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The smartest guys in the room audiobook by bethany. Dennis boutsikaris is a fairly good reader for nonfiction. Bethany mclean is a columnist for slate and a contributing editor at vanity fair. Bestselling author bethany mclean reveals the true story of frackings impact on wall street, the economy and geopolitics. Her second book, which she coauthored with new york times columnist joe nocera, is all the devils are here.

The smartest guys in the room is a wellwritten, wellresearched attempt to unravel the financial shenanigans that led to enrons bankruptcy. If you have any interest in the sticky wicket of corporate ethics, youve gotta read this book. Bethany mclean is an investigative journalist known for her work on the enron scandal and the 2008 financial crisis. And thirty years later, if youre going to read only one book on watergate, thats still the one. Bethany mclean is a contributing editor at vanity fair, a columnist for yahoo finance, and a contributor to cnbc. She is the coauthor of the brilliant dissection of the enron scandal the smartest guys in the room, and has written a slim book called saudi america for columbia global reports. Sep 12, 2018 bethany mclean is the coauthor of the bestseller the smartest guys in the room. The book was excellent, timely, and aligns with my interest in the subject of energy. Author bethany mclean was fascinated by former ceo and cofounder of chesapeake energy, aubrey mcclendon, and his role in the rise of the fracking industry. Bethany mclean has a new podcast for media junkies chicago. She is known for her writing on the enron scandal and the 2008 financial crisis.

Discover book depositorys huge selection of bethany mclean books online. I find his reading a bit slow, but perhaps its good for complicated material. The smartest guys in the room by mclean, bethany ebook. She was born on december 12, 1970, hibbing, minnesota, u. Countless books and articles were written about it, but only the smartest guys in the roo. Young ceos, dubbed shalennials by bloomberg, are building million dollar fortunes flipping oil leases in the permian basin, but as business. Previous assignments include editoratlarge, columnist for fortune and a contributor to slate. The tenthanniversary edition of the definitive account of the enron scandal, updated with a new chapter the enron scandal brought down one of the most admired companies of the 1990s.

Learn more about bethany mclean at with exclusive news, full bio and filmography as well as photos, videos, and more. She had been an editor at large and columnist for fortune magazine. Bethany mclean is a contributing editor to vanity fair magazine, and known for her work on the enron scandal and the 2008. The amazing rise and scandalous fall of enron, published by. Mclean grew up in hibbing and received her ba in english and mathematics at williams college in 1992. Columbia global reports saudi america by bethany mclean. Using the finely honed investigative skills she developed at fortune, especially on examining enron, mclean looks into the stalled resolution of fannie mae and freddie mac. Her husband became famous for his work prosecuting former enrons employees and more recently he will be representing full house actress lori loughlin and her husband designer mossimo giannulli, one of the many people involved in the college admission cheating scandal. Bethany mclean was born on december 12, 1970 in hibbing, minnesota, usa as bethany lee mclean. The smartest guys in the room by bethany mclean, peter. Bethany mclean is a contributing editor to vanity fair magazine, and known for her work on the enron scandal. Mclean, whose book about enron was turned into an oscarnominated documentary, is the author of a new book about the fracking industry.

Readers with an interest in housing finance should consider bethany mclean s short book titled, shaky ground, to be required reading. In early 2001, mclean was one of the first reporters to raise questions about enron, with her story is enron overpriced. 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, from the financial. Bethany mclean, who wrote the original article that helped start the ball rolling on enrons inevitable collapse, and coauthor peter elkind have done a masterful job documenting the rise and fall of enron, an energy company that was, more or less, a tissue of lies. Peter elkind is an awardwinning investigative reporter and the coauthor of the national bestseller, about the collapse of enron. Its a compelling and sometimes soapy indictment of the worst side of business, and it queasily foreshadows the financial crisis of 2008. Apr 14, 2008 discover book depositorys huge selection of bethany mclean books online. Mar 20, 2020 bethany mclean and peter elkind are the authors of this book. The smartest guys in the room by bethany mclean is a detailed account of the rise and fall of enron and it gives the most insight into the actions of lay, skilling, and fastow. Sep, 2018 bethany mclean tells the story of aubrey mcclendon, the nowdeceased ceo of chesapeake energy, who was considered by his peers to be a buffoon, a con man of sorts, and maybe even a fraud. Online shopping from a great selection at books store.

