WSJ’s Top Book Recommendations-Cary Regional

Discover the best books of the year, handpicked by the editors of The Wall Street Journal. From thought-provoking nonfiction to engrossing fiction, our Top Book Recommendations offer a curated list of exceptional reads that will inform, inspire, and entertain. Featuring titles from acclaimed authors and emerging voices, our selection spans genres and subjects, ensuring there's something for every reader. Dive into the world of ideas, stories, and perspectives that will change the way you think, feel, and see the world.
 

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1. Bad blood: secrets and lies in a Silicon Valley startup

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Author:
Carreyrou, John
Average Rating:
4.6 stars
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Book, OverDrive eBook
Description:
"In 2014 Theranos founder and CEO Elizabeth Holmes was widely seen as the female Steve Jobs: a brilliant Stanford dropout whose startup 'unicorn' promised to revolutionize the medical industry with a machine that would make blood tests significantly faster and easier ... There was just one problem: The technology didn't work. For years, Holmes had been misleading investors, FDA officials, and her own employees. When [the author], working at The Wall...

2. Billion dollar whale: the man who fooled Wall Street, Hollywood, and the world

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Author:
Wright, Tom (Wall Street Journal reporter)
Average Rating:
4 stars
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Duraleigh Road - Adult Non-Fiction
364.16 WRIGH
Eva H. Perry Regional - Adult Non-Fiction
364.16 WRIGH
Fuquay-Varina Community - Adult Non-Fiction
364.16 WRIGH
Description:
Two Pulitzer-finalist Wall Street Journal reporters document the true story of how a young social climber orchestrated one of history's biggest financial heists, exposing the secret nexus of elite wealth, banking, Hollywood, and politics.

3. Retail gangster: the insane, real-life story of Crazy Eddie

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Author:
Weiss, Gary (Gary R.)
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Athens Drive Community - Biography
B ANTAR
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Eva H. Perry Regional - Biography has 2
B ANTAR
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"A biography of the spectacular rise and fall of Eddie Antar, better known as "Crazy Eddie," whose home electronics empire changed the world even as it turned out to be one of the biggest business scams of all time Back in the fall of 2016 we heard the news about the passing of Eddie Antar, "Crazy Eddie" as he was known to millions of people, the man behind the successful chain of electronic stores and one of the most iconic ad campaigns in history....