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Alex Gibney talks about his new documentary, Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room, which opens Friday in Houston and New York. The film features insider accounts and rare corporate tapes from one of America's largest corporations.

Former Enron Chairman Kenneth Lay, left, ex-CEO Jeff Skilling. Wyatt McSpadden/'Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room' hide caption

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The Smartest Guys In The Room
The Smartest Guys In The Room

The Amazing Rise and Scandalous Fall of Enron

by Bethany McLean and Peter Elkind

Paperback, 440 pages |

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The Smartest Guys In The Room
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The Amazing Rise and Scandalous Fall of Enron
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Bethany McLean and Peter Elkind

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