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The Smartest Guys in the Room
- The Amazing Rise and Scandalous Fall of Enron
- Narrado por: Dennis Boutsikaris
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The definitive volume on Enron's amazing rise and scandalous fall, from an award-winning team of Fortune investigative reporters.
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Based on unparalleled access to those involved, and told with compelling pace and drama, The Bank That Lived a Little is the story of one of the most familiar names on the British high street since Big Bang in 1986. Philip Augar describes in detail three decades of boardroom intrigue driven by ruthless ambition, grandiose dreams and a desire for wealth. It is a tale of a struggle for long-term supremacy between rival strategies and their adherents.
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Global superstar bankers under light-touch gov
- De Philo en 12-21-18
De: Philip Augar
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The Firm
- The Story of McKinsey and Its Secret Influence on American Business
- De: Duff McDonald
- Narrado por: Tom Weiner
- Duración: 11 h y 19 m
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A behind-the-scenes, revelatory history of McKinsey & Company, America's most influential and controversial business consulting firm, told by one of the nation's leading financial journalists. In The Firm, Duff McDonald uncovers how these high-powered, high-priced business savants have ushered in waves of structural, financial, and technological shifts. With unrivaled access to company documents and current and former employees, McDonald reveals the inner workings of what just might be the most influential private organization in America.
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Warning: Non consultants should avoid
- De R. Jaeger en 11-04-13
De: Duff McDonald
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When Genius Failed
- The Rise and Fall of Long-Term Capital Management
- De: Roger Lowenstein
- Narrado por: Roger Lowenstein
- Duración: 9 h y 12 m
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Roger Lowenstein, the bestselling author of Buffett, captures Long-Term's roller-coaster ride in gripping detail. Drawing on confidential internal memos and interviews with dozens of key players, Lowenstein crafts a story that reads like a first-rate thriller from beginning to end. He explains not just how the fund made and lost its money, but what it was about the personalities of Long-Term's partners, the arrogance of their mathematical certainties, and the late-nineties culture of Wall Street that made it all possible.
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When Genius Failed
- De Sean en 12-17-08
De: Roger Lowenstein
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American Icon
- Alan Mulally and the Fight to Save Ford Motor Company
- De: Bryce G. Hoffman
- Narrado por: Pete Larkin
- Duración: 14 h y 45 m
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At the end of 2008, Ford Motor Company was just months away from running out of cash. With the auto industry careening toward ruin, Congress offered all three Detroit automakers a bailout. General Motors and Chrysler grabbed the taxpayer lifeline, but Ford decided to save itself. Under the leadership of charismatic CEO Alan Mulally, Ford had already put together a bold plan to unify its divided global operations, transform its lackluster product lineup, and overcome a dysfunctional culture of infighting, backstabbing, and excuses.
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The best business book I ever read
- De Michael en 10-07-12
De: Bryce G. Hoffman
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Too Good to Be True
- The Rise and Fall of Bernie Madoff
- De: Erin Arvedlund
- Narrado por: Karen White
- Duración: 12 h y 57 m
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Erin Arvedlund, the financial reporter who questioned the amazing returns of Bernie Madoff's hedge funds way back in 2001, traces the life of the infamous swindler and addresses the tough questions surrounding the collapse of his Ponzi scheme.
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- De Robert en 11-07-10
De: Erin Arvedlund
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A First-Class Catastrophe
- The Road to Black Monday, the Worst Day in Wall Street History
- De: Diana B. Henriques
- Narrado por: Gabra Zackman
- Duración: 9 h y 43 m
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Monday, October 19, 1987, was by far the worst day in Wall Street history. The market fell 22.6% - almost twice as bad as the worst day of 1929 - equal to a one-day loss of nearly 5,000 points today. Black Monday was more than seven years in the making and threatened nearly every US financial institution. Drawing on superlative archival research and dozens of original interviews, Diana B. Henriques weaves a tale of missed opportunities, market delusions, and destructive actions.
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Financial History Rhymes
- De David Larson en 10-07-17
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Fooling Some of the People All of the Time
- A Long Short Story
- De: David Einhorn
- Narrado por: L. J. Ganser
- Duración: 13 h y 20 m
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At its most basic level, Allied Capital is the story of Wall Street at its worst. But the story is much bigger than one little-known company. Fooling Some of the People All of the Time is an important call for effective law enforcement, free speech, and fair play.
