Valley Boy: The Education of Tom Perkins: Adventures of the Renowned Venture Capitalist, Sillicon Valley Entrepreneur and One of the World's Most Successful Businessmen - Rilegato

Perkins's account of the egos and tensions at play in the HP boardroom in early 2006 makes for an entertaining read. He writes with boyish enthusiasm and self-deprecating humour about his love of fast cars; his quest to build the Maltese Falcon, the world's most advanced sailing yacht; his fleeting marriage to Danielle Steele, the romantic novelist; his conviction for manslaughter in France after a disastrous yachting accident; and his own novel-writing project Sex and the Single Zillionaire. --The Financial Times, 3 December 2007

A smart, often funny, and wholly engaging account of a fabulous and varied life lived on the frontiers of high tech America. Utterly absorbing from first to last, this is one memoir which is as unique as its author. --Richard North Patterson, No. 1 New York Times bestselling author

I read it in one sitting and enjoyed the fascinating, frank, and open discussion of Perkins' life. --Professor Herbert Boyer, cofounder of Genentech

Known for his idiosyncratic ideas and Midas touch, Tom Perkins, described by Newsweek as a titan of American business, is one of the business world s most intriguing figures.