Please feel free to use them, online and off, with attribution. Ultimately, does Bad Blood encompase a broader issue than the story of a single company gone bad? In Cold Blood - (Vintage International) by Truman Capote (Paperback) 9.41. Talk about the author's dogged approach to uncovering this story.Ĩ. Bad Blood - by John Carreyrou (Paperback) 14.99. Does anyone in Bad Blood (other than the author) emerge as a hero of sorts? What about Rupert Murdock? Does it take someone with his wealth and power to stand up to a person like Holmes? He was a stockholder, after all.ħ. How does David Boies, the well-known (some might say infamous) lawyer come across in this telling?Ħ. Why did it refuse to listen to the advice?ĥ. Consider Walgreens' actions: the company was warned by a consultant not to go ahead with instore clinics. In fact, Theranos was mythical for a different reason, because the. How would you describe Elizabeth Holmes-what drove her? And what enabled her to pull the wool over the eyes of so many, even including some of her own employees? What kind of personality, or personality disorder, does she exhibit?Ĥ. An Amazon Best Book of May 2018: In Bad Blood, the Wall Street Journal ’s John Carreyrou takes us through the step-by-step history of Theranos, a Silicon Valley startup that became almost mythical, in no small part due to its young, charismatic founder Elizabeth Holmes. What took so long for anyone to catch on?ģ. Such icons of wisdom and gravitas, such as Henry Kissenger and George Schultz, sat on the board of directors.

The second question, of course, is … how in God's name did Theranos get away with its scam for as long as it did? CEO Elizabeth Holmes even had a visit from the vice president of the United States, who, along with others, was completely taken in. Really, the primary question is simple: what in Carreyrou's book angered you most?Ģ. We'll add publisher questions if and when they're available in the meantime, use our LitLovers talking points to help start a discussion for BAD BLOOD … then take off on your own:ġ.

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