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- De James Klein en 02-02-11
De: David Einhorn
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The Wizard of Lies
- Bernie Madoff and the Death of Trust
- De: Diana B. Henriques
- Narrado por: Pam Ward
- Duración: 16 h
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Who is Bernie Madoff, and how did he pull off the biggest Ponzi scheme in history? These questions have fascinated people ever since the news broke about the respected New York financier who swindled his friends, relatives, and other investors out of $65 billion. Many have speculated about what must have happened, but no reporter has been able to get the full story - until now. Diana B. Henriques of the New York Times has written the definitive book on the man and his scheme.
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The best of 3 madoff books
- De Angela willis en 03-18-13
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Finish Big
- How Great Entrepreneurs Exit Their Companies on Top
- De: Bo Burlingham
- Narrado por: Sean Pratt
- Duración: 10 h y 17 m
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When pioneering business journalist and Inc. magazine editor at large Bo Burlingham wrote Small Giants, it became an instant classic for its original take on a common business problem - how to handle the pressure to grow. Now Burlingham is back to tackle an even more common problem - how to exit your company well. Sooner or later, all entrepreneurs leave their businesses and all businesses get sold, given away, or liquidated.
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Begin with the end in mind
- De D. Hartzell en 02-05-15
De: Bo Burlingham
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Borrowed Time
- Two Centuries of Booms, Busts, and Bailouts at Citi
- De: James Freeman, Vern McKinley
- Narrado por: Fred Sanders
- Duración: 11 h y 51 m
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To save the economy and keep Citi afloat in 2008, the government provided huge infusions of cash through multiple bailouts that frustrated and angered the American public. But, as Wall Street Journal writer James Freeman and financial expert Vern McKinley reveal, the 2008 crisis was just one of many disasters Citi has experienced since its founding more than 200 years ago. In Borrowed Time they reveal Citi’s disturbing history of instability and government support. It’s a story that neither Citi nor Washington wants told.
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Biased
- De CF en 08-09-19
De: James Freeman, y otros
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Fool's Gold
- De: Gillian Tett
- Narrado por: Stephen Hoye
- Duración: 10 h y 7 m
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Gillian Tett brings to life in gripping detail how the Morgan team's bold ideas for a whole new kind of financial alchemy helped to ignite a revolution in banking, and how that revolution escalated wildly out of control. The deeply reported and lively narrative takes readers behind the scenes, to the inner sanctums of elite finance and to the secretive reaches of what came to be known as the "shadow banking" world.
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Outstanding narrative about the financial crisis
- De D. Littman en 07-17-09
De: Gillian Tett
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Reckless Endangerment
- How Outsized Ambition, Greed, and Corruption Led to Economic Armageddon
- De: Gretchen Morgenson, Joshua Rosner
- Narrado por: L. J. Ganser
- Duración: 11 h y 57 m
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In Reckless Endangerment, Gretchen Morgenson, the star business columnist of The New York Times, exposes how the watchdogs who were supposed to protect the country from financial harm were actually complicit in the actions that finally blew up the American economy.
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Required reading
- De David en 10-24-11
De: Gretchen Morgenson, y otros
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Den of Thieves
- De: James B. Stewart
- Narrado por: Johnny Heller
- Duración: 19 h y 35 m
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Pulitzer Prize winner James B. Stewart shows for the first time how four of the biggest names on Wall Street - Michael Milken, Ivan Boesky, Martin Siegel, and Dennis Levine - created the greatest insider-trading ring in financial history and almost walked away with billions - until a team of downtrodden detectives triumphed over some of America's most expensive lawyers to bring this powerful quartet to justice.
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Awesome book
- De Lars Tackmann en 10-23-17
De: James B. Stewart
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All the Devils Are Here
- The Hidden History of the Financial Crisis
- De: Bethany McLean, Joe Nocera
- Narrado por: Dennis Boutsikaris
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As soon as the financial crisis erupted, the finger-pointing began. Should the blame fall on Wall Street, Main Street, or Pennsylvania Avenue? On greedy traders, misguided regulators, sleazy subprime companies, cowardly legislators, or clueless home buyers? According to Bethany McLean and Joe Nocera, two of America's most acclaimed business journalists, the real answer is all of the above-and more. Many devils helped bring hell to the economy.
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Excellent!
