{"product_id":"google-virginia-scott-9780313351273","title":"Google","description":"\u003cp\u003eIt's the American dream--start a company, make a fortune, and retire early. But to become multimillionaires in their twenties, as Google founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin did, boggles the mind. All they did, after all, is come up with a better way to search for things on the Internet, right? Only in part. No company achieves a market value in the range of $172 billion (in early 2008) based on a single good idea. This new entry in the \u003cb\u003eCorporations That Changed the World\u003c\/b\u003e series shows how Google exploited the rage for click through ads, instant news, mapping and satellite imagery, email, and more to create a high-tech behemoth that has done nothing less than change the way we work and live. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eChapters in the book: \u003cbr\u003e- Explain the importance of the company and the essential disruptions it introduced that changed business forever. -Detail Google's origins and brief history\u003cbr\u003e- Present biographies of the founders and the historical context in which they launched the company. -Explain Google's strategies and innovations\u003cbr\u003e- Show how Google's treatment of employees--food for free, concierge services, laundry facilities, and more--set the bar high for any company eager to attract the best and brightest\u003cbr\u003e- Assess Google's impact on society, technology, processes, methods, etc. (Huge, considering that the company's name has become a verb in the English language!)\u003cbr\u003e- Show how Google beat Yahoo and other companies working hard to create a roadmap of the Internet. -Detail financial results over the years\u003cbr\u003e- Predict Google's future prospects and successes. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn addition, author Virginia Scott offers special features that include a look at the colorful people associated with Google, interesting trivia, ethical issues and controversies, a focus on products, what its detractors have to say, and a look at where the company is headed. Google--a company that changed, and is changing, the world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Virginia Scott\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0313351279\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780313351273\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Greenwood\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/01\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 168\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.85lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.30h x 6.10w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eVoice of Youth Advocates\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2009 - Recommended - Better Than Most\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eReference and Research Bk News\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2009 pg. 124\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2009","brand":"Virginia Scott","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47965724049663,"sku":"9780313351273","price":55.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_6281a671-de2b-447e-9ebf-210de04f4273.jpg?v=1767284369","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/google-virginia-scott-9780313351273","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}