false 284083 3 Andrew Grove has earned fame and fortune as chairman and cofounder of Intel. But, we learn from this remarkable memoir, he began life under very different circumstances, narrowly escaping the Holocaust and the closing of the Iron Curtain.<p> Born in Budapest, Hungary, in 1936, Grove--then called Andras Grof--grew up in a modestly prosperous, secular Jewish family. Through foresight and sheer good fortune, they avoided the fate of many of their fellow Jews, fleeing the Nazis into the countryside and living in a dark cellar in which "the sound of artillery was a continuous backdrop." Under the Communist regime that followed, Grove distinguished himself as a student of chemistry and was seemingly destined for a comfortable position in academia or industry--until revolution broke out in 1956 and he found himself in that cellar once again.<p> How Grove emerged, "swam across" to America, and made a new life under a new name makes a satisfying conclusion to this humane memoir, which gives readers valuable insight into the business guru and technologist. <I>--Gregory McNamee</I> 3308229 2001 Swimming Across: A Memoir total:44|5:9|4:18|3:13|2:3|1:1| 44 163 75 14 4 0 false false Fri Nov 01 00:00:00 -0800 2002 Wed Oct 14 10:00:51 -0700 2009 Wed Oct 14 10:00:51 -0700 2009
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