Coming soon: The Real Story of Informix Software and Phil White

Just saw this on Jeff Nolan's weblog.  I'm jealous that he got a pre-publication copy for review.

Link: Venture Chronicles by Jeff Nolan: Book Review: The Real Story of Informix Software and Phil White.

Steve Martin (the author of this upcoming book) is an old buddy who worked in sales at Informix for a number of years before moving on to even greater success as a sales VP and now as an author and speaker.  My company was an Informix OEM and Steve was our sales rep.  Phil White was a  charismatic leader who fell prey to the "dark side" in his quest to keep Informix growing.  I'm looking forward to reading Steve's take on the rise (and fall) of Phil White and Informix and will report in more detail once I'm able to get a copy of the book.