The Google Story, by David A. Vise
The Google Story, by David A. Vise, reviewed by Jeanine Collison, Reference/Business Librarian, Hoyt Main Library
(Delacorte Press, 2005, 336 pages, $26.00)
If you are an entrepreneur at heart or one of the millions of people who “google” for fast and relevant information, this book will be a fascinating and fun read. Author, David Vise, takes us on an amazing, behind the scenes, journey of invention. It is the story of two Stanford grad students, who met in 1995, became friends, and over the course of the next decade, created what today is widely recognized as the world’s best search engine. Vise’s history of the Google company unfolds with fascinating anecdotes derived from the author’s interviews of over 150 people involved in its success.
Today, Larry Page and Sergey Brin are billionaires, and their Google search engine is used by millions of people, millions of times daily. “The Google Story” is their story…Enjoy!
(Delacorte Press, 2005, 336 pages, $26.00)
If you are an entrepreneur at heart or one of the millions of people who “google” for fast and relevant information, this book will be a fascinating and fun read. Author, David Vise, takes us on an amazing, behind the scenes, journey of invention. It is the story of two Stanford grad students, who met in 1995, became friends, and over the course of the next decade, created what today is widely recognized as the world’s best search engine. Vise’s history of the Google company unfolds with fascinating anecdotes derived from the author’s interviews of over 150 people involved in its success.
Today, Larry Page and Sergey Brin are billionaires, and their Google search engine is used by millions of people, millions of times daily. “The Google Story” is their story…Enjoy!
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