A Truck Full of Money
by Tracy Kidder · first published 2016
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"Like Paul Farmer in Mountains Beyond Mountains, Paul English grew up poor, in working-class Boston, but as Tracy Kidder writes, he had "a mind for the age that was coming." Brilliant, reckless, endlessly energetic, Paul English, after Kayak sold for $2 billion, asked himself: What comes next? Start another company? Use his new wealth to make a difference in the world? With a riveting, page-turning narrative and unmatched storytelling skill, Kidder casts a fresh and critical eye on how new technologies and start-ups, new money, are reshaping our culture"--
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I just read and really enjoyed A Truck Full of Money by Tracy Kidder. It's about Paul English (founder of Kayak), both his life in general and his entrepreneurial adventures. I highly recommend it!
on “Ask HN: Recommendations on books and documentaries on tech companies/people?” ↗I like biographies by Tracy Kidder: "A truck full of money" About Paul English the founder of Kyak.com. 'One mans quest to recover from great success" https://www.sfchronicle.com/books/article/A-Truck-Full-of-Mo... Another Tracy Kidder biography is "Mountains…
on “Ask HN: Biographies recommendations – both Westerner and Non-westerner” ↗…story of building one house in Massachusetts in 1985 or so. Kidder goes into the life of the buyers and the builders, and the result is surprisingly compelling. I know what you're thinking: why not _A Truck Full of Money_, Kidder's book about Paul English, the founder of Kayak? It's a fine read, but I found _House_ to be more contemplative and open up wider vistas (for me, at least). Kidder is a great writer. I think…
on “Rereading: The Soul of a New Machine by Tracy Kidder” ↗…Being Unreasonable ( Eli Broad ) - Alibaba ( Clark ) - The Box ( Levinson ) - King Icahn ( Stevens ) - Expert C Programming ( Linden ) - A Passion to Win ( Redstone ) - Chaos Monkeys ( Martinez ) - A Truck Full of Money ( Kidder ) - The Hidden Wealth of Nations ( Zucman ) - Dead Wake ( Larson )
on “Ask HN: Books you read in 2016?” ↗Another of his books is A Truck Full of Money: One Man's Quest to Recover from Great Success, about Paul English, founder of Kayak. https://www.tracykidder.com/a-truck-full-of-money.html
on “Tracy Kidder, Author of 'The Soul of a New Machine,' Dies at 80” ↗Hah, I should have remembered that title. Just ordered the Truck Full of Money book. I hadn't really kept track of his later works.
on “Tracy Kidder, Author of 'The Soul of a New Machine,' Dies at 80” ↗