Features
- Cover Type: Hard Cover with 288 pages
- Published by: William Morrow July 3, 2007
- Written in: English
- ISBN 10 Number: 0061227943
- ISBN 13 Number: 978-0061227943
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Book Dimensions:
9 x 6.3 x 1.2 inches
- Weighs: 2 pounds
Forbes
"The man, his ego and his boat are examined with insight and precision."
American Heritage
"An exhilarating account of how Tom Perkinscreated ‘the perfect yachtthe Maltese Falcon."
Reader Reviews
I have been reading David Kaplan's books for over twenty years, and happily recommend his latest: "Mine's Bigger". It tells the story of the world's largest privately-owned sailing vessel and how it was conceived of and designed by its owner, Tom Perkins. Perkins is a legendary venture capitalist (known for his insight, power, and damn good luck in Silicon Valley), and Kaplan peeled a few layers of the SV onion back in "Silicon Boys". As a result, this book is much more than "here's how I built this big boat". Expect a few snarky stories (all in good fun) , helpful exposition on what exactly all those sails are called and why, and some wonderment over how much, er, stuff somebody with more money than God can acquire. Buy it. You will not regret it.
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