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The Leap: A Memoir of Love and Madness in the Internet Gold Rush
by Ashbrook, Tom
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- Hardcover
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- CollectibleVeryGood
- ISBN 10
- 0395839343
- ISBN 13
- 9780395839348
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CollectibleVeryGood. 2000 Houghton. Signed by author. Hardcover copy is in very good, solid condition, DJ has minimal wear, unmarked text, may have ex owner inscription, a great copy. We take great pride in accurately describing the condition of our books and media, ship within 48 hours, and offer a 100% money back guarantee. Customers purchasing more than one item from us may be entitled to a shipping discount.
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In 1996, Tom Ashbrook was an international reporter who, in a crisis of the soul, resolved to join an old college classmate on the Internet rocket ride. THE LEAP tells the story of how he walked away from an enviable career to launch a risky new business venture, and it could serve as a template for anyone with e-commerce fantasies. As a deeply felt tale of a man who risks and rediscovers his family and purpose, it also has all the hallmarks of a classic. Ashbrook undertakes his white-knuckle journey in pursuit of the dream of an Internet startup without business experience, a technical background, or money. "I always knew you would do something crazy in the middle of your life," his wife, Danielle, tells him as their relationship careens through a dramatic rebirth of its own. "I just never knew it would be this kind of crazy." Ashbrook's odyssey is also the great American joy ride -- the story of two guys in the laboratory, in the garage, on the frontier, betting the ranch and then racing, half scared out of their wits, half giddy with adrenaline, toward the finish line. Success, when it finally comes, is sweet, but it is Ashbrook's story of self-transformation along the way that wins our hearts with its candor, its unabashed zeal, and the self-deprecating humor the author shares as he throws himself and his family over the edge in the middle of life to reach out for a new beginning.
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- Title
- The Leap: A Memoir of Love and Madness in the Internet Gold Rush
- Author
- Ashbrook, Tom
- Book Condition
- Used - CollectibleVeryGood
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0395839343
- ISBN 13
- 9780395839348
- Publisher
- Houghton Mifflin
- Place of Publication
- New York
- This edition first published
- May 15, 2000
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