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New York Times Bestseller. “A superb book. . . . [Lewis] makes Silicon Valley as thrilling and intelligible as he made Wall Street in his best-selling Liar’s Poker.”―Time

In the weird glow of the dying millennium, Michael Lewis set out on a safari through Silicon Valley to find the world’s most important technology entrepreneur. He found this in Jim Clark, a man whose achievements include the founding of three separate billion-dollar companies. Lewis also found much more, and the result―the best-selling book The New New Thing―is an ingeniously conceived history of the Internet revolution.

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"The most significant business story since the days of Henry Ford. . . . Lewis achieves a novelistic elegance."
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"Remarkable. . . . Clark proves to be a character as enthralling as any in American fiction or non-fiction. . . . [A] great story . . . with prose that ranges from the beautiful to the witty to the breathtaking."
― Fred Moody, Wall Street Journal

"A splendid, entirely satisfying book, intelligent and fun and revealing and troubling in the correct proportions, resolutely skeptical but not at all cynical."
― Kurt Andersen, New York Times Book Review

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Michael Lewis is the best-selling author of Liar’s Poker, Moneyball, The Blind Side, The Big Short, The Undoing Project, and The Fifth Risk. He lives in Berkeley, California, with his family.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ W. W. Norton & Company
Publication date ‏ : ‎ January 6, 2014
Edition ‏ : ‎ Reprint
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Print length ‏ : ‎ 352 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0393347818
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0393347814
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.31 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.5 x 0.9 x 8.3 inches

Best Sellers Rank: #167,529 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Customers find the book engaging and well-written, praising it as an inspiring Silicon Valley story that provides fascinating insight into a period of history. Moreover, the book offers a good behind-the-scenes look and features great personalities with great split-your-gut laughing moments. However, the pacing receives mixed reactions, with several customers finding it too fast-paced. Additionally, the content receives mixed feedback, with some customers considering it a must-read for entrepreneurs.

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80 customers mention "Readability"80 positive0 negative

Customers find the book readable, describing it as an engaging romp and a great Michael Lewis work.

"This book is just a fun read...." Read more

"...It’s also a historical perspective written in the past without the benefit of knowing what we know now so that can be a little frustrating at times,..." Read more

"Lewis has a genuine gift for taking complex concepts (as he did in Moneyball, Boomerang, and Liar's Poker) and breaking it down in a narrative..." Read more

"There are two reasons why Liar's Poker was such a great book. First, it profiled some of the greatest characters of Wall Street during the 1980's...." Read more

34 customers mention "Story telling"31 positive3 negative

Customers appreciate the storytelling in the book, describing it as a fascinating insight into Silicon Valley history and an impressive account of the hard work involved.

"...Micheal Lewis fan as the imagery is as rich and the story is as enrapturing as his other books." Read more

"I really enjoyed the story line here...." Read more

"...The story telling here is still very strong and my appreciation for Michael Lewis continues to grow." Read more

"...Michael Lewis brings the characters to life and is thoughtful about the dynamics underlying the Silicone Valley boom" Read more

28 customers mention "Writing quality"28 positive0 negative

Customers praise the book's writing quality, finding it extremely well written, readable, and quick to read, with one customer noting its whimsical style.

"Entertaining and informative. Lewis is a great writer for those who want to read, but never seem to read books...." Read more

"...a master of engaging character portrayals, with intoxicating and hyperbolic prose...." Read more

"...As usual, very well written and engaging; always the case with Lewis...." Read more

"Michael Lewis knows Silicon Valley and he's an excellent writer. That said, I got a belly full of Jim Clark in this book...." Read more

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Customers appreciate the book's behind-the-scenes look, with one customer noting its rich imagery and another highlighting its candid portrayal of Clark.

"...I’d recommend the book if you’re a Micheal Lewis fan as the imagery is as rich and the story is as enrapturing as his other books." Read more

"...He manages to paint fascinating pictures of all the people involved in the pursuit of the new new thing and how their constellation manages to orbit..." Read more

"...of Clark, and for those who lived through it, the book is a good behind the scenes look at the creation of Silicon Graphics, Netscape, and Healtheon." Read more

"A great look at the relationship between Silicon Valley cowboys & venture capitalists." Read more

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Customers find the personalities in the book fascinating, with one review highlighting the profiles of key characters and another noting it as one of the greatest characters of Wall Street.

"...First, it profiled some of the greatest characters of Wall Street during the 1980's. Secondly, Lewis was very critical of Solomon...." Read more

"...Lewis is a master of engaging character portrayals, with intoxicating and hyperbolic prose...." Read more

"...internet revolution, granting the spotlight to one of the most interesting characters...." Read more

"not his best but interesting as always. profiles of a few key characters dotting the digital landscape. good vignettes. enjoy." Read more

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Customers enjoy the humor in the book, with great split-your-gut laughing moments.

"...While there are some great split-your-gut laughing moments, there weren't nearly as many as in LP...." Read more

"...It's not often you read a biography that is serious and funny at the same time. There's humor. There's turmoil. There's bitter truth...." Read more

"Really engaging book. Older book, but solid read. Funny & entertaining...." Read more

"Lewis writes with a great,sarcastic sense of humor while describing the Silicon Valley technology boom in laymans terms...." Read more

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Customers have mixed opinions about the book's content, with some considering it a must-read for entrepreneurs, while others find it not comprehensive enough for their research needs.

