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If you do not want your audiobook to be in the podcast please send us an email to info@thebookvoice.com.]]>enArtsCopyright Wilfrid Hegmannhttps://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/555b4c52fbabd9e6c39b6b4a92ab62f2.jpghttps://www.spreaker.com/podcast/access-essential-full-audiobooks-in-biography-memoir-business--6569963Mon, 24 Mar 2025 08:32:55 +0000Wilfrid HegmannWilfrid Hegmannfeeds@spreaker.comPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/user/193/ to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Do you love Horror, Mystery stories, or want to learn about Astronomy & Physics? Our library with over 500,000+...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/user/193/ to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Do you love Horror, Mystery stories, or want to learn about Astronomy & Physics? Our library with over 500,000+ audiobooks will meet all your needs. Get 3 free audiobooks right away and start your journey of exploration. Easily listen to books on iPhone, iPad, Android, and other devices. Let audiobooks become your reliable companion! Note: The authors receive royalties paid by the audiobook service provider for this free offer. If you do not want your audiobook to be in the podcast please send us an email to info@thebookvoice.com.]]>cleanepisodichttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/warren-and-bill-gates-buffett-and-the-friendship-that-changed-the-world-by-anthony-mccarten--65074006https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/551336 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Warren and Bill: Gates, Buffett and the Friendship that Changed the World Author: Anthony McCarten Narrator: George Newbern Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 19 minutes Release date: April 30, 2024 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: From the Academy Award-nominated screenwriter of The Theory of Everything, Darkest Hour, and The Two Popes comes the fascinating account of Bill Gates and Warren Buffett’s friendship—one of the most impactful relationships in history, and the basis of an upcoming play and film. Few friendships have had such far-reaching implications for the world—from finance to technology to philanthropy—than that between Bill Gates and Warren Buffett. After meeting at a party in 1991, the two played cards and golf, shared jokes, swapped trade secrets, ate junk food, talked and listened. Their growing friendship would impact each man and lead to change on a grander scale, culminating in the development of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, which holds nearly $50 billion in assets. How did such an unusual union blossom? In what ways specifically did each man begin to influence the other? How did these two avid wealth accumulators jointly decide to address some of the world’s most critical problems—poverty, disease, inequality—by giving their wealth away? And what, finally, does their giga-wealthy partnership mean for the rest of us in an age of great wealth—and great inequality? This book gives the fullest account yet of this extraordinary relationship and explores how it has transformed these two men—and is changing the world for the better for all of us.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/551336Tue, 30 Apr 2024 04:07:39 +0000Wilfrid HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/551336 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Warren and Bill: Gates, Buffett and the Friendship that Changed the World Author: Anthony McCarten Narrator: George Newbern Format: Unabridged...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/551336 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Warren and Bill: Gates, Buffett and the Friendship that Changed the World Author: Anthony McCarten Narrator: George Newbern Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 19 minutes Release date: April 30, 2024 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: From the Academy Award-nominated screenwriter of The Theory of Everything, Darkest Hour, and The Two Popes comes the fascinating account of Bill Gates and Warren Buffett’s friendship—one of the most impactful relationships in history, and the basis of an upcoming play and film. Few friendships have had such far-reaching implications for the world—from finance to technology to philanthropy—than that between Bill Gates and Warren Buffett. After meeting at a party in 1991, the two played cards and golf, shared jokes, swapped trade secrets, ate junk food, talked and listened. Their growing friendship would impact each man and lead to change on a grander scale, culminating in the development of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, which holds nearly $50 billion in assets. How did such an unusual union blossom? In what ways specifically did each man begin to influence the other? How did these two avid wealth accumulators jointly decide to address some of the world’s most critical problems—poverty, disease, inequality—by giving their wealth away? And what, finally, does their giga-wealthy partnership mean for the rest of us in an age of great wealth—and great inequality? This book gives the fullest account yet of this extraordinary relationship and explores how it has transformed these two men—and is changing the world for the better for all of us.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/manifesto-the-battle-for-green-britain-by-dale-vince--65074001https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/559169 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Manifesto: The Battle For Green Britain Author: Dale Vince Narrator: Dale Vince, Chris Packham Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 54 minutes Release date: April 4, 2024 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: Manifesto is the first book from green industrialist Dale Vince OBE – the founder of Ecotricity, chairman of Forest Green Rovers and United Nations Climate Champion.    This is the story of a man whose unwavering journey to save the environment has driven him all the way to the top, and a powerful manifesto for anyone who wants to change the world. Dale Vince has led a remarkable life. From ‘enemy of the state’ to ‘green energy tycoon’, he has dedicated his life to challenging conventional wisdom in pursuit of a better way to live.   Dale kickstarted the now global green energy movement, helping to bring environmentalism into the mainstream. He pioneered the electric car, built the first Electric Highway to power them and runs Forest Green Rovers, the world’s first vegan football club. With a questioning mind that does not take ‘no’ for an answer, Dale has spent his whole life striving for change.    In his first book, Dale explores what must be done to win the battle for Green Britain.   It’s a manifesto of hope, backed up by solutions, from someone with real life experience of disrupting the energy industry and paving the way for a greener planet.   This is a manifesto that is changing the world.   The revised and updated version has a new chapter from Dale why he decided to shift support from Just Stop Oil to Just Stopping The Tories, why politics is the final frontier for a greener Britain and the truth behind the green economy. “Mad Max meets Laurie Lee” Andrew Merrell, Raikes Journal “A must read” Chris Packham]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/559169Thu, 04 Apr 2024 04:07:39 +0000Wilfrid HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/559169 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Manifesto: The Battle For Green Britain Author: Dale Vince Narrator: Dale Vince, Chris Packham Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 54 minutes...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/559169 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Manifesto: The Battle For Green Britain Author: Dale Vince Narrator: Dale Vince, Chris Packham Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 54 minutes Release date: April 4, 2024 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: Manifesto is the first book from green industrialist Dale Vince OBE – the founder of Ecotricity, chairman of Forest Green Rovers and United Nations Climate Champion.    This is the story of a man whose unwavering journey to save the environment has driven him all the way to the top, and a powerful manifesto for anyone who wants to change the world. Dale Vince has led a remarkable life. From ‘enemy of the state’ to ‘green energy tycoon’, he has dedicated his life to challenging conventional wisdom in pursuit of a better way to live.   Dale kickstarted the now global green energy movement, helping to bring environmentalism into the mainstream. He pioneered the electric car, built the first Electric Highway to power them and runs Forest Green Rovers, the world’s first vegan football club. With a questioning mind that does not take ‘no’ for an answer, Dale has spent his whole life striving for change.    In his first book, Dale explores what must be done to win the battle for Green Britain.   It’s a manifesto of hope, backed up by solutions, from someone with real life experience of disrupting the energy industry and paving the way for a greener planet.   This is a manifesto that is changing the world.   The revised and updated version has a new chapter from Dale why he decided to shift support from Just Stop Oil to Just Stopping The Tories, why politics is the final frontier for a greener Britain and the truth behind the green economy. “Mad Max meets Laurie Lee” Andrew Merrell, Raikes Journal “A must read” Chris Packham]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-when-the-heavens-went-on-sale-the-misfits-and-geniuses-racing-to-put-space-within-reach-by-ashlee-vance--65074050https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/493637 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The When The Heavens Went On Sale: The Misfits and Geniuses Racing to Put Space Within Reach Author: Ashlee Vance Narrator: Ashlee Vance, Robert Petkoff Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 18 hours 19 minutes Release date: May 11, 2023 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. *An instant New York Times Bestseller* A momentous look at the private companies driving the revolutionary new space race, from the 3-million copy, New York Times bestselling author of Elon Musk In 2008, Elon Musk's SpaceX became the first private company to build a low-cost rocket that could reach orbit. Suddenly Silicon Valley, not NASA, was the epicentre of the new Space Age. Start-ups and investors began to realise that the heavens - ungoverned and unregulated - were open for business. When the Heavens Went on Sale tells the remarkable, unfolding story of this frenzied race to control access to outer space. Ashlee Vance follows four pioneering companies - Astra, Firefly, Planet Labs and Rocket Lab - as they attempt to launch thousands of low-cost rockets and satellites into orbit. While the space tourism ambitions of billionaires such as Bezos and Branson make headlines, these under-the-radar companies are striving to monetise Earth's lower orbit; to connect, analyse and monitor everything on Earth. With unprecedented access to private company headquarters, labs and top-secret launch locations - from the US to New Zealand, Ukraine to India - Vance presents a gripping account of private jets, communes, gun-toting bodyguards, drugs, espionage investigations and multimillionaires guzzling booze as their fortunes disappear. This is the most pressing and controversial technology story of our time, a tale of fascinating characters chasing unimaginable stakes. Welcome to the new Wild West above the clouds. ©2023 Ashlee Vance (P)2023 Penguin Audio]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/493637Thu, 11 May 2023 04:07:39 +0000Wilfrid HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/493637 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The When The Heavens Went On Sale: The Misfits and Geniuses Racing to Put Space Within Reach Author: Ashlee Vance Narrator: Ashlee Vance, Robert...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/493637 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The When The Heavens Went On Sale: The Misfits and Geniuses Racing to Put Space Within Reach Author: Ashlee Vance Narrator: Ashlee Vance, Robert Petkoff Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 18 hours 19 minutes Release date: May 11, 2023 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. *An instant New York Times Bestseller* A momentous look at the private companies driving the revolutionary new space race, from the 3-million copy, New York Times bestselling author of Elon Musk In 2008, Elon Musk's SpaceX became the first private company to build a low-cost rocket that could reach orbit. Suddenly Silicon Valley, not NASA, was the epicentre of the new Space Age. Start-ups and investors began to realise that the heavens - ungoverned and unregulated - were open for business. When the Heavens Went on Sale tells the remarkable, unfolding story of this frenzied race to control access to outer space. Ashlee Vance follows four pioneering companies - Astra, Firefly, Planet Labs and Rocket Lab - as they attempt to launch thousands of low-cost rockets and satellites into orbit. While the space tourism ambitions of billionaires such as Bezos and Branson make headlines, these under-the-radar companies are striving to monetise Earth's lower orbit; to connect, analyse and monitor everything on Earth. With unprecedented access to private company headquarters, labs and top-secret launch locations - from the US to New Zealand, Ukraine to India - Vance presents a gripping account of private jets, communes, gun-toting bodyguards, drugs, espionage investigations and multimillionaires guzzling booze as their fortunes disappear. This is the most pressing and controversial technology story of our time, a tale of fascinating characters chasing unimaginable stakes. Welcome to the new Wild West above the clouds. ©2023 Ashlee Vance (P)2023 Penguin Audio]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/spanish-disrupcion-mi-desventura-en-la-burbuja-de-las-startups-by-dan-lyons-violeta-arranz-translator--65074000https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/564943 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Spanish] - Disrupción: Mi desventura en la burbuja de las startups Author: Dan Lyons, Violeta Arranz (translator) Narrator: Germán Gijón Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 51 minutes Release date: December 14, 2022 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: 'Con tono desdeñoso e hilarante, Lyons expone lo ridículas y derrochadoras que pueden ser las startups.'—TheNew York Times 'Una aguda mirada a una cultura empresarial que parece construida sobre arenas movedizas financieras.'—Los Angeles Times 'Un apasionante derribo de la burbuja de las startups y su juvenil cultura corporativa.'—Kirkus Review Durante veinticinco años, Dan Lyons fue redactor de Newsweek. Hasta que un viernes por la mañana recibió una llamada: su trabajo ya no existía. Había que contratar a gente más joven. Con cincuenta años, esposa y dos niños pequeños, estaba jodido. Pero le vino una idea a la cabeza: había escrito mucho sobre Silicon Valley y la explosión tecnológica, ¿por qué no sumarse a ella? Fue así como decidió contactar con HubSpot, una startup de Boston, que acabó haciéndole una buena oferta en acciones a cambio de que aceptase un extraño papel: «asociado de marketing». ¿Qué podía salir mal? Los HubSpotters eran verdaderos creyentes: estaban haciendo del mundo un lugar mejor… vendiendo spam. El ambiente de la oficina era una mezcla de fraternidad universitaria y secta: las fiestas duraban hasta bien entrada la noche, las duchas servían para tener sexo, un 'club de flexiones' se reunía a mediodía en el vestíbulo, mientras en la 'fábrica de contenidos' otros jugaban a pegarse tiros en un videojuego. Y en medio de todo esto estaba Lyons, con el doble de edad del empleado promedio de HubSpot, sentado ante el escritorio, sobre una pelota hinchable que se suponía que era su silla. Pero este libro va más allá de HubSpot. Es una historia sobre lo que significa reinventarse y empezar una nueva carrera a los cincuenta años, en una industria hostil a los trabajadores mayores.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/564943Wed, 14 Dec 2022 04:07:39 +0000Wilfrid HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/564943 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Spanish] - Disrupción: Mi desventura en la burbuja de las startups Author: Dan Lyons, Violeta Arranz (translator) Narrator: Germán Gijón Format:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/564943 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Spanish] - Disrupción: Mi desventura en la burbuja de las startups Author: Dan Lyons, Violeta Arranz (translator) Narrator: Germán Gijón Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 51 minutes Release date: December 14, 2022 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: 'Con tono desdeñoso e hilarante, Lyons expone lo ridículas y derrochadoras que pueden ser las startups.'—TheNew York Times 'Una aguda mirada a una cultura empresarial que parece construida sobre arenas movedizas financieras.'—Los Angeles Times 'Un apasionante derribo de la burbuja de las startups y su juvenil cultura corporativa.'—Kirkus Review Durante veinticinco años, Dan Lyons fue redactor de Newsweek. Hasta que un viernes por la mañana recibió una llamada: su trabajo ya no existía. Había que contratar a gente más joven. Con cincuenta años, esposa y dos niños pequeños, estaba jodido. Pero le vino una idea a la cabeza: había escrito mucho sobre Silicon Valley y la explosión tecnológica, ¿por qué no sumarse a ella? Fue así como decidió contactar con HubSpot, una startup de Boston, que acabó haciéndole una buena oferta en acciones a cambio de que aceptase un extraño papel: «asociado de marketing». ¿Qué podía salir mal? Los HubSpotters eran verdaderos creyentes: estaban haciendo del mundo un lugar mejor… vendiendo spam. El ambiente de la oficina era una mezcla de fraternidad universitaria y secta: las fiestas duraban hasta bien entrada la noche, las duchas servían para tener sexo, un 'club de flexiones' se reunía a mediodía en el vestíbulo, mientras en la 'fábrica de contenidos' otros jugaban a pegarse tiros en un videojuego. Y en medio de todo esto estaba Lyons, con el doble de edad del empleado promedio de HubSpot, sentado ante el escritorio, sobre una pelota hinchable que se suponía que era su silla. Pero este libro va más allá de HubSpot. Es una historia sobre lo que significa reinventarse y empezar una nueva carrera a los cincuenta años, en una industria hostil a los trabajadores mayores.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lego-story-how-a-little-toy-sparked-the-world-s-imagination-by-jens-andersen--65073976https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/570142 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Lego Story: How a Little Toy Sparked the World’s Imagination Author: Jens Andersen Narrator: Pete Cross Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 50 minutes Release date: November 15, 2022 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: The extraordinary inside story of LEGO, based on unprecedented access to the company’s archives and rare interviews with the founding family that still owns the company ''This book tells the story of how my family built the LEGO brand.'' —Kjeld Kirk Kristiansen, former President/CEO of the LEGO Group and 3rd generation owner It’s estimated that each year between eighty and ninety million children around the globe are given a box of LEGO, while up to ten million adults buy sets for themselves. Yet LEGO is much more than a dizzying number of plastic bricks that can be put together and combined in countless ways. LEGO is also a vision of the significance of what play can mean for humanity. This book tells the extraordinary story of a global company and a Danish family who for ninety years have defended children’s right to play—and who believe grown-ups, too, should make the time to nurture their inner child. The LEGO Story is built on Jens Andersen’s unique access to LEGO’s own archives, as well as on Andersen’s extensive conversations with Kjeld Kirk Kristiansen, former president and CEO of the LEGO group and grandson of its founder, Ole Kirk Christiansen. A riveting cultural history of changing generations’ views of childhood and the importance of play, The LEGO Story also a fascinating case study of how innovation and creativity helped leaders transform LEGO from a small carpentry business into the world’s largest producer of play materials and one of the most beloved brands in the world. Richly illustrated with never-before-seen photos from the family’s private archive, this is the ultimate book for fans of LEGO, revealing everything you ever wanted to know about the brand.  Supplemental enhancement PDF accompanies the audiobook.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/570142Tue, 15 Nov 2022 04:07:39 +0000Wilfrid HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/570142 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Lego Story: How a Little Toy Sparked the World’s Imagination Author: Jens Andersen Narrator: Pete Cross Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/570142 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Lego Story: How a Little Toy Sparked the World’s Imagination Author: Jens Andersen Narrator: Pete Cross Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 50 minutes Release date: November 15, 2022 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: The extraordinary inside story of LEGO, based on unprecedented access to the company’s archives and rare interviews with the founding family that still owns the company ''This book tells the story of how my family built the LEGO brand.'' —Kjeld Kirk Kristiansen, former President/CEO of the LEGO Group and 3rd generation owner It’s estimated that each year between eighty and ninety million children around the globe are given a box of LEGO, while up to ten million adults buy sets for themselves. Yet LEGO is much more than a dizzying number of plastic bricks that can be put together and combined in countless ways. LEGO is also a vision of the significance of what play can mean for humanity. This book tells the extraordinary story of a global company and a Danish family who for ninety years have defended children’s right to play—and who believe grown-ups, too, should make the time to nurture their inner child. The LEGO Story is built on Jens Andersen’s unique access to LEGO’s own archives, as well as on Andersen’s extensive conversations with Kjeld Kirk Kristiansen, former president and CEO of the LEGO group and grandson of its founder, Ole Kirk Christiansen. A riveting cultural history of changing generations’ views of childhood and the importance of play, The LEGO Story also a fascinating case study of how innovation and creativity helped leaders transform LEGO from a small carpentry business into the world’s largest producer of play materials and one of the most beloved brands in the world. Richly illustrated with never-before-seen photos from the family’s private archive, this is the ultimate book for fans of LEGO, revealing everything you ever wanted to know about the brand.  