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9780812995244 English 0812995244 A perfectly executed, exquisitely reported parable of the Internet age and the wild, mad adventure that is start-up culture. Charles Duhigg Fortune, mania, genius, philanthropy the bestselling author of Mountains Beyond Mountains gives us the inspiring story of Paul English, the founder of Kayak.com and Lola. Tracy Kidder, the master of the nonfiction narrative ( The Baltimore Sun ) and author of the bestselling classic The Soul of a New Machine, now tells the story of Paul English, a kinetic and unconventional inventor and entrepreneur, who as a boy rebelled against authority. Growing up in working-class Boston, English discovers a medium for his talents the first time he sees a computer. As a young man, despite suffering from what would eventually be diagnosed as bipolar disorder, he begins his pilgrim s journey through the ups and downs in the brave new world of computers. Relating to the Internet as if it s an extension of his own mind, he discovers that he has a talent for conceiving innovative enterprises and building teams that can develop them, becoming a Pied Piper of geeks. His innovative management style, success, and innate sense of fair play inspire intense loyalty. Early on, one colleague observes: Someday this boy s going to get hit by a truck full of money, and I m going to be standing beside him. Yet when English does indeed make a fortune, when the travel website Kayak is sold for almost two billion dollars the first thing he thinks about is how to give the money away: What else would you do with it? The second thing he thinks is, What s next? With the power of a consummate storyteller, Tracy Kidder casts a fresh, critical, and often humorous eye on the way new ideas and new money are reshaping our culture and the world. A Truck Full of Money is a mesmerizing portrait of an irresistibly endearing man who is indefatigable, original, and as unpredictable as America itself. Advance praise for A Truck Full of Money A perfectly executed, exquisitely reported parable of the Internet age, and the wild, mad adventure that is start-up culture. Charles Duhigg A Truck Full of Money brings us into unknown spaces of the complex workings of the mind of a brilliant software engineer, of this new decade, of the brutal/fast business of technology, of stunning privilege, and of one man s efforts to put his fortune to humane use. Adrian Nicole LeBlanc The story of an] entrepreneur s remarkable life and] the new American economy and the technological world that built it. More engrossing work from a gifted practitioner of narrative nonfiction. Kirkus Reviews ", Fortune, mania, generosity, genius the bestselling author of"Mountains Beyond Mountains" gives us the inspiring story of Kayak.com founder Paul English, an American maverick and a man who had a mind for the age that was coming. Tracy Kidder, the master of the nonfiction narrative ("The Baltimore Sun") and author of the bestselling classic "The Soul of the New Machine, " now gives us the inspiring story of Paul English, a kinetic and unconventional inventor and entrepreneur, who as a boy rebelled against authority. Growing up in working-class Boston, English discovers a medium for his talents the first time he sees a computer. As a young man, despite suffering from what would eventually be diagnosed as bipolar disorder, he begins his pilgrim s journey through the ups and downs in the brave new world of computers. Relating to the Internet as if it s an extension of his own mind, he discovers that he has a gift for building creative teams of people, becoming a pied piper of geeks. His innovative management style, success, and innate sense of fair play inspire intense loyalty. Early on, one colleague observes: Someday this boy s going to get hit by a truck full of money, and I m going to be standing beside him. Yet when English makes a fortune as co-founder of the travel website Kayak.com, the first thing he thinks about is how to give it away. What else would you do with it? he asks. Money, after all, is meant to be moved. Hoarding it is a disaster, because it goes against what money was created for. The second thing he thinks is, What s next? With the power of a consummate storyteller, Tracy Kidder casts a fresh, critical, and often humorous eye on the way new ideas and new money are reshaping our culture. "A Truck Full of Money" is a mesmerizing portrait of an irresistibly endearing man who is indefatigable, original, and as unpredictable as America itself.", Fortune, mania, generosity, genius--the bestselling author of Mountains Beyond Mountains gives us the inspiring story of Kayak.com founder Paul English, an American maverick and a man who had a mind for the age that was coming. Tracy Kidder, the "master of the nonfiction narrative" ( The Baltimore Sun ) and author of the bestselling classic The Soul of the New Machine, now gives us the inspiring story of Paul English, a kinetic and unconventional inventor and entrepreneur, who as a boy rebelled against authority. Growing up in working-class Boston, English discovers a medium for his talents the first time he sees a computer. As a young man, despite suffering from what would eventually be diagnosed as bipolar disorder, he begins his pilgrim's journey through the ups and downs in the brave new world of computers. Relating to the Internet as if it's an extension of his own mind, he discovers that he has a gift for building creative teams