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  I'm Feeling Lucky

  The Confessions of Google Employee Number 59

  by Douglas Edwards, Douglas Edwards

  Comparing Google to an ordinary business is like comparing a rocket to an Edsel. No academic analysis or bystander’s account can capture it. Now Doug Edwards, Employee Number 59, offers the first inside view of Google, giving readers a chance to fully experience the bizarre mix of camaraderie and competition at this phenomenal company. Edwards, Google’s first director of marketing and brand management, describes... (more)
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  A Risk Worth Taking

  by Robin Pilcher

  Dan Porter had it all: a big house in suburban London, a beautiful wife, three children in private school, and a high-paying job. But then, it all collapsed like a house of cards. Now Dan stays home while his angry wife pursues a career, and his marriage falters. Returning to his old profession could mend the rift, but Dan needs to do something else, something more... Then, Dan hears about a company for sale in... (more)
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  Waxwings

  by Jonathan Raban

  Jonathan Raban’s powerful novel is set in Seattle in 1999, at the height of its infatuation with the virtual. It’s a place that attracts immigrants. One of these is Tom Janeway, a bookish Hungarian-born Englishman who makes his living commenting on American mores on NPR. Another, who calls himself Chick, is a frenetically industrious illegal alien from China who makes his living any way he can. Through a series... (more)
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  When Dreams Bleed

  by Robin Cain

  A software genius with a knack for business, Frank's been living the dream his whole life. He's amassed money, success, and is now accumulating women, but someone out there thinks he's gone too far. Who is seeking revenge and why? His wife? His mistress? Or the shadow who's been following his every move? Just when he thinks he has anticipated his opponent's next move a tragic car accident leaves him... (more)