House of Lies

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1. mindcrimeApr 2014
   BTW, two fun books for consultants, and would-be consultants, to read are House of Lies[1] and The Firm[2].

   Both are more about "management consulting" (aka, McKinsey, Deloitte, etc.) than what most of us probably have in mind, but they are both entertaining reads in their own respective right.

   House of Lies is a sort of retrospective "tell all" from a former management consultant, and inspired a TV program of the same name. At times it's hard to tell how serious he is, and the TV show is clearly not meant to be a completely accurate documentary (although it may be more truthful than you'd think) but it's a fun read.

   The Firm is basically the history of McKinsey, and while that might sound pretty dry and boring, it turns out to be fairly fascinating. Lots of interesting characters involved, and some fun drama and what-not. And it's interesting to see how McKinsey grew from basically nothing, to being the behemoth it is today.

   [1]: http://www.amazon.com/House-Lies-Management-Consultants-Stea...

   [2]: http://www.amazon.com/Firm-McKinsey-Influence-American-Busin...

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2. geofflewisMar 2011
   Must read book on this topic: "House of Lies: How Management Consultants Steal Your Watch and Then Tell You the Time"

   http://www.amazon.com/House-Lies-Management-Consultants-Stea...

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3. FabHKDec 2022
   Is there anything new?

   I remember more or less the same criticisms two decades ago:

   - Lewis Pinault, Consulting Demons: Inside the Unscrupulous World of Global Corporate Consulting, 2001

   - Martin Kihn, House of Lies: How Management Consultants Steal Your Watch and Then Tell You the Time, 2005

   https://www.amazon.com/Consulting-Demons-Inside-Unscrupulous...

   https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0446576565/

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