Supplemental enhancement PDF accompanies the audiobook.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/kick-up-some-dust-lessons-on-thinking-big-giving-back-and-doing-it-yourself-by-bernie-marcus--65073982https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/567332 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Kick Up Some Dust: Lessons on Thinking Big, Giving Back, and Doing It Yourself Author: Bernie Marcus Narrator: Fred Sanders Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 33 minutes Release date: October 18, 2022 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: A candid, rollicking business memoir from the Home Depot cofounder, filled with personal stories, savvy business advice, and timeless lessons for a life well lived ''A classic Cinderella story of the American dream fulfilled, told with humor and honesty.'' — GARY SINISE ''An extraordinary story. ... [Tells] Marcus's version of the American dream, from tenement to boardroom, homespun into lessons for readers wanting to make it in business or philanthropy.'' — Financial Times The start of Home Depot sounds like the beginning of a bad joke: Two Jews and an Italian decide to build a new kind of hardware store... In 1978, Bernie Marcus's livelihood depended on just such a scenario. Having been fired at the age of forty-nine, he teamed up with Arthur Blank and Ken Langone on a bold new endeavor. Their first day in business was so disastrous that the next morning, Marcus's wife wouldn't let him shave because she didn't want a razor in his hands. But the last laugh would be theirs, as the business partners grew Home Depot into the world's largest home improvement retailer, empowering millions of Americans to ''do it yourself.'' ''Doing it yourself'' has been the theme of Bernie Marcus's entire life. By the time he was fifteen, he had held more than a dozen jobs, joined a gang, and worked as a hypnotist in the Catskills. The son of a cabinetmaker and garment worker who survived the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire, Bernie overcame a hardscrabble upbringing to author one of the best entrepreneurial stories in American history. Today, Home Depot employs 500,000 associates at 2,300 stores and is one of the most recognized and admired companies in the world. The same energy that made Home Depot successful has helped Bernie give away more than $2 billion and pioneer a new model for philanthropy, transforming millions of lives. There is no single, winning formula for trying to make the world a better place, but Bernie shares what he's learned—that the skills needed to build a Fortune 500 company are the same ones that can help cure cancer, treat veterans with PTSD, and transform autism treatment. And it doesn't take a fortune to make a big difference in your community. Kick Up Some Dust will inspire you to dream, build, and give—and, maybe, change the world.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/567332Tue, 18 Oct 2022 04:07:39 +0000Wilfrid HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/567332 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Kick Up Some Dust: Lessons on Thinking Big, Giving Back, and Doing It Yourself Author: Bernie Marcus Narrator: Fred Sanders Format: Unabridged...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/567332 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Kick Up Some Dust: Lessons on Thinking Big, Giving Back, and Doing It Yourself Author: Bernie Marcus Narrator: Fred Sanders Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 33 minutes Release date: October 18, 2022 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: A candid, rollicking business memoir from the Home Depot cofounder, filled with personal stories, savvy business advice, and timeless lessons for a life well lived ''A classic Cinderella story of the American dream fulfilled, told with humor and honesty.'' — GARY SINISE ''An extraordinary story. ... [Tells] Marcus's version of the American dream, from tenement to boardroom, homespun into lessons for readers wanting to make it in business or philanthropy.'' — Financial Times The start of Home Depot sounds like the beginning of a bad joke: Two Jews and an Italian decide to build a new kind of hardware store... In 1978, Bernie Marcus's livelihood depended on just such a scenario. Having been fired at the age of forty-nine, he teamed up with Arthur Blank and Ken Langone on a bold new endeavor. Their first day in business was so disastrous that the next morning, Marcus's wife wouldn't let him shave because she didn't want a razor in his hands. But the last laugh would be theirs, as the business partners grew Home Depot into the world's largest home improvement retailer, empowering millions of Americans to ''do it yourself.'' ''Doing it yourself'' has been the theme of Bernie Marcus's entire life. By the time he was fifteen, he had held more than a dozen jobs, joined a gang, and worked as a hypnotist in the Catskills. The son of a cabinetmaker and garment worker who survived the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire, Bernie overcame a hardscrabble upbringing to author one of the best entrepreneurial stories in American history. Today, Home Depot employs 500,000 associates at 2,300 stores and is one of the most recognized and admired companies in the world. The same energy that made Home Depot successful has helped Bernie give away more than $2 billion and pioneer a new model for philanthropy, transforming millions of lives. There is no single, winning formula for trying to make the world a better place, but Bernie shares what he's learned—that the skills needed to build a Fortune 500 company are the same ones that can help cure cancer, treat veterans with PTSD, and transform autism treatment. And it doesn't take a fortune to make a big difference in your community. Kick Up Some Dust will inspire you to dream, build, and give—and, maybe, change the world.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-queer-advantage-conversations-with-lgbtq-leaders-on-the-power-of-identity-by-andrew-gelwicks--65074088https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/433569 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Queer Advantage: Conversations with LGBTQ+ Leaders on the Power of Identity Author: Andrew Gelwicks Narrator: Lamont Ridgell, Reny Amoros, Jared Raman, Andrew Gelwicks Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 57 minutes Release date: October 4, 2022 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: In this “intimate celebration of queerness”, readers will meet the LGBTQ+ heroes who are changing the world on step at a time (OUT Magazine).   Collecting deeply personal conversations with inspirational LGBTQ+ trailblazers (from Troye Sivan to Margaret Cho) about how they leveraged the challenges and insights they had as relative outsiders to succeed in the worlds of business, tech, politics, Hollywood, sports and beyond, Andrew Gelwick’s The Queer Advantage celebrates the unique power of queer identity. Their stories brim with the hard-won lessons gained over their careers. You’ll learn how to: - Channel anger in a positive way -- using it as rocket fuel to succeed - Leverage your difference to beget new ideas and strategies - Bridge generational gaps - Access resources to conquer denial, internalized homophobia, and doubt - Read the room, deciding when to fit in and when to stand out - Find a queer tribe and learn to support one another The Queer Advantage shows how you can forge your own path in the world–and perhaps even change it for the better.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/433569Tue, 04 Oct 2022 04:07:39 +0000Wilfrid HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/433569 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Queer Advantage: Conversations with LGBTQ+ Leaders on the Power of Identity Author: Andrew Gelwicks Narrator: Lamont Ridgell, Reny Amoros, Jared...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/433569 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Queer Advantage: Conversations with LGBTQ+ Leaders on the Power of Identity Author: Andrew Gelwicks Narrator: Lamont Ridgell, Reny Amoros, Jared Raman, Andrew Gelwicks Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 57 minutes Release date: October 4, 2022 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: In this “intimate celebration of queerness”, readers will meet the LGBTQ+ heroes who are changing the world on step at a time (OUT Magazine).   Collecting deeply personal conversations with inspirational LGBTQ+ trailblazers (from Troye Sivan to Margaret Cho) about how they leveraged the challenges and insights they had as relative outsiders to succeed in the worlds of business, tech, politics, Hollywood, sports and beyond, Andrew Gelwick’s The Queer Advantage celebrates the unique power of queer identity. Their stories brim with the hard-won lessons gained over their careers. You’ll learn how to: - Channel anger in a positive way -- using it as rocket fuel to succeed - Leverage your difference to beget new ideas and strategies - Bridge generational gaps - Access resources to conquer denial, internalized homophobia, and doubt - Read the room, deciding when to fit in and when to stand out - Find a queer tribe and learn to support one another The Queer Advantage shows how you can forge your own path in the world–and perhaps even change it for the better.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/american-rascal-how-jay-gould-built-wall-street-s-biggest-fortune-by-greg-steinmetz--65074016https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/552933 to listen full audiobooks. Title: American Rascal: How Jay Gould Built Wall Street's Biggest Fortune Author: Greg Steinmetz Narrator: Feodor Chin Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 45 minutes Release date: August 30, 2022 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 2 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: A gripping, “rollicking” (John Carreyrou, New York Times bestselling author of Bad Blood) biography of Jay Gould, the greatest of the 19th-century robber barons, whose brilliance, greed, and bare-knuckled tactics made him richer than Rockefeller and led Wall Street to institute its first financial reforms. Had Jay Gould put his name on a university or concert hall, he would undoubtedly have been a household name today. The son of a poor farmer whose early life was marked by tragedy, Gould saw money as the means to give his family a better life…even if, to do so, he had to pull a fast one on everyone else. After entering Wall Street at the age of twenty-four, he quickly became notorious when he paralyzed the economy and nearly toppled President Ulysses S. Grant in the Black Friday market collapse of 1869 in an attempt to corner the market on gold—an event that remains among the darkest days in Wall Street history. Through clever financial maneuvers, he gained control over one of every six miles of the country’s rapidly expanding network for railroad tracks—coming close to creating the first truly transcontinental railroad and making himself one of the richest men in America. American Rascal shows Gould’s complex, quirky character. He was at once praised for his brilliance by Rockefeller and Vanderbilt and condemned for forever destroying American business values by Mark Twain. He lived a colorful life, trading jokes with Thomas Edison, figuring Thomas Nast’s best sketches, paying Boss Tweed’s bail, and commuting to work in a 200-foot yacht. Gould thrived in an expanding, industrial economy in which authorities tolerated inside trading and stock price manipulation because they believed regulation would stifle the progress. But by taking these practices to new levels, Gould showed how unbridled capitalism was, in fact, dangerous for the American economy. This “gripping biography” (Fortune) explores how Gould’s audacious exploitation of economic freedom triggered the first public demands for financial reforms—a call that still resonates today.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/552933Tue, 30 Aug 2022 04:07:39 +0000Wilfrid HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/552933 to listen full audiobooks. Title: American Rascal: How Jay Gould Built Wall Street's Biggest Fortune Author: Greg Steinmetz Narrator: Feodor Chin Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/552933 to listen full audiobooks. Title: American Rascal: How Jay Gould Built Wall Street's Biggest Fortune Author: Greg Steinmetz Narrator: Feodor Chin Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 45 minutes Release date: August 30, 2022 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 2 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: A gripping, “rollicking” (John Carreyrou, New York Times bestselling author of Bad Blood) biography of Jay Gould, the greatest of the 19th-century robber barons, whose brilliance, greed, and bare-knuckled tactics made him richer than Rockefeller and led Wall Street to institute its first financial reforms. Had Jay Gould put his name on a university or concert hall, he would undoubtedly have been a household name today. The son of a poor farmer whose early life was marked by tragedy, Gould saw money as the means to give his family a better life…even if, to do so, he had to pull a fast one on everyone else. After entering Wall Street at the age of twenty-four, he quickly became notorious when he paralyzed the economy and nearly toppled President Ulysses S. Grant in the Black Friday market collapse of 1869 in an attempt to corner the market on gold—an event that remains among the darkest days in Wall Street history. Through clever financial maneuvers, he gained control over one of every six miles of the country’s rapidly expanding network for railroad tracks—coming close to creating the first truly transcontinental railroad and making himself one of the richest men in America. American Rascal shows Gould’s complex, quirky character. He was at once praised for his brilliance by Rockefeller and Vanderbilt and condemned for forever destroying American business values by Mark Twain. He lived a colorful life, trading jokes with Thomas Edison, figuring Thomas Nast’s best sketches, paying Boss Tweed’s bail, and commuting to work in a 200-foot yacht. Gould thrived in an expanding, industrial economy in which authorities tolerated inside trading and stock price manipulation because they believed regulation would stifle the progress. But by taking these practices to new levels, Gould showed how unbridled capitalism was, in fact, dangerous for the American economy. This “gripping biography” (Fortune) explores how Gould’s audacious exploitation of economic freedom triggered the first public demands for financial reforms—a call that still resonates today.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-music-never-stops-what-putting-on-10-000-shows-has-taught-me-about-life-liberty-and-the-pursuit-of-magic-by-peter-shapiro--65073985https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/567310 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Music Never Stops: What Putting on 10,000 Shows Has Taught Me About Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Magic Author: Peter Shapiro Narrator: Peter Shapiro, Andrew Eiden Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 26 minutes Release date: August 2, 2022 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: An engrossing and insightful memoir by Peter Shapiro, the best known and most influential concert promoter of his generation Peter Shapiro is perhaps the most notable independent concert promoter since Bill Graham. He owned the legendary Wetlands in Tribeca and has gone onto much bigger things, including Brooklyn Bowl (NYC, Las Vegas, Philadelphia, and Nashville), the Capitol Theatre in Portchester, producing U2 3D, and promoting the Grateful Dead's 50th anniversary tour ("Fare Thee Well") featuring the Core Four and Trey Anastasio... and so much more. In The Music Never Stops, Shapiro shares the inside story of how he became a tremendous powerhouse in the music industry--an island in an increasingly consolidated landscape of venues, ticketing and touring--through the lens of 50 of his most iconic concerts. Along the way, readers gain insight into what it was like to work with some of the most celebrated bands in modern music, including not just the Grateful Dead and U2, but also Bob Dylan, Leonard Cohen, Phish, Dave Matthews Band, Al Green, Ms. Lauryn Hill, Jason Isbell, Preservation Hall Jazz Band, The Roots, Robert Plant, and many more. Featuring never-before-published back-stage anecdotes, insights, and photographs of the biggest bands in the business and the concerts that later became legendary, The Music Never Stops is a perfect guide for anyone who wants to understand the modern entertainment industry.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/567310Tue, 02 Aug 2022 04:07:39 +0000Wilfrid HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/567310 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Music Never Stops: What Putting on 10,000 Shows Has Taught Me About Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Magic Author: Peter Shapiro Narrator: Peter...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/567310 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Music Never Stops: What Putting on 10,000 Shows Has Taught Me About Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Magic Author: Peter Shapiro Narrator: Peter Shapiro, Andrew Eiden Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 26 minutes Release date: August 2, 2022 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: An engrossing and insightful memoir by Peter Shapiro, the best known and most influential concert promoter of his generation Peter Shapiro is perhaps the most notable independent concert promoter since Bill Graham. He owned the legendary Wetlands in Tribeca and has gone onto much bigger things, including Brooklyn Bowl (NYC, Las Vegas, Philadelphia, and Nashville), the Capitol Theatre in Portchester, producing U2 3D, and promoting the Grateful Dead's 50th anniversary tour ("Fare Thee Well") featuring the Core Four and Trey Anastasio... and so much more. In The Music Never Stops, Shapiro shares the inside story of how he became a tremendous powerhouse in the music industry--an island in an increasingly consolidated landscape of venues, ticketing and touring--through the lens of 50 of his most iconic concerts. Along the way, readers gain insight into what it was like to work with some of the most celebrated bands in modern music, including not just the Grateful Dead and U2, but also Bob Dylan, Leonard Cohen, Phish, Dave Matthews Band, Al Green, Ms. Lauryn Hill, Jason Isbell, Preservation Hall Jazz Band, The Roots, Robert Plant, and many more. Featuring never-before-published back-stage anecdotes, insights, and photographs of the biggest bands in the business and the concerts that later became legendary, The Music Never Stops is a perfect guide for anyone who wants to understand the modern entertainment industry.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/hollywood-ending-harvey-weinstein-and-the-culture-of-silence-by-ken-auletta--65073981https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/552811 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Hollywood Ending: Harvey Weinstein and the Culture of Silence Author: Ken Auletta Narrator: Jonathan Coleman Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 19 hours 42 minutes Release date: July 12, 2022 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 2 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: A vivid biography of Harvey Weinstein—how he rose to become a dominant figure in the film world, how he used that position to feed his monstrous sexual appetites, and how it all came crashing down, from the author who has covered the Hollywood and media power game for The New Yorker for three decades Twenty years ago, Ken Auletta wrote an iconic New Yorker profile of the Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein, who was then at the height of his powers. The profile made waves for exposing how volatile, even violent, Weinstein was to his employees and collaborators. But there was a much darker story that was just out of reach: rumors had long swirled that Weinstein was a sexual predator. Auletta confronted Weinstein, who denied the claims. Since no one was willing to go on the record, Auletta and the magazine concluded they couldn’t close the case. Years later, he was able to share his reporting notes and knowledge with Ronan Farrow; he cheered as Farrow, and Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey, finally revealed the truth.   Still, the story continued to nag him. The trail of assaults and cover-ups had been exposed, but the larger questions remained: What was at the root of Weinstein’s monstrousness? How, and why, was it never checked? Why the silence? How does a man run the day-to-day operations of a company with hundreds of employees and revenues in the hundreds of millions of dollars, and at the same time live a shadow life of sexual predation without ever being caught? How much is this a story about Harvey Weinstein, and how much is this a story about Hollywood and power?   In pursuit of the answers, Auletta digs into Weinstein’s life, searching for the mysteries beneath a film career unparalleled for its extraordinary talent and creative success, which combined with a personal brutality and viciousness to leave a trail of ruined lives in its wake. Hollywood Ending is more than a prosecutor’s litany; it is an unflinching examination of Weinstein's life and career, embedding his crimes in the context of the movie business, in his failures and the successes that led to enormous power. Film stars, Miramax employees and board members, old friends and family, and even the person who knew him best—Harvey’s brother, Bob—all talked to Auletta at length. Weinstein himself also responded to Auletta’s questions from prison. The result is not simply the portrait of a predator but of the power that allowed Weinstein to operate with such impunity for so many years, the spiderweb in which his victims found themselves trapped.