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If you want to find something on the World Wide Web, you "Google" it. With its one million servers located around the world, the company handles over a billion search requests daily. But when the Internet first came online, people struggled to organize a seemingly infinite amount of information. Some kind of search engine was needed. Enter two computer science graduate students from Stanford, Larry Page and Sergey Brin, and the $229 billion behemoth we now know as Google was born. They are highly respected, established figures in the tech industry, but Page and Brin, unlike industry icons such as Steve Jobs or Bill Gates, have spent as little time as possible in front of the media. As a result, when Larry Page and Sergey Brin give time to speak, people listen. Carefully.

Provides an overview of Reid Hoffman, creator of LinkedIn, a website where professional can connect with other professionals.

Provides an overview of the life and careers of Mick Swinmurn and Tony Hsieh, creators of Zappos, an online shoe store.

Simple text and photographs introduce young readers to the life and work of Sam Walton, founder of the Walmart franchise.

"In five years, the United States has seen a historic burst of oil and natural gas production, easing our insatiable hunger for energy. A new drilling process called fracking has made us the world's fastest growing energy power, on track to pass Saudi Arabia by 2020. But despite headlines and controversy, no previous book has shown how the revolution really happened. The Frackers tells the dramatic tale of how a group of ambitious and headstrong wildcatters ignored the ridicule of experts and derision of colleagues to pursue massive, long-overlooked deposits. Against all odds, they changed the world--and made astonishing fortunes in the process. Zuckerman's exclusive access enabled him to get close to men like George Mitchell, who developed a new way to drill for gas in shale rock; Harold Hamm, who discovered so much oil he's now worth more than the estate of Steve Jobs; and Aubrey McClendon, who lost more than $2 billion on a misguided gambit. Zuckerman shows how the frackers are now using their wealth to shake up Hollywood, education, politics, sports, and other fields, much like the Rockefellers and Gettys before them"--.

Introduces young readers to the Industrial Revolution.

Igor, a successful Russian entrepreneur, takes advantage of the Cannes Film Festival to regain the favor of his ex-wife Ewa, for whom he will go to any lengths to win back.