Bad Blood

"Bad Blood" af John Carreyrou er en gribende historie om en frygtløs journalist, en farlig løgn på milliardplan og en masse tomme løfter. Tilbage i 2014 var biotekvirksomheden Theranos en lovende Silicon Valley-gigant på sit allerhøjeste. Ved roret stod den unge iværksætter Elizabeth Holmes, firmaets stifter og øverste leder. En genial ung kvinde, der droppede ud af Stanford University for at starte sin egen virksomhed, som ville revolutionere medicinalindustrien og sundhedssektoren med en banebrydende opfindelse. Theranos' maskine lovede at sørge for, at en enkelt dråbe blod nu ville kunne strække til adskillige forskellige laboratorietest. Pengene rullede ind, blot på løftet om den kommende maskine. Men milliardforetagendet var råddent indvendigt: den revolutionerende sundhedsteknologi virkede ikke og forsøgspatienterne kom i fare på grund af fejlresultater. Og Holmes og hendes makker, Sunny Balwani, kæmpede for at tysse enhver slags dårlig omtale ned - og lukke munden på bekymrede ansatte og nysgerrige journalister... "Bad Blood" er den opsøgende journalist John Carreyrous historie om, hvordan han kom ind på livet af virksomheden og til sidst afslørede Theranos som svindel.

"Bad Blood" af John Carreyrou er en gribende historie om en frygtløs journalist, en farlig løgn på milliardplan og en masse tomme løfter. Tilbage i 2014 var biotekvirksomheden Theranos en lovende Silicon Valley-gigant på sit allerhøjeste. Ved roret stod den unge iværksætter Elizabeth Holmes, firmaets stifter og øverste leder. En genial ung kvinde, der droppede ud af Stanford University for at starte sin egen virksomhed, som ville revolutionere medicinalindustrien og sundhedssektoren med en banebrydende opfindelse. Theranos' maskine lovede at sørge for, at en enkelt dråbe blod nu ville kunne strække til adskillige forskellige laboratorietest. Pengene rullede ind, blot på løftet om den kommende maskine. Men milliardforetagendet var råddent indvendigt: den revolutionerende sundhedsteknologi virkede ikke og forsøgspatienterne kom i fare på grund af fejlresultater. Og Holmes og hendes makker, Sunny Balwani, kæmpede for at tysse enhver slags dårlig omtale ned - og lukke munden på bekymrede ansatte og nysgerrige journalister... "Bad Blood" er den opsøgende journalist John Carreyrous historie om, hvordan han kom ind på livet af virksomheden og til sidst afslørede Theranos som svindel.

All of your burning questions are answered in this shocking conclusion to the Naturals series--now with a bonus Naturals novella, Twelve , in print for the first time! When Cassie Hobbes joined the FBI's Naturals program, she had one goal: uncover the truth about her mother's murder. But now, everything Cassie thought she knew about what happened that night has been called into question. Her mother is alive, and the people holding her captive are more powerful -- and dangerous -- than anything the Naturals have faced so far. As Cassie and the team work to uncover the secrets of a group that has been killing in secret for generations, they find themselves racing a ticking clock. When the bodies begin piling up, it soon becomes apparent that this time, the Naturals aren't just hunting serial killers. They're being hunted. Don't miss a minute of this fan-favorite series from the #1 bestselling author of The Inheritance Games, perfect for fans of One of Us is Lying and A Good Girl's Guide to Murder .

20th Anniversary Edition with an introduction by Frances Wilson From a childhood of gothic proportions, through teenage pregnancy in the 1960s, Lorna Sage vividly and wittily brings to life a vanished time and place and illuminates the lives of three generations of women in one of the most critically acclaimed memoirs of all time. Lorna Sage’s outstanding memoir of childhood and adolescence brings to life her eccentric family and bizarre upbringing in rural Wales. The period is evoked through a wickedly funny and deeply intelligent account: from the 1940s, dominated for Lorna by her dissolute but charismatic vicar grandfather; through the 1950s, where the invention of fish fingers revolutionised the lives of housewives like Lorna’s mother; to the brink of the 1960s, where Lorna’s pregnancy at 16 outraged those around her, an event her grandmother blamed on the fiendish invention of sex. Bad Blood vividly and wittily explores a vanished time and place, and illuminates the lives of three generations of women.

20th Anniversary Edition with an introduction by Frances Wilson From a childhood of gothic proportions, through teenage pregnancy in the 1960s, Lorna Sage vividly and wittily brings to life a vanished time and place and illuminates the lives of three generations of women in one of the most critically acclaimed memoirs of all time. Lorna Sage’s outstanding memoir of childhood and adolescence brings to life her eccentric family and bizarre upbringing in rural Wales. The period is evoked through a wickedly funny and deeply intelligent account: from the 1940s, dominated for Lorna by her dissolute but charismatic vicar grandfather; through the 1950s, where the invention of fish fingers revolutionised the lives of housewives like Lorna’s mother; to the brink of the 1960s, where Lorna’s pregnancy at 16 outraged those around her, an event her grandmother blamed on the fiendish invention of sex. Bad Blood vividly and wittily explores a vanished time and place, and illuminates the lives of three generations of women.

All of your burning questions are answered in this shocking conclusion to the Naturals series--now with a bonus Naturals novella, Twelve , in print for the first time! When Cassie Hobbes joined the FBI's Naturals program, she had one goal: uncover the truth about her mother's murder. But now, everything Cassie thought she knew about what happened that night has been called into question. Her mother is alive, and the people holding her captive are more powerful -- and dangerous -- than anything the Naturals have faced so far. As Cassie and the team work to uncover the secrets of a group that has been killing in secret for generations, they find themselves racing a ticking clock. When the bodies begin piling up, it soon becomes apparent that this time, the Naturals aren't just hunting serial killers. They're being hunted. Don't miss a minute of this fan-favorite series from the #1 bestselling author of The Inheritance Games, perfect for fans of One of Us is Lying and A Good Girl's Guide to Murder .