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/552811Tue, 12 Jul 2022 04:07:39 +0000Wilfrid HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/552811 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Hollywood Ending: Harvey Weinstein and the Culture of Silence Author: Ken Auletta Narrator: Jonathan Coleman Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 19...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/552811 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Hollywood Ending: Harvey Weinstein and the Culture of Silence Author: Ken Auletta Narrator: Jonathan Coleman Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 19 hours 42 minutes Release date: July 12, 2022 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 2 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: A vivid biography of Harvey Weinstein—how he rose to become a dominant figure in the film world, how he used that position to feed his monstrous sexual appetites, and how it all came crashing down, from the author who has covered the Hollywood and media power game for The New Yorker for three decades Twenty years ago, Ken Auletta wrote an iconic New Yorker profile of the Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein, who was then at the height of his powers. The profile made waves for exposing how volatile, even violent, Weinstein was to his employees and collaborators. But there was a much darker story that was just out of reach: rumors had long swirled that Weinstein was a sexual predator. Auletta confronted Weinstein, who denied the claims. Since no one was willing to go on the record, Auletta and the magazine concluded they couldn’t close the case. Years later, he was able to share his reporting notes and knowledge with Ronan Farrow; he cheered as Farrow, and Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey, finally revealed the truth.   Still, the story continued to nag him. The trail of assaults and cover-ups had been exposed, but the larger questions remained: What was at the root of Weinstein’s monstrousness? How, and why, was it never checked? Why the silence? How does a man run the day-to-day operations of a company with hundreds of employees and revenues in the hundreds of millions of dollars, and at the same time live a shadow life of sexual predation without ever being caught? How much is this a story about Harvey Weinstein, and how much is this a story about Hollywood and power?   In pursuit of the answers, Auletta digs into Weinstein’s life, searching for the mysteries beneath a film career unparalleled for its extraordinary talent and creative success, which combined with a personal brutality and viciousness to leave a trail of ruined lives in its wake. Hollywood Ending is more than a prosecutor’s litany; it is an unflinching examination of Weinstein's life and career, embedding his crimes in the context of the movie business, in his failures and the successes that led to enormous power. Film stars, Miramax employees and board members, old friends and family, and even the person who knew him best—Harvey’s brother, Bob—all talked to Auletta at length. Weinstein himself also responded to Auletta’s questions from prison. The result is not simply the portrait of a predator but of the power that allowed Weinstein to operate with such impunity for so many years, the spiderweb in which his victims found themselves trapped.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/money-men-a-hot-startup-a-billion-dollar-fraud-a-fight-for-the-truth-by-dan-mccrum--65074060https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/526975 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Money Men: A Hot Startup, A Billion Dollar Fraud, A Fight for the Truth Author: Dan Mccrum Narrator: Dan Mccrum Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 3 minutes Release date: June 16, 2022 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.75 of Total 4 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. When investigative journalist Dan McCrum first came across Wirecard, the hot new tech company that looked poised to challenge Silicon Valley, it all looked a little too good to be true: offices were sprouting up all over the world, they were reporting runaway growth and the CEO even wore a black turtleneck in tribute to Steve Jobs (or perhaps Elizabeth Holmes). In the space of a few short years, the company had come from nowhere to overtake industry giants like Commerzbank and Deutsche Bank on the stock market. As McCrum began to dig deeper, he encountered a story stranger and more compelling than he could have imagined: a world of short sellers and whistleblowers, pornographers and private militias, hackers and spies. Before long he realised that he wasn't the only one in pursuit. Shadowy figures were following him through the streets of London, high-flying lawyers were sending ominous letters to his boss, and he even received a criminal complaint from financial regulators. Now the race was on to prove his suspicions and clear his name. Based on inside sources and a years-long paper trail, this is the riveting inside story of the Wirecard fraud, a multi-billion-dollar house of cards that turned Germany's biggest new tech darling into an international investigation. Uncovering fake bank accounts, fake offices, fake journalists, a fake kidnapping and possibly even a fake death, McCrum offers a searing exposé that will finally reveal the truth. © Dan McCrum 2022 (P) Penguin Audio 2022]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/526975Thu, 16 Jun 2022 04:07:39 +0000Wilfrid HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/526975 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Money Men: A Hot Startup, A Billion Dollar Fraud, A Fight for the Truth Author: Dan Mccrum Narrator: Dan Mccrum Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/526975 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Money Men: A Hot Startup, A Billion Dollar Fraud, A Fight for the Truth Author: Dan Mccrum Narrator: Dan Mccrum Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 3 minutes Release date: June 16, 2022 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.75 of Total 4 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. When investigative journalist Dan McCrum first came across Wirecard, the hot new tech company that looked poised to challenge Silicon Valley, it all looked a little too good to be true: offices were sprouting up all over the world, they were reporting runaway growth and the CEO even wore a black turtleneck in tribute to Steve Jobs (or perhaps Elizabeth Holmes). In the space of a few short years, the company had come from nowhere to overtake industry giants like Commerzbank and Deutsche Bank on the stock market. As McCrum began to dig deeper, he encountered a story stranger and more compelling than he could have imagined: a world of short sellers and whistleblowers, pornographers and private militias, hackers and spies. Before long he realised that he wasn't the only one in pursuit. Shadowy figures were following him through the streets of London, high-flying lawyers were sending ominous letters to his boss, and he even received a criminal complaint from financial regulators. Now the race was on to prove his suspicions and clear his name. Based on inside sources and a years-long paper trail, this is the riveting inside story of the Wirecard fraud, a multi-billion-dollar house of cards that turned Germany's biggest new tech darling into an international investigation. Uncovering fake bank accounts, fake offices, fake journalists, a fake kidnapping and possibly even a fake death, McCrum offers a searing exposé that will finally reveal the truth. © Dan McCrum 2022 (P) Penguin Audio 2022]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/liking-myself-back-an-influencer-s-journey-from-self-doubt-to-self-acceptance-by-jacey-duprie--65074027https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/553379 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Liking Myself Back: An Influencer's Journey from Self-Doubt to Self-Acceptance Author: Jacey Duprie Narrator: Jacey Duprie Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 44 minutes Release date: June 7, 2022 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: Entrepreneur and lifestyle influencer Jacey Duprie shares her inspiring journey of going from farm girl to fashion icon and her lessons about personal growth and self-made success. With millions of followers and a thriving lifestyle brand, Damsel in Dior, Jacey Duprie is one of today’s top fashion influencers. Her beautiful Instagram photos capture a life of glamour, luxury and elegance. But Jacey’s life offline has been far from perfect. In this candid memoir, Jacey reveals that behind her gorgeously curated photos was a woman struggling with deep insecurities. She shares intimate details of a difficult childhood growing up in rural Texas with an alcoholic father and her own battles with PTSD and mental health. Through resilience, hard work and self-reflection, Jacey eventually triumphed to become the strong, empowered woman she is today.  In Liking Myself Back, Jacey takes readers behind the scenes into the seductive world of fashion and influencing, and reveals how she overcame hardship to achieve her dreams. With raw emotional honesty, Jacey shows that conquering self-doubt and embracing your imperfect, authentic self is not only possible, but is the true key to happiness.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/553379Tue, 07 Jun 2022 04:07:39 +0000Wilfrid HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/553379 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Liking Myself Back: An Influencer's Journey from Self-Doubt to Self-Acceptance Author: Jacey Duprie Narrator: Jacey Duprie Format: Unabridged Audiobook...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/553379 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Liking Myself Back: An Influencer's Journey from Self-Doubt to Self-Acceptance Author: Jacey Duprie Narrator: Jacey Duprie Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 44 minutes Release date: June 7, 2022 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: Entrepreneur and lifestyle influencer Jacey Duprie shares her inspiring journey of going from farm girl to fashion icon and her lessons about personal growth and self-made success. With millions of followers and a thriving lifestyle brand, Damsel in Dior, Jacey Duprie is one of today’s top fashion influencers. Her beautiful Instagram photos capture a life of glamour, luxury and elegance. But Jacey’s life offline has been far from perfect. In this candid memoir, Jacey reveals that behind her gorgeously curated photos was a woman struggling with deep insecurities. She shares intimate details of a difficult childhood growing up in rural Texas with an alcoholic father and her own battles with PTSD and mental health. Through resilience, hard work and self-reflection, Jacey eventually triumphed to become the strong, empowered woman she is today.  In Liking Myself Back, Jacey takes readers behind the scenes into the seductive world of fashion and influencing, and reveals how she overcame hardship to achieve her dreams. With raw emotional honesty, Jacey shows that conquering self-doubt and embracing your imperfect, authentic self is not only possible, but is the true key to happiness.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/axed-who-killed-australian-magazines-by-phil-barker--65073995https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/561954 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Axed: Who Killed Australian Magazines? Author: Phil Barker Narrator: Phil Barker Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 20 minutes Release date: May 31, 2022 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: Axed charts the dramatic decline of the magazine industry in Australia from the million-selling highs of the 1990s to the recent round of mergers, closures and mass-redundancies. What went wrong? Australian magazines once boasted the highest circulation per capita in the world. Former magazine editor Phil Barker follows the story from this golden age to today, showing how mismanagement, unchecked spending and the challenge presented by the rise of the internet all combined to undermine the previously unassailable position magazines held in the Australian consciousness. Prominent magazine executives and editors who witnessed the industry’s decline and failure to capitalise on digital opportunities have gone on the record for the first time. Featuring in-depth analysis of archival reporting and brand-new interviews with key players, Axed lifts the lid on the scandals behind the industry’s swan dive. But Phil also talks to the people who have managed to pivot in a fast-moving media landscape and believe magazines are a part of Australia’s future. Are magazines really dead, or is there still some hope for survival?]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/561954Tue, 31 May 2022 04:07:39 +0000Wilfrid HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/561954 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Axed: Who Killed Australian Magazines? Author: Phil Barker Narrator: Phil Barker Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 20 minutes Release date:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/561954 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Axed: Who Killed Australian Magazines? Author: Phil Barker Narrator: Phil Barker Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 20 minutes Release date: May 31, 2022 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: Axed charts the dramatic decline of the magazine industry in Australia from the million-selling highs of the 1990s to the recent round of mergers, closures and mass-redundancies. What went wrong? Australian magazines once boasted the highest circulation per capita in the world. Former magazine editor Phil Barker follows the story from this golden age to today, showing how mismanagement, unchecked spending and the challenge presented by the rise of the internet all combined to undermine the previously unassailable position magazines held in the Australian consciousness. Prominent magazine executives and editors who witnessed the industry’s decline and failure to capitalise on digital opportunities have gone on the record for the first time. Featuring in-depth analysis of archival reporting and brand-new interviews with key players, Axed lifts the lid on the scandals behind the industry’s swan dive. But Phil also talks to the people who have managed to pivot in a fast-moving media landscape and believe magazines are a part of Australia’s future. Are magazines really dead, or is there still some hope for survival?]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/an-invented-life-the-smoking-gun-an-autobiographical-novel-about-the-post-it-sticky-notes-inventor-alan-amron-by-alan-amron--65074028https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/557833 to listen full audiobooks. Title: An Invented Life - The Smoking Gun: An autobiographical novel about the Post it sticky notes inventor Alan Amron Author: Alan Amron Narrator: James F Cromwell Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 40 minutes Release date: May 26, 2022 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: An Invented Life shares the story of Alan Amron, a visionary inventor. Even as a child, Alan found it fascinating to create new things, always exploring and trying to understand how everything worked. In the book, Alan tells his story and shares snippets from his childhood and youth in Brooklyn, how he always looked at things differently with deeper insight. This is his journey. Alan started his creating and inventing journey at a young age. Many of his inventions were patented and he significantly profited from them as well. Battery-powered water guns, temperature alarms, the digital photo wallet, etc., were among his many creations, yet his most famous and controversial invention was the Post-it sticky notes by 3M. Even though he is the inventor of the Post-it sticky notes, he was ripped off of his invention due to an unfortunate set of events. But accepting defeat is not in his nature, so he kept fighting, and finally, after a lengthy legal battle, he got the rightful claim of his creation. But An Invented Life is not all about inventing. Alan tells us about his successes and how he made his way into Hollywood, getting the chance to meet many legends. Loss was part of his journey, though, and he shares various accounts of it because this is also a story of tenacity and determination. Alan had always been a freethinking person, and the preconceived perceptions of some people never constrained him or his imagination. The book shows how he became a successful inventor, an entrepreneur, and a businessman. He met many difficulties along the way, but he never gave up, and his determination changed his life. Alan gives examples of how some minor mistakes and oversights can significantly impact a person’s life. By sharing his story with the world, he wants the readers to be mindful of their decisions, considering the possible future impact. This compelling story provides some great teaching moments for those determined to change their lives for the better.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/557833Thu, 26 May 2022 04:07:39 +0000Wilfrid HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/557833 to listen full audiobooks. Title: An Invented Life - The Smoking Gun: An autobiographical novel about the Post it sticky notes inventor Alan Amron Author: Alan Amron Narrator: James F...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/557833 to listen full audiobooks. Title: An Invented Life - The Smoking Gun: An autobiographical novel about the Post it sticky notes inventor Alan Amron Author: Alan Amron Narrator: James F Cromwell Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 40 minutes Release date: May 26, 2022 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: An Invented Life shares the story of Alan Amron, a visionary inventor. Even as a child, Alan found it fascinating to create new things, always exploring and trying to understand how everything worked. In the book, Alan tells his story and shares snippets from his childhood and youth in Brooklyn, how he always looked at things differently with deeper insight. This is his journey. Alan started his creating and inventing journey at a young age. Many of his inventions were patented and he significantly profited from them as well. Battery-powered water guns, temperature alarms, the digital photo wallet, etc., were among his many creations, yet his most famous and controversial invention was the Post-it sticky notes by 3M. Even though he is the inventor of the Post-it sticky notes, he was ripped off of his invention due to an unfortunate set of events. But accepting defeat is not in his nature, so he kept fighting, and finally, after a lengthy legal battle, he got the rightful claim of his creation. But An Invented Life is not all about inventing. Alan tells us about his successes and how he made his way into Hollywood, getting the chance to meet many legends. Loss was part of his journey, though, and he shares various accounts of it because this is also a story of tenacity and determination. Alan had always been a freethinking person, and the preconceived perceptions of some people never constrained him or his imagination. The book shows how he became a successful inventor, an entrepreneur, and a businessman. He met many difficulties along the way, but he never gave up, and his determination changed his life. Alan gives examples of how some minor mistakes and oversights can significantly impact a person’s life. By sharing his story with the world, he wants the readers to be mindful of their decisions, considering the possible future impact. This compelling story provides some great teaching moments for those determined to change their lives for the better.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/after-steve-how-apple-became-a-trillion-dollar-company-and-lost-its-soul-by-tripp-mickle--65073979https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/549954 to listen full audiobooks. Title: After Steve: How Apple became a Trillion-Dollar Company and Lost Its Soul Author: Tripp Mickle Narrator: Will Damron Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 14 hours 41 minutes Release date: May 12, 2022 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: From the Wall Street Journal’s Tripp Mickle, the dramatic, untold story inside Apple after the passing of Steve Jobs by following his top lieutenants—Jony Ive, the Chief Design Officer, and Tim Cook, the COO-turned-CEO—and how the fading of the former and the rise of the latter led to Apple losing its soul. Steve Jobs called Jony Ive his “spiritual partner at Apple.” The London-born genius was the second-most powerful person at Apple and the creative force who most embodies Jobs’s spirit, the man who designed the products adopted by hundreds of millions the world over: the iPod, iPad, MacBook Air, the iMac G3, and the iPhone. In the wake of his close collaborator’s death, the chief designer wrestled with grief and initially threw himself into his work designing the new Apple headquarters and the Watch before losing his motivation in a company increasingly devoted more to margins than to inspiration. In many ways, Cook was Ive’s opposite. The product of a small Alabama town, he had risen through the ranks from the supply side of the company. His gift was not the creation of new products. Instead, he had invented countless ways to maximize a margin, squeezing some suppliers, persuading others to build factories the size of cities to churn out more units. He considered inventory evil. He knew how to make subordinates sweat with withering questions. Jobs selected Cook as his successor, and Cook oversaw a period of tremendous revenue growth that has lifted Apple’s valuation to $3 trillion. He built a commanding business in China and rapidly distinguished himself as a master politician who could forge global alliances and send the world’s stock market into freefall with a single sentence. Author Tripp Mickle spoke with more than 200 current and former Apple executives, as well as figures key to this period of Apple’s history, including Trump administration officials and fashion luminaries such as Anna Wintour while writing After Steve. His research shows the company’s success came at a cost. Apple lost its innovative spirit and has not designed a new category of device in years. Ive’s departure in 2019 marked a culmination in Apple’s shift from a company of innovation to one of operational excellence, and the price is a company that has lost its soul.