The Contrarian: Peter Thiel and Silicon Valley's Pursuit of Power

The Contrarian: Peter Thiel and Silicon Valley's Pursuit of PowerA New York Times Notable Book A biography of venture capitalist and entrepreneur Peter Thiel, the enigmatic, controversial, and hugely influential power broker who sits at the dynamic intersection of tech, business, and politics Max Chafkins The Contrarian is much more than a consistently shocking biography of Peter Thiel, the most important investor in tech and a key supporter of the Donald Trump presidency. Its also a disturbing history of Silicon

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Detective Eric Morris

He not only rediscovers the integrity and commitment within these passionate advocates but also their fault lines

ongoing issues of race

but strange creatures have been showing up in Brooklyn

and Yasmiin as they interrogate themes of place

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