false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173055851m/242433.jpg 242433 2 <B>The definitive biography of an enigmatic business legend</B> <BR><BR> Andy Grove, the CEO of Intel during its years of explosive growth, is on the shortlist of America's most admired businesspeople, along with Steve Jobs, Warren Buffett, and Bill Gates. Brilliant, brave, and willing to defy conventional wisdom, Grove is, according to Harvard Business School professor Richard S. Tedlow, &#147;the best model we have for leading a business in the twenty-first century.&#148; <P> Grove gave Tedlow unprecedented access to his private papers, along with wide-ranging interviews and access to his closest friends and key business associates. Nothing was off limits, and Tedlow was free to draw his own conclusions. The result is not just a gripping life story but a fascinating analysis of how Grove attacks problems. <P> Born a Hungarian Jew in 1936, Andras Istvan Grof survived the Nazis only to face the Soviet invasion of his country. He fled to America at age twenty, studied engineering, and arrived in Silicon Valley just in time for a historic opportunity. He became the third employee of Intel, working for the legendary Gordon Moore and Robert Noyce. <P> As talented as he was as an engineer, Grove became an even better manager, as we learn from exclusive excerpts from his secret management diaries. Tedlow shows us exactly how that penniless immigrant taught himself to lead a major corporation through some of the toughest challenges in the history of business. <P> This is an inspiring biography that will enthrall anyone who cares about technology or leadership. 234860 2 11 2006 Andy Grove: The Life and Times of an American total:6|5:1|4:4|2:1| 6 23 19 3 4 0 false false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Mon Jul 21 17:32:00 -0700 2008 Mon Jul 21 17:37:37 -0700 2008 5 0 false false Thu Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Wed Feb 13 02:39:56 -0800 2008 Wed Feb 13 03:00:50 -0800 2008 2 0 false false Mon Jun 09 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sat May 31 17:39:58 -0700 2008 Mon Jun 09 21:38:10 -0700 2008 0 0 false false Tue Aug 25 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 25 20:04:57 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 25 20:05:16 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Thu Jun 25 14:51:40 -0700 2009 Thu Jun 25 14:51:40 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Thu Jun 04 00:53:14 -0700 2009 Thu Jun 04 00:53:14 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Tue Mar 31 20:43:35 -0700 2009 Tue Mar 31 20:43:35 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Wed Nov 12 07:20:30 -0800 2008 Wed Nov 12 07:20:30 -0800 2008 0 0 false false Wed Oct 15 17:31:51 -0700 2008 Tue Dec 02 10:42:02 -0800 2008 0 0 false false Thu Sep 18 13:55:45 -0700 2008 Thu Sep 18 13:55:45 -0700 2008 0 0 false false Sat Jul 19 23:31:06 -0700 2008 Sat Jul 19 23:31:15 -0700 2008 0 0 false false Sat Jun 21 07:02:49 -0700 2008 Sat Jun 21 07:02:49 -0700 2008 0 0 false false Sun Apr 20 18:02:54 -0700 2008 Mon Sep 01 06:21:31 -0700 2008 0 0 false false Sat Mar 15 14:23:38 -0700 2008 Sat Mar 15 14:23:43 -0700 2008 0 0 false false Thu Mar 13 17:13:02 -0700 2008 Thu Mar 13 17:13:06 -0700 2008 0 0 false false Wed Jan 16 15:39:26 -0800 2008 Wed Jan 16 15:39:36 -0800 2008 0 0 false false Mon Jul 23 09:56:02 -0700 2007 Mon Jul 23 09:56:02 -0700 2007 0 0 false false Tue Jul 17 14:15:40 -0700 2007 Thu Jul 19 12:43:00 -0700 2007 4 0 false false Wed Mar 21 17:46:31 -0700 2007 Wed Mar 21 17:46:31 -0700 2007 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=242433