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/549954Thu, 12 May 2022 04:07:39 +0000Wilfrid HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/549954 to listen full audiobooks. Title: After Steve: How Apple became a Trillion-Dollar Company and Lost Its Soul Author: Tripp Mickle Narrator: Will Damron Format: Unabridged Audiobook...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/549954 to listen full audiobooks. Title: After Steve: How Apple became a Trillion-Dollar Company and Lost Its Soul Author: Tripp Mickle Narrator: Will Damron Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 14 hours 41 minutes Release date: May 12, 2022 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: From the Wall Street Journal’s Tripp Mickle, the dramatic, untold story inside Apple after the passing of Steve Jobs by following his top lieutenants—Jony Ive, the Chief Design Officer, and Tim Cook, the COO-turned-CEO—and how the fading of the former and the rise of the latter led to Apple losing its soul. Steve Jobs called Jony Ive his “spiritual partner at Apple.” The London-born genius was the second-most powerful person at Apple and the creative force who most embodies Jobs’s spirit, the man who designed the products adopted by hundreds of millions the world over: the iPod, iPad, MacBook Air, the iMac G3, and the iPhone. In the wake of his close collaborator’s death, the chief designer wrestled with grief and initially threw himself into his work designing the new Apple headquarters and the Watch before losing his motivation in a company increasingly devoted more to margins than to inspiration. In many ways, Cook was Ive’s opposite. The product of a small Alabama town, he had risen through the ranks from the supply side of the company. His gift was not the creation of new products. Instead, he had invented countless ways to maximize a margin, squeezing some suppliers, persuading others to build factories the size of cities to churn out more units. He considered inventory evil. He knew how to make subordinates sweat with withering questions. Jobs selected Cook as his successor, and Cook oversaw a period of tremendous revenue growth that has lifted Apple’s valuation to $3 trillion. He built a commanding business in China and rapidly distinguished himself as a master politician who could forge global alliances and send the world’s stock market into freefall with a single sentence. Author Tripp Mickle spoke with more than 200 current and former Apple executives, as well as figures key to this period of Apple’s history, including Trump administration officials and fashion luminaries such as Anna Wintour while writing After Steve. His research shows the company’s success came at a cost. Apple lost its innovative spirit and has not designed a new category of device in years. Ive’s departure in 2019 marked a culmination in Apple’s shift from a company of innovation to one of operational excellence, and the price is a company that has lost its soul.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/burn-rate-launching-a-startup-and-losing-my-mind-by-andy-dunn--65074042https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/540075 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Burn Rate: Launching a Startup and Losing My Mind Author: Andy Dunn Narrator: Andy Dunn Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 26 minutes Release date: May 10, 2022 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: NATIONAL BESTSELLER • In this “gripping” (TechCrunch), “eye-opening” (Gayle King, Oprah Daily) memoir of mental illness and entrepreneurship, the co-founder of the menswear startup Bonobos opens up about the struggle with bipolar disorder that nearly cost him everything. “Arrestingly candid . . . the most powerful book I’ve read on manic depression since An Unquiet Mind.”—Adam Grant, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Think Again and host of WorkLife At twenty-eight, fresh from Stanford’s MBA program and steeped in the move-fast-and-break-things ethos of Silicon Valley, Andy Dunn was on top of the world. He was building a new kind of startup—a digitally native, direct-to-consumer brand—out of his Manhattan apartment. Bonobos was a new-school approach to selling an old-school product: men’s pants. Against all odds, business was booming. Hustling to scale the fledgling venture, Dunn raised tens of millions of dollars while boundaries between work and life evaporated. As he struggled to keep the startup afloat, Dunn was haunted by a ghost: a diagnosis of bipolar disorder he received after a frightening manic episode in college, one that had punctured the idyllic veneer of his midwestern upbringing. He had understood his diagnosis as an unspeakable shame that—according to the taciturn codes of his fraternity, the business world, and even his family—should be locked away. As Dunn’s business began to take off, however, some of the very traits that powered his success as a founder—relentless drive, confidence bordering on hubris, and ambition verging on delusion—were now threatening to undo him. A collision course was set in motion, and it would culminate in a night of mayhem—one poised to unravel all that he had built. Burn Rate is an unconventional entrepreneurial memoir, a parable for the twenty-first-century economy, and a revelatory look at the prevalence of mental illness in the startup community. With intimate prose, Andy Dunn fearlessly shines a light on the dark side of success and challenges us all to take part in the deepening conversation around creativity, performance, and disorder.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/540075Tue, 10 May 2022 04:07:39 +0000Wilfrid HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/540075 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Burn Rate: Launching a Startup and Losing My Mind Author: Andy Dunn Narrator: Andy Dunn Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 26 minutes Release...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/540075 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Burn Rate: Launching a Startup and Losing My Mind Author: Andy Dunn Narrator: Andy Dunn Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 26 minutes Release date: May 10, 2022 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: NATIONAL BESTSELLER • In this “gripping” (TechCrunch), “eye-opening” (Gayle King, Oprah Daily) memoir of mental illness and entrepreneurship, the co-founder of the menswear startup Bonobos opens up about the struggle with bipolar disorder that nearly cost him everything. “Arrestingly candid . . . the most powerful book I’ve read on manic depression since An Unquiet Mind.”—Adam Grant, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Think Again and host of WorkLife At twenty-eight, fresh from Stanford’s MBA program and steeped in the move-fast-and-break-things ethos of Silicon Valley, Andy Dunn was on top of the world. He was building a new kind of startup—a digitally native, direct-to-consumer brand—out of his Manhattan apartment. Bonobos was a new-school approach to selling an old-school product: men’s pants. Against all odds, business was booming. Hustling to scale the fledgling venture, Dunn raised tens of millions of dollars while boundaries between work and life evaporated. As he struggled to keep the startup afloat, Dunn was haunted by a ghost: a diagnosis of bipolar disorder he received after a frightening manic episode in college, one that had punctured the idyllic veneer of his midwestern upbringing. He had understood his diagnosis as an unspeakable shame that—according to the taciturn codes of his fraternity, the business world, and even his family—should be locked away. As Dunn’s business began to take off, however, some of the very traits that powered his success as a founder—relentless drive, confidence bordering on hubris, and ambition verging on delusion—were now threatening to undo him. A collision course was set in motion, and it would culminate in a night of mayhem—one poised to unravel all that he had built. Burn Rate is an unconventional entrepreneurial memoir, a parable for the twenty-first-century economy, and a revelatory look at the prevalence of mental illness in the startup community. With intimate prose, Andy Dunn fearlessly shines a light on the dark side of success and challenges us all to take part in the deepening conversation around creativity, performance, and disorder.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/disrupting-the-game-from-the-bronx-to-the-top-of-nintendo-by-reggie-fils-aime--65074033https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/530174 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Disrupting the Game: From the Bronx to the Top of Nintendo Author: Reggie Fils-Aimé Narrator: Reggie Fils-Aimé Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 17 minutes Release date: May 3, 2022 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.5 of Total 4 Ratings of Narrator: 4.5 of Total 4 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: WALL STREET JOURNAL BESTSELLER Includes an audiobook-exclusive conversation with video game journalist Geoff Keighley! Read by the author. LESSONS FROM A BOSS-LEVEL DISRUPTOR AND GAMING LEGEND Reggie Fils-Aimé, retired President and Chief Operating Officer of Nintendo of America Inc., shares leadership lessons and inspiring stories from his unlikely rise to the top. Although he’s best known as Nintendo's iconic President of the Americas—immortalized for opening Nintendo’s 2004 E3 presentation with, “My name is Reggie, I'm about kicking ass, I'm about taking names, and we're about making games”—Reggie Fils-Aimé’s story is the ultimate game plan for anyone looking to beat the odds and achieve success. Learn from Reggie how to leverage disruptive thinking to pinpoint the life choices that will make you truly happy, conquer negative perceptions from those who underestimate or outright dismiss you, and master the grit, perseverance, and resilience it takes to dominate in the business world and to reach your professional dreams. As close to sitting one-on-one with the gaming legend as it gets, you will learn: - About the challenges Reggie faced throughout his life and career—from his humble childhood as the son of Haitian immigrants, to becoming one of the most powerful names in the history of the gaming industry. - What it takes to reach the top of your own industry, including being brave enough to stand up for your ideas, while also being open to alternative paths to success. - How to create vibrant and believable visions for your career, your team, and your company. - How to maintain relentless curiosity and know when to ask questions to shatter the status quo.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/530174Tue, 03 May 2022 04:07:39 +0000Wilfrid HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/530174 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Disrupting the Game: From the Bronx to the Top of Nintendo Author: Reggie Fils-Aimé Narrator: Reggie Fils-Aimé Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/530174 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Disrupting the Game: From the Bronx to the Top of Nintendo Author: Reggie Fils-Aimé Narrator: Reggie Fils-Aimé Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 17 minutes Release date: May 3, 2022 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.5 of Total 4 Ratings of Narrator: 4.5 of Total 4 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: WALL STREET JOURNAL BESTSELLER Includes an audiobook-exclusive conversation with video game journalist Geoff Keighley! Read by the author. LESSONS FROM A BOSS-LEVEL DISRUPTOR AND GAMING LEGEND Reggie Fils-Aimé, retired President and Chief Operating Officer of Nintendo of America Inc., shares leadership lessons and inspiring stories from his unlikely rise to the top. Although he’s best known as Nintendo's iconic President of the Americas—immortalized for opening Nintendo’s 2004 E3 presentation with, “My name is Reggie, I'm about kicking ass, I'm about taking names, and we're about making games”—Reggie Fils-Aimé’s story is the ultimate game plan for anyone looking to beat the odds and achieve success. Learn from Reggie how to leverage disruptive thinking to pinpoint the life choices that will make you truly happy, conquer negative perceptions from those who underestimate or outright dismiss you, and master the grit, perseverance, and resilience it takes to dominate in the business world and to reach your professional dreams. As close to sitting one-on-one with the gaming legend as it gets, you will learn: - About the challenges Reggie faced throughout his life and career—from his humble childhood as the son of Haitian immigrants, to becoming one of the most powerful names in the history of the gaming industry. - What it takes to reach the top of your own industry, including being brave enough to stand up for your ideas, while also being open to alternative paths to success. - How to create vibrant and believable visions for your career, your team, and your company. - How to maintain relentless curiosity and know when to ask questions to shatter the status quo.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/zabar-s-a-family-story-with-recipes-by-lori-zabar--65074013https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/532073 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Zabar's: A Family Story, with Recipes Author: Lori Zabar Narrator: Erin Bennett Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 8 minutes Release date: May 3, 2022 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: The fascinating, mouthwatering story (with recipes!) of the immigrant familythat created a New York gastronomic legend: “The most rambunctious andchaotic of all delicatessens, with one foot in the Old World and the other inthe vanguard of every fast-breaking food move in the city.” —Nora Ephron When Louis and Lilly Zabar rented a counter in a dairy store on 80th Street and Broadway in 1934 to sell smoked fish, they could not have imagined that their store would eventually occupy half a city block and become a beloved mecca for quality food of all kinds. A passion for perfection, a keen business sense, cutthroat competitive instincts, and devotion to their customers led four generations of Zabars to create the Upper West Side shrine to the cheese,fish, meat, produce, baked goods, and prepared products that heralded the twentieth-century revolution in food production and consumption.   Lori Zabar—Louis’s granddaughter—begins with her grandfather’s escape from Ukraine in 1921, following a pogrom in which several family members were killed. She describes Zabar’s gradual expansion, Louis’s untimely death in 1950, and the passing of the torch to Saul, Stanley, and partner Murray Klein, who raised competitive pricing to an art form and added top-tier houseware and appliances. She paints a delectable portrait of Zabar’s as it is today—the intoxicating aromas, the crowds, the devoted staff—and shares behind-the-scenes anecdotes of the long-time employees, family members, eccentric customers, and celebrity fans who have created a uniquely American institution that honors its immigrant roots, revels in its New York history, and is relentless in its devotion to the art and science of selling gourmet food. *Includes a downloadable PDF of recipes from the book]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/532073Tue, 03 May 2022 04:07:39 +0000Wilfrid HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/532073 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Zabar's: A Family Story, with Recipes Author: Lori Zabar Narrator: Erin Bennett Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 8 minutes Release date:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/532073 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Zabar's: A Family Story, with Recipes Author: Lori Zabar Narrator: Erin Bennett Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 8 minutes Release date: May 3, 2022 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: The fascinating, mouthwatering story (with recipes!) of the immigrant familythat created a New York gastronomic legend: “The most rambunctious andchaotic of all delicatessens, with one foot in the Old World and the other inthe vanguard of every fast-breaking food move in the city.” —Nora Ephron When Louis and Lilly Zabar rented a counter in a dairy store on 80th Street and Broadway in 1934 to sell smoked fish, they could not have imagined that their store would eventually occupy half a city block and become a beloved mecca for quality food of all kinds. A passion for perfection, a keen business sense, cutthroat competitive instincts, and devotion to their customers led four generations of Zabars to create the Upper West Side shrine to the cheese,fish, meat, produce, baked goods, and prepared products that heralded the twentieth-century revolution in food production and consumption.   Lori Zabar—Louis’s granddaughter—begins with her grandfather’s escape from Ukraine in 1921, following a pogrom in which several family members were killed. She describes Zabar’s gradual expansion, Louis’s untimely death in 1950, and the passing of the torch to Saul, Stanley, and partner Murray Klein, who raised competitive pricing to an art form and added top-tier houseware and appliances. She paints a delectable portrait of Zabar’s as it is today—the intoxicating aromas, the crowds, the devoted staff—and shares behind-the-scenes anecdotes of the long-time employees, family members, eccentric customers, and celebrity fans who have created a uniquely American institution that honors its immigrant roots, revels in its New York history, and is relentless in its devotion to the art and science of selling gourmet food. *Includes a downloadable PDF of recipes from the book]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-power-of-conflict-speak-your-mind-and-get-the-results-you-want-by-jon-taffer--65074004https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/553373 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Power of Conflict: Speak Your Mind and Get the Results You Want Author: Jon Taffer Narrator: Jon Taffer Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 6 minutes Release date: May 3, 2022 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: Star and executive producer of the hit TV show Bar Rescue and New York Times bestselling author of Don't Bullsh*t Yourself, Jon Taffer reveals the transformational power of conflict, sharing his toolkit for arguing smarter—at home, at work, and in life. Most people try their best to avoid conflict. Bar Rescue host Jon Taffer understands that. Conflict can have negative results. It’s easy to think that the key to a happy workplace or marriage is to avoid conflict. In reality, that’s not the case—the key is to argue smarter. Enter the Toolkit for Getting Conflict Right. Taffer’s approach is focused on deliberate conflict—otherwise known as “conflict with a purpose.” There are selective and strategic ways to have difficult conversations, and when doing so, to stay aware of your objectives rather than escalating tension unnecessarily. As Taffer explains, “The key is to act affirmatively, constructively, and productively.” Eliminating conflict isn’t always the answer; inevitably there will be times when it will arise. Engaging in conflict can be a way to clear the air, and get to the bottom of issues that, once resolved, can strengthen friendships, ease tensions at work, and address problems before they have a chance to bubble over. With easy-to-follow advice that shows how to best engage in constructive discourse to get the results you want, The Power of Conflict provides you with the rules to argue smarter, uphold your values, and keep the conversation real. The step-by-step guide starts with the inception of the conflict and carries through the difficult conversation’s conclusion, arming readers with the skills and confidence to fight for their principles.  Supplemental enhancement PDF accompanies the audiobook.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/553373Tue, 03 May 2022 04:07:39 +0000Wilfrid HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/553373 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Power of Conflict: Speak Your Mind and Get the Results You Want Author: Jon Taffer Narrator: Jon Taffer Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/553373 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Power of Conflict: Speak Your Mind and Get the Results You Want Author: Jon Taffer Narrator: Jon Taffer Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 6 minutes Release date: May 3, 2022 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: Star and executive producer of the hit TV show Bar Rescue and New York Times bestselling author of Don't Bullsh*t Yourself, Jon Taffer reveals the transformational power of conflict, sharing his toolkit for arguing smarter—at home, at work, and in life. Most people try their best to avoid conflict. Bar Rescue host Jon Taffer understands that. Conflict can have negative results. It’s easy to think that the key to a happy workplace or marriage is to avoid conflict. In reality, that’s not the case—the key is to argue smarter. Enter the Toolkit for Getting Conflict Right. Taffer’s approach is focused on deliberate conflict—otherwise known as “conflict with a purpose.” There are selective and strategic ways to have difficult conversations, and when doing so, to stay aware of your objectives rather than escalating tension unnecessarily. As Taffer explains, “The key is to act affirmatively, constructively, and productively.” Eliminating conflict isn’t always the answer; inevitably there will be times when it will arise. Engaging in conflict can be a way to clear the air, and get to the bottom of issues that, once resolved, can strengthen friendships, ease tensions at work, and address problems before they have a chance to bubble over. With easy-to-follow advice that shows how to best engage in constructive discourse to get the results you want, The Power of Conflict provides you with the rules to argue smarter, uphold your values, and keep the conversation real. The step-by-step guide starts with the inception of the conflict and carries through the difficult conversation’s conclusion, arming readers with the skills and confidence to fight for their principles.  Supplemental enhancement PDF accompanies the audiobook.