Pros: A great read and a very interesting book!!! Cons: Some parts were more entertaining than others
This book is awesome and Po Bronson is the man!!! After spending five years earning my bachelor's degree in computer science, I always wondered what it would be like to be a hot shot programmer at Silicon Valley earning a six-figure...
Pros: The best view we have of the Silicon Valley gestalt Cons: Given the speed of change, it's already history
How do you engage the evanescent? What kind of yardstick measures a growing consensus? Is there a meme-o-meter around here somewhere to separate the good ideas from the dumb ones?
And while you’re at it, answer this: How would *you* describe...
Pros: vivid portrait of a culture Cons: little criticism or reflection
This book evokes profound ambivalence. It attempts to capture the Silicon Valley gestalt (and especially its current Internet incarnation) by portraying the human types that make it run. (For more of a synopsis, see hweaver's excellent review.) There...
Pros: Original perspective, good writing Cons: Lack of flow through the book, gets boring and uninteresting
I first came across Po Bronson with his novel Bombadiers, an absolutely hysterical account of a trading floor that was essentially CS First Boston. I leapt after The First $20 Million Is Always The Hardest and loved this sophomore effort....
Pros: great style, insider's view, blunt realism Cons: the world presented is a bit intimidating
There are certainly a lot of people trying to give us those glimpses of the miracles that are happening in the Valley. There are PBS documentaries, magazine cover articles, even a feature movie all trying to touch upon what's going on in this wild and...
Pros: Well-written, funny, excellent diatribe Cons: Much of book has been previously published
The biggest disappointment about Po Bronson's new book, a non-fiction diatribe about Silicon Valley and the culture that secures it, is the amount of the book that I had already read.
Bronson is a well-known contributing writer to such new...
Pros: Accurate depiction of life in the Valley...a keen eye for details...the eagle eyes.. Cons: Appears in most pages of the book himself..writer/author/subject become one..Hey it is his book, any way
Make sure you check at the doors of mighty Silicon Valley where most likely you will be part of the characters in Po Bronson's new book. Bronson shows the rest of the world what it is like to work in the valley in an illusive effort to capture the...
Pros: Good, well-told stories that provide a lot of information Cons: The title should have been "The Nudist on the Late Night Shift."
I've read all the reviews here in epinions on Po Bronson's "The Nudist on the Late Shift," and too many of them are negative. So I am trying to add my positive opinion to balance this out.
Pros: Fast read, humorous Cons: Too flaky and superficial
Po Bronson has delighted wired fans for years with his columns in Wired Magazine. This edited collection of his observations marks the ascent of Silicon Valley dreams to the broader market. This is a good introduction to the paranoid culture of the...
Pros: Easy, entertaining, mostly accurate Cons: Rehashed Wired articles, uninspired
With first-hand knowledge of one of the "subjects" in the book (John/David), I'll tell you, Po's a good writer. I genuinely liked the book. But I like many books.
This book is true in the same way that any article in Wired (where...
Pros: Fresh take on the internet revolution Cons: Author injects himself into the story too much
Granted, the title is a god way to grab your eyes while you browse the aisle of your local bookstore (or Amazon). But it sort of detracts from the story. "Nudist" is the best portrayal to date of the actual people involved in the Silicon gold...
Pros: good racy story telling on the VALLEY Cons: is it all the TRUTH ??
With the present net frenzy , books on all about ".com" are hitting the book-stands with every click.But this one -though being in the same category- is different , it brings silicon valley threadbare , at its closest ;in all its glamour,work...
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