App kid : how a child of immigrants grabbed a piece of the American dream / Michael Sayman.
"An inspiring and deeply personal coming of age memoir from one of Silicon Valley’s youngest entrepreneurs—a second-generation Latino immigrant who taught himself how to code as a thirteen-year-old and went on to claim his share of the American dream." -- inside front jacket flap.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780525656197
- ISBN: 0525656197
- Physical Description: vi, 296 pages ; 22 cm
- Edition: First edition
- Publisher: New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2021.
- Copyright: ©2021
Content descriptions
- General Note:
- "This is a Borzoi Book" -- Title page verso.
- Formatted Contents Note:
- Introduction -- The American dream -- The penguin whisperer -- Growing pains -- Stress pains -- Stress tests -- Up with 4 snaps -- Now that I've built it, will they come? -- Big in Peru -- Meeting Mark Zuckerberg -- Bye, Belen -- The countdown starts now -- All set? -- Shine or fail -- Bitter/Sweet independence -- Diversity training -- Out on a limb -- Gut intuition -- Baby code monsters -- A "surprise" family visit -- This humbling lifestage -- Serendipity -- Blond ambition -- The day of seven interviews -- Offers of a lifetime -- I kissed a boy -- Twenty-one -- The noogler -- That Christmas feeling -- Unblocked -- Blue eyes and purple flowers -- Diving blind -- Adulting -- "Soy gay" -- Area 120 -- Thankful -- Epilogue.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Swansboro Branch Library | BIO SAYMAN (Text) | 36015000067617 | Adult Biography | Available | - |
| Braswell Memorial Main Library | B SAYMAN (Text) | 37807000030952 | Adult Biography | Available | - |
| Cleveland County Main Library | B SAYMAN (Text) | 22281500148936 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Fletcher Branch | SAYMAN (Text) | 33258009498614 | Adult Biography | Available | - |
| High Point Library | 005.1309 Sayman (Text) | 30519010817552 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Kinston-Lenoir County Public Library | 005.130 S (Text) | 39149008188435 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Malloy/Jordan East Winston Heritage Center | B Sayman, Michael (Text) | 0112523187127 | Adult Biography | Available | - |
| Reynolda Manor Branch | B Sayman, Michael (Text) | 0112523187626 | Adult Biography | Available | - |
| Statesville Main Library | B SAYMAN SAY (Text) | 33114018434639 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Watauga County Public Library | B SAYMAN (Text) | 50502011642075 | Adult Biography | Available | - |
