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Narain Gehani tells the fascinating story of the transition Bell Labs is undergoing as it adapts to new business conditions. Bell Labs researchers, who once were free to focus on innovation, research excellence, and prizes, now have to worry about business relevance. The culture of lifetime employment is gone and the pendulum has swung from basic to applied research.

In 2008, Roger Igo was a naive construction contractor who lost nearly everything to a businessman whose unethical business practices made the national news. But from the devastation emerged the Bell Tower on 34th, an upscale wedding and special events venue in Houston, Texas, known for its Old World beauty, accommodating staff, and events that no one will ever forget. Keep On Going chronicles the extraordinary history of the Bell Tower on 34th, from pioneering Texans to a disastrous betrayal to one man's fight for the future.