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/we-can-all-make-it-the-star-of-dragons-den-shares-her-secrets-of-success-by-sara-davies--65073994https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/551878 to listen full audiobooks. Title: We Can All Make It: the star of Dragons' Den shares her secrets of success Author: Sara Davies Narrator: Sara Davies Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 39 minutes Release date: April 28, 2022 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. By the time Sara Davies left university, she was running a business with a half million pound turnover from her student bedroom. When she became the youngest of BBC 1's iconic Dragons, that turnover was £25 million. Today, she is one of Britain's biggest business names. Now, in a memoir as full of warmth, wit and wisdom as she is, Sara shares what it took to get there - from manning factories overnight with her mam and dad to hitting the trade shows of Las Vegas alone, armed with little more than ambition and a passion for crafts. What does she look for in a business investment? Where does she find time to enjoy family life while running an empire? What did lockdown change about the way she ran her company? And which is the bigger buzz - witnessing your latest product sell out as you broadcast live to 96 American homes, or dancing the cha cha cha as one of Strictly Come Dancing's brightest stars while your family cheer you on? Sara says that 'good storytelling is the key to making sales'. In We Can All Make It she proves just what a great storyteller she is. © Sara Davies 2022 (P) Penguin Audio 2022]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/551878Thu, 28 Apr 2022 04:07:39 +0000Wilfrid HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/551878 to listen full audiobooks. Title: We Can All Make It: the star of Dragons' Den shares her secrets of success Author: Sara Davies Narrator: Sara Davies Format: Unabridged Audiobook...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/551878 to listen full audiobooks. Title: We Can All Make It: the star of Dragons' Den shares her secrets of success Author: Sara Davies Narrator: Sara Davies Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 39 minutes Release date: April 28, 2022 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. By the time Sara Davies left university, she was running a business with a half million pound turnover from her student bedroom. When she became the youngest of BBC 1's iconic Dragons, that turnover was £25 million. Today, she is one of Britain's biggest business names. Now, in a memoir as full of warmth, wit and wisdom as she is, Sara shares what it took to get there - from manning factories overnight with her mam and dad to hitting the trade shows of Las Vegas alone, armed with little more than ambition and a passion for crafts. What does she look for in a business investment? Where does she find time to enjoy family life while running an empire? What did lockdown change about the way she ran her company? And which is the bigger buzz - witnessing your latest product sell out as you broadcast live to 96 American homes, or dancing the cha cha cha as one of Strictly Come Dancing's brightest stars while your family cheer you on? Sara says that 'good storytelling is the key to making sales'. In We Can All Make It she proves just what a great storyteller she is. © Sara Davies 2022 (P) Penguin Audio 2022]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/spanish-teoria-optimista-del-fracaso-un-relato-sobre-el-arte-de-saber-tropezar-by-ignasi-giro--65073986https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/558656 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Spanish] - Teoría optimista del fracaso: Un relato sobre el arte de saber tropezar Author: Ignasi Giró Narrator: Rafa Parra Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 16 minutes Release date: April 27, 2022 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: ¿Puede un fracaso convertirse en éxito o un éxito acabar en fracaso? El primer postulado que encontrarás en este libro desafía lo que solemos dar por sentado. De allí que se trate de una teoría 'optimista'. Ignasi Giró, que se define a sí mismo como un 'físico creativo' que explora las fascinantes combinaciones entre tecnología, diseño y empatía, nos relata, por ejemplo, cómo un documental fallido se convirtió en un invento que dio la vuelta al mundo. Con lucidez y una buena dosis de humor, un despido, una ruptura amorosa o un concierto sin público se convierten en valiosas oportunidades de aprendizaje. En el mismo instante en que un universo de posibilidades desaparece, otro emerge con incontables nuevos caminos por explorar. A través de breves anécdotas personales, algunas dolorosas y otras desopilantes, Ignasi extrae enseñanzas que transforma en un singular arte de vivir y nos inspira a tropezar con menos miedos y más sonrisas. Extracto del libro: 'Ley Universal de la Relatividad del Fracaso: Los fracasos y los éxitos no son sucesos invariables, sino relativos: dependen del sistema de referencia, del punto del espacio-tiempo desde el que se miren. Todo suceso que en un lugar y un momento dado tiene la apariencia de un fracaso, podrá muy bien tener la apariencia de un éxito al ser observado desde otro lugar o momento. Cuando nos sentimos fracasados, es imperativo seguir moviéndonos (en el espacio y en el tiempo) hasta encontrar el sistema de referencia desde el cual ese aparente fracaso vire hacia percepciones más luminosas.']]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/558656Wed, 27 Apr 2022 04:07:39 +0000Wilfrid HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/558656 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Spanish] - Teoría optimista del fracaso: Un relato sobre el arte de saber tropezar Author: Ignasi Giró Narrator: Rafa Parra Format: Unabridged...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/558656 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Spanish] - Teoría optimista del fracaso: Un relato sobre el arte de saber tropezar Author: Ignasi Giró Narrator: Rafa Parra Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 16 minutes Release date: April 27, 2022 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: ¿Puede un fracaso convertirse en éxito o un éxito acabar en fracaso? El primer postulado que encontrarás en este libro desafía lo que solemos dar por sentado. De allí que se trate de una teoría 'optimista'. Ignasi Giró, que se define a sí mismo como un 'físico creativo' que explora las fascinantes combinaciones entre tecnología, diseño y empatía, nos relata, por ejemplo, cómo un documental fallido se convirtió en un invento que dio la vuelta al mundo. Con lucidez y una buena dosis de humor, un despido, una ruptura amorosa o un concierto sin público se convierten en valiosas oportunidades de aprendizaje. En el mismo instante en que un universo de posibilidades desaparece, otro emerge con incontables nuevos caminos por explorar. A través de breves anécdotas personales, algunas dolorosas y otras desopilantes, Ignasi extrae enseñanzas que transforma en un singular arte de vivir y nos inspira a tropezar con menos miedos y más sonrisas. Extracto del libro: 'Ley Universal de la Relatividad del Fracaso: Los fracasos y los éxitos no son sucesos invariables, sino relativos: dependen del sistema de referencia, del punto del espacio-tiempo desde el que se miren. Todo suceso que en un lugar y un momento dado tiene la apariencia de un fracaso, podrá muy bien tener la apariencia de un éxito al ser observado desde otro lugar o momento. Cuando nos sentimos fracasados, es imperativo seguir moviéndonos (en el espacio y en el tiempo) hasta encontrar el sistema de referencia desde el cual ese aparente fracaso vire hacia percepciones más luminosas.']]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-blue-collar-ceo-my-gutsy-journey-from-rookie-contractor-to-multi-millionaire-construction-boss-by-mandy-rennehan--65074049https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/540103 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Blue Collar CEO: My Gutsy Journey from Rookie Contractor to Multi-Millionaire Construction Boss Author: Mandy Rennehan Narrator: Mandy Rennehan Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 34 minutes Release date: April 19, 2022 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: WINNER of the Margaret and John Savage First Book Award (Non-Fiction) The “respectfully uncensored” story of how Mandy Rennehan’s savvy business skills and innovative thinking led her to the top of the male-dominated construction industry before the age of thirty Born in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Mandy Rennehan began her business career at the age of ten by catching bait and selling it to local fishermen. She was so good at her job, she knew she wanted to be her own boss one day. At the age of seventeen, Rennehan decided to strike out on her own, so she packed a hockey bag full of her belongings and fled to Halifax, where she began cold calling construction companies, volunteering to work for free, so she could learn more about contracting and the trades. Three years later, Rennehan had garnered all the experience she needed to start her own company, Freshco, a boutique retail maintenance and construction company. Still in her early twenties, Rennehan’s reputation as a knowledgeable and trustworthy contractor led to her first corporate contract with The Gap. Her business has since gone on to become a multi-million-dollar company whose clients are some of the top corporations in North America. Known as the Blue Collar CEO for her ability to seamlessly navigate between the white- and blue-collar worlds, and as a tireless advocate for the trades, this is the story of how Rennehan succeeded in business through honesty, integrity, and most of all, authenticity—by always remaining true to herself and her vision for success.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/540103Tue, 19 Apr 2022 04:07:39 +0000Wilfrid HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/540103 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Blue Collar CEO: My Gutsy Journey from Rookie Contractor to Multi-Millionaire Construction Boss Author: Mandy Rennehan Narrator: Mandy Rennehan...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/540103 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Blue Collar CEO: My Gutsy Journey from Rookie Contractor to Multi-Millionaire Construction Boss Author: Mandy Rennehan Narrator: Mandy Rennehan Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 34 minutes Release date: April 19, 2022 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: WINNER of the Margaret and John Savage First Book Award (Non-Fiction) The “respectfully uncensored” story of how Mandy Rennehan’s savvy business skills and innovative thinking led her to the top of the male-dominated construction industry before the age of thirty Born in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Mandy Rennehan began her business career at the age of ten by catching bait and selling it to local fishermen. She was so good at her job, she knew she wanted to be her own boss one day. At the age of seventeen, Rennehan decided to strike out on her own, so she packed a hockey bag full of her belongings and fled to Halifax, where she began cold calling construction companies, volunteering to work for free, so she could learn more about contracting and the trades. Three years later, Rennehan had garnered all the experience she needed to start her own company, Freshco, a boutique retail maintenance and construction company. Still in her early twenties, Rennehan’s reputation as a knowledgeable and trustworthy contractor led to her first corporate contract with The Gap. Her business has since gone on to become a multi-million-dollar company whose clients are some of the top corporations in North America. Known as the Blue Collar CEO for her ability to seamlessly navigate between the white- and blue-collar worlds, and as a tireless advocate for the trades, this is the story of how Rennehan succeeded in business through honesty, integrity, and most of all, authenticity—by always remaining true to herself and her vision for success.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/nazi-billionaires-the-dark-history-of-germany-s-wealthiest-dynasties-by-david-de-jong--65073999https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/520834 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Nazi Billionaires: The Dark History of Germany’s Wealthiest Dynasties Author: David De Jong Narrator: Michael David Axtell Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 54 minutes Release date: April 19, 2022 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: ‘Lucid and damning … an absorbing – and infuriating – tale of complicity, coverup and denial’ PATRICK RADDEN KEEFE, author of EMPIRE OF PAIN A groundbreaking investigation of how the Nazis helped German tycoons make billions from the horrors of the Third Reich and World War II – and how the world allowed them to get away with it. In 1946, Günther Quandt – patriarch of Germany’s most iconic industrial empire, a dynasty that today controls BMW – was arrested for suspected Nazi collaboration. Quandt claimed that he had been forced to join the party by his arch-rival, propaganda minister Joseph Goebbels, and the courts acquitted him. But Quandt lied. And his heirs, and those of other Nazi billionaires, have only grown wealthier in the generations since, while their reckoning with this dark past remains incomplete at best. Many of them continue to control swaths of the world economy, owning iconic brands whose products blanket the globe. The brutal legacy of the dynasties that dominated Daimler-Benz, cofounded Allianz and still control Porsche, Volkswagen and BMW has remained hidden in plain sight – until now. In this landmark work, investigative journalist David de Jong reveals the true story of how Germany’s wealthiest business dynasties amassed untold money and power by abetting the atrocities of the Third Reich. Using a wealth of untapped sources, de Jong shows how these tycoons seized Jewish businesses, procured slave labourers and ramped up weapons production to equip Hitler’s army as Europe burnt around them. Most shocking of all, de Jong exposes how the wider world’s political expediency enabled these billionaires to get away with their crimes, covering up a bloodstain that defiles the German and global economy to this day.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/520834Tue, 19 Apr 2022 04:07:39 +0000Wilfrid HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/520834 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Nazi Billionaires: The Dark History of Germany’s Wealthiest Dynasties Author: David De Jong Narrator: Michael David Axtell Format: Unabridged Audiobook...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/520834 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Nazi Billionaires: The Dark History of Germany’s Wealthiest Dynasties Author: David De Jong Narrator: Michael David Axtell Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 54 minutes Release date: April 19, 2022 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: ‘Lucid and damning … an absorbing – and infuriating – tale of complicity, coverup and denial’ PATRICK RADDEN KEEFE, author of EMPIRE OF PAIN A groundbreaking investigation of how the Nazis helped German tycoons make billions from the horrors of the Third Reich and World War II – and how the world allowed them to get away with it. In 1946, Günther Quandt – patriarch of Germany’s most iconic industrial empire, a dynasty that today controls BMW – was arrested for suspected Nazi collaboration. Quandt claimed that he had been forced to join the party by his arch-rival, propaganda minister Joseph Goebbels, and the courts acquitted him. But Quandt lied. And his heirs, and those of other Nazi billionaires, have only grown wealthier in the generations since, while their reckoning with this dark past remains incomplete at best. Many of them continue to control swaths of the world economy, owning iconic brands whose products blanket the globe. The brutal legacy of the dynasties that dominated Daimler-Benz, cofounded Allianz and still control Porsche, Volkswagen and BMW has remained hidden in plain sight – until now. In this landmark work, investigative journalist David de Jong reveals the true story of how Germany’s wealthiest business dynasties amassed untold money and power by abetting the atrocities of the Third Reich. Using a wealth of untapped sources, de Jong shows how these tycoons seized Jewish businesses, procured slave labourers and ramped up weapons production to equip Hitler’s army as Europe burnt around them. Most shocking of all, de Jong exposes how the wider world’s political expediency enabled these billionaires to get away with their crimes, covering up a bloodstain that defiles the German and global economy to this day.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/more-than-a-hobby-how-a-600-startup-became-america-s-home-and-craft-superstore-by-david-green--65073992https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/568053 to listen full audiobooks. Title: More Than a Hobby: How a $600 Startup Became America's Home and Craft Superstore Author: David Green Narrator: Tom Parks Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 10 minutes Release date: April 19, 2022 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: The retail industry has undergone enormous changes during the last thirty years. But there is one retailer that not only has remained consistent in the fluctuating?even tenuous?market, but also has grown in the process. More Than a Hobby takes you inside the story of David Green, the man who built the phenomenal success of Hobby Lobby. Green went beyond surviving in a competitive retail market to thriving, ultimately expanding his $600 start-up company into a $1.3 billion per-year enterprise. Green’s incredible accomplishments were based not on business-school theory but on his grassroots experiences as a store manager and his creative application of cutting edge ideas, including: - Allow managers to spend no more than thirty minutes per day on paperwork - Instead of paying a middleman, assemble as much of the product as possible in-house - Give buyers the freedom to purchase without restraint—but within the realm of common sense - Keep God and family first More Than a Hobby is a practical field manual, filled with revolutionary ideas for all those who dream of success in the world of retail business.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/568053Tue, 19 Apr 2022 04:07:39 +0000Wilfrid HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/568053 to listen full audiobooks. Title: More Than a Hobby: How a $600 Startup Became America's Home and Craft Superstore Author: David Green Narrator: Tom Parks Format: Unabridged Audiobook...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/568053 to listen full audiobooks. Title: More Than a Hobby: How a $600 Startup Became America's Home and Craft Superstore Author: David Green Narrator: Tom Parks Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 10 minutes Release date: April 19, 2022 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: The retail industry has undergone enormous changes during the last thirty years. But there is one retailer that not only has remained consistent in the fluctuating?even tenuous?market, but also has grown in the process. More Than a Hobby takes you inside the story of David Green, the man who built the phenomenal success of Hobby Lobby. Green went beyond surviving in a competitive retail market to thriving, ultimately expanding his $600 start-up company into a $1.3 billion per-year enterprise. Green’s incredible accomplishments were based not on business-school theory but on his grassroots experiences as a store manager and his creative application of cutting edge ideas, including: - Allow managers to spend no more than thirty minutes per day on paperwork - Instead of paying a middleman, assemble as much of the product as possible in-house - Give buyers the freedom to purchase without restraint—but within the realm of common sense - Keep God and family first More Than a Hobby is a practical field manual, filled with revolutionary ideas for all those who dream of success in the world of retail business.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/unprecedented-canada-s-top-ceos-on-leadership-during-covid-19-by-steve-mayer--65073997https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/560096 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Unprecedented: Canada's Top CEOs on Leadership During Covid-19 Author: Steve Mayer Narrator: Conrad Coates, Athena Karkanis, Marcia Johnson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 19 hours 39 minutes Release date: April 12, 2022 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: A remarkable collection of exclusive, first-person stories on leadership during the COVID-19 pandemic from 29 chief executives at iconic Canadian companies.      Unprecedented is an extraordinary business book for extraordinary times: a collection of exclusive, first-person stories on leadership during the COVID-19 pandemic from twenty-nine chief executives at Canada’s most iconic and largest companies. These are unforgettable accounts from senior leaders at companies on the front lines during the pandemic—nursing homes, grocery stores, airlines, hotels, pharmacies, shopping malls—along with valuable lessons on crisis management.   The insights in Unprecedented are remarkable. Readers get a seat at the table when the CEO of Tim Hortons visits the White House to discuss financial relief initiatives for business. Canada Goose’s CEO tells of retooling the parka maker to turn out surgical gowns. The head of one of Canada’s largest paper producers reveals what happened when the country almost ran out of toilet paper.   COVID-19 is a shared challenge, a crisis that touches everyone. Unprecedented captures that shared experience with personal essays that mix struggle and achievement, fear, humour, and compassion. At their heart, these are stories about overcoming adversity, a theme that resonates with managers, professionals, entrepreneurs, and students of business.   Unprecedented gives us rare insight into how leaders navigated the pandemic and the social unrest and technological changes that marked this era—what was gained, what was lost, and what was learned that can help serve companies, employees, and customers better in an uncertain future.   The authors’ net proceeds from the sales of Unprecedented are being donated to United Way Centraide Canada for COVID recovery across Canada. THIS AUDIOBOOK MAY INCLUDE INFORMATION REGARDING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC. INFORMATION RELATED TO COVID-19 CONTINUES TO EVOLVE. AUDIOBOOKS.COM ENCOURAGES YOU TO SEEK UP-TO-DATE INFORMATION AND GUIDANCE FROM YOUR LOCAL PUBLIC HEALTH UNIT.