Kurt Eichenwald: Conspiracy of Fools: A True Story

In April of 2005, The Slate had this to say about the book and author: Kurt Eichenwald's version of the Enron drama, Conspiracy of Fools, does not waste breath on unsubtle introspection. The painstakingly researched book is written in the popular (and gripping) fly-on-the-wall style, with recreated dialogue, actions, and scenes. For me, this style sets off warning bells—I unfortunately know firsthand how warped such accounts can be—but Eichenwald's admirable lack of editorializing leaves the reader to draw his or her own conclusions. Conspiracy is also mercifully light on the insipid class caricatures that often color such tales, in which private jets, expensive suits, boardroom struggles, hubris, and other facts of corporate life are ridiculed as symbols of "excess." (They may be excessive, but they aren't limited to companies that disintegrate.) Find the rest of that article here. See also: The Smartest Guys in the Room: The Amazing Rise and Scandalous Fall of Enron, Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room, Power Failure: The Inside Story of the Collapse of Enron, Enron: The Rise and Fall, The Crooked E: The Unshredded Truth About Enron.