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• The Cult of We

  WeWork, Adam Neumann, and the Greatest Startup Delusion

  Brown, Eliot,

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  "Wall Street Journal reporters Brown and Farrell trace the rise and fall of WeWork in this drama-filled debut, a cautionary tale of startup excess...writ[ing] in sharp prose ... they cover drug-fueled private jet flights, financial shenanigans, and…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Kingdom of Prep

  The Inside Story of the Rise and (Near) Fall of J.Crew

  Bullock, Maggie

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  "A quintessentially American fashion narrative about the rise and fall of the first lifestyle brand, J.Crew, and what the company’s fate means for the shifting landscape of the retail industry." - from the publisher

• Character Limit

  How Elon Musk Destroyed Twitter

  Conger, Kate,

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  "New York Times reporters Conger and Mac collaborate successfully on an ambitious narrative capturing how Musk engineered Twitter’s downfall, set against the vast financial stakes and dehumanizing aspects of the tech economy...Their approach is…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Exit Interview

  the Life and Death of My Ambitious Career

  Coulter, Kristi, 1970-

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  "Unsparing, absurd, and wickedly funny, Exit Interview is a rare journey inside the crucible that is Amazon. It is an intimate, surprisingly relatable look at the work life of a driven woman in a world that loves the idea of female ambition but…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Strip Tees

  a Memoir of Millennial Los Angeles

  Flannery, Kate,

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  A young woman freshly graduated from Bryn Mawr and eager to find herself in 2000s era Los Angeles stumbles into a job at American Apparel, surrounded by the figures —and behavior— that brought the private company to both its height and its downfall.…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• No More Tears

  the Dark Secrets of Johnson & Johnson

  Harris, Gardiner, (Pharmaceutical reporter),

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  "Award-winning investigative journalist and novelist Gardiner (Hazard) synthesizes five years of research into this episodic history of Johnson & Johnson, beginning with its baby powder product and ending with its development of a COVID-19 vaccine.…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Glossy

  Ambition, Beauty, and the Inside Story of Emily Weiss's Glossier

  Meltzer, Marisa, 1977-

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  Journalist Marisa Meltzer profiles the shared lives of the disruptive beauty brand, Glossier, and its creator, Emily Weiss. I throughly enjoyed soaking up the insider stories, turmoil, and decision-making processes that accompanied a brand carrying…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Hey, Hun

  Sales, Sisterhood, Supremacy, and the Other Lies Behind Multilevel Marketing

  Paulson, Emily Lynn

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  While Emily Paulson's personal narrative does not divulge which MLM (multilevel marketing scheme) she was fully indoctrinated into (the answer is easily found, if you're curious), it does offer a very comprehensive and critical account of being an…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Play Nice

  the Rise, Fall, and Future of Blizzard Entertainment

  Schreier, Jason

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  Journalist Jason Schreier chronicles the gaming company Blizzard Entertainment, from its inception in the the 90s to its effective downfall following a massive sexual harassment lawsuit. Schreier is thorough, covering relevant artistic decisions,…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Uncanny Valley

  a Memoir

  Wiener, Anna, 1987-

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  Uncanny Valley is a sharp, insightful, and darkly funny memoir that captures the surreal nature of Silicon Valley during its heyday. Wiener writes with style and provides keen observations into all the promise and pitfalls of tech industry startups.…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Careless People

  a Cautionary Tale of Power, Greed, and Lost Idealism

  Wynn-Williams, Sarah

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  "Careless People is a deeply personal account of why and how things have gone so horribly wrong in the past decade—told in a sharp, candid, and utterly disarming voice. A deep, unflinching look at the role that social media has assumed in our lives,…Read moreRead more of this annotation