- De Euri en 11-19-10
De: Bethany McLean, y otros
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Barbarians at the Gate
- The Fall of RJR Nabisco
- De: Bryan Burrough, John Helyar
- Narrado por: Eric Jason Martin
- Duración: 22 h y 18 m
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A number-one New York Times best seller and arguably the best business narrative ever written, Barbarians at the Gate is the classic account of the fall of RJR Nabisco. An enduring masterpiece of investigative journalism by Bryan Burrough and John Helyar, it includes a new afterword by the authors that brings this remarkable story of greed and double-dealings up to date 20 years after the famed deal.
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Timeless.
- De Jeremy Repanich en 07-22-23
De: Bryan Burrough, y otros
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Too Big to Fail
- The Inside Story of How Wall Street and Washington Fought to Save the Financial System--and Themselves
- De: Andrew Ross Sorkin
- Narrado por: William Hughes
- Duración: 21 h y 4 m
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A real-life thriller about the most tumultuous period in America's financial history by an acclaimed New York Times reporter. Andrew Ross Sorkin delivers the first true, behind-the-scenes, moment-by-moment account of how the greatest financial crisis since the Great Depression developed into a global tsunami.
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Best Book About Meltdown
- De Chuck en 12-08-09
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When Genius Failed
- The Rise and Fall of Long-Term Capital Management
- De: Roger Lowenstein
- Narrado por: Roger Lowenstein
- Duración: 9 h y 12 m
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Roger Lowenstein, the bestselling author of Buffett, captures Long-Term's roller-coaster ride in gripping detail. Drawing on confidential internal memos and interviews with dozens of key players, Lowenstein crafts a story that reads like a first-rate thriller from beginning to end. He explains not just how the fund made and lost its money, but what it was about the personalities of Long-Term's partners, the arrogance of their mathematical certainties, and the late-nineties culture of Wall Street that made it all possible.
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When Genius Failed
- De Sean en 12-17-08
De: Roger Lowenstein
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Conspiracy of Fools
- A True Story
- De: Kurt Eichenwald
- Narrado por: Robertson Dean
- Duración: 30 h y 26 m
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Say the name 'Enron' and most people believe they've heard all about the story that imperiled a presidency, destroyed a marketplace, and changed Washington and Wall Street forever. But in the hands of Kurt Eichenwald, the players we think we know and the business practices we think have been exposed are transformed into entirely new, and entirely gripping, material.
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Great Story
- De Adam M Pokorski en 06-06-06
De: Kurt Eichenwald
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Den of Thieves
- De: James B. Stewart
- Narrado por: Johnny Heller
- Duración: 19 h y 35 m
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Pulitzer Prize winner James B. Stewart shows for the first time how four of the biggest names on Wall Street - Michael Milken, Ivan Boesky, Martin Siegel, and Dennis Levine - created the greatest insider-trading ring in financial history and almost walked away with billions - until a team of downtrodden detectives triumphed over some of America's most expensive lawyers to bring this powerful quartet to justice.
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Awesome book
- De Lars Tackmann en 10-23-17
De: James B. Stewart
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All the Devils Are Here
- The Hidden History of the Financial Crisis
- De: Bethany McLean, Joe Nocera
- Narrado por: Dennis Boutsikaris
- Duración: 15 h y 29 m
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As soon as the financial crisis erupted, the finger-pointing began. Should the blame fall on Wall Street, Main Street, or Pennsylvania Avenue? On greedy traders, misguided regulators, sleazy subprime companies, cowardly legislators, or clueless home buyers? According to Bethany McLean and Joe Nocera, two of America's most acclaimed business journalists, the real answer is all of the above-and more. Many devils helped bring hell to the economy.
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Excellent!
- De Euri en 11-19-10
De: Bethany McLean, y otros
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Barbarians at the Gate
- The Fall of RJR Nabisco
- De: Bryan Burrough, John Helyar
- Narrado por: Eric Jason Martin
- Duración: 22 h y 18 m
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A number-one New York Times best seller and arguably the best business narrative ever written, Barbarians at the Gate is the classic account of the fall of RJR Nabisco. An enduring masterpiece of investigative journalism by Bryan Burrough and John Helyar, it includes a new afterword by the authors that brings this remarkable story of greed and double-dealings up to date 20 years after the famed deal.
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Timeless.
- De Jeremy Repanich en 07-22-23
De: Bryan Burrough, y otros
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Too Big to Fail
- The Inside Story of How Wall Street and Washington Fought to Save the Financial System--and Themselves
- De: Andrew Ross Sorkin
- Narrado por: William Hughes
- Duración: 21 h y 4 m
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A real-life thriller about the most tumultuous period in America's financial history by an acclaimed New York Times reporter. Andrew Ross Sorkin delivers the first true, behind-the-scenes, moment-by-moment account of how the greatest financial crisis since the Great Depression developed into a global tsunami.
