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Bronson, author of LIAR's POKER, provides a satirical look at life in Silicon Valley, the strange people of the high-tech industry, and what it is that motivates them.
Size
Length:
340 pages
Height:
7.3 in.
Width:
4.3 in.
Thickness:
1.2 in.
Weight:
6.4 oz.
Publisher's Note
Andy Caspar is a Silicon Valley research engineer who wants to become an "ironman"--the kind of guy who builds companies that change the world, like Apple, Netscape, Intel. But right now he's at an outfit called Omega Logic, pouring his heart into a new project, without the slightest idea that his own dreams are irrevelant next to the titanic power struggle raging a couple of levels above him on the corporate flowchart.
Industry reviews
"[O]ffers worthwhile insight into the peculiar, arrested-adolescent computer culture of Silicon Valley....Told in a breezy, sarcastic, italics-encrusted style....It's a predictable plot, but one that is brightened by Mr. Bronson's comic twists and savage cynicism--and by his infectious enthusiasm for entrepreneurial genius." New York Times Book Review - Bill Kent (04/27/1997)
"A restrained sense of satire and minimal 'outrageousness,' along with convincing detail and 3-D characters, set this novel apart." Wired - Rob Riddell (04/01/1997)
"A crafty, funny and synpathetic depiction of a world that's high-tech to the max, but very human for all that....With a fresh and affectionate eye, Bronson depicts the fragile egos and brilliance of 'ironmen' as they negotiate the real world." Publishers Weekly
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