Shimmer

by Eric Barnes

Book Overview

In just three years, CEO Robbie Case has grown Core Communications, a data technology company, from 30 people to over 5,000. Now a $20 billion company made legendary by its sudden success, Core is... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1936071592
• ISBN13: 9781936071593
• Release Date: July 2010
• Publisher: Unbridled Books
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.87 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.6" x 8.9"

Customer Reviews

Gripping book

Once I started reading Shimmer, I could not put it down. I highly reccomend it.

current, hip, a great read

A great read from Eric Barnes. Shimmer is stylistically current and full to over-flowing with engaging characters. The tight plot keeps the pages turning and the reader wanting more from this fine debut novelist. Three cheers!

Well-written techno-thriller

Shimmer is a fast-paced read that takes on corporate America with wit and depth. If you're looking for a well-written techno-thriller with some teeth--this is your book.

Shimmer

I read this in less than a week (and it has been a very busy week). The twenty & thirty somethings running the corporation are interesting, although I would have liked a little more character development in the beginning. Robbie Case is trying to beat the clock, the corporate SWAT team and a competitor with their product. His sales manager is a terror, but sells sells sells. Can they keep up with the demand? Each chapter seems to represent the viewpoint of one of the main characters. The dialogue is direct and sharp, which is what you would expect from very busy people. Robbie, at times, seems to be on the verge of a breakdown, or buckling under the pressure. Then again, he seems to want the pressure and enjoy it. This read like a thriller, but with the lies behind the product, the company, and the IPO, it was a little close to what we've been reading in the newspapers and hearing on the evening news. Greed and corruption. Keep reading to see if they have to pay the piper in the end. I would recommend this book to techie friends and maybe at another time to those who worked on Wall Street, especially those who lost jobs due to Madoff's schemes.

Incredible!

An incredible book! Bravo Mr. Barnes! I was lucky enough to receive this book as an "Early Reviewer" for Librarything.com. For being an "uncorrected proof," I found nothing, absolutely nothing wrong. The story flowed, the intrigue grabbing hold, I enjoyed it immensely. Mr. Barnes' descriptions of the complexities involved in this story were incredible. He made it really easy to understand the inner workings of a vastly large corporation. I loved it and would recommend it.