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Best Book About Meltdown
- De Chuck en 12-08-09
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When Genius Failed
- The Rise and Fall of Long-Term Capital Management
- De: Roger Lowenstein
- Narrado por: Roger Lowenstein
- Duración: 9 h y 12 m
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Roger Lowenstein, the bestselling author of Buffett, captures Long-Term's roller-coaster ride in gripping detail. Drawing on confidential internal memos and interviews with dozens of key players, Lowenstein crafts a story that reads like a first-rate thriller from beginning to end. He explains not just how the fund made and lost its money, but what it was about the personalities of Long-Term's partners, the arrogance of their mathematical certainties, and the late-nineties culture of Wall Street that made it all possible.
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When Genius Failed
- De Sean en 12-17-08
De: Roger Lowenstein
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Conspiracy of Fools
- A True Story
- De: Kurt Eichenwald
- Narrado por: Robertson Dean
- Duración: 30 h y 26 m
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Say the name 'Enron' and most people believe they've heard all about the story that imperiled a presidency, destroyed a marketplace, and changed Washington and Wall Street forever. But in the hands of Kurt Eichenwald, the players we think we know and the business practices we think have been exposed are transformed into entirely new, and entirely gripping, material.
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Great Story
- De Adam M Pokorski en 06-06-06
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Black Edge
- Inside Information, Dirty Money, and the Quest to Bring Down the Most Wanted Man on Wall Street
- De: Sheelah Kolhatkar
- Narrado por: Kaleo Griffith
- Duración: 12 h y 32 m
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Steven A. Cohen changed Wall Street. He and his fellow pioneers of the hedge fund industry didn’t lay railroads, build factories, or invent new technologies. Rather, they made their billions through financial speculation, by placing bets in the market that turned out to be right more often than not.
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Amazing book about trading that feels like an adventure novel
- De Tim S en 05-24-18
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The Big Fail
- What the Pandemic Revealed About Who America Protects and Who It Leaves Behind
- De: Joe Nocera, Bethany McLean
- Narrado por: Joe Nocera, Bethany McLean
- Duración: 12 h y 55 m
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In 2020, the novel coronavirus pandemic made it painfully clear that the U.S. could not adequately protect its citizens. Millions of Americans suffered—and over a million died—in less than two years, while government officials blundered; prize-winning economists overlooked devastating trade-offs; and elites escaped to isolated retreats, unaffected by and even profiting from the pandemic. Why and how did America, in a catastrophically enormous failure, become the world leader in COVID deaths? Veteran journalists Bethany McLean and Joe Nocera offer fresh and provocative answers.
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Finally the truth is coming to light and the gaslighting is coming to an end
- De Zoey Jacobs en 12-10-23
De: Joe Nocera, y otros
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The Bond King
- How One Man Made a Market, Built an Empire, and Lost It All
- De: Mary Childs
- Narrado por: Mary Childs
- Duración: 11 h y 16 m
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Before Bill Gross was known among investors as the Bond King, he was a gambler. In 1966, a fresh college grad, he went to Vegas armed with his net worth ($200) and a knack for counting cards. Ten thousand dollars and countless casino bans later, he was hooked, so he enrolled in business school. The Bond King is the story of how that whiz kid made American finance his casino.
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Being a good writer does not make you a good narrator
- De John Mallory en 05-14-22
De: Mary Childs
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Liar's Poker
- Rising Through the Wreckage on Wall Street
- De: Michael Lewis
- Narrado por: Michael Lewis
- Duración: 10 h y 16 m
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In 1986, before Michael Lewis became the best-selling author of The Big Short, Moneyball, and Flash Boys, he landed a job at Salomon Brothers, one of Wall Street’s premier investment firms. During the next three years, Lewis rose from callow trainee to New York- and London-based bond salesman, raking in millions for the firm and cashing in on a modern-day gold rush. Liar’s Poker is the culmination of those heady, frenzied years - a behind-the-scenes look at a unique and turbulent time in American business.
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Finally!
