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By: Tracy Kidder
Narrated by: Paul Michael
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“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 Pulitzer Prize–winning author of Mountains Beyond Mountains presents an “expertly reported [and] deftly written” (San Francisco Chronicle) account of Paul English, the founder of Kayak and Lola.

In A Truck Full of Money, Tracy Kidder, the “master of the nonfiction narrative” (The Baltimore Sun), 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, English discovers that he has a talent for conceiving innovative enterprises and building teams that can develop them, becoming “a Pied Piper” of geeks.

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 takes us inside the mind of a mesmerizing figure who is unique and yet a representative creature of our entrepreneurial age—bold, big-hearted, and as unpredictable as America itself. Science & Technology Biographies & Memoirs Computer Science Professionals & Academics Business Inspiring Nonfiction Technology E-Commerce Money Witty Commerce
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Such a wonderful book and a wonderful rendering of the life of a most remarkable man and visionary. Should be required reading for all aspiring entrepreneurs, business owners and consultants

Every entrepreneur

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Very interesting life story. Very well written and full of inspiration. Well done Paul and Tracy. I’ll recommend this book to my friends in business.

Great Story of Success and Giving back

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I was expecting a cold story of someone fighting to succeed financially but got something totally different. I still enjoyed it though.

The story didn't really progress in a sense but it was an easy listen.

The narrator was good too.

Expected something different

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The story is interesting and well told. The setting is greater Boston and one would have thought the Narrator would have taken the time to learn how to pronounce the names of the cities and towns in the area. There were perhaps a hundred references to the town of Concord, Massachusetts which was consistently mispronounced. Highly distracting and should have been trivial to take into account prior to recording.

Narrator Mispronounces "Concord"

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I would leave it out of a book about me too, but as a Dad, I was craving more insight into the father / children relationships.

Helped me find my Lola

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