Super Pumped: The Battle for Uber
Mike Isaac
Travis Kalanick and the rise and implosion of Uber. Reads like a thriller about a company that lost the plot.
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★ 5Anna: The Biography
Amy Odell
Everything you'd want to know about Anna Wintour and how she became Anna Wintour. Odell makes the Vogue machine fascinating.
★ 5Empire of Pain: The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty
Patrick Radden Keefe
The definitive account of the Sacklers and the fortune they built on OxyContin. Infuriating and impossible to put down.
★ 5DisneyWar
James B. Stewart
The Michael Eisner era at Disney in all its backstabbing glory. A doorstop, and I'd have read another hundred pages.
★ 5Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup
John Carreyrou
The Theranos story, and it's every bit as jaw-dropping as you've heard. Reads like a thriller you can't believe is true.
Careless People: A Cautionary Tale of Power, Greed, and Lost Idealism
Sarah Wynn-Williams
A former Facebook insider's account of what she saw at the top, and it's genuinely damning. Reads fast and made me furious.