Mine's bigger : Tom Perkins and the making of the greatest sailing machine ever built /

An account of the construction of the world's largest sailing yacht, the Maltese Falcon, offers a parallel tour of the larger-than-life world of its creator, Silicon Valley venture capitalist Tom Perkins.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Kaplan, David A., 1956- (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : HarperCollins, [2007]
Edition:	1st ed.
Subjects:	Perkins, Thomas J. Maltese Falcon (Yacht) Yachts. Yachting. Clipper ships. Sailors > United States > Biography. Businessmen > United States > Biography. Clippers (Navires) Marins > États-Unis > Biographies. Hommes d'affaires > États-Unis > Biographies. yachts. clipper ships. Businessmen. Sailors. United States. Nonfiction. Biographies.

Table of Contents:

Prologue : Making waves
Killer instincts
The old new thing
Westward bound
Prophets and profits
Hull envy
Ego trips
Going overboard
Testing the waters
Dream boat
Luxurious machine
Yachties
Mine's bigger, mine's bigger
Epilogue: The Flying Dutchman.