of people, becoming a pied piper of geeks. His innovative management style, success, and innate sense of fair play inspire intense loyalty. Early on, one colleague observes: "Someday this boy's going to get hit by a truck full of money, and I'm going to be standing beside him." Yet when English makes a fortune as co-founder of the travel website Kayak.com, the first thing he thinks about is how to give it away. "What else would you do with it?" he asks. Money, after all, is meant to be moved. "Hoarding it is a disaster, because it goes against what money was created for." The second thing he thinks is, "What's next?" With the power of a consummate storyteller, Tracy Kidder casts a fresh, critical, and often humorous eye on the way new ideas and new money are reshaping our culture. A Truck Full of Money is a mesmerizing portrait of an irresistibly endearing man who is indefatigable, original, and as unpredictable as America itself., Tracy Kidder, the "master of the nonfiction narrative" (Baltimore Sun ) and author of the bestselling classics Mountains Beyond Mountains, Strength in What Remains, and The Soul of a New Machine, now gives us the inspiring story of an American maverick. Fortune, mania, genius--Paul English is a kinetic and generous man, an unconventional inventor and entrepreneur, who as a boy rebelled against authority. But he had a mind for the age that was coming. Growing up as a bright boy in working-class Boston, English discovers a medium for his talents the first time he sees a computer. As a young man, despite suffering from what will later be diagnosed as bipolar disorder, he begins his pilgrim's journey through the ups and downs in the brave new world of computers. Relating to the Internet as if it's an extension of his own mind, he discovers that he has a gift for building creative teams of people, becoming a pied piper of geeks. His innovative management style, success, and innate sense of fair play inspire intense loyalty. Early on, one colleague observes: "Someday this boy's going to get hit by a truck full of money, and I'm going to be standing beside him." Yet when English makes a fortune as co-founder of the travel website Kayak.com, the first thing he thinks about is how to give it away. "What else would you do with it?" he asks. Money, after all, is meant to be moved. "Hoarding it is a disaster, because it goes against what money was created for." The second thing he thinks is, what's next? With the power of a consummate storyteller, Tracy Kidder casts a fresh, critical, and often humorous eye on the way new inventions and new money are reshaping our culture. A Truck Full of Money is a mesmerizing portrait of an irresistibly endearing man who is indefatigable, original, and as unpredictable as America itself.
9780812995244 English 0812995244 A perfectly executed, exquisitely reported parable of the Internet age and the wild, mad adventure that is start-up culture. Charles Duhigg Fortune, mania, genius, philanthropy the bestselling author of Mountains Beyond Mountains gives us the inspiring story of Paul English, the founder of Kayak.com and Lola. Tracy Kidder, the master of the nonfiction narrative ( The Baltimore Sun ) and author of the bestselling classic The Soul of a New Machine, now tells the story of Paul English, a kinetic and unconventional inventor and entrepreneur, who as a boy rebelled against authority. Growing up in working-class Boston, English discovers a medium for his talents the first time he sees a computer. As a young man, despite suffering from what would eventually be diagnosed as bipolar disorder, he begins his pilgrim s journey through the ups and downs in the brave new world of computers. Relating to the Internet as if it s an extension of his own mind, he discovers that he has a talent for conceiving innovative enterprises and building teams that can develop them, becoming a Pied Piper of geeks. His innovative management style, success, and innate sense of fair play inspire intense loyalty. Early on, one colleague observes: Someday this boy s going to get hit by a truck full of money, and I m going to be standing beside him. Yet when English does indeed make a fortune, when the travel website Kayak is sold for almost two billion dollars the first thing he thinks about is how to give the money away: What else would you do with it? The second thing he thinks is, What s next? With the power of a consummate storyteller, Tracy Kidder casts a fresh, critical, and often humorous eye on the way new ideas and new money are reshaping our culture and the world. A Truck Full of Money is a mesmerizing portrait of an irresistibly endearing man who is indefatigable, original, and as unpredictable as America itself. Advance praise for A Truck Full of Money A perfectly executed, exquisitely reported parable of the Internet age, and the wild, mad adventure that is start-up culture. Charles Duhigg A Truck Full of Money brings us into unknown spaces of the complex workings of the mind of a brilliant software engineer, of this new decade, of the brutal/fast business of technology, of stunning privilege, and of one man s efforts to put his fortune to humane use. Adrian Nicole LeBlanc The story of an] entrepreneur s remarkable life and] the new American economy and the technological world that built it. More engrossing work from a gifted practitioner of narrative nonfiction. Kirkus Reviews ", Fortune, mania, generosity, genius the bestselling author of"Mountains Beyond Mountains" gives us