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Yesterday I received a copy of High Stakes, No Prisoners : A Winner's Tale of Greed and Glory in the Internet Wars that I ordered used through amazon.com. The book so far is quite interesting, and seems to be earning its reputation as an insightful and frank insider's story. The author doesn't shy away from calling certain business plans stupid, or certain famous people incompetent, dishonest, or narcissistic; and he even has strong criticism for some of his own mistakes. You even feel sorry for him, but perhaps only for a little while until you remember he made $133 million selling his company to Microsoft. Their product was the web page editing tool FrontPage.

But possibly the most wonderful thing about this particular book is its inscription. It reads:

Deb
Congratulations on joining THE eGlobalChem Team. We have a winner and are excited to have you on board to realize our dream.

(illegible signature)
1/15/2001

Can we congratulate Deb on her recent third anniversary at eGlobalChem? Well, unfortunately not.