Bad Blood : Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup - John Carreyrou

Bad Blood : Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup - John Carreyrou

The riveting true story of the breathtaking rise and shocking collapse of Theranos, the multibillion-dollar biotech startup founded by Elizabeth Holmes, by the prize-winning journalist who first broke the story and pursued it to the end, despite pressure from its charismatic CEO and threats by her

Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup (Carreyrou John)(Paperback)

NATIONAL BESTSELLER - The gripping story of Elizabeth Holmes and Theranos--one of the biggest corporate frauds in history--a tale of ambition and hubris set amid the bold promises of Silicon Valley, rigorously reported by the prize-winning journalist. With a new Afterword covering her trial and

Uncanny Valley - Seduction and Disillusionment in San Francisco's Startup Scene (Wiener Anna)(Paperback / softback)

Out-Innovate: How Global Entrepreneurs--From Delhi to Detroit--Are Rewriting the Rules of Silicon Valley (Lazarow Alexandre Alex)(Pevná vazba)

The new playbook for innovation and startup success is emerging from beyond Silicon Valley--at the frontier.Startups have changed the world. In the United States, many startups, such as Tesla, Apple, and Amazon, have become household names. The economic value of startups has doubled since 1992 and

Born in Blood: The Lost Secrets of Freemasonry (Robinson John J.)(Paperback)

Its mysterious symbols and rituals had been used in secret for centuries before Freemasonry revealed itself in London in 1717. Once known, Freemasonry spread throughout the world and attracted kings, emperors, and statesmen to take its sacred oaths. It also attracted great revolutionaries such as

Connecting the Dots (Chambers John)(Paperback)

Legendary Silicon Valley visionary and one of the world's greatest business leaders, John Chambers shares the playbook and philosophy that transformed Cisco into a global tech titan and now inspire a new generation of

Regional Advantage: Culture and Competition in Silicon Valley and Route 128, with a New Preface by the Author (Saxenian Annalee)(Paperback)

Why is it that in the '90s, business in California's Silicon Valley flourished, while along Route 128 in Massachusetts it declined? The answer, Annalee Saxenian suggests, has to do with the fact that despite similar histories and technologies, Silicon Valley developed a decentralized but

Bad Memory (Gray Lisa)(Paperback)

Quiet towns keep big secrets.Private investigator Jessica Shaw is leading a quiet life in a Californian desert community, where she spends her days working low-level cases. But when a former resident asks Jessica to help her sister, Rue Hunter--a convicted murderer whose execution is days

The Code: Silicon Valley and the Remaking of America (O'Mara Margaret)(Paperback)

The true, behind-the-scenes history of the people who built Silicon Valley and shaped Big Tech in America Long before Margaret O'Mara became one of our most consequential historians of the American-led digital revolution, she worked in the White House of Bill Clinton and Al Gore in the earliest

Ketchup Clouds (Pitcher Annabel)(Paperback / softback)

Secrets, romance, murder and lies: Zoe shares a terrible secret in a letter to a stranger on death row in this prize-winning second novel from the bestselling author of MY SISTER LIVES ON THE MANTELPIECE. Winner of the Waterstone's Children's Book Prize 2013, KETCHUP CLOUDS tells the story of one

Good Girl, Bad Blood: The Sequel to a Good Girl's Guide to Murder (Jackson Holly)(Pevná vazba)

THE MUST-READ MULTIMILLION BESTSELLING MYSTERY SERIES- More dark secrets are exposed in this addictive, true-crime fueled sequel when Pip finds herself in another deadly case. Pip is not a detective anymore. With the help of Ravi Singh, she released a true-crime podcast about the murder case they

Born in Blood and Fire: A Concise History of Latin America (Chasteen John Charles)(Paperback)

Born in Blood and Fire, Fourth Edition has been extensively revised to heighten emphasis on current cultural analyses of Latin American society and facilitate meaningful connections between the Encounter and the present. Throughout the Fourth Edition, a new full-color design highlights an enriched

A Kingdom of Blood and Betrayal - Renee Holly

My fate is bonded to two princes- one born of blood, the other of power- but my trust lies in neither.My skin is cursed by the stars, my fate damned by desire.But when the dark prince offers me a bargain that will save his people and my life, the cruel and intoxicating male gives me no choice.Our

High Output Management (Grove Andrew S.)(Paperback)

In this legendary business book and Silicon Valley staple, the former chairman and CEO of Intel shares his perspective on how to build and run a company. A practical handbook for navigating real-life business scenarios and a powerful management manifesto with the ability to revolutionize the way we

My First Summer in the Sierra (Muir John)(Paperback)

In the summer of 1869, John Muir set out from California's Central Valley with a flock of sheep and trekked into the foothills of the Sierra Nevada. His journals describe the summer he spent in what would become Yosemite National Park. Celebrating the Sierra's lizards and mountain lions, tall trees

Railways and Industry in the Western Valley: Aberbeeg to Brynmawr and Ebbw Vale (Hodge John)(Pevná vazba)

This is the second in a new series on the South Wales Valleys by John Hodge, author of the South Wales Main Line series and North and West series, each of four volumes. The South Wales Valleys were famous for coal mining, iron and steel, tinplate works and the railways that served both industries,

Clockwork Prince, 2 (Clare Cassandra)(Paperback)

True love is shrouded in secrets and lies in the enchanting second 'steamy, steampunk drama' (Los Angeles Times) in the #1 New York Times bestselling Infernal Devices trilogy, prequel to the internationally bestselling Mortal Instruments series--now with a gorgeous new cover, a map, a new foreword,

Miller's Valley (Quindlen Anna)(Paperback / softback)

In a small town on the verge of big change, a young woman unearths deep secrets about her family and unexpected truths about

Love Lies Waiting: A Victorian Romance (Lorrimer Claire)(Paperback)

Can two sisters overcome heartbreak, danger and devastating secrets in their pursuit of happiness in this Victorian Romance? 31 December, 1838. A storm is raging outside Kenilworth Hall. Inside, Lord Kenilworth's wife is in agony in the middle of a difficult labour. Lady Kenilworth doesn't survive

The History Thieves: Secrets, Lies and the Shaping of a Modern Nation (Cobain Ian)(Paperback)

In 1889, the first Official Secrets Act was passed, creating offences of 'disclosure of information' and 'breach of official trust'. It limited and monitored what the public could, and should, be told. Since then a culture of secrecy has flourished. As successive governments have been selective

Villa Rouge (Ross Maggie)(Paperback / softback)

Secrets, lies, lust and adultery by the Thames estuary in the shadow of World War

Notes on Blood Meridian: Revised and Expanded Edition (Sepich John)(Paperback)

Blood Meridian (1985), Cormac McCarthy's epic tale of an otherwise nameless 'kid' who in his teens joins a gang of licensed scalp hunters whose marauding adventures take place across Texas, Chihuahua, Sonora, Arizona, and California during 1849 and 1850, is widely considered to be one of the finest

Insatiable Love (Chandler Latoya)(Paperback)

Latavia Carter can't face the present because she's stuck in her past. Lies, secrets, and infidelity have caused her life to spiral out of control. But is it her fault? How can it be, when just about everyone in her immediate circle has a secret of his or her own? Who can she trust? Better yet, how

The Hypomanic Edge: The Link Between (a Little) Craziness and (a Lot Of) Success in America (Gartner John)(Paperback)

Why is America so rich and powerful? The answer lies in our genes, according to psychologist John Gartner. Hypomania, a genetically based mild form of mania, endows many of us with unusual energy, creativity, enthusiasm, and a propensity for taking risks. America has an extraordinarily high number