the inspiring story of Kayak.com founder Paul English, an American maverick and a man who had a mind for the age that was coming. Tracy Kidder, the master of the nonfiction narrative ("The Baltimore Sun") and author of the bestselling classic "The Soul of the New Machine, " now gives us the inspiring story of Paul English, a kinetic and unconventional inventor and entrepreneur, who as a boy rebelled against authority. Growing up in working-class Boston, English discovers a medium for his talents the first time he sees a computer. As a young man, despite suffering from what would eventually be diagnosed as bipolar disorder, he begins his pilgrim s journey through the ups and downs in the brave new world of computers. Relating to the Internet as if it s an extension of his own mind, he discovers that he has a gift for building creative teams of people, becoming a pied piper of geeks. His innovative management style, success, and innate sense of fair play inspire intense loyalty. Early on, one colleague observes: Someday this boy s going to get hit by a truck full of money, and I m going to be standing beside him. Yet when English makes a fortune as co-founder of the travel website Kayak.com, the first thing he thinks about is how to give it away. What else would you do with it? he asks. Money, after all, is meant to be moved. Hoarding it is a disaster, because it goes against what money was created for. The second thing he thinks is, What s next? With the power of a consummate storyteller, Tracy Kidder casts a fresh, critical, and often humorous eye on the way new ideas and new money are reshaping our culture. "A Truck Full of Money" is a mesmerizing portrait of an irresistibly endearing man who is indefatigable, original, and as unpredictable as America itself.", Fortune, mania, generosity, genius--the bestselling author of Mountains Beyond Mountains gives us the inspiring story of Kayak.com founder Paul English, an American maverick and a man who had a mind for the age that was coming. Tracy Kidder, the "master of the nonfiction narrative" ( The Baltimore Sun ) and author of the bestselling classic The Soul of the New Machine, now gives us the inspiring story of Paul English, a kinetic and unconventional inventor and entrepreneur, who as a boy rebelled against authority. Growing up in working-class Boston, English discovers a medium for his talents the first time he sees a computer. As a young man, despite suffering from what would eventually be diagnosed as bipolar disorder, he begins his pilgrim's journey through the ups and downs in the brave new world of computers. Relating to the Internet as if it's an extension of his own mind, he discovers that he has a gift for building creative teams of people, becoming a pied piper of geeks. His innovative management style, success, and innate sense of fair play inspire intense loyalty. Early on, one colleague observes: "Someday this boy's going to get hit by a truck full of money, and I'm going to be standing beside him." Yet when English makes a fortune as co-founder of the travel website Kayak.com, the first thing he thinks about is how to give it away. "What else would you do with it?" he asks. Money, after all, is meant to be moved. "Hoarding it is a disaster, because it goes against what money was created for." The second thing he thinks is, "What's next?" With the power of a consummate storyteller, Tracy Kidder casts a fresh, critical, and often humorous eye on the way new ideas and new money are reshaping our culture. A Truck Full of Money is a mesmerizing portrait of an irresistibly endearing man who is indefatigable, original, and as unpredictable as America itself., Tracy Kidder, the "master of the nonfiction narrative" (Baltimore Sun ) and author of the bestselling classics Mountains Beyond Mountains, Strength in What Remains, and The Soul of a New Machine, now gives us the inspiring story of an American maverick. Fortune, mania, genius--Paul English is a kinetic and generous man, an unconventional inventor and entrepreneur, who as a boy rebelled against authority. But he had a mind for the age that was coming. Growing up as a bright boy in working-class Boston, English discovers a medium for his talents the first time he sees a computer. As a young man, despite suffering from what will later be diagnosed as bipolar disorder, he begins his pilgrim's journey through the ups and downs in the brave new world of computers. Relating to the Internet as if it's an extension of his own mind, he discovers that he has a gift for building creative teams of people, becoming a pied piper of geeks. His innovative management style, success, and innate sense of fair play inspire intense loyalty. Early on, one colleague observes: "Someday this boy's going to get hit by a truck full of money, and I'm going to be standing beside him." Yet when English makes a fortune as co-founder of the travel website Kayak.com, the first thing he thinks about is how to give it away. "What else would you do with it?" he asks. Money, after all, is meant to be moved. "Hoarding it is a disaster, because it goes against what money was created for." The second thing he thinks is, what's next? With the power of a consummate storyteller, Tracy Kidder casts a fresh, critical, and often humorous eye on the way new inventions and new money are reshaping our culture. A Truck Full of Money is a mesmerizing portrait of an irresistibly endearing man who is indefatigable, original, and as unpredictable as America itself.