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Highlights
- In "the best book to date on the subject" (San Francisco Chronicle), prize-winning journalist David A. Kaplan brings to life the culture and history of Silicon Valley.
- Author(s): David A Kaplan
- 368 Pages
- Computers + Internet, History
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About the Book
An award-winning "Newsweek" culture writer takes readers on a daring and rollicking romp through the Silicon Valley saga to tell why it happened there, why it matters, and what comes next. "A wonderful ride, filled with landmarks, history, and histrionics, and the voice of an intelligent, witty guide."--"New York Times."Book Synopsis
In "the best book to date on the subject" (San Francisco Chronicle), prize-winning journalist David A. Kaplan brings to life the culture and history of Silicon Valley. The symbol of high-tech genius and ineffable wealth, a place that competes with Hollywood and Washington in the zeitgeist of success and excess, the Valley is the epicenter of the New Economy. Depending on yesterday's stock market close, roughly a quartermillion Siliconillionaires live in the Valley. And they're building megalo-mansions and buying Lamborghinis as fast as they can. Combining reportorial insight and biting wit, The Silicon Boys tells the unforgettable story of dreams and greed, ambition and luck, that has become the Valley of the Dollars.
Review Quotes
"A witty, refreshingly readable account of what has been called, the largest legal creation of wealth in the history of the planet."'-- "San Francisco Chronicle""A stunning rarity ... A business book that delivers a rollicking good read."-- "Chicago Tribune""Glorious. [Kaplan's] prologue alone is a must-read." -- "USA Today""Does for the high-tech hierarchy of Silicon Valley what Connie Bruck did so brilliantly for Boesky, Mike Milken and the rest of the '80s Wall Street crowd in "The Predators' Ball." Colorful portraits ... a keen sense of chronology and a real gift for explication."-- "Dallas Morning News"