Andy Grove: The Life and Times of an American Hardcover - 2006
by Tedlow, Richard S
- Used
- Hardcover
The definitive biography of an enigmatic business legend
Andy Grove, the CEO of Intel during its years of explosive growth, is on the shortlist of America's most admired businesspeople, along with Steve Jobs, Warren Buffett, and Bill Gates. Brilliant, brave, and willing to defy conventional wisdom, Grove is, according to Harvard Business School professor Richard S. Tedlow, 'the best model we have for leading a business in the twenty-first century.'
Grove gave Tedlow unprecedented access to his private papers, along with wide-ranging interviews and access to his closest friends and key business associates. Nothing was off limits, and Tedlow was free to draw his own conclusions. The result is not just a gripping life story but a fascinating analysis of how Grove attacks problems.
Born a Hungarian Jew in 1936, Andras Istvan Grof survived the Nazis only to face the Soviet invasion of his country. He fled to America at age twenty, studied engineering, and arrived in Silicon Valley just in time for a historic opportunity. He became the third employee of Intel, working for the legendary Gordon Moore and Robert Noyce.
As talented as he was as an engineer, Grove became an even better manager, as we learn from exclusive excerpts from his secret management diaries. Tedlow shows us exactly how that penniless immigrant taught himself to lead a major corporation through some of the toughest challenges in the history of business.
This is an inspiring biography that will enthrall anyone who cares about technology or leadership.
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- Title Andy Grove: The Life and Times of an American
- Author Tedlow, Richard S
- Binding Hardcover
- Edition First Edition
- Condition Used - Very Good
- Pages 568
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Portfolio Hardcover, New York
- Date November 2, 2006
- Illustrated Yes
- Bookseller's Inventory # U08C-03376
- ISBN 9781591841395 / 1591841399
- Weight 1.85 lbs (0.84 kg)
- Dimensions 9.2 x 6.36 x 1.78 in (23.37 x 16.15 x 4.52 cm)
- Ages 18 to UP years
- Grade levels 13 - UP
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2006049829
- Dewey Decimal Code B
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