
Titles in This Set
Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup
Billion Dollar Whale: The Man Who Fooled Wall Street, Hollywood, and the World
Shoe Dog: A Memoir by the Creator of Nike
Details
Condition: Brand New
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Picador, Scribe UK, Simon & Schuster UK
Book Count: 3
Overview
This three-book paperback set brings together some of the most talked-about true business stories of the last decade. Bad Blood by John Carreyrou traces the rise and collapse of a blood-testing startup built on deception. Billion Dollar Whale by Tom Wright and Bradley Hope unravels a global financial scandal spanning Wall Street, Hollywood, and Southeast Asian politics. Shoe Dog, Phil Knight's candid memoir, chronicles the scrappy, uncertain early years that grew into Nike. Together, these titles offer readers a gripping look at ambition, risk, and the price of getting it wrong or right.
About the Books
Each book in this collection tackles a different facet of modern business, told through meticulous reporting and candid storytelling. Bad Blood is investigative journalist John Carreyrou's account of Theranos, the Silicon Valley company that promised to revolutionize blood testing before its technology was exposed as fraudulent; Carreyrou's reporting for the Wall Street Journal was central to uncovering the scandal. Billion Dollar Whale follows financier Jho Low and the 1MDB scandal, in which billions of dollars meant for Malaysian economic development were allegedly siphoned off to fund a lavish lifestyle, luxury real estate, and even Hollywood films, uncovered through years of cross-border reporting by Wall Street Journal journalists Tom Wright and Bradley Hope. Shoe Dog takes a very different tone: it's Phil Knight's own retrospective on founding Blue Ribbon Sports, the company that became Nike, recounting the cash-flow crises, unlikely partnerships, and stubborn belief that carried it from a car-trunk operation to a global brand. Read individually or as a set, these books complement one another by showing both how companies fail spectacularly and how they can succeed against long odds. Business students, entrepreneurs, investors, and anyone who enjoys narrative nonfiction will find plenty to dig into, whether the interest is corporate fraud, financial crime, or startup grit. The paperback format makes all three easy to carry for commutes, travel, or a weekend of concentrated reading.
Key Benefits
Book-by-Book Guide
Bad Blood — Carreyrou's investigation into how Theranos's blood-testing claims unraveled.
Billion Dollar Whale — Wright and Hope trace financier Jho Low's alleged 1MDB scheme.
Shoe Dog — Knight's memoir of Blue Ribbon Sports growing into Nike.
About the Authors
John Carreyrou is a two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative journalist who broke the Theranos story for the Wall Street Journal. Tom Wright and Bradley Hope are former Wall Street Journal reporters whose years-long, cross-border investigation into the 1MDB affair became the basis for Billion Dollar Whale. Phil Knight is the co-founder of Nike, Inc., who served as the company's CEO and chairman for decades before writing Shoe Dog, his own candid account of the company's earliest and most uncertain years, from a small import business to a global brand.
Why You'll Love This Collection
This paperback set pairs perfectly with a curious reader, a business-minded friend, or anyone building a nonfiction shelf. Ideal as a holiday gift, birthday present, or graduation gift for the entrepreneur or student in your life, it's also a satisfying pick for personal summer reading or a long flight.
Please Note: This is the UK edition with the ISBN as listed; the cover may vary slightly from the image shown.
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