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/560096Tue, 12 Apr 2022 04:07:39 +0000Wilfrid HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/560096 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Unprecedented: Canada's Top CEOs on Leadership During Covid-19 Author: Steve Mayer Narrator: Conrad Coates, Athena Karkanis, Marcia Johnson Format:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/560096 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Unprecedented: Canada's Top CEOs on Leadership During Covid-19 Author: Steve Mayer Narrator: Conrad Coates, Athena Karkanis, Marcia Johnson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 19 hours 39 minutes Release date: April 12, 2022 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: A remarkable collection of exclusive, first-person stories on leadership during the COVID-19 pandemic from 29 chief executives at iconic Canadian companies.      Unprecedented is an extraordinary business book for extraordinary times: a collection of exclusive, first-person stories on leadership during the COVID-19 pandemic from twenty-nine chief executives at Canada’s most iconic and largest companies. These are unforgettable accounts from senior leaders at companies on the front lines during the pandemic—nursing homes, grocery stores, airlines, hotels, pharmacies, shopping malls—along with valuable lessons on crisis management.   The insights in Unprecedented are remarkable. Readers get a seat at the table when the CEO of Tim Hortons visits the White House to discuss financial relief initiatives for business. Canada Goose’s CEO tells of retooling the parka maker to turn out surgical gowns. The head of one of Canada’s largest paper producers reveals what happened when the country almost ran out of toilet paper.   COVID-19 is a shared challenge, a crisis that touches everyone. Unprecedented captures that shared experience with personal essays that mix struggle and achievement, fear, humour, and compassion. At their heart, these are stories about overcoming adversity, a theme that resonates with managers, professionals, entrepreneurs, and students of business.   Unprecedented gives us rare insight into how leaders navigated the pandemic and the social unrest and technological changes that marked this era—what was gained, what was lost, and what was learned that can help serve companies, employees, and customers better in an uncertain future.   The authors’ net proceeds from the sales of Unprecedented are being donated to United Way Centraide Canada for COVID recovery across Canada. THIS AUDIOBOOK MAY INCLUDE INFORMATION REGARDING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC. INFORMATION RELATED TO COVID-19 CONTINUES TO EVOLVE. AUDIOBOOKS.COM ENCOURAGES YOU TO SEEK UP-TO-DATE INFORMATION AND GUIDANCE FROM YOUR LOCAL PUBLIC HEALTH UNIT.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/happy-at-any-cost-the-revolutionary-vision-and-fatal-quest-of-zappos-ceo-tony-hsieh-by-kirsten-grind--65074077https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/548357 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Happy at Any Cost: The Revolutionary Vision and Fatal Quest of Zappos CEO Tony Hsieh Author: Kirsten Grind Narrator: Raymond J. Lee Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 11 minutes Release date: March 15, 2022 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: From award-winning Wall Street Journal reporters, “a startling portrait of one of our greatest tech visionaries, Zappos CEO Tony Hsieh” (Robert Kolker, author of Hidden Valley Road), reporting on his short life, untimely death, and what that means for our pursuit of happiness. Tony Hsieh—CEO of Zappos, Las Vegas developer, and beloved entrepreneur—was famous for spreading happiness. He lived and breathed this philosophy, instilling an ethos of joy at his company, outlining his vision for a better workplace in his New York Times bestseller Delivering Happiness. He promoted a workplace where bosses treated employees like family members, where stress was replaced by playfulness, and where hierarchies were replaced with equality and collaboration. His outlook shaped how we work today. Hsieh also aspired to build his own utopian cities, pouring millions of dollars into real estate and small businesses, first in downtown Las Vegas, Nevada—where Zappos is headquartered—and then in Park City, Utah. He gave generously to his employees and close friends, including throwing notorious Zappos parities and organizing gatherings at his home, an Airstream trailer park. When Hsieh died suddenly in late 2022, the news shook the business and tech world. Wall Street Journal reporters Kirsten Grind and Katherine Sayre discovered Hsieh’s obsession with happiness masked his darker struggles with addiction, mental health, and loneliness. In the last year of his life, he spiraled out of control, cycling out of rehab and into the waiting arms of friends who enabled his worst behavior, even as he bankrolled them from his billion-dollar fortune. Happy at Any Cost sheds light on one of our most creative, yet vulnerable, business leaders. It’s about our intense need to find “happiness” at all costs, our misguided worship of entrepreneurs, the stigmas still surrounding mental health, and how the trappings of fame can mask all types of deeper problems. In turn, it reveals how we conceptualize success—and define happiness—in our modern age.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/548357Tue, 15 Mar 2022 04:07:39 +0000Wilfrid HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/548357 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Happy at Any Cost: The Revolutionary Vision and Fatal Quest of Zappos CEO Tony Hsieh Author: Kirsten Grind Narrator: Raymond J. Lee Format: Unabridged...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/548357 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Happy at Any Cost: The Revolutionary Vision and Fatal Quest of Zappos CEO Tony Hsieh Author: Kirsten Grind Narrator: Raymond J. Lee Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 11 minutes Release date: March 15, 2022 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: From award-winning Wall Street Journal reporters, “a startling portrait of one of our greatest tech visionaries, Zappos CEO Tony Hsieh” (Robert Kolker, author of Hidden Valley Road), reporting on his short life, untimely death, and what that means for our pursuit of happiness. Tony Hsieh—CEO of Zappos, Las Vegas developer, and beloved entrepreneur—was famous for spreading happiness. He lived and breathed this philosophy, instilling an ethos of joy at his company, outlining his vision for a better workplace in his New York Times bestseller Delivering Happiness. He promoted a workplace where bosses treated employees like family members, where stress was replaced by playfulness, and where hierarchies were replaced with equality and collaboration. His outlook shaped how we work today. Hsieh also aspired to build his own utopian cities, pouring millions of dollars into real estate and small businesses, first in downtown Las Vegas, Nevada—where Zappos is headquartered—and then in Park City, Utah. He gave generously to his employees and close friends, including throwing notorious Zappos parities and organizing gatherings at his home, an Airstream trailer park. When Hsieh died suddenly in late 2022, the news shook the business and tech world. Wall Street Journal reporters Kirsten Grind and Katherine Sayre discovered Hsieh’s obsession with happiness masked his darker struggles with addiction, mental health, and loneliness. In the last year of his life, he spiraled out of control, cycling out of rehab and into the waiting arms of friends who enabled his worst behavior, even as he bankrolled them from his billion-dollar fortune. Happy at Any Cost sheds light on one of our most creative, yet vulnerable, business leaders. It’s about our intense need to find “happiness” at all costs, our misguided worship of entrepreneurs, the stigmas still surrounding mental health, and how the trappings of fame can mask all types of deeper problems. In turn, it reveals how we conceptualize success—and define happiness—in our modern age.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-bond-king-how-one-man-made-a-market-built-an-empire-and-lost-it-all-by-mary-childs--65074032https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/493241 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Bond King: How One Man Made a Market, Built an Empire, and Lost It All Author: Mary Childs Narrator: Mary Childs Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 17 minutes Release date: March 15, 2022 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.4 of Total 10 Ratings of Narrator: 4.5 of Total 2 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: This program is read by the author. From the host of NPR’s Planet Money, the deeply-investigated story of how one visionary, ruthless investor changed American finance forever. Before Bill Gross was known among investors as the Bond King, he was a gambler. In 1966, a fresh college grad, he went to Vegas armed with his net worth ($200) and a knack for counting cards. $10,000 and countless casino bans later, he was hooked: so he enrolled in business school. The Bond King is the story of how that whiz kid made American finance his casino. Over the course of decades, Bill Gross turned the sleepy bond market into a destabilized game of high risk, high reward; founded Pimco, one of today’s most powerful, secretive, and cutthroat investment firms; helped to reshape our financial system in the aftermath of the Great Recession—to his own advantage; and gained legions of admirers, and enemies, along the way. Like every American antihero, his ambition would also be his undoing. To understand the winners and losers of today’s money game, journalist Mary Childs argues, is to understand the bond market—and to understand the bond market is to understand the Bond King. A Macmillan Audio production from Flatiron Books]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/493241Tue, 15 Mar 2022 04:07:39 +0000Wilfrid HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/493241 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Bond King: How One Man Made a Market, Built an Empire, and Lost It All Author: Mary Childs Narrator: Mary Childs Format: Unabridged Audiobook...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/493241 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Bond King: How One Man Made a Market, Built an Empire, and Lost It All Author: Mary Childs Narrator: Mary Childs Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 17 minutes Release date: March 15, 2022 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.4 of Total 10 Ratings of Narrator: 4.5 of Total 2 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: This program is read by the author. From the host of NPR’s Planet Money, the deeply-investigated story of how one visionary, ruthless investor changed American finance forever. Before Bill Gross was known among investors as the Bond King, he was a gambler. In 1966, a fresh college grad, he went to Vegas armed with his net worth ($200) and a knack for counting cards. $10,000 and countless casino bans later, he was hooked: so he enrolled in business school. The Bond King is the story of how that whiz kid made American finance his casino. Over the course of decades, Bill Gross turned the sleepy bond market into a destabilized game of high risk, high reward; founded Pimco, one of today’s most powerful, secretive, and cutthroat investment firms; helped to reshape our financial system in the aftermath of the Great Recession—to his own advantage; and gained legions of admirers, and enemies, along the way. Like every American antihero, his ambition would also be his undoing. To understand the winners and losers of today’s money game, journalist Mary Childs argues, is to understand the bond market—and to understand the bond market is to understand the Bond King. A Macmillan Audio production from Flatiron Books]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/satisfaction-guaranteed-how-zingerman-s-built-a-corner-deli-into-a-global-food-community-by-micheline-maynard--65074040https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/539760 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Satisfaction Guaranteed: How Zingerman's Built a Corner Deli into a Global Food Community Author: Micheline Maynard Narrator: Lauren Ezzo Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 2 minutes Release date: February 22, 2022 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: From an accomplished journalist, this illuminating chronicle of the trials, tribulations, and triumph of Zingerman’s—a beloved, $70 million-dollar Michigan-based gourmet food store with global reach—is “thoughtful reading for foodies and entrepreneurs” (Kirkus Reviews). Certain businesses are legendary, exerting immense influence in their field. Zingerman’s in Ann Arbor, Michigan, is one of those places. Over the years the flagship deli has expanded into a community of more than a dozen businesses, including a wildly successful mail order operation, restaurants, bakery, coffee roastery, creamery, candy maker, and events space—transforming Ann Arbor into a destination for food lovers. Founded in 1982 by Paul Saginaw and Ari Weinzweig, Zingerman’s philosophy of good food, excellent service, and sound finances has turned it into a company whose reach spans all corners of the gourmet food world.? Famous for its generous deli sandwiches, fresh bread, and flavorful coffee—all locally produced—Zingerman’s is also widely celebrated for its superb customer service and employee equity. The culture is one of respect and innovation, while maintaining very high standards. Every employee has access to the financial records, everyone has a voice, and everyone is heard. It has legions of enthusiastic customers, fans across the food world, and business principles and a work ethic that have been admired, analyzed, and copied. All that is revealed here, in Micheline Maynard’s Satisfaction Guaranteed. Discover how by 2019, Zingerman’s employed hundreds of employees and achieved close to $70 million in annual sales. When the pandemic struck, Zingerman’s growth momentarily screeched to a halt—but it survived by reinventing itself, while still serving its beloved food and selling its wide array of groceries. Now, as Zingerman’s looks forward to a half century in business, it is on track for stronger results than ever. A recipe for success in business and in life, Satisfaction Guaranteed provides a roadmap for manifesting joy and purpose in everything you do.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/539760Tue, 22 Feb 2022 04:07:39 +0000Wilfrid HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/539760 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Satisfaction Guaranteed: How Zingerman's Built a Corner Deli into a Global Food Community Author: Micheline Maynard Narrator: Lauren Ezzo Format:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/539760 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Satisfaction Guaranteed: How Zingerman's Built a Corner Deli into a Global Food Community Author: Micheline Maynard Narrator: Lauren Ezzo Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 2 minutes Release date: February 22, 2022 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: From an accomplished journalist, this illuminating chronicle of the trials, tribulations, and triumph of Zingerman’s—a beloved, $70 million-dollar Michigan-based gourmet food store with global reach—is “thoughtful reading for foodies and entrepreneurs” (Kirkus Reviews). Certain businesses are legendary, exerting immense influence in their field. Zingerman’s in Ann Arbor, Michigan, is one of those places. Over the years the flagship deli has expanded into a community of more than a dozen businesses, including a wildly successful mail order operation, restaurants, bakery, coffee roastery, creamery, candy maker, and events space—transforming Ann Arbor into a destination for food lovers. Founded in 1982 by Paul Saginaw and Ari Weinzweig, Zingerman’s philosophy of good food, excellent service, and sound finances has turned it into a company whose reach spans all corners of the gourmet food world.? Famous for its generous deli sandwiches, fresh bread, and flavorful coffee—all locally produced—Zingerman’s is also widely celebrated for its superb customer service and employee equity. The culture is one of respect and innovation, while maintaining very high standards. Every employee has access to the financial records, everyone has a voice, and everyone is heard. It has legions of enthusiastic customers, fans across the food world, and business principles and a work ethic that have been admired, analyzed, and copied. All that is revealed here, in Micheline Maynard’s Satisfaction Guaranteed. Discover how by 2019, Zingerman’s employed hundreds of employees and achieved close to $70 million in annual sales. When the pandemic struck, Zingerman’s growth momentarily screeched to a halt—but it survived by reinventing itself, while still serving its beloved food and selling its wide array of groceries. Now, as Zingerman’s looks forward to a half century in business, it is on track for stronger results than ever. A recipe for success in business and in life, Satisfaction Guaranteed provides a roadmap for manifesting joy and purpose in everything you do.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/under-construction-because-living-my-life-took-a-little-work-by-chrishell-stause--65073993https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/531082 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Under Construction: Because Living My Life Took a Little Work Author: Chrishell Stause Narrator: Chrishell Stause Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 35 minutes Release date: February 8, 2022 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.38 of Total 13 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 4 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: For fans of Open Book and Sell It Like Serhant, a heartfelt, humorous personal memoir and relatable guide to overcoming obstacles, wising up about romance, and getting ahead in your career from the star of Netflix’s hit reality show Selling Sunset. In this engaging, witty, and inspirational memoir, Chrishell Stause shares her story of living an unconventional childhood in small-town Kentucky marked by periods of homelessness, family addiction struggles, and dreams of one day being on a daytime soap, all while managing the local Dairy Queen. Through resilience and grit, she overcame obstacles and pushed past every barrier in her path to become one of the most envied luxury realtors in Los Angeles and buzzworthy cast members in reality TV. She takes us behind the scenes of Selling Sunset, reveals never-before-told stories from her life in soaps, and even pulls back the curtain on her highly publicized love life, offering insight not before shared. With her signature honesty and charm, Stause also gives tangible advice based on the lessons she’s learned over the years and offers unique insight about how to stay resilient and positive no matter how many times life knocks you down. Under Construction is for anyone who wants to remember that no matter what happens or how, you have to get up, dress up, and show up, and walk back into the room stronger than ever before.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/531082Tue, 08 Feb 2022 04:07:39 +0000Wilfrid HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/531082 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Under Construction: Because Living My Life Took a Little Work Author: Chrishell Stause Narrator: Chrishell Stause Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/531082 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Under Construction: Because Living My Life Took a Little Work Author: Chrishell Stause Narrator: Chrishell Stause Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 35 minutes Release date: February 8, 2022 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.38 of Total 13 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 4 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: For fans of Open Book and Sell It Like Serhant, a heartfelt, humorous personal memoir and relatable guide to overcoming obstacles, wising up about romance, and getting ahead in your career from the star of Netflix’s hit reality show Selling Sunset. In this engaging, witty, and inspirational memoir, Chrishell Stause shares her story of living an unconventional childhood in small-town Kentucky marked by periods of homelessness, family addiction struggles, and dreams of one day being on a daytime soap, all while managing the local Dairy Queen. Through resilience and grit, she overcame obstacles and pushed past every barrier in her path to become one of the most envied luxury realtors in Los Angeles and buzzworthy cast members in reality TV. She takes us behind the scenes of Selling Sunset, reveals never-before-told stories from her life in soaps, and even pulls back the curtain on her highly publicized love life, offering insight not before shared. With her signature honesty and charm, Stause also gives tangible advice based on the lessons she’s learned over the years and offers unique insight about how to stay resilient and positive no matter how many times life knocks you down. Under Construction is for anyone who wants to remember that no matter what happens or how, you have to get up, dress up, and show up, and walk back into the room stronger than ever before.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/no-domain-the-john-mcafee-tapes-by-mark-eglinton--65074087https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/558837 to listen full audiobooks. Title: No Domain: The John McAfee Tapes Author: Mark Eglinton Narrator: Julian Elfer Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 25 minutes Release date: January 31, 2022 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: Delete everything you think you know about tech pioneer John McAfee, whose antivirus software operates on millions of computers around the world. Drawn from hours of conversations between Mark Eglinton and John McAfee in 2019, No Domain: The John McAfee Tapes provides startling insight into the extraordinary life of one of America's genuine renegades. McAfee shares his life story, providing revelatory details on the abusive father who shot himself when John was a young boy; the life-changing LSD overdose in St Louis, during which he was nearly convinced by voices in his head to try to kill his first wife and daughter; the unexpected government clearance that led to him working on CIA dark programs; the affinity for mathematics and hallucinogens that informed the hedonistic nature of his software company in Silicon Valley; the attempt to find a quiet life in Belize only to become a pariah in the eyes of the local militia, from whom he’d later flee, having been framed for the murder of his neighbor; and the subsequent years on the run in the US, evading a cast of pursuers, including the Sinaloa Cartel, while burying bags of money and valuables in marked locations around the Southwest, before fleeing the country on his yacht. John McAfee has lived a life that defies description. This larger-than-life biography documents it all.