Name: A Truck Full of Money
ISBN: 9780399589553

A Truck Full of Money

"Like Paul Farmer in Mountains Beyond Mountains, Paul English grew up poor, in working-class Boston, but as Tracy Kidder writes, he had "a mind for the age that was coming." Brilliant, reckless, endlessly energetic, Paul English, after Kayak sold for $2 billion, asked himself: What comes next? Start another company? Use his new wealth to make a difference in the world? With a riveting, page-turning narrative and unmatched storytelling skill, Kidder casts a fresh and critical eye on how new technologies and start-ups, new money, are reshaping our culture"

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Matt_CuttsNov 2022

If folks are looking for another Tracy Kidder book, I'd recommend _House_. It's the story of building one house in Massachusetts in 1985 or so. Kidder goes into the life of the buyers and the builders, and the result is surprisingly compelling.

I know what you're thinking: why not _A Truck Full of Money_, Kidder's book about Paul English, the founder of Kayak? It's a fine read, but I found _House_ to be more contemplative and open up wider vistas (for me, at least).

Kidder is a great writer. I think people might enjoy _House_.

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acomjeanMay 2019

I like biographies by Tracy Kidder:

"A truck full of money" About Paul English the founder of Kyak.com. 'One mans quest to recover from great success"

https://www.sfchronicle.com/books/article/A-Truck-Full-of-Mo...

Another Tracy Kidder biography is "Mountains beyond Moutains" this book traces the life of physician and anthropologist Paul Farmer https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mountains_Beyond_Mountains

It isn't really a biography, but soul of a new machine is really interesting story about 80s computer companies. He won a pulizer for it.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Soul_of_a_New_Machine

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jleversJun 2018

I just read and really enjoyed A Truck Full of Money by Tracy Kidder. It's about Paul English (founder of Kayak), both his life in general and his entrepreneurial adventures. I highly recommend it!

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mitchbobMar 2026

Another of his books is A Truck Full of Money: One Man's Quest to Recover from Great Success, about Paul English, founder of Kayak.

https://www.tracykidder.com/a-truck-full-of-money.html

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indigodaddyMar 2026

Hah, I should have remembered that title. Just ordered the Truck Full of Money book. I hadn't really kept track of his later works.

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drelihanDec 2016

Here are some of my favorites from the year ( ranked in how much they changed my thinking ):

- The Art of Being Unreasonable ( Eli Broad ) - Alibaba ( Clark ) - The Box ( Levinson ) - King Icahn ( Stevens ) - Expert C Programming ( Linden ) - A Passion to Win ( Redstone ) - Chaos Monkeys ( Martinez ) - A Truck Full of Money ( Kidder ) - The Hidden Wealth of Nations ( Zucman ) - Dead Wake ( Larson )

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