In her mid-twenties, at the height of tech industry idealism, Anna Wienerstuck, broke, and looking for meaning in her work, like any good millennial-left a job in book publishing for the promise of the new digital economy. “Rogak pieces together third-party interviews-with Maddow, her family, and her colleagues-to help tell the story…Rogak touches on Maddow’s personal interests (sports, specialty cocktails) and discusses her struggles with cyclical depression. The prescient, page-turning account of a journey in Silicon Valley: a defining memoir of our digital age. Little-known details of the cable news anchor show how her strength and voice have paved a road for women in America in this first-ever biography of Rachel Maddow. “Having founded Acumen, a global community of socially conscious partners seeking new ways to fight poverty, New York Times best-selling author Novogratz offers a MANIFESTO FOR A MORAL REVOLUTION, which talks about impact investing (‘doing well by doing good’) and the leadership tools that can make it happen.”– Library Journal Pre Pub Alert RACHEL MADDOW: A Biography by Lisa Rogak Anna Wieners new memoir chronicles the time she spent working in Silicon Valley tech startups. The founder and CEO of Acumen draws on inspiring stories from other change-makers and her own experiences to create a shortlist of leadership ideas that help make a better world.
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The prescient, page-turning account of a journey in Silicon Valle. Uncanny Valley: A Memoir Hardcover Januby Anna Wiener (Author) 3,078 ratings Editors' pick Best Biographies & Memoirs See all formats and editions Kindle 9.99 Read with Our Free App Audiobook 0.00 Free with your Audible trial Hardcover 11.46 112 Used from 1.16 33 New from 7.99 2 Collectible from 8. UNCANNY VALLEY: A Memoir by Anna Wienerįrom stuck, broke, and looking for meaning, to working at a big-data startup in Silicon Valley, Anna Wiener now tells her story as a woman in Silicon Valley’s startup culture. Read 3,417 reviews from the world's largest community for readers. Today’s spotlight kicks off the week with some fierce women who took the business world by storm.
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