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NATIONAL BESTSELLER • The gripping story of Elizabeth Holmes and Theranos—one of the biggest corporate frauds in history—a tale of ambition and hubris set amid the bold promises of Silicon Valley, rigorously reported by the prize-winning journalist. With a new Afterword.
“Chilling ... Reads like a thriller ... Carreyrou tells [the Theranos story] virtually to perfection.” —The New York Times Book Review
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.
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"This is absolutely one of the best books I've read. The story is fascinating and Elizabeth Holmes is either a calculated con artist or a delusional narcissist. It is crazy to think of how many people jumped aboard Holmes' crazy train and the billions of dollars that passed through this company. This is a great read and I'm eager to see how Elizabeth Holmes and her partner fares in court. This is a great book with great reporting and a great narrator. 5 STARS!"
— Julie (5 out of 5 stars)
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“Will Damron is the perfect choice as narrator. His precisely articulated style makes the entire effort sound as if it is a cloak-and-dagger spy novel.”
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“[A] gripping listen. Bad Blood reads like a thriller. It’s filled with detailed descriptions of the secrecy and lies that made a company that seemed to be have everything—life-saving technology’ a young, inspiring, and media-catnip female CEO; and a billion-dollar valuation—come crumbling down. I’m recommending this nonfiction book to everyone this year—even my never-nonfiction friends.”
— Audible.com
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New York Times bestseller
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An Amazon Best Book of the Month selection
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A Kirkus Reviews Pick of 10 Excellent Summer Reads
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An Esquire Magazine Pick of Best Books of 2018 (So Far)
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A #1 New York Times audio bestseller
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A 2018 Time Magazine Top 10 Books of the Year selection in Nonfiction
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Audible.com Best of the Year in Nonfiction
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An iBooks bestseller in Audiobooks
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Finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Biography
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A Variety Magazine Pick of 3 Books to Read If You Were Glued to the Elizabeth Holmes Documentary
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A New York Post Pick of 2018's Best Books
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A Paste Magazine Pick of Best Nonfiction Books of 2018
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A Time Magazine Top 10 Book of the Decade in Nonfiction
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Winner of Financial Times and McKinsey Business Book of the Year Award, 2018
Bad Blood Listener Reviews
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Richard Shibles, 9/26/2020
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Michael Cardoza, 9/14/2019
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Julie, 8/22/2019
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" This is a fascinating true story of intrigue and subterfuge - excellent investigative journalism "
— LGB, 2/18/2019 -
" Fact more astonishing than fiction! Amazing true story of Silicon Valley startup biotech Theranos and it charismatic 19 your old founder and CEO, Elizabeth Holmes. A story of success, ambition, and deception whose end is not yet finished! "
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Doug Stiers, 12/29/2018
About John Carreyrou
John Carreyrou is a two-time Pulitzer-prize winning investigative reporter at the Wall Street Journal. For his extensive coverage of Theranos, Inc., he was awarded the George Polk Award for Financial Reporting, the Gerald Loeb Award for Distinguished Business and Financial Journalism, and the Barlett & Steele Award for Investigative Journalism in 2016.
About Will Damron
Will Damron has won several Earphones Awards and been a finalist for the prestigious Audie Award for best narration. He has had acting roles off-Broadway and on stage and screen throughout the country.