A Truck Full of Money

from JaneReading

I was disappointed with this latest from Tracy Kidder. After the depth and character of Paul Farmer so beautifully captured in Mountains Beyond Mountains, I expected more from this new one and didn't find depth, meaning, or largeness of character. It felt somewhat rote and technical about Paul En...

from JosephKing6602

Pretty good story-line but a bit unfocused. I generally like Kidder's books, but this one seemed to lack one core over-arching theme. "House" or "Soul of anew Machine" both brought you into the single story of the book....this one seemed to bounce between the Dot-Com culture and philanthropy. As ...

from gmmartz

Let me first state that I am an unabashed admirer of Tracy Kidder's work. He's my favorite non-fiction writer, and several of his books are among my all-time favorites (The Soul of a New Machine, Mountains Beyond Mountains, House.....). That being said, 'A Truck Full of Money' isn't up to the sta...

from bogopea

I am a huge fan of Tracy Kidder but am overall disappointed in the book. While I did find the inside world of software and the internet and venture capitalism intriguing as well as the minds that inhabit those worlds, Paul English seemed to be an unlikely subject for a book. The soul that Mr. Kid...

from susandennis

I was only vaguely familiar with the subject of this Tracy Kidder book. I knew and had used Paul English's company's website but did not know the backstory. In true Tracy Kidder, his whys and wherefores and hows were all laid out in a most interesting fashion. It was a most compelling read and no...