I'M Feeling Lucky: The Confessions Of Google Employee Number 59,New

An Exciting Story [That] Shines Light On The Inner Workings Of The Fledgling Google And On The Personalities Of Its Founders. The Daily Beastin Its Infancy, Google Embraced Extremes Endless Days Fueled By Unlimited Free Food, Nonstop Databased Debates, And Bloodletting Hockey Games. The Company S Freshfromgradschool Leaders Sought More Than Old Notions Of Success; They Wanted To Make All The Information In The World Available To Everyone Instantly. Google, Like The Big Bang, Was A Singularity An Explosive Release Of Raw Intelligence And Unequaled Creative Energy And While Others Have Described What Google Accomplished, No One Has Explained How It Felt To Be A Part Of It. Until Now.As Employee Number 59, Douglas Edwards Was A Key Part Of Google S Earliest Days. Experience The Unnerving Mix Of Camaraderie And Competition As Larry Page And Sergey Brin Create A Famously Nonhierarchical Structure, Fight Against Conventional Wisdom, And Race To Implement Myriad New Features While Coolly Burying Broken Ideas. I M Feeling Lucky Captures The Selfcreated Culture Of The World S Most Transformative Corporation And Offers Unique Access To The Emotions Experienced By Those Who Virtually Overnight Built One Of The World S Bestknown Brands. Edwards Does An Excellent Job Of Telling His Story With A Fun, Outsiderinsider Voice. The Writing Is Sharp. Boston Globe An Affectionate, Compulsively Readable Recounting Of The Early Years Of Google. Publishers Weekly