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Looking back after half a decade, the ecstatic rise, dramatic fall, and remarkable comeback of Amazon.com can be viewed simultaneously as a paean to the internet age, a cautionary tale of heedless investment, and the consummate symbol of the unprecedented phenomenon that was American in the late 1990s. In 1996 James Marcus was hired as Amazon's 55th employee, giving him a ringside seat for observing ""how it was to be in the right place (Seattle) at the right time (the 90s)"" (Chicago Reader) inside a company that would come to represent for many the great optimism (and even greater disappointment) of the period. From the fascinating account of his first interview with Jeff Bezos to his description of the bizarre, Nordic-style company retreats, Marcus's tale ""brims with fascinating Amazoniana"" (Los Angeles Times). But more than that, in the tradition of the most noteworthy and entertaining memories of recent years, Marcus offers us ""a clear-eyed, first person account, rife with digressions of the larger cultural meaning throughout"" (Newsday).

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This book is far more important than Just some body's experience at Amazon. Amazonia really does convey the experience of the era.

This book is far more important than just somebody's experience at Amazon. Amazonia really does convey the experience of the era. Henry Blodget, Former Wall Street Analyst Who Covered Amazon.com in the Late 1990s Funny, contemplative . . . a memoir that generates frequent smiles of recognition. San Francisco Chronicle Marcus is a graceful writer with an eye for detail. The Boston Globe Should win over even the most jaded dot-com vets with [its] swift, clever, and intelligent rendering of their history. Seattle Weekly

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James Marcus was employed as Senior Editor at Amazon.com from 1996 to 2001. An award-winning translator, his journalism has appeared in the Atlantic Monthly, the Village Voice, the New York Times Book Review, Washington Post Book World, the New York Review of Books and Lingua Franca.

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