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A Truck Full of Money
A Truck Full of Money | Tracy Kidder
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Fortune, mania, generosity, geniusthe 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 will later be diagnosed as bipolar disorder, he begins his pilgrims journey through the ups and downs in the brave new world of computers. Relating to the Internet as if its 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 boys going to get hit by a truck full of money, and Im 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, whats 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. From the Hardcover edition.
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Pedrocamacho
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This book is essentially a profile of the career of an interesting person, Paul English. I kept waiting for the story to deepen, but it never happened.

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BkClubCare
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Time for some nonfiction by one of my favorite writers. #OscarAssisting #DogsofLitsy #nonfiction

Velvetfur Cute!! 💜 6y
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SeeJaneRead
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Lol that this was pitched as "inspirational" ?. See my full review at the blog. I work in tech, but probably lost my chance at ever being hired by Paul English. ? https://seejaneread.squarespace.com/readjaneread/2017/7/9/a-truck-full-of-money-...

Spiderfelt Awesome reviews! I was actually considering reading the Kidder book. 7y
SeeJaneRead @Spiderfelt thank yoooou 7y
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SeeJaneRead
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Why is this book pitched as "an inspiring story"? Is it meant to inspire people to be assholes? Because this guy sounds like a fucking asshole.

Marchpane Yeah, that's... not what negotiation means 🙄 7y
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SeeJaneRead
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So confused by this book. This is the subject of the bio describing an office - that he wants to be a nightclub after hours. 1) that sounds fucking terrible 2) I'm scared for this hypothetical targeted, sorry "featured" woman 3) why am I still reading this

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SeeJaneRead
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As someone who works in marketing: fuck both of you 🖕🏻

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MrBook
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#TBRtemptation post! Here's the biography of a very successful entrepreneur by a Pulitzer Prize-winner. Paul English grew up poor in Boston and went on to found the Kayak company, which was sold for &2 billion. At which point he asked, now what? Read to find out what happened next 😊. This book's a look at new technologies, start-ups, & how new money is reshaping our culture. #blameLitsy #blameMrBook 😎

LitsyGoesPostal 😊👍🏻 7y
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Anniepie120
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Love Tracy Kidder! Can't wait!❤️❤️❤️😃

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Librarylady
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Driving home from Nashville today. Glad my husband is the one actually driving and I get to read A Truck Full of Money by Tracy Kidder.

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JennRidgway
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Two new books for the TBR pile!

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