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/558837Mon, 31 Jan 2022 04:07:39 +0000Wilfrid HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/558837 to listen full audiobooks. Title: No Domain: The John McAfee Tapes Author: Mark Eglinton Narrator: Julian Elfer Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 25 minutes Release date:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/558837 to listen full audiobooks. Title: No Domain: The John McAfee Tapes Author: Mark Eglinton Narrator: Julian Elfer Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 25 minutes Release date: January 31, 2022 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: Delete everything you think you know about tech pioneer John McAfee, whose antivirus software operates on millions of computers around the world. Drawn from hours of conversations between Mark Eglinton and John McAfee in 2019, No Domain: The John McAfee Tapes provides startling insight into the extraordinary life of one of America's genuine renegades. McAfee shares his life story, providing revelatory details on the abusive father who shot himself when John was a young boy; the life-changing LSD overdose in St Louis, during which he was nearly convinced by voices in his head to try to kill his first wife and daughter; the unexpected government clearance that led to him working on CIA dark programs; the affinity for mathematics and hallucinogens that informed the hedonistic nature of his software company in Silicon Valley; the attempt to find a quiet life in Belize only to become a pariah in the eyes of the local militia, from whom he’d later flee, having been framed for the murder of his neighbor; and the subsequent years on the run in the US, evading a cast of pursuers, including the Sinaloa Cartel, while burying bags of money and valuables in marked locations around the Southwest, before fleeing the country on his yacht. John McAfee has lived a life that defies description. This larger-than-life biography documents it all.]]>1805cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ahead-of-the-game-the-unlikely-rise-of-a-detroit-kid-who-forever-changed-the-esports-industry-by-kevin-j-ryan--65074008https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/509706 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Ahead of the Game: The Unlikely Rise of a Detroit Kid Who Forever Changed the Esports Industry Author: Kevin J. Ryan Narrator: Charles Ray Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 11 minutes Release date: January 25, 2022 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: Prepare to be inspired by the story of Delane Parnell, the unlikeliest of CEOs now leading a gaming empire at the center of the booming, multibillion-dollar esports industry. This audiobook edition includes an exclusive interview between the author and Delane! Delane Parnell is not your typical tech entrepreneur. He was raised in a gang-riddled neighborhood on Detroit’s west side, bouncing between homes as his mother tried to make ends meet. Many of his closest friends and family members ended up in jail or dead. This makes it even more incredible that Delane became the 25-year-old founder and CEO of PlayVS, a Los Angeles company that is forever changing the gaming landscape in America. In 2018, esports—team-based competitive video gaming—became an officially sanctioned high school sport, meaning student gamers can now earn varsity letters just like their basketball and volleyball player peers. Delane’s startup is making that happen, providing the infrastructure that hosts the competitions, compiles the statistics, organizes playoff tournaments, and streams state championships for tens of thousands of students across the country. Ahead of the Game is a deeply reported narrative that tells the story of Delane, the motley group of underdogs and hustlers that helped build his several-hundred-million-dollar startup, and the previously overlooked students now participating in America’s growing esports phenomenon. It’s a tale of perseverance, courage, loyalty, race, family, tragedy, and believing you can overcome the odds—no matter how severely they’re stacked against you. You will also: - Learn how the growing esports industry is changing the lives of students across the country who were previously not engaged in the high school experience. - Get a glimpse into a successful entrepreneur path unlike any other by following the story of how Delane Parnell created PlayVS in spite of the greatest of challenges. - Be inspired that there is hope and opportunity available to people who go against conventional paths to realize their dreams. With a foreword by Sean 'Diddy' Combs Follow Delane’s journey with the photos included in the audiobook companion PDF download.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/509706Tue, 25 Jan 2022 04:07:39 +0000Wilfrid HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/509706 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Ahead of the Game: The Unlikely Rise of a Detroit Kid Who Forever Changed the Esports Industry Author: Kevin J. Ryan Narrator: Charles Ray Format:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/509706 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Ahead of the Game: The Unlikely Rise of a Detroit Kid Who Forever Changed the Esports Industry Author: Kevin J. Ryan Narrator: Charles Ray Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 11 minutes Release date: January 25, 2022 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: Prepare to be inspired by the story of Delane Parnell, the unlikeliest of CEOs now leading a gaming empire at the center of the booming, multibillion-dollar esports industry. This audiobook edition includes an exclusive interview between the author and Delane! Delane Parnell is not your typical tech entrepreneur. He was raised in a gang-riddled neighborhood on Detroit’s west side, bouncing between homes as his mother tried to make ends meet. Many of his closest friends and family members ended up in jail or dead. This makes it even more incredible that Delane became the 25-year-old founder and CEO of PlayVS, a Los Angeles company that is forever changing the gaming landscape in America. In 2018, esports—team-based competitive video gaming—became an officially sanctioned high school sport, meaning student gamers can now earn varsity letters just like their basketball and volleyball player peers. Delane’s startup is making that happen, providing the infrastructure that hosts the competitions, compiles the statistics, organizes playoff tournaments, and streams state championships for tens of thousands of students across the country. Ahead of the Game is a deeply reported narrative that tells the story of Delane, the motley group of underdogs and hustlers that helped build his several-hundred-million-dollar startup, and the previously overlooked students now participating in America’s growing esports phenomenon. It’s a tale of perseverance, courage, loyalty, race, family, tragedy, and believing you can overcome the odds—no matter how severely they’re stacked against you. You will also: - Learn how the growing esports industry is changing the lives of students across the country who were previously not engaged in the high school experience. - Get a glimpse into a successful entrepreneur path unlike any other by following the story of how Delane Parnell created PlayVS in spite of the greatest of challenges. - Be inspired that there is hope and opportunity available to people who go against conventional paths to realize their dreams. With a foreword by Sean 'Diddy' Combs Follow Delane’s journey with the photos included in the audiobook companion PDF download.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/dare-to-dream-a-life-of-m-s-oberoi-by-bachi-j-karkaria--65074014https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/566828 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Dare To Dream: A Life of M.S. Oberoi Author: Bachi J. Karkaria Narrator: Mala Mangla Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 38 minutes Release date: January 11, 2022 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: Born in a small Punjab village at the turn of the century, Rai Bahadur Mohan Singh Oberoi began his career in the industry on a fifty-rupee-a-month wage at Simla’s Cecil Hotel. But he was not destined to remain in his lowly position for long. With a combination of clear-sighted thinking, frugality and sheer hard work, he managed to put together a plan and the finances necessary to acquire his first hotel: Clarkes. That was only the beginning... Decades later, The Oberoi Group has thirty hotels, girdles the globe, and is acknowledged as a standard setter. In this well-researched and candid biography, written with the cooperation of M.S. Oberoi, Bachi J. Karkaria describes how a man of modest beginnings became the head of an internationally celebrated hotel chain, and shows how a major business is built up, run and kept at the top.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/566828Tue, 11 Jan 2022 04:07:39 +0000Wilfrid HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/566828 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Dare To Dream: A Life of M.S. Oberoi Author: Bachi J. Karkaria Narrator: Mala Mangla Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 38 minutes Release...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/566828 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Dare To Dream: A Life of M.S. Oberoi Author: Bachi J. Karkaria Narrator: Mala Mangla Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 38 minutes Release date: January 11, 2022 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: Born in a small Punjab village at the turn of the century, Rai Bahadur Mohan Singh Oberoi began his career in the industry on a fifty-rupee-a-month wage at Simla’s Cecil Hotel. But he was not destined to remain in his lowly position for long. With a combination of clear-sighted thinking, frugality and sheer hard work, he managed to put together a plan and the finances necessary to acquire his first hotel: Clarkes. That was only the beginning... Decades later, The Oberoi Group has thirty hotels, girdles the globe, and is acknowledged as a standard setter. In this well-researched and candid biography, written with the cooperation of M.S. Oberoi, Bachi J. Karkaria describes how a man of modest beginnings became the head of an internationally celebrated hotel chain, and shows how a major business is built up, run and kept at the top.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/boxer-to-businessman-by-angel-carmona--65073996https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/565373 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Boxer to Businessman Author: Angel Carmona Narrator: Angel Carmona Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 2 hours 56 minutes Release date: December 15, 2021 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: Boxer To Businessman tells the real-life story of a former professional boxer who turned his life upside down to find success. This inspiring story combines the teachings of dedication, determination, and discipline so that, if you ever hit a bump in the business can be the light at the end of the tunnel.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/565373Wed, 15 Dec 2021 04:07:39 +0000Wilfrid HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/565373 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Boxer to Businessman Author: Angel Carmona Narrator: Angel Carmona Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 2 hours 56 minutes Release date: December 15,...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/565373 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Boxer to Businessman Author: Angel Carmona Narrator: Angel Carmona Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 2 hours 56 minutes Release date: December 15, 2021 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: Boxer To Businessman tells the real-life story of a former professional boxer who turned his life upside down to find success. This inspiring story combines the teachings of dedication, determination, and discipline so that, if you ever hit a bump in the business can be the light at the end of the tunnel.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/uneven-justice-the-plot-to-sink-galleon-by-raj-rajaratnam--65074080https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/550699 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Uneven Justice: The Plot to Sink Galleon Author: Raj Rajaratnam Narrator: Asa Siegel Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 3 minutes Release date: December 14, 2021 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: Raj Rajaratnam, the respected founder of the iconic hedge fund Galleon Group, which managed seven billion and employed 180 people in its heyday, chose to go to trial rather than concede to a false narrative concocted by ambitious prosecutors looking for a scapegoat for the 2008 financial crisis. Naively perhaps, Rajaratnam had expected to get a fair hearing in court. As an immigrant who had achieved tremendous success in his adopted country, he trusted the system. He had not anticipated prosecutorial overreach—inspired by political ambition—FBI fabrications, judicial compliance, and lies told under oath by cooperating witnesses. In the end, Rajaratnam was convicted and sentenced to eleven years in prison. He served seven and a half. Meanwhile, not a single senior bank executive responsible for the financial crisis was even charged. Uneven Justice is the story of his bewildering and confounding prosecution by forces who, quite frankly, were looking for bigger game. When Rajaratnam refused to support the narrative that would make that happen, he and the Galleon Group became collateral damage. A must-listen cautionary tale with implications for us all, Uneven Justice is an eye-opening lesson in the vagaries of justice when an unscrupulous prosecutor is calling the shots.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/550699Tue, 14 Dec 2021 04:07:39 +0000Wilfrid HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/550699 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Uneven Justice: The Plot to Sink Galleon Author: Raj Rajaratnam Narrator: Asa Siegel Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 3 minutes Release...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/550699 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Uneven Justice: The Plot to Sink Galleon Author: Raj Rajaratnam Narrator: Asa Siegel Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 3 minutes Release date: December 14, 2021 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: Raj Rajaratnam, the respected founder of the iconic hedge fund Galleon Group, which managed seven billion and employed 180 people in its heyday, chose to go to trial rather than concede to a false narrative concocted by ambitious prosecutors looking for a scapegoat for the 2008 financial crisis. Naively perhaps, Rajaratnam had expected to get a fair hearing in court. As an immigrant who had achieved tremendous success in his adopted country, he trusted the system. He had not anticipated prosecutorial overreach—inspired by political ambition—FBI fabrications, judicial compliance, and lies told under oath by cooperating witnesses. In the end, Rajaratnam was convicted and sentenced to eleven years in prison. He served seven and a half. Meanwhile, not a single senior bank executive responsible for the financial crisis was even charged. Uneven Justice is the story of his bewildering and confounding prosecution by forces who, quite frankly, were looking for bigger game. When Rajaratnam refused to support the narrative that would make that happen, he and the Galleon Group became collateral damage. A must-listen cautionary tale with implications for us all, Uneven Justice is an eye-opening lesson in the vagaries of justice when an unscrupulous prosecutor is calling the shots.]]>1805cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/spanish-flamin-hot-la-increible-historia-verdadera-del-ascenso-de-un-hombre-de-conserje-a-ejecutivo-by-richard-p-montanez--65073984https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/551038 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Spanish] - Flamin' Hot: La increible historia verdadera del ascenso de un hombre, de conserje a ejecutivo Author: Richard P. Montañez Narrator: Rubén Trujillo (trujo) Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 34 minutes Release date: December 9, 2021 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: La inolvidable historia real de cómo un simple empleado de limpieza que trabajaba duro para llevar comida a su casa, inventó Flamin’ Hot Cheetos haciendo pruebas de sabor en secreto, rompiendo barreras y convirtiéndose en el primer ejecutivo latino de la compañía Frito-Lay. No se suponía que Richard Montañez tuviera grandes sueños y aspiraciones. Nacido en la pobreza, de padres migrantes y trabajadores agrícolas, dejó la escuela en el sexto grado, y finalmente tomó un trabajo limpiando pisos en la fábrica de Frito Lay y así dar de comer a su joven familia. Todo cambió cuando una noche, a los 28 años, Montañez tomó su futuro entre sus manos: usó la receta de salsa de chile de su esposa para condimentar una bolsa de Cheetos regulares. Luego de un intenso proceso de experimentación y pruebas en secreto, y una llamada increíblemente arriesgada al presidente de la empresa, rompiendo con todo protocolo, Montañez lanzó Flamin' Hot Cheetos. Nunca se imaginó que recibiría ataques de discriminación, puñaladas por la espalda y hasta un intento de sabotaje por parte de un científico de primer nivel en Frito-Lay que quería frenar el nuevo producto antes que saliera al mercado, envidioso de que alguien sin educación formal más allá del sexto grado pudiera hacer su trabajo. Flamin’Hot comparte la historia de cómo Montañez no solo irrumpió en la industria alimenticia con un sabor que el mercado recibió maravillosamente, sino que también sacudió una cultura corporativa en la que todos debían mantenerse en su propio carril. Este es un manual de empoderamiento para cualquiera que se encuentre atrapado en un trabajo sin futuro o que se enfrente a un sistema donde no ve avance y progreso para sí mismo. Flamin'Hot brinda la esperanza de que nuestras circunstancias actuales no tengan que dictar nuestro futuro, abriendo un nuevo camino hacia el sueño americano.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/551038Thu, 09 Dec 2021 04:07:39 +0000Wilfrid HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/551038 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Spanish] - Flamin' Hot: La increible historia verdadera del ascenso de un hombre, de conserje a ejecutivo Author: Richard P. Montañez Narrator: Rubén...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/551038 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Spanish] - Flamin' Hot: La increible historia verdadera del ascenso de un hombre, de conserje a ejecutivo Author: Richard P. Montañez Narrator: Rubén Trujillo (trujo) Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 34 minutes Release date: December 9, 2021 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: La inolvidable historia real de cómo un simple empleado de limpieza que trabajaba duro para llevar comida a su casa, inventó Flamin’ Hot Cheetos haciendo pruebas de sabor en secreto, rompiendo barreras y convirtiéndose en el primer ejecutivo latino de la compañía Frito-Lay. No se suponía que Richard Montañez tuviera grandes sueños y aspiraciones. Nacido en la pobreza, de padres migrantes y trabajadores agrícolas, dejó la escuela en el sexto grado, y finalmente tomó un trabajo limpiando pisos en la fábrica de Frito Lay y así dar de comer a su joven familia. Todo cambió cuando una noche, a los 28 años, Montañez tomó su futuro entre sus manos: usó la receta de salsa de chile de su esposa para condimentar una bolsa de Cheetos regulares. Luego de un intenso proceso de experimentación y pruebas en secreto, y una llamada increíblemente arriesgada al presidente de la empresa, rompiendo con todo protocolo, Montañez lanzó Flamin' Hot Cheetos. Nunca se imaginó que recibiría ataques de discriminación, puñaladas por la espalda y hasta un intento de sabotaje por parte de un científico de primer nivel en Frito-Lay que quería frenar el nuevo producto antes que saliera al mercado, envidioso de que alguien sin educación formal más allá del sexto grado pudiera hacer su trabajo. Flamin’Hot comparte la historia de cómo Montañez no solo irrumpió en la industria alimenticia con un sabor que el mercado recibió maravillosamente, sino que también sacudió una cultura corporativa en la que todos debían mantenerse en su propio carril. Este es un manual de empoderamiento para cualquiera que se encuentre atrapado en un trabajo sin futuro o que se enfrente a un sistema donde no ve avance y progreso para sí mismo. Flamin'Hot brinda la esperanza de que nuestras circunstancias actuales no tengan que dictar nuestro futuro, abriendo un nuevo camino hacia el sueño americano.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/german-peter-thiel-facebook-paypal-palantir-wie-der-pate-des-silicon-valley-die-welt-beherrscht-by-max-chafkin--65074038https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/568596 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [German] - Peter Thiel Facebook, PayPal, Palantir: Wie der Pate des Silicon Valley die Welt beherrscht Author: Max Chafkin Narrator: Michael J. Diekmann Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 16 hours 4 minutes Release date: December 8, 2021 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: Seit den Tagen der Dot-Com-Blase in den späten 1990er-Jahren hat keine Branche die Welt mehr beeinflusst als das Silicon Valley. Und nur wenige Personen haben das Silicon Valley mehr geprägt als Peter Thiel - milliardenschwerer Unternehmer und Duzfreund von Elon Musk. Er ist Mastermind und Kapitalgeber hinter einer ganzen Reihe von Unternehmen wie Paypal, Facebook oder Palantir. Doch trotz seiner Macht und der Allgegenwärtigkeit seiner Projekte ist keine öffentliche Figur so geheimnisvoll. Erstmals zeichnet der renommierte Bloomberg-Journalist Max Chafkin in dieser Biografie den Lebensweg und die Weltanschauung des Innovators nach - von seiner Erziehung als Kind von deutschen Einwanderern und seinen Jahren in Stanford als aufkeimender konservativer Vordenker bis hin zur Gründung von PayPal und Palantir, seinen frühen Investitionen in Facebook und SpaceX und seinen Beziehungen zu anderen Tech-Titanen wie Mark Zuckerberg oder Elon Musk. Kein Journalist hat sich in den vergangenen Jahren so intensiv mit Peter Thiel, seinem Leben, seinen Firmen und seinem Mindset auseinandergesetzt wie Max Chafkin. In unzähligen persönlichen Gesprächen mit Thiels Freunden und Menschen die nah mit ihm zusammengearbeitet haben, gelingt Chafkin ein geradezu intimes Portrait von Thiel, das seinesgleichen sucht.