Andy Grove: The Life and Times of an American Business Icon - Softcover

Richard S. Tedlow is the Class of 1949 Professor of Business Administration at the Harvard Business School, where he is a specialist in the history of business. His previous books include Giants of Enterprise, which was selected by BusinessWeek as one of the top ten business books of 2001, and The Watson Dynasty.

“One of the ten best business books of the year.”
—BusinessWeek

“Packed with detail about how its subject built chipmaker Intel and ran one of the essential companies of our era.”
—Newsweek

“A warm and discursive portrait of a complex man.”
—Elizabeth Corcoran, San Francisco Chronicle

“The juiciest bits...are the memos, never before made public....They are Grove in the moment and uncut, an everyday view of a complex personality that can be affectionate, vulgar, demanding and funny.”
—Kevin Maney, USA Today

“Andy Grove is everything Richard Tedlow describes in this definitive biography. Andy defines leadership in the modern age and Tedlow captures it perfectly.”
—Eric Schmidt, CEO, Google Inc.

“Fascinating...ought to be required reading for anyone who wants to understand Silicon Valley. No one, aside perhaps from Andy Grove himself, has made such a sweeping analysis of Intel, its history and Grove’s life as Tedlow.”
—Dean Takahashi, San Jose Mercury News

“Tedlow’s meticulous reporting and access to Grove’s voluminous papers make a compelling case that Grove deserves high ranking not only among captains of industry, but also among thinkers about leadership, management, strategy and the future in the information age.”
—The Washington Post

“Offers numerous lessons on how an executive leading a company today must constantly acquire new knowledge, then adapt or change strategy and execution.”
—Carol Hymowitz, The Wall Street Journal

“Truly illuminating...Highly readable.”
—Publishers Weekly