. You sympathize with the characters, both the evil idiots and the ethical do-gooders. It is easy to blame those that got caught up in the culture of the company as having tunnel vision. However, you will also begin praying that a career so blindingly attractive never corrupts you.
And remember . . . this book recommendation is coming from a guy who has not picked up a single book to read outside of a classroom or employment situation in 6 years. So either I have no perspective or I finally found something worth reading.
The author is Kurt Eichenwald.
The decades leading up to the scandal were a scandal in themselves. I am not an accountant, but I can still understand the limited amount of business and accounting lingo. In fact, if you pick up this nearly 700 page thriller, I guarantee that you will be reading and think "well, that's not a good idea for x, y, and z reasons." Then, between 5 and 50 pages later, you will be right!
Of course, the storyline of the book is classic Titanic, so you do have the benefit of hindsight. But the story is captivating no matter how much or how little you know about the Enron scandal. You sympathize with the characters, both the evil idiots and the ethical do-gooders. It is easy to blame those that got caught up in the culture of the company as having tunnel vision. However, you will also begin praying that a career so blindingly attractive never corrupts you.
And remember . . . this book recommendation is coming from a guy who has not picked up a single book to read outside of a classroom or employment situation in 6 years. So either I have no perspective or I finally found something worth reading.
The author is Kurt Eichenwald.
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