I'm Feeling Lucky

<p>"An exciting story [that] shines light on the inner workings of the fledgling Google and on the personalities of its founders."--<em>The Daily Beast</em></p><p>In its infancy Google embraced extremes--endless days fueled by unlimited free food nonstop data-based debates and blood-letting hockey games. The company's fresh-from-grad-school leaders sought more than old notions of success; they wanted to make all the information in the world available to everyone--instantly. Google like the Big Bang was a singularity--an explosive release of raw intelligence and unequaled creative energy--and while others have described what Google accomplished no one has explained how it felt to be a part of it. Until now.</p><p>As employee number 59 Douglas Edwards was a key part of Google's earliest days. Experience the unnerving mix of camaraderie and competition as Larry Page and Sergey Brin create a famously nonhierarchical structure fight against conventional wisdom and race to implement myriad new features while coolly burying broken ideas. <em>I'm Feeling Lucky </em>captures the self-created culture of the world's most transformative corporation and offers unique access to the emotions experienced by those who virtually overnight built one of the world's best-known brands.</p><p>"Edwards does an excellent job of telling his story with a fun outsider-insider voice. The writing is sharp."--<em>Boston Globe</em></p><p>"An affectionate compulsively readable recounting of the early years of Google."--<em>Publishers Weekly</em></p>