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Bandaids don’t fix bullet holes

Bad Blood by John Carreyrou

June 3, 2019 by octothorp 1 Comment

I enjoyed this book immensely, and appreciated the factual and as unbiased as possible approach the author took, as his investigation of Elizabeth Holmes and her company Theranos eventually made him a part of the story once Holmes began to view the journalist as a threat.  Carreyrou’s level headed reporting was a necessity given Holmes’ view of him as someone with a vendetta against her personally, and he admirably sticks to what can be factually confirmed, making allowances any time he draws a conclusion that […]

Filed Under: Health, History, Non-Fiction Tagged With: Bad Blood, Elizabeth Holmes, John carreyrou, Theranos

octothorp's CBR11 Review No:37 · Genres: Health, History, Non-Fiction · Tags: Bad Blood, Elizabeth Holmes, John carreyrou, Theranos ·
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Snake Oil in Silicon Valley

Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in Silicon Valley by John Carreyrou

February 6, 2019 by Rachel 1 Comment

Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup by John Carr Finished Feb. 5, 2019, took nine  days to read 5 Stars on Goodreads, but I would rate 4.5 Genre: Non-Fiction Rating 2/5 for 2019 overall, 1/1 for Non- Fiction This is the true story of the rise and fall of Elizabeth Holmes, founder of the “health care” company Theranos. I put health care in quotes because as we all know now, Theranos was basically a company built on false hopes and lies. Sure […]

Filed Under: Non-Fiction Tagged With: Bad Blood, bad blood: secrets and lies in a Silicon Valley Startup, Elizabeth Holmes, John carreyrou, non fiction, Silicon Valley, Theranos

Rachel's CBR11 Review No:6 · Genres: Non-Fiction · Tags: Bad Blood, bad blood: secrets and lies in a Silicon Valley Startup, Elizabeth Holmes, John carreyrou, non fiction, Silicon Valley, Theranos ·
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