The Financial Times & McKinsey Business Book of the Year A New York Times Notable Book A Washington Post Notable Book One of the Best Books of the Year: NPR, San Francisco Chronicle, Time, Esquire, Fortune, Marie Claire, GQ, Mental Floss, Science Friday, Bloomberg, Popular Mechanics, BookRiot, The Seattle Times, The Oregonian, Publishers Weekly, Library Journal In 2014, Theranos founder and CEO Elizabeth Holmes was widely seen as the next Steve Jobs: a brilliant Stanford dropout whose startup "unicorn" promised to revolutionize the medical industry with its breakthrough device, which performed the whole range of laboratory tests from a single drop of blood. Backed by investors such as Larry Ellison and Tim Draper, Theranos sold shares in a fundraising round that valued the company at more than $9 billion, putting Holmes's worth at an estimated $4.5 billion. There was just one problem: The technology didn't work. Erroneous results put patients in danger, leading to misdiagnoses and unnecessary treatments. All the while, Holmes and her partner, Sunny Balwani, worked to silence anyone who voiced misgivings-from journalists to their own employees. Rigorously reported and fearlessly written, Bad Blood is a gripping story of the biggest corporate fraud since Enron-a tale of ambition and hubris set amid the bold promises of Silicon Valley.

The Financial Times & McKinsey Business Book of the Year A New York Times Notable Book A Washington Post Notable Book One of the Best Books of the Year: NPR, San Francisco Chronicle, Time, Esquire, Fortune, Marie Claire, GQ, Mental Floss, Science Friday, Bloomberg, Popular Mechanics, BookRiot, The Seattle Times, The Oregonian, Publishers Weekly, Library Journal In 2014, Theranos founder and CEO Elizabeth Holmes was widely seen as the next Steve Jobs: a brilliant Stanford dropout whose startup "unicorn" promised to revolutionize the medical industry with its breakthrough device, which performed the whole range of laboratory tests from a single drop of blood. Backed by investors such as Larry Ellison and Tim Draper, Theranos sold shares in a fundraising round that valued the company at more than $9 billion, putting Holmes's worth at an estimated $4.5 billion. There was just one problem: The technology didn't work. Erroneous results put patients in danger, leading to misdiagnoses and unnecessary treatments. All the while, Holmes and her partner, Sunny Balwani, worked to silence anyone who voiced misgivings-from journalists to their own employees. Rigorously reported and fearlessly written, Bad Blood is a gripping story of the biggest corporate fraud since Enron-a tale of ambition and hubris set amid the bold promises of Silicon Valley.

'A story so incredible you'd think it was fiction' – James Patterson Winner of the Financial Times/McKinsey Business Book of the Year Award. The shocking true story of the breathtaking rise and collapse of Theranos, the multibillion-dollar biotech startup founded by Elizabeth Holmes. Written by the prize-winning journalist who first broke the shocking story and pursued it to the end. 'I couldn’t put down this thriller . . . a book so compelling that I couldn't turn away' – Bill Gates Seen as the female Steve Jobs, Theranos founder and CEO Elizabeth Holmes was a brilliant Stanford dropout whose startup ‘unicorn’ promised to revolutionize the medical industry with a machine that would make blood testing significantly faster and easier. Backed by wealthy investors, Theranos sold shares that valued the company at more than $9 billion. There was just one problem: the technology didn’t work . . . Despite threats of legal action, brave whistleblowers started to talk. They revealed a culture of intimidation and secrecy, technology that repeatedly failed, results sent to real patients that were incorrect but upon which life-changing medical decisions were being made, with devastating consequences. The riveting story behind The Dropout , in Bad Blood , John Carreyrou investigates the biggest corporate fraud since Enron, a tale of ambition and scandal set amid the bold promises of Silicon Valley. 'A tale of corporate fraud and legal browbeating that reads like a crime thriller' – TIME , The 10 Best Nonfiction Books of the Year

'A story so incredible you'd think it was fiction' – James Patterson Winner of the Financial Times/McKinsey Business Book of the Year Award. The shocking true story of the breathtaking rise and collapse of Theranos, the multibillion-dollar biotech startup founded by Elizabeth Holmes. Written by the prize-winning journalist who first broke the shocking story and pursued it to the end. 'I couldn’t put down this thriller . . . a book so compelling that I couldn't turn away' – Bill Gates Seen as the female Steve Jobs, Theranos founder and CEO Elizabeth Holmes was a brilliant Stanford dropout whose startup ‘unicorn’ promised to revolutionize the medical industry with a machine that would make blood testing significantly faster and easier. Backed by wealthy investors, Theranos sold shares that valued the company at more than $9 billion. There was just one problem: the technology didn’t work . . . Despite threats of legal action, brave whistleblowers started to talk. They revealed a culture of intimidation and secrecy, technology that repeatedly failed, results sent to real patients that were incorrect but upon which life-changing medical decisions were being made, with devastating consequences. The riveting story behind The Dropout , in Bad Blood , John Carreyrou investigates the biggest corporate fraud since Enron, a tale of ambition and scandal set amid the bold promises of Silicon Valley. 'A tale of corporate fraud and legal browbeating that reads like a crime thriller' – TIME , The 10 Best Nonfiction Books of the Year