cover image Googled: The End of the World as We Know It

Googled: The End of the World as We Know It

Ken Auletta, , read by Jim Bond. . Brilliance Audio, $29.99 (0pp) ISBN 978-1-4418-2097-6

Auletta offers a comprehensive history of Google's meteoric rise, profiling its creators, Larry Page and Sergey Brin, the initial team members, previous commentators on the organization, and Google's various competitors over the years. Jim Bond captures Auletta's tone admirably, tonally balancing fact and opinion within the book. Despite some vocal wavering, Bond commands our attention and sustains interest with pacing and emphasis that enable listeners to absorb the information effortlessly along with the significance of certain moments and individuals. A Penguin Press hardcover (Reviews, Aug. 24). (Nov.)