Mine's Bigger
The Extraordinary Tale of the World's Greatest Sailboat and the Silicon Valley Tycoon Who Built It
By: David A Kaplan
Paperback | 28 March 2016
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As the dominant venture capitalist of Silicon Valley, Tom Perkins had seemingly done it all--from amassing a billion-dollar fortune to getting himself convicted of manslaughter in France. But his ultimate dream was to create the biggest, fastest, riskiest, highest-tech, most self-indulgent sailboat ever built.
With keen storytelling and biting wit, bestselling author David A. Kaplan takes us inside the mind of an American genius and behind the scenes of an extraordinary venture: the birth of Perkins's $130 million marvel "The Maltese Falcon." This modern clipper ship is as long as a football field and forty-two feet wide, with three rotating masts, each twenty stories high, and a bridge straight out of "Star Trek." The riveting biography of a remarkable ship and the remarkable man who built it, "Mine's Bigger" is an unforgettable profile of ambition, hubris, audacity, and the imagination of a legendary entrepreneur.
Industry Reviews
"The man, his ego and his boat are examined with insight and precision." -- Forbes
"An exhilarating account of how Tom Perkins...created 'the perfect yacht'...the Maltese Falcon." -- American Heritage
"Engaging and revealing...brought vividly to life by the adept Kaplan...." -- --Daniel Okrent, Fortune
"I opened Mr. Kaplan's book with a great deal of interest; I was not disappointed." -- Pete Du Pont, former governor of Delaware, The Wall Street Journal
"...definitely worth the read." -- USA Today
"Perkins' two worlds--high-stakes, big-ego, cutting-edge sailing technology, and high-stakes, big-ego corporate politics--are inextricably linked in MINE'S BIGGER." -- New York Post
"Inspired." -- Denver Rocky Mountain News
ISBN: 9780061374029
ISBN-10: 0061374024
Published: 28th March 2016
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Number of Pages: 288
Audience: General Adult
Publisher: HarperCollins
Country of Publication: US
Dimensions (cm): 22.86 x 15.24 x 1.83
Weight (kg): 0.4
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