{"product_id":"wonder-boy-tony-hsieh-zappos-and-the-myth-of-happiness-in-silicon-valley-angel-au-yeung-hardcover","title":"Wonder Boy: Tony Hsieh, Zappos, and the Myth of Happiness in Silicon Valley -- Angel Au-Yeung, Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWonder Boy\u003c\/i\u003e is a riveting investigation into the turbulent life of Zappos visionary Tony Hsieh, whose radical business strategies revolutionized both the tech world and corporate culture, based on rigorous research and reporting by two seasoned journalists.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTony Hsieh's first successful venture was in middle school, selling personalized buttons. At Harvard, he made a profit compiling and selling study guides. In 1998, Hsieh sold his first company to Microsoft for $265 million. About a decade later, he sold online shoe empire Zappos to Amazon for $1.2 billion. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe secret to his success? Making his employees happy. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAt its peak, Zappos's employee-friendly culture was so famous across the tech industry that it became one of the hardest companies to get hired at, and CEOs from other companies regularly toured the headquarters. But Hsieh's vision for change didn't stop with corporate culture: Hsieh went on to move Zappos headquarters to Las Vegas and personally funded a nine-figure campaign to revitalize the city's historic downtown area. There, he could be found living in an Airstream and chatting up the locals. But Hsieh's forays into community-revival projects spun out of control as his issues with mental health and addiction ramped up, creating the opportunity for more enablers than friends to stand in his mercurial good graces. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDrawing on hundreds of interviews with a wide range of people whose lives Hsieh touched, journalists Angel Au-Yeung and David Jeans craft a rich portrait of a man who was plagued by the pressure to succeed but who never lost his generous spirit.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Angel Au-Yeung, David Jeans\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Henry Holt \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/25\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 384\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.27lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.67h x 6.24w x 1.30d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781250829092\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/15\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/20\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/2023 pg. 8\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAngel Au-Yeung\u003c\/b\u003e is a reporter for the\u003ci\u003e Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e and a former staff writer for \u003ci\u003eForbes\u003c\/i\u003e. She was born in Hong Kong and attended UC San Diego for undergrad as a cognitive neuroscience major and Columbia University for her graduate degree in journalism. She currently lives in San Francisco. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eDavid Jeans\u003c\/b\u003e is an investigative reporter for \u003ci\u003eForbes\u003c\/i\u003e, where he covers the tech industry. He holds a master's degree from Columbia Journalism School and has reported for the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, the Associated Press, and other publications. He grew up in Melbourne, Australia, and lives in New York City.","brand":"Au-Yeung, Angel","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49362283921636,"sku":"9781250829092","price":26.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0611\/9587\/8628\/files\/41IkZ6HZVjL.jpg?v=1783586626","url":"https:\/\/bookandmortar.com\/products\/wonder-boy-tony-hsieh-zappos-and-the-myth-of-happiness-in-silicon-valley-angel-au-yeung-hardcover","provider":"BookandMortar","version":"1.0","type":"link"}