Bethany McLean

At the end of the 20th century, the collapse of Enron sent shockwaves through the American business landscape. The Smartest Guys in the Room by Bethany McLean and Peter Elkind delves into the gripping narrative of how a company that once epitomised the triumph of the New Economy could disintegrate into one of the largest corporate scandals in U.S. history....

A damning indictment of American capitalism, as exposed through the failures of the government, private sector and overall economic resilience throughout the COVID pandemic. From the author of the modern business classic The Smartest Guys in the Room comes a damning indictment of late-stage capitalism—and the leaders that were brutally unprepared for a global pandemic. In 2020, the coronavirus pandemic...