"Amazing book! Jim Clark was a stud. Must read for entrepreneurs." Read more

"This book is just a fun read. It is not an academic book, and Lewis does love to dwell on the excesses or silly points, but Lewis captures better..." Read more

"...take on the psyche of a successful entrpreneur and his relationship with venture capitalists...." Read more

"...But I could not like the book's subject, either Jim Clark or the tech boom, both striking me as somewhat obscene...." Read more

8 customers mention "Pacing"2 positive6 negative

Customers find the pacing of the book too fast and it feels like it drags on.

"...dragged a bit." Read more

"...but the book doesn't live up to his abilities and thus feels a bit rushed and incomplete (perhaps for the christmas book-buying season?)...." Read more

"Michael Lewis does call out early that the book was done relatively quickly (as he was working on a separate project before writing this)...." Read more

"Interesting. But the guy reading the book talks way to fast. Way way to fast. Kind of ruins the story." Read more

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J. Wright
Fun, Educational and Inspiring
Reviewed in the United States on November 30, 1999
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This book is just a fun read. It is not an academic book, and Lewis does love to dwell on the excesses or silly points, but Lewis captures better than any other author the culture and people of Silicon Valley, who have legally created a stupendous amount of wealth in less than a decade.
There were two parts of the book I particularly loved: First, the part on the engineers from India was compelling. These kids grow up on the brink of starvation and work their tails off to make it to Silicon Valley to seek their dreams. The book keenly demonstrates how Jim Clark is able to harness these kind of people and let their talents operate in the most productive way, and also make them rich beyond their wildest dreams.
Second, the best part of the book was the second to last chapter, about how Jim Clark came from absolute poverty in Texas. Clark had to defend his mother from his drunken father, and his mother had only $5 a month after the bills were paid. The book keenly demonstrates how Clark's sense of anarchy and adventure led him to rise far above the hand he was dealt in life.
The story of how Clark has made 3 different billion dollar companies is amazing, and even more amazing is that he is using his talents to create a fourth company instead of only sailing his crazy boat.
You'll learn a lot when you read this book, it will inspire you, and you'll enjoy it. Read it soon, before the next new new thing makes it irrelevant.

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Great Story Told by a Great Story Teller
Reviewed in the United States on August 12, 2022
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This is a story about the dawning of the Internet as we know it. It is the story of Jim Clark and his whims, his thoughts, and ideas that shaped the world of Silicon Valley and the world beyond. It’s also a historical perspective written in the past without the benefit of knowing what we know now so that can be a little frustrating at times, but these are instances of exception rather than overwhelming and do not impact the power of the story. I’d recommend the book if you’re a Micheal Lewis fan as the imagery is as rich and the story is as enrapturing as his other books.

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Wonderfully framed narrative
Reviewed in the United States on September 13, 2016
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Lewis has a genuine gift for taking complex concepts (as he did in Moneyball, Boomerang, and Liar's Poker) and breaking it down in a narrative format that manages to convey a maximum amount of meaning into the story. In "The New New Thing" Lewis focuses on Jim Clark's ascent in the world of Silicon Valley entrepreneurship and Clark's persistent pursuit of the titular "new new thing."

Explaining the how's, why's, and differences between the old way of doing things and the new (or new new) way of doing things can be tricky, because it assumes you have some understanding of how the old (or old old) way of doing things works. I'm not a Wall Street investor, but I felt not only capable of understanding Lewis' framework of explanation, but I felt like I could extrapolate deeper meaning from it. He manages to paint fascinating pictures of all the people involved in the pursuit of the new new thing and how their constellation manages to orbit itself as it becomes standard operating practice in the growing tech industry.

I also felt like I could better understand how the minds of billionaire "executives" (as Lewis points out, Jim Clark wasn't exactly sure how to describe exactly what it was he does) and how they anticipate the next new new thing, why it interests them, and how quickly it starts to lose their interest. If you can understand someone like Clark, you can start to understand the industry.

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Joseph Adler
Needs Cynicism
Reviewed in the United States on November 22, 1999
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There are two reasons why Liar's Poker was such a great book. First, it profiled some of the greatest characters of Wall Street during the 1980's. Secondly, Lewis was very critical of Solomon. Reading "Liar's Poker" makes you think about how ridiculous traders' views of the world were in the late 1980s.
The problem with "The New New Thing" is that Michael Lewis is not critical enough of Jim Clark. Jim Clark certainly was generous to Michael Lewis by letting him tag along on so many of his adventures, and it would probably have been inapproriate for Lewis to be more critical of his subject. But, this doesn't make it an interesting book.
If you're looking for the "Liar's Poker" of the Internet, try Michael Wolf's "Burn Rate," or Po Bronson's "Nudist on the Late Shift," both of which contain much more interesting people, much more information about the internet revolution, and much more cynicisim.

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Easy read
Reviewed in the United States on January 13, 2024
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Entertaining and informative. Lewis is a great writer for those who want to read, but never seem to read books. Not his best book, but better than other writers attempts to entertain.

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A great read
Reviewed in the United States on December 14, 2024
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Very insightful about Silicon Valley and the inners of the tech industry

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A Must Read for Michael Lewis Fans
Reviewed in Canada on March 21, 2025
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I was introduced to Michael Lewis via The Big Short and Liar's Poker followed by Money Ball and The Blind Side. For some reason many who loved those books as much as I did that I speak to have never read this one. Was bought as a gift as I had read before. If you subscribe to the notion that history doesn't repeat itself but it rhymes definitely worth picking up as lots of lessons to learn from the tech bubble and the euphoria that drove it!

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An insightful story on an exceptional builder
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From bits on his past life to his genius of the new new thing, Jim Clark and his fellows builders don't cease to amaze and inspire to never stop looking for the future

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A Michael Lewis Classic
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A fascinating insight into the characters and events that spawned the bubble that was the tech boom.

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