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The Google Story (Abridged): Inside the Hottest Business, Media, and Technology Success of Our Time Audiobook

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Read By: Adam Grupper Publisher: Random House Audio Listen Time: at 1.0x Speed 4.00 hours at 1.5x Speed 3.00 hours at 2.0x Speed Release Date: November 2005 Format: Abridged Audiobook ISBN: 9780739321621

Quick Stats About this Audiobook

Total Audiobook Chapters:

88

Longest Chapter Length:

06:23 minutes

Shortest Chapter Length:

02:15 minutes

Average Chapter Length:

04:08 minutes

Audiobooks by this Author:

2

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Publisher Description

"Here is the story behind one of the most remarkable Internet successes of our time. Based on scrupulous research and extraordinary access to Google, the book takes you inside the creation and growth of a company whose name is a favorite brand and a standard verb recognized around the world. Its stock is worth more than General Motors’ and Ford’s combined, its staff eats for free in a dining room that used to be run by the Grateful Dead’s former chef, and its employees traverse the firm’s colorful Silicon Valley campus on scooters and inline skates. THE GOOGLE STORY is the definitive account of the populist media company powered by the world’s most advanced technology that in a few short years has revolutionized access to information about everything for everybody everywhere. In 1998, Moscow-born Sergey Brin and Midwest-born Larry Page dropped out of graduate school at Stanford University to, in their own words, “change the world” through a search engine that would organize every bit of information on the Web for free. While the company has done exactly that in more than one hundred languages, Google’s quest continues as it seeks to add millions of library books, television broadcasts, and more to its searchable database. Readers will learn about the amazing business acumen and computer wizardry that started the company on its astonishing course; the secret network of computers delivering lightning-fast search results; the unorthodox approach that has enabled it to challenge Microsoft’s dominance and shake up Wall Street. Even as it rides high, Google wrestles with difficult choices that will enable it to continue expanding while sustaining the guiding vision of its founders’ mantra: DO NO EVIL."

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"Google akan jadi kekuatan ekonomi yg mengubah cara kerja dunia. Google lebih disukai daripada Microsoft yang sepak terjangnya banyak membawa korban. Filosofi Google membuat orang mencintainya, apalagi sahamnya bagus... Dan buku ini menggambarkan Google secara utuh...."

— Prie (4 out of 5 stars)

The Google Story Listener Reviews

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  • Overall Performance: 5 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 5 Narration Rating: 0 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 5 Story Rating: 0 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 5

    " True to its name - a wonderful insight into Google in its entirety; the technology, the people , the business model and everything that is Google ..... "

    — Satya, 2/17/2014
  • Overall Performance: 3 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 5 Narration Rating: 0 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 5 Story Rating: 0 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 5

    " Seems like rather a puff piece until about 2/3 through, though I don't suppose I should be surprised. Plenty informative, though. "

    — David, 2/12/2014
  • Overall Performance: 4 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 5 Narration Rating: 0 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 5 Story Rating: 0 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 5

    " a great look behind the scenes "

    — Itzehoe, 2/3/2014
  • Overall Performance: 5 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 5 Narration Rating: 0 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 5 Story Rating: 0 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 5

    " Google, isn't just a search engine.. it's an Inovation.. "

    — Muhammad, 1/25/2014
  • Overall Performance: 2 out of 52 out of 52 out of 52 out of 52 out of 5 Narration Rating: 0 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 5 Story Rating: 0 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 5

    " Sounds like someone who owns GOOG wrote this one. It makes the founders sound like God's among men. They are brilliant, but they aren't as faultless as the book would have you believe. I would have liked to hear more of the real story. Maybe I'm cynical... "

    — Jim, 1/20/2014
  • Overall Performance: 4 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 5 Narration Rating: 0 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 5 Story Rating: 0 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 5

    " This book gave a very good insight into the whole life of Google company- how it rose from scratch to a multi-billionaire behemoth which is in today's world used n loved by every one. "

    — Kumar, 1/18/2014
  • Overall Performance: 4 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 5 Narration Rating: 0 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 5 Story Rating: 0 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 5

    " intriguing story of Larry and Sergy, their friendship, their foresight and their commitment to the internet based search "

    — Dhagej, 1/18/2014
  • Overall Performance: 2 out of 52 out of 52 out of 52 out of 52 out of 5 Narration Rating: 0 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 5 Story Rating: 0 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 5

    " I found the story interesting, but the writing was awful. "

    — JK, 1/15/2014
  • Overall Performance: 4 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 5 Narration Rating: 0 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 5 Story Rating: 0 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 5

    " gripping story indeed on how Google became such a behemoth...covers the story really well... "

    — Abhishek, 12/29/2013
  • Overall Performance: 4 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 5 Narration Rating: 0 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 5 Story Rating: 0 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 5

    " A bit heavy on the Google praise, I nonetheless enjoyed finding out about how Google got its start. "

    — Thomas, 11/26/2013
  • Overall Performance: 4 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 5 Narration Rating: 0 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 5 Story Rating: 0 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 5

    " makes you a new open minded technopreneur "

    — Zidni, 11/15/2013

About the Authors

David A. Vise, formerly a Pulitzer Prize–winning reporter for the Washington Post, he is a senior advisor to New Mountain Capital, a New York-based private equity firm, and to New Mountain Vantage, the firm’s public equity fund. He is the author of three previous books, including the New York Times bestseller The Bureau and the Mole.

Mark Malseed has contributed to the Washington Post, Boston Herald, Moment, and other publications. The former researcher to Bob Woodward, he is a consultant to ChaCha and cofounder of OhMyGov.com.

About Adam Grupper

Adam Grupper, award-winning narrator, has garnered honors from AudioFile magazine, Publishers Weekly, iTunes, the Society of Voice Arts and Sciences, and the Audio Publishers Association. He has been in eleven Broadway productions, including the acclaimed revival of Fiddler on the Roof. His film and television credits include The Rebound, Homeland, Master of None, Music and Lyrics, Two Weeks Notice, Elementary, and Allegiance.