{"product_id":"mines-bigger-the-extraordinary-tale-of-the-worlds-greatest-sailboat-and-the-silicon-valley-tycoon-who-built-it-9780061374029","title":"Mine's Bigger: The Extraordinary Tale of the World's Greatest Sailboat and the Silicon Valley Tycoon Who Built It","description":"\u003cp\u003eAs the dominant venture capitalist of Silicon Valley, Tom Perkins had seemingly done it all--from amassing a billion-dollar fortune to getting himself convicted of manslaughter in France. But his ultimate dream was to create the biggest, fastest, riskiest, highest-tech, most self-indulgent sailboat ever built.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith keen storytelling and biting wit, bestselling author David A. Kaplan takes us inside the mind of an American genius and behind the scenes of an extraordinary venture: the birth of Perkins's $130 million marvel \u003cem\u003eThe Maltese Falcon\u003c\/em\u003e. This modern clipper ship is as long as a football field and forty-two feet wide, with three rotating masts, each twenty stories high, and a bridge straight out of \u003cem\u003eStar Trek\u003c\/em\u003e. The riveting biography of a remarkable ship and the remarkable man who built it, \u003cem\u003eMine's Bigger\u003c\/em\u003e is an unforgettable profile of ambition, hubris, audacity, and the imagination of a legendary entrepreneur. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKaplan, David A.:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eDavid A. Kaplan is a senior editor at \u003cem\u003eNewsweek\u003c\/em\u003e. He is the author of \u003cem\u003eThe Silicon Boys\u003c\/em\u003e, a national bestseller that has been translated into six languages. His work has also appeared in the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times Magazine\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/em\u003e, various Op-Ed pages, \u003cem\u003eParenting\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eFood \u0026amp; Wine\u003c\/em\u003e. A graduate of Cornell and the New York University School of Law, he lives with his wife and two sons in Irvington, New York.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKaplan, David A.:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eDavid A. Kaplan is a senior editor at \u003cem\u003eNewsweek\u003c\/em\u003e. He is the author of \u003cem\u003eThe Silicon Boys\u003c\/em\u003e, a national bestseller that has been translated into six languages. His work has also appeared in the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times Magazine\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/em\u003e, various Op-Ed pages, \u003cem\u003eParenting\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eFood \u0026amp; Wine\u003c\/em\u003e. A graduate of Cornell and the New York University School of Law, he lives with his wife and two sons in Irvington, New York.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"It Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50317877215506,"sku":"9780061374029","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_0b8e27c1-2257-4324-8dc1-a294bfad0b7f.jpg?v=1727541991","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/mines-bigger-the-extraordinary-tale-of-the-worlds-greatest-sailboat-and-the-silicon-valley-tycoon-who-built-it-9780061374029","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}