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The New New Thing Michael Lewis

The New New Thing By Michael Lewis

The New New Thing by Michael Lewis


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The New New Thing Summary

The New New Thing: A Silicon Valley Story by Michael Lewis

Despite the variety of his achievements, Clark thinks of himself mainly as the creator of Hyperion, which happens to be a sailboat . . . not just an ordinary yacht, but the world's largest single-mast vessel, a machine more complex than a 747. Clark claims he will be able to sail it via computer from his desk in San Francisco, and the new code may contain the seeds of his next billion-dollar coup.

On the wings of Lewis's celebrated storytelling, the reader takes the ride of a lifetime through this strange landscape of geeks and billionaires. We get the inside story of the battle between Netscape and Microsoft; we sit in the room as Clark tries to persuade the investment bankers that Healtheon is the next Microsoft; we get queasy as Clark pits his boat against the rage of the North Atlantic in winter. And in every brilliant anecdote and character sketch, Lewis is drawing us a map of markets and free enterprise in the twenty-first century.

The New New Thing Reviews

The most significant business story since the days of Henry Ford... Lewis achieves a novelistic elegance. -- Boston Globe
It is a splendid, entirely satisfying book, intelligent and fun and revealing and troubling in the correct proportions, resolutely skeptical but not at all cynical... -- Kurt Andersen - The New York Times Book Review
[R]emarkable....Clark proves to be a character as enthralling as any in American fiction or non-fiction....Lewis tells a great story in this book, with prose that ranges from the beautiful to the witty to the breathtaking. -- Fred Moody - Wall Street Journal

About Michael Lewis

Michael Lewis is the best-selling author of Liar's Poker, Moneyball, The Blind Side, The Big Short, The Undoing Project, and The Fifth Risk. He lives in Berkeley, California, with his wife and three children.

Additional information

GOR003056893
9780393048131
0393048136
The New New Thing: A Silicon Valley Story by Michael Lewis
Used - Very Good
Hardback
WW Norton & Co
20000209
272
Short-listed for Helen Bernstein Book Award 2000
Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
This is a used book - there is no escaping the fact it has been read by someone else and it will show signs of wear and previous use. Overall we expect it to be in very good condition, but if you are not entirely satisfied please get in touch with us

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