{"product_id":"24-days-how-two-wall-street-journal-reporters-uncovered-the-lies-that-destroyed-faith-in-corporate-america-9780060520748","title":"24 Days: How Two Wall Street Journal Reporters Uncovered the Lies That Destroyed Faith in Corporate America","description":"\u003ch2\u003eThe Inside Story of the Enron Investigation That Shocked Corporate America\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis is the story of Rebecca Smith and John R. Emshwiller, the two reporters who led the \u003cem\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/em\u003e's reporting on Enron and uncovered the unorthodox partnerships at the heart of the scandal through skill, luck, and relentless determination.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIt all started in August 2001 when Emshwiller was assigned to write a supposedly simple article on the unexpected resignation of Enron CEO Jeff Skilling. During his research, Emshwiller uncovered a buried reference to an off-balance-sheet partnership called LJM. Little did he know, this was the start of a fast and furious ride through the remarkable downfall of a once highly-prized company.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eA Minute-by-Minute Account of Corporate Collapse\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWritten in an intense, fast paced narrative style, \u003cem\u003e24 Days\u003c\/em\u003e tells the gripping story of the colossal collapse of what would become the world's most notorious corporation. The reader follows along as Smith and Emshwiller continue to uncover new partnerships and self-dealing among the highest levels of Enron's management. As they publish articles detailing their findings in the Journal, Wall Street and individual investors have a crisis of confidence and start selling Enron stock at unprecedented levels of volume.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn the end - 24 short days later - Enron had completely collapsed, erasing 16 years of growth and losing $19 billion in market value while watching the stock drop from $33.84 to $8.41. Not only was the company destroyed, but investors and retired employees were completely wiped out-all the while Enron executives were collecting millions of dollars.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eAward-Winning Investigative Journalism\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eClimaxing with this 24-day period, this book shows the reporter's-eye view of a David-and-Goliath battle between journalists and a giant corporation. Each day a new story uncovered another fact; each day the company issued denials. And when the investigative stories reached critical mass and momentum, the stock market cast its final vote of no confidence. In the tradition of \u003cem\u003eIndecent Exposure\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eBarbarians at the Gate\u003c\/em\u003e, two other gripping narratives that began as a series of Wall Street Journal stories and ended up as books that defined an era, \u003cem\u003e24 Days\u003c\/em\u003e brings the importance of great investigative journalism to life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSmith, Rebecca:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eRebecca Smith is a national energy reporter in the Los Angeles bureau of the \u003cem\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/em\u003e. She won the Gerald Loeb Award in 1996 and 2001.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eEmshwiller, John R.:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eJohn R. Emshwiller, a senior national correspondent for the \u003cem\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/em\u003e, has spent most of the past decade covering white-collar crime and related issues. He is the author of \u003cem\u003eScam Dogs \u0026amp; Mo-Mo Mamas\u003c\/em\u003e. Together, Smith and Emshwiller shared the 2002 Gerald Loeb Award for their coverage of Enron.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harper Business","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50680510644498,"sku":"9780060520748","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_c01bd9d1-fb31-4ca0-8f9e-43942814806d.jpg?v=1734920311","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/24-days-how-two-wall-street-journal-reporters-uncovered-the-lies-that-destroyed-faith-in-corporate-america-9780060520748","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}