{"product_id":"conspiracy-of-fools-a-true-story-paperback","title":"Conspiracy of Fools: A True Story - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKurt Eichenwald\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom an award-winning \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e reporter comes the full, mind-boggling 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. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e It was the corporate collapse that appeared to come out of nowhere. In late 2001, the Enron Corporation--a darling of the financial world, a company whose executives were friends of presidents and the powerful--imploded virtually overnight, leaving vast wreckage in its wake and sparking a criminal investigation that would last for years. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Kurt Eichenwald transforms the unbelievable story of the Enron scandal into a rip-roaring narrative of epic proportions, taking readers behind every closed door--from the Oval Office to the executive suites, from the highest reaches of the Justice Department to the homes and bedrooms of the top officers. It is a tale of global reach--from Houston to Washington, from Bombay to London, from Munich to Sao Paolo--laying out the unbelievable scenes that twisted together to create this shocking true story. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Eichenwald reveals never-disclosed details of a story that features a cast including George W. Bush, Dick Cheney, Paul O'Neill, Harvey Pitt, Colin Powell, Gray Davis, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Alan Greenspan, Ken Lay, Andy Fastow, Jeff Skilling, Bill Clinton, Rupert Murdoch and Sumner Redstone. With its you-are-there glimpse into the secretive worlds of corporate power, \u003ci\u003eConspiracy of Fools\u003c\/i\u003e is an all-true financial and political thriller of cinematic proportions.\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom an award-winning \"New York Times reporter comes the full, mind-boggling 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 . . . \u003cbr\u003eIt was the corporate collapse that appeared to come out of nowhere. In late 2001, the Enron Corporation--a darling of the financial world, a company whose executives were friends of presidents and the powerful--imploded virtually overnight, leaving vast wreckage in its wake and sparking a criminal investigation that would last for years. But for all that has been written about the Enron debacle, no one has yet to re-create the full drama of what has already become a near-mythic American tale. \u003cbr\u003eUntil now. With \"Conspiracy of Fools, Kurt Eichenwald transforms the unbelievable story of the Enron scandal into a rip-roaring 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 1990's. \u003cbr\u003eWritten in the roller-coaster style of a novel, the compelling narrative takes readers behind every closed door--from the Oval Office to the executive suites, from the highest reaches of the Justice Department to the homes and bedrooms of the top officers. It is a tale of global reach--from Houston to Washington, from Bombay to London, from Munich to Sao Paolo--laying out the unbelievable scenes that twisted together to create this shocking true story. \u003cbr\u003eEichenwald reveals never-disclosed details of a story that features a cast including George W. Bush, Dick Cheney, Paul O'Neill, HarveyPitt, Colin Powell, Gray Davis, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Alan Greenspan, Ken Lay, Andy Fastow, Jeff Skilling, Bill Clinton, Rupert Murdoch and Sumner Redstone. With its you-are-there glimpse into the secretive worlds of corporate power, \"Conspiracy of Fools is an all-true financial and political thriller of cinematic proportions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKurt Eichenwald\u003c\/b\u003e wrote for the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e for more than twenty years before becoming a senior writer for \u003ci\u003eNewsweek\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eA two-time winner of the George Polk Award for excellence in journalism and a finalist for the 2000 Pulitzer Prize, he has been selected repeatedly for the \u003ci\u003eTJFR Business News Reporter\u003c\/i\u003e as one of the nation's most influential financial journalists. His book, \u003ci\u003eThe Informant\u003c\/i\u003e was turned into a major motion picture. He lives in Dallas with his wife and three children.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 784\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.71 x 9.25 x 6.16 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 27, 2005\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAward:\u003c\/strong\u003e Helen Bernstein Book Award (2006)\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51757319651616,"sku":"9780767911795","price":23.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/71ba167cec198ec6e1f9c4d6131cbd4a.webp?v=1780099515","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/conspiracy-of-fools-a-true-story-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}