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by Peter C. Fusaro (Author), Ross Miller (Author) "A popular notion as to why Enron failed is that its leaders didn't "stick to their knitting ..." (more)
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  • Paperback: 256 pages
  • Publisher: John Wiley & Sons; First Edition edition (3 Jul 2002)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0471265748
  • ISBN-13: 978-0471265740
  • Product Dimensions: 21.6 x 14.2 x 1.8 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 2.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
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"...first book to address the difficult questions surrounding Enron..." (Lloyd′s List, 5 July 2002)

"Here come the Enron books...The best offering...is What Went Wrong at Enron." (The New York Times, Sunday, July 28, 2002)

"...a new book on the Enron debacle..." (The Sunday Business Post, 28 July 2002)

"...the gripping drama de jour..." (Business Eye, 1 August 2002)

"...the book chronicles the deception, back stabbing and eventual whistle–blowing that toppled the Houston–based company..." (Moneywise, September 2002)

"...the end result is quite gripping...it gave out information without even trying and it readily soaked into the consciousness..." (M2 Best Books, 15 August 2002)

"...ideal reading for a train journey or flight..." (Mortgage Finance Gazette, October 2002)

"...compelling and very clearly written book draws the right lessons from the Enron debacle" (Christopher Faille, HedgeWorld)

"...Fusaro and miller have provided an excellent primer to whet our appetites for the scurrilous revelations to come..." (Times Higher Educational Supplement, 22 November 2002)

"...a fascinating, highly readable blow–by–blow account of what led to a company’s dramatic collapse..." (IEE Review, Janauary 2003)

"...a truly fascinating read." (Financial Adviser, 26 September 2002)



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"...first book to address the difficult questions surrounding Enron..." (Lloyd′s List, 5 July 2002)

"Here come the Enron books...The best offering...is What Went Wrong at Enron." (The New York Times, Sunday, July 28, 2002)

"...a new book on the Enron debacle..." (The Sunday Business Post, 28 July 2002)

"...the gripping drama de jour..." (Business Eye, 1 August 2002)

"...the book chronicles the deception, back stabbing and eventual whistle–blowing that toppled the Houston–based company..." (Moneywise, September 2002)

"...the end result is quite gripping...it gave out information without even trying and it readily soaked into the consciousness..." (M2 Best Books, 15 August 2002)

"...ideal reading for a train journey or flight..." (Mortgage Finance Gazette, October 2002)

"...compelling and very clearly written book draws the right lessons from the Enron debacle" (Christopher Faille, HedgeWorld)

"...Fusaro and miller have provided an excellent primer to whet our appetites for the scurrilous revelations to come..." (Times Higher Educational Supplement, 22 November 2002)

"...a fascinating, highly readable blow–by–blow account of what led to a company’s dramatic collapse..." (IEE Review, Janauary 2003)

"...a truly fascinating read." (Financial Adviser, 26 September 2002)

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2.0 out of 5 stars A comprehensive yet incredibly mundane account of what happened at Enron, 22 Sep 2008
By Gaurav Sharma (London, UK) - See all my reviews
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Not every good book needs to bank on being a sensational masterpiece. Details can indeed be provided by making the narrative a little bit more engaging. That is where the authors of this book have failed in their effort to chalk out what happened at Enron for our benefit.

The details, facts and figures are all there. The conjecture is good too, along with attention to details of the bankruptcy as it unfolded. The backdrop of Enron's failure has also been well written. But when it comes to mapping the mood, emotions and aftermath, this book is incredibly sterile.

Enron was a corporate scandal with some fascinating facets - whistle-blowing, leaked emails, evoking of the Fifth Amendment by its executives, deception, greed, human tragedy and fragile egos. This book fails to adequately encapsulate much of that, after such a promising preface which contained a poignant analogy between kids' "Star Wars" trading cards and the ultimate worth of Enron shares.

Furthermore, the authors chart the rise of the failed giant but do not give much of an insight about how it got there in the first place. However, apart from being mundane, some emerging facts before and during the Enron trial have been adequately put forward. It's also among the few books in the market that captures the extent of Enron's overseas misadventures and cockiness. Overall this book promises so much on face value, but in the end is nothing more than a reference book on the debacle, a genre which is quite cluttered.
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5 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars Brevity of Soul of Witlessness, 8 Feb 2004
By T. MacFarlane "Tommacf" (Fylde Coast, North West England) - See all my reviews
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This book deserves zero stars; it is a complete waste of money.

It skims the surface, offering no useful explanation as to how ENRON became 'successful' in the first place, or where it's slush funds came from.

Avoid it!

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4 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Enron explained easily, 17 Jan 2003
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This book, gives a very easy to read explaination of what went wrong with Enron. Excellent for audit or business assignment for students. This book breaks down each issue that preceded the famous bankrupt and makes them easy to understand. I definitely recommend this book.
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