- De Anonymous User en 02-08-22
De: Michael Lewis
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Billion Dollar Whale
- De: Bradley Hope, Tom Wright
- Narrado por: Will Collyer
- Duración: 12 h y 26 m
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Now a number-one international best seller, Billion Dollar Whale is "an epic tale of white-collar crime on a global scale" (Publishers Weekly), revealing how a young social climber from Malaysia pulled off one of the biggest heists in history. In 2009, a chubby, mild-mannered graduate of the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School of Business named Jho Low set in motion a fraud of unprecedented gall and magnitude—one that would come to symbolize the next great threat to the global financial system.
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Couldn’t stop listening!
- De N Lane en 10-05-18
De: Bradley Hope, y otros
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Bad Blood
- Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup
- De: John Carreyrou
- Narrado por: Will Damron
- Duración: 11 h y 37 m
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In 2014, Theranos founder and CEO Elizabeth Holmes was widely seen as the next Steve Jobs: a brilliant Stanford dropout whose startup “unicorn” promised to revolutionize the medical industry with its breakthrough device, which performed the whole range of laboratory tests from a single drop of blood. Backed by investors such as Larry Ellison and Tim Draper, Theranos sold shares in a fundraising round that valued the company at more than $9 billion, putting Holmes’s worth at an estimated $4.5 billion.
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Extreme retaliation against former employees
- De LEE en 05-29-18
De: John Carreyrou
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Saudi America
- The Truth About Fracking and How It's Changing the World
- De: Bethany McLean
- Narrado por: Sarah Mollo-Christensen
- Duración: 3 h y 39 m
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The technology of fracking in shale rock - particularly in the Permian Basin in Texas - has transformed America into the world's top producer of both oil and natural gas. The US is expected to be "energy independent" and a "net exporter" in less than a decade, a move that will upend global politics, destabilize Saudi Arabia, crush Russia's chokehold over Europe, and finally bolster American power again. Or will it? Investigative journalist and bestselling author Bethany McLean digs deep into the cycles of boom and bust that has plagued the American oil industry for the past decade....
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Read Peter Zeihan First "The Absent Superpower"
- De David en 10-14-18
De: Bethany McLean
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Barbarians at the Gate
- The Fall of RJR Nabisco
- De: Bryan Burrough, John Helyar
- Narrado por: Bryan Burrough, John Helyar
- Duración: 3 h y 2 m
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Barbarians at the Gate has been called one of the most influential business books of all time, the definitive account of the largest takeover in Wall Street history. Bryan Burrough's and John Helyer's account of the frenzy that overtook Wall Street in October and November of 1988 gives us not only a detailed look at financial operations at the highest levels but a richly textured social history of wealth in the twilight of the Reagan era.
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Abridged and Poorly Read
- De Jake en 01-24-13
De: Bryan Burrough, y otros
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The Greatest Trade Ever
- The Behind-the-Scenes Story of How John Paulson Defied Wall Street and Made Financial History
- De: Gregory Zuckerman
- Narrado por: Marc Cashman
- Duración: 11 h y 40 m
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In 2006, hedge fund manager John Paulson realized something few others suspected - that the housing market and the value of subprime mortgages were grossly inflated and headed for a major fall. Paulson's background was in mergers and acquisitions, however, and he knew little about real estate or how to wager against housing. He had spent a career as an also-ran on Wall Street. But Paulson was convinced this was his chance to make his mark. He just wasn't sure how to do it. Colleagues at investment banks scoffed at him and investors dismissed him.
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Better Books Now Available
- De David en 05-02-11
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A Colossal Failure of Common Sense
- The Inside Story of the Collapse of Lehman Brothers
- De: Patrick Robinson, Lawrence G. McDonald
- Narrado por: Erik Davies
- Duración: 16 h y 38 m
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One of the biggest questions of the financial crisis has not been answered until now: What happened at Lehman Brothers and why was it allowed to fail, with aftershocks that rocked the global economy? In this news-making, often astonishing book, a former Lehman Brothers Vice President gives us the straight answers - right from the belly of the beast. In A Colossal Failure of Common Sense, Larry McDonald, a Wall Street insider, reveals, the culture and unspoken rules of the game like no book has ever done.
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First take: Tale of the narcissist
- De Susan Hayden en 07-28-09
De: Patrick Robinson, y otros
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The Wizard of Lies
- Bernie Madoff and the Death of Trust
- De: Diana B. Henriques
- Narrado por: Pam Ward
- Duración: 16 h
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Who is Bernie Madoff, and how did he pull off the biggest Ponzi scheme in history? These questions have fascinated people ever since the news broke about the respected New York financier who swindled his friends, relatives, and other investors out of $65 billion. Many have speculated about what must have happened, but no reporter has been able to get the full story - until now. Diana B. Henriques of the New York Times has written the definitive book on the man and his scheme.