Sep 15, 2018 young ceos, dubbed shalennials by bloomberg, are building million dollar fortunes flipping oil leases in the permian basin, but as business journalist bethany mclean explains, these fortunes. The definitive volume on enrons amazing rise and scandalous fall, from an awardwinning team of fortune investigative reporters. Mclean, a former investment banking analyst for goldman sachs, is now a contributing editor to vanity fair and lives in chicago. The smartest guys in the room is a 2005 documentary film based on the bestselling 2003 book of the same name by fortune reporters bethany mclean and peter elkind, a study of one of the. The incendiary title would seem to promise another oped on the controversial resourceextraction technique.

Mclean started her career at goldman sachs as an investment banking analyst and joined vanity fair as a contributing editor in 2008. Her march 2001 article in fortune, is enron overpriced. Today, enron is the biggest business story of our time, and fortune senior writers bethany mclean and peter elkind are the. She joined slate in october 2010 and vanity fair in july 2008 after spending thirteen years at fortune, where she was an editoratlarge. Bethany mclean bio, age, husband, net worth, elon musk. The amazing rise and scandalous fall of enron with her fortune colleague peter elkind. Last year, jesse oxfeld formerly of gawker, now of new york magazine delivered this fun scoop. She was the coauthor of the smartest guys in the room. Sep 14, 2018 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, from the financial. Bethany mclean was interviewed about her reporting on the investigation of enron. Bethany mclean tells the story of aubrey mcclendon, the nowdeceased ceo of chesapeake energy, who was considered by his peers to be. Bethany mclean has a new podcast for media junkies. There were dozens of books about watergate, but only all the presidents men gave readers the full story, with all the drama and nuance and exclusive reporting.

The smartest guys in the room audiobook by bethany mclean. The book suggests mcclendons life is more than just a tale of a greedy, white, male executive whirling through the upper echelon of american life. The amazing rise and scandalous fall of enron by bethany mclean 20040930. The smartest guys in the room is a 2005 documentary film based on the bestselling 2003 book of the same name by fortune reporters bethany mclean and peter elkind, a. Her second book, which she coauthored with joe nocera, is all the devils are here. Dec 27, 2019 bethany mclean is a contributing editor at vanity fair and the author of shaky ground. Bethany mclean is a contributing editor at vanity fair and the author of shaky ground. Bethany mclean is a contributing editor for the vanity fair with nine videos in the cspan video library. Bethany mclean and peter elkind are the authors of this book. The smartest guys in the room 2005, independent lens 1999 and pbs newshour 1975. Jun 18, 2019 bethany mclean has a new podcast for media junkies on making a killing, the chicagobased journalist talks with the writers covering the likes of juul and amazon. Bethany mclean bio, age, husband, net worth, elon musk, tesla.

Bethany mclean author of the smartest guys in the room. The smartest guys in the room by bethany mclean, peter elkind. Opinion the next financial crisis lurks underground. Tackling the financial reality of saudi america texas monthly. The smartest guys in the room by bethany mclean pdf. The technology of fracking in shale rock particularly in the permian basin in texas has transformed america into the worlds top producer of. The book tells the story of the renaissance of american energy production that occurred in the last 10 years as a result of fracking. She has been married to sean murray berkowitz since may 2008. Bethany lee mclean born december 12, 1970 is an american journalist and contributing editor for vanity fair magazine. Bethany mclean audio books, best sellers, author bio. Bethany mclean is the coauthor of the bestseller the smartest guys in the room. Bethany mclean and peter elkind collaborated on this book when they both were fortune senior writers. Tackling the financial reality of saudi america texas.

Bethany mclean full name bethany lee mclean is an american journalist and contributing editor for vanity fair magazine. The book i recently finished saudi america by bethany mclean. Opinion the next financial crisis lurks underground the. In 2001 as a young reporter at fortune magazine, where she eventually became an editor at large, she wrote is enron overpriced. Bethany mclean has a new podcast for media junkies on making a killing, the chicagobased journalist talks with the writers covering the likes of juul and amazon. The valeant meltdown and wall streets major drug problem. The amazing rise and scandalous fall of enron with peter elkind.