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The best of 3 madoff books
- De Angela willis en 03-18-13
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Billion Dollar Loser
- The Epic Rise and Spectacular Fall of Adam Neumann and WeWork
- De: Reeves Wiedeman
- Narrado por: Will Collyer
- Duración: 10 h y 51 m
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This inside story of WeWork and its CEO tells the remarkable saga of one of the most audacious, and improbable, rises and falls in American business history. Veteran journalist Reeves Weideman dives deep into WeWork and its CEO's astronomical rise, from the marijuana and tequila-filled board rooms to cult-like company summer camps and consciousness-raising with Anthony Kiedis. Billion Dollar Loser is a character-driven business narrative that captures, through the fascinating psyche of a billionaire founder and his wife and co-founder, the slippery state of global capitalism. \
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Engrossing and we’ll researches but narration is annoying
- De ceire Gleeson en 10-27-20
De: Reeves Wiedeman
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Excellent book!
The story was very interesting and written in a way to make it understandable for those of us who are not big business savvy. The narration was excellent!
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- Austin Shopper
- 09-10-19
Very well written & researched:Fascinating!
I could hardly put this book down. The facts and events are breath-taking and the success of the fraud for so long is frightening! The book is fast-paced and packed with almost unbelievably arrogant decisions by brilliant men and women who had no conscience or integrity, It is scary to think that no one successfully challenged the Enron house of cards until it came crashing down under its own weight and damaged so many lives.
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The Haunting Story of Enron
The haunting story of Enron, or where the bodies are burried.
How the company formed, how a single esoteric accounting system change, a dash of hubris, and a mentality of "if it's not illegal it is legal" came back with a vengeance.
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- M. Roper
- 06-07-20
An interesting listen
As a teenager, I remember hearing about the California power issues, the Enron collapse, and an entire group of people losing their retirement and pensions. I never really knew what happened though nor the total disregard that the Enron management group went through in order to artificially inflate their stock pricing. I also never imagine something like that could be done in such a way.
The book begins a bit slow as it explains the backgrounds of the key players, but once it starts going strong, it’s really interesting. You definitely begin to dislike many of these people for their greed.
The narration is just awesome. Dennis has a great voice throughout. He does not labor for breathe, his cadence is on point, and he’s strong and consistent in his presentation. He definitely helped get me through the topics that went over me head.
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- Kelly
- 09-23-18
Best Documentary Regarding The Enron Scandal
I watched the movie prior to downloading this book. Although the movie was good, this book goes into more detail (as often books do).
if you are interested in the Enron story as much as I am, I highly suggest listening to it.
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- Anonymous User
- 06-18-20
What a mess
How could anyone ever have thought that mark to market reporting was a sustainable idea haha
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- N. Oliver
- 01-27-19
Many Lessons Learned
This book was well written and well researched as one would expect from business journalists. It is beyond the scope, but the other part if this story is in the book “Licensed to Lie” by Sidney Powell. That’s where we learn of the prosecutorial misconduct and the imprisonment of the Merrill employees who had little to no involvement with the Nigerian Barge Case. Just because federal prosecutors get convictions doesn’t always mean they did so fairly. Read this book then that one. The DOJ has been out of control for s long time.
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- Drew H
- 08-12-22
A good listen, but a little long
Don’t get me wrong, the authors painstaking research and meticulous details speak for themselves, but for me, it was about two hours long. The incendiary facts speak for themselves, but at times, I felt it was too much. A great book for sure, but I feel they could have left out the numerous details which seemed to drag it along.
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- clemens
- 08-14-13
Excellent.
Would you consider the audio edition of The Smartest Guys in the Room to be better than the print version?
Haven't read the printed edition, but the narrator does a great job.
What was the most compelling aspect of this narrative?
The characters and the way Enron was portrayed as the epitome of corporate America in the bull market.
What about Dennis Boutsikaris’s performance did you like?
Yes. Amazing.
What’s the most interesting tidbit you’ve picked up from this book?
Enrons trading culture.
Any additional comments?
Must buy.
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- Jeff Lacy
- 01-07-18
An intriguing thought provoking read
Nice performance, well calibrated to this business morality tale. The book is thought-provoking and written with clarity and forward energy, it does not get bogged down with tangential issues or technical jargon. It’s about people who made bad choices and the consequences of those choices.
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