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/568596Wed, 08 Dec 2021 04:07:39 +0000Wilfrid HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/568596 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [German] - Peter Thiel Facebook, PayPal, Palantir: Wie der Pate des Silicon Valley die Welt beherrscht Author: Max Chafkin Narrator: Michael J....https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/568596 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [German] - Peter Thiel Facebook, PayPal, Palantir: Wie der Pate des Silicon Valley die Welt beherrscht Author: Max Chafkin Narrator: Michael J. Diekmann Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 16 hours 4 minutes Release date: December 8, 2021 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: Seit den Tagen der Dot-Com-Blase in den späten 1990er-Jahren hat keine Branche die Welt mehr beeinflusst als das Silicon Valley. Und nur wenige Personen haben das Silicon Valley mehr geprägt als Peter Thiel - milliardenschwerer Unternehmer und Duzfreund von Elon Musk. Er ist Mastermind und Kapitalgeber hinter einer ganzen Reihe von Unternehmen wie Paypal, Facebook oder Palantir. Doch trotz seiner Macht und der Allgegenwärtigkeit seiner Projekte ist keine öffentliche Figur so geheimnisvoll. Erstmals zeichnet der renommierte Bloomberg-Journalist Max Chafkin in dieser Biografie den Lebensweg und die Weltanschauung des Innovators nach - von seiner Erziehung als Kind von deutschen Einwanderern und seinen Jahren in Stanford als aufkeimender konservativer Vordenker bis hin zur Gründung von PayPal und Palantir, seinen frühen Investitionen in Facebook und SpaceX und seinen Beziehungen zu anderen Tech-Titanen wie Mark Zuckerberg oder Elon Musk. Kein Journalist hat sich in den vergangenen Jahren so intensiv mit Peter Thiel, seinem Leben, seinen Firmen und seinem Mindset auseinandergesetzt wie Max Chafkin. In unzähligen persönlichen Gesprächen mit Thiels Freunden und Menschen die nah mit ihm zusammengearbeitet haben, gelingt Chafkin ein geradezu intimes Portrait von Thiel, das seinesgleichen sucht.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/french-l-autobiographie-d-andrew-carnegie-by-andrew-carnegie--65074009https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/560452 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [French] - L'Autobiographie d'Andrew Carnegie Author: Andrew Carnegie Narrator: Olivia Young Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 32 minutes Release date: November 17, 2021 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: Andrew Carnegie fait partie des titans de l'Amérique ! À son époque où la technologie et les transports étaient limités, il a su se construire un empire industriel qui a fait de lui l'un des businessmen les plus riches des États-Unis ! Comment en est-il arrivé là ? Quels obstacles a t-il dû surmonter ? Qu'est-ce que qu'un entrepreneur peut apprendre de lui ? Découvrez-le à travers cette biographie incroyable ! Un véritable coaching high-level !]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/560452Wed, 17 Nov 2021 04:07:39 +0000Wilfrid HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/560452 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [French] - L'Autobiographie d'Andrew Carnegie Author: Andrew Carnegie Narrator: Olivia Young Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 32 minutes...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/560452 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [French] - L'Autobiographie d'Andrew Carnegie Author: Andrew Carnegie Narrator: Olivia Young Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 32 minutes Release date: November 17, 2021 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: Andrew Carnegie fait partie des titans de l'Amérique ! À son époque où la technologie et les transports étaient limités, il a su se construire un empire industriel qui a fait de lui l'un des businessmen les plus riches des États-Unis ! Comment en est-il arrivé là ? Quels obstacles a t-il dû surmonter ? Qu'est-ce que qu'un entrepreneur peut apprendre de lui ? Découvrez-le à travers cette biographie incroyable ! Un véritable coaching high-level !]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/strong-ties-barclay-simpson-business-philanthropy-leadership-and-the-bay-area-by-katharine-ogden-michaels--65074098https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/534784 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Strong Ties: Barclay Simpson: Business, Philanthropy, Leadership, and the Bay Area Author: Katharine Ogden Michaels Narrator: Janet Metzger Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 5 minutes Release date: November 9, 2021 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: An in-depth look at the life of Oakland, California native, Barclay Simpson, Strong Ties focuses on the set of convictions and leadership qualities that allowed Simpson to build a successful business from nothing and to become one of the major philanthropists in the San Francisco Bay Area. Simpson founded Simpson Manufacturing Co, Inc., in 1956, which he grew from a small, artisan business that fabricated metal connectors into a world-wide, publicly-traded company, known throughout the construction industry as a manufacturer of over 4000 distinct, highly engineered products for tying one structural element to another in residential and commercial projects. In building the company, he developed a set of company principles that placed employees at the center of his business. Central to these principles was a compensation system that included broad-based, quarterly profit-sharing along with employee development and education programs that promoted hiring from within the ranks of the company, thereby allowing employees to build life-long careers in which many were able to go from hourly production line labor to management. A story of Barclay Simpson's leadership style as both a business man and a philanthropist, Strong Ties chronicles the astounding continuity between his views on making money, and giving it away.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/534784Tue, 09 Nov 2021 04:07:39 +0000Wilfrid HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/534784 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Strong Ties: Barclay Simpson: Business, Philanthropy, Leadership, and the Bay Area Author: Katharine Ogden Michaels Narrator: Janet Metzger Format:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/534784 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Strong Ties: Barclay Simpson: Business, Philanthropy, Leadership, and the Bay Area Author: Katharine Ogden Michaels Narrator: Janet Metzger Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 5 minutes Release date: November 9, 2021 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: An in-depth look at the life of Oakland, California native, Barclay Simpson, Strong Ties focuses on the set of convictions and leadership qualities that allowed Simpson to build a successful business from nothing and to become one of the major philanthropists in the San Francisco Bay Area. Simpson founded Simpson Manufacturing Co, Inc., in 1956, which he grew from a small, artisan business that fabricated metal connectors into a world-wide, publicly-traded company, known throughout the construction industry as a manufacturer of over 4000 distinct, highly engineered products for tying one structural element to another in residential and commercial projects. In building the company, he developed a set of company principles that placed employees at the center of his business. Central to these principles was a compensation system that included broad-based, quarterly profit-sharing along with employee development and education programs that promoted hiring from within the ranks of the company, thereby allowing employees to build life-long careers in which many were able to go from hourly production line labor to management. A story of Barclay Simpson's leadership style as both a business man and a philanthropist, Strong Ties chronicles the astounding continuity between his views on making money, and giving it away.]]>1805cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-biography-of-a-failed-venture-decoding-success-secrets-from-the-blackbox-of-a-dead-start-up-by-prashant-desai--65074100https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/551772 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Biography of a Failed Venture: Decoding Success Secrets from the Blackbox of a Dead Start-Up Author: Prashant Desai Narrator: Raja Sevak Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 13 minutes Release date: October 27, 2021 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: THE STORY OF A TRULY INDIAN SPORTS BRAND THAT COULD GO PLACES BUT FAILED Prashant Desai was seven when he lost his father. Growing up in poverty, his single-minded focus was to become wealthy and successful. Ranking fourth on the all-India Cost and Works Accountants exam at the age of twenty-one, joining the corporate world and working with leaders such as Rakesh Jhunjhunwala, Kishore Biyani and Jignesh Shah was a dream run that Prashant enjoyed, one that very few could even imagine and achieve. In April 2017, Prashant Desai founded a venture to build the first truly Indian sports brand - D:FY. In six months, Rajiv Mehta, who started Puma India and led it for seven years, joined him as a partner. They opened seventeen stores in seven cities, riding on great aspirations and confidence. The business lost Rs 30 crore in thirty months, virtually wiping out all that Prashant had earned for nearly thirty years. The venture failed not because Prashant did not possess the necessary vision, determination and courage; it failed because the number of things Prashant did wrong exceeded the number of things he did right. One could weep over the fuselage or decode the black box. So, when Prashant decided to decode it, new possibilities emerged, revealing a treasure trove of success secrets. The Biography of a Failed Venture provides a brutally honest account of why D:FY failed and how entrepreneurs can avoid these pitfalls to make their business ventures successful.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/551772Wed, 27 Oct 2021 04:07:39 +0000Wilfrid HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/551772 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Biography of a Failed Venture: Decoding Success Secrets from the Blackbox of a Dead Start-Up Author: Prashant Desai Narrator: Raja Sevak Format:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/551772 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Biography of a Failed Venture: Decoding Success Secrets from the Blackbox of a Dead Start-Up Author: Prashant Desai Narrator: Raja Sevak Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 13 minutes Release date: October 27, 2021 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: THE STORY OF A TRULY INDIAN SPORTS BRAND THAT COULD GO PLACES BUT FAILED Prashant Desai was seven when he lost his father. Growing up in poverty, his single-minded focus was to become wealthy and successful. Ranking fourth on the all-India Cost and Works Accountants exam at the age of twenty-one, joining the corporate world and working with leaders such as Rakesh Jhunjhunwala, Kishore Biyani and Jignesh Shah was a dream run that Prashant enjoyed, one that very few could even imagine and achieve. In April 2017, Prashant Desai founded a venture to build the first truly Indian sports brand - D:FY. In six months, Rajiv Mehta, who started Puma India and led it for seven years, joined him as a partner. They opened seventeen stores in seven cities, riding on great aspirations and confidence. The business lost Rs 30 crore in thirty months, virtually wiping out all that Prashant had earned for nearly thirty years. The venture failed not because Prashant did not possess the necessary vision, determination and courage; it failed because the number of things Prashant did wrong exceeded the number of things he did right. One could weep over the fuselage or decode the black box. So, when Prashant decided to decode it, new possibilities emerged, revealing a treasure trove of success secrets. The Biography of a Failed Venture provides a brutally honest account of why D:FY failed and how entrepreneurs can avoid these pitfalls to make their business ventures successful.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/life-lived-wild-adventures-at-the-edge-of-the-map-by-rick-ridgeway--65074010https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/527353 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Life Lived Wild: Adventures at the Edge of the Map Author: Rick Ridgeway Narrator: Rick Ridgeway Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 10 minutes Release date: October 26, 2021 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.39 of Total 18 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 5 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: A life worth living is lived at the edges where it is wild. At the beginning of his memoir Life Lived Wild: Adventures at the Edge of the Map, Rick Ridgeway tells us that if you add up all his many expeditions, he’s spent over five years of his life sleeping in tents: “And most of that in small tents pitched in the world’s most remote regions.” It’s not a boast so much as an explanation. Whether at elevation or raising a family back at sea level, those years taught him, he writes, “to distinguish matters of consequence from matters of inconsequence.” He leaves it to his listeners, though, to do the final sort of which is which.   Some of his travels made, and remain, news: the first American ascent of K2; the first direct coast-to-coast traverse of Borneo; the first crossing on foot of a 300-mile corner of Tibet so remote no outsider had ever seen it. Big as these trips were, Rick keeps an eye out for the quiet surprises, like the butterflies he encounters at 23,000 feet on K2 or the furtive silhouettes of wild-eared pheasants in Tibet.   What really comes through best in Life Lived Wild, though, are his fellow travelers. There’s Patagonia founder Yvon Chouinard, and Doug Tompkins, best known for cofounding The North Face but better remembered for his conservation throughout South America. Some companions don’t make the return journey. Rick treats them all with candor and straightforward tenderness. And through their commitments to protecting the wild places they shared, he discovers his own.   A master storyteller, this long-awaited memoir is the bookend to Ridgeway’s impressive list of publications, including Seven Summits, The Shadow of Kilmanjaro, and The Big Open.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/527353Tue, 26 Oct 2021 04:07:39 +0000Wilfrid HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/527353 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Life Lived Wild: Adventures at the Edge of the Map Author: Rick Ridgeway Narrator: Rick Ridgeway Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 10...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/527353 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Life Lived Wild: Adventures at the Edge of the Map Author: Rick Ridgeway Narrator: Rick Ridgeway Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 10 minutes Release date: October 26, 2021 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.39 of Total 18 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 5 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: A life worth living is lived at the edges where it is wild. At the beginning of his memoir Life Lived Wild: Adventures at the Edge of the Map, Rick Ridgeway tells us that if you add up all his many expeditions, he’s spent over five years of his life sleeping in tents: “And most of that in small tents pitched in the world’s most remote regions.” It’s not a boast so much as an explanation. Whether at elevation or raising a family back at sea level, those years taught him, he writes, “to distinguish matters of consequence from matters of inconsequence.” He leaves it to his listeners, though, to do the final sort of which is which.   Some of his travels made, and remain, news: the first American ascent of K2; the first direct coast-to-coast traverse of Borneo; the first crossing on foot of a 300-mile corner of Tibet so remote no outsider had ever seen it. Big as these trips were, Rick keeps an eye out for the quiet surprises, like the butterflies he encounters at 23,000 feet on K2 or the furtive silhouettes of wild-eared pheasants in Tibet.   What really comes through best in Life Lived Wild, though, are his fellow travelers. There’s Patagonia founder Yvon Chouinard, and Doug Tompkins, best known for cofounding The North Face but better remembered for his conservation throughout South America. Some companions don’t make the return journey. Rick treats them all with candor and straightforward tenderness. And through their commitments to protecting the wild places they shared, he discovers his own.   A master storyteller, this long-awaited memoir is the bookend to Ridgeway’s impressive list of publications, including Seven Summits, The Shadow of Kilmanjaro, and The Big Open.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/harsh-realities-the-making-of-marico-by-harsh-mariwala-ram-charan--65074007https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/551891 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Harsh Realities: The Making of Marico Author: Harsh Mariwala, Ram Charan Narrator: Shernaz Patel Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 49 minutes Release date: October 26, 2021 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: Breaking away from the shackles of family-run Bombay Oils Industries Ltd, Harsh Mariwala founded Marico in 1987. Today, the homegrown Marico is a leading international FMCG giant which recorded an annual turnover of over Rs 8000 crore last year. Their products, like Parachute, Nihar Naturals, Saffola, Set Wet, Livon and Mediker, are market leaders in their categories. This is the story of grit, gumption and growth, and of the core values of trust, transparency and innovation which have brought the company to its current stature. Co-authored by leading management thinker and guru Ram Charan, Harsh Realities is a much-awaited business book by an innovative and clear-headed leader who built a highly professional, competitive business from the ground up.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/551891Tue, 26 Oct 2021 04:07:39 +0000Wilfrid HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/551891 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Harsh Realities: The Making of Marico Author: Harsh Mariwala, Ram Charan Narrator: Shernaz Patel Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 49...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/551891 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Harsh Realities: The Making of Marico Author: Harsh Mariwala, Ram Charan Narrator: Shernaz Patel Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 49 minutes Release date: October 26, 2021 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: Breaking away from the shackles of family-run Bombay Oils Industries Ltd, Harsh Mariwala founded Marico in 1987. Today, the homegrown Marico is a leading international FMCG giant which recorded an annual turnover of over Rs 8000 crore last year. Their products, like Parachute, Nihar Naturals, Saffola, Set Wet, Livon and Mediker, are market leaders in their categories. This is the story of grit, gumption and growth, and of the core values of trust, transparency and innovation which have brought the company to its current stature. Co-authored by leading management thinker and guru Ram Charan, Harsh Realities is a much-awaited business book by an innovative and clear-headed leader who built a highly professional, competitive business from the ground up.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/how-to-stitch-an-american-dream-a-story-of-family-faith-and-the-power-of-giving-by-jenny-doan--65074056https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/509697 to listen full audiobooks. Title: How to Stitch an American Dream: A Story of Family, Faith and the Power of Giving Author: Jenny Doan Narrator: Jenny Doan Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 20 minutes Release date: October 19, 2021 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 3 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: Read by the author. Faith, family, hard work, and second chances are at the core of every great American story. Jenny Doan has one of those great American stories. Over the last decade, the Doan family business has grown from Jenny's corner shop to become the largest supplier of pre-cut quilting fabric. In this memoir, Jenny reveals the full the behind-the-scenes story, from her humble beginnings as a homeschooling mom, to the remarkable success she's so well-known for today: the Missouri Star Quilt Company. In her heart-warming style, she invites you on her remarkable journey to overcome hardship and ignite the power of giving—all while revitalizing a small town along the way. You're about to find out: - How she and her husband, Ron, raised seven children on a shoestring budget—and had fun doing it. - How Jenny, Ron and their children worked side-by-side to patch together a family home out of a crumbling shell of a farmhouse. - How their faith, hard work, and generosity not only carried them through the hard times, but led directly to the success of the Missouri Star Quilt Company. How to Stitch an American Dream will make you laugh, cry, and say, 'bless your heart,' as Jenny Doan invites you into her own American dream. Accompanying recipes are available in the audiobook companion PDF download.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/509697Tue, 19 Oct 2021 04:07:39 +0000Wilfrid HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/509697 to listen full audiobooks. Title: How to Stitch an American Dream: A Story of Family, Faith and the Power of Giving Author: Jenny Doan Narrator: Jenny Doan Format: Unabridged...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/509697 to listen full audiobooks. Title: How to Stitch an American Dream: A Story of Family, Faith and the Power of Giving Author: Jenny Doan Narrator: Jenny Doan Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 20 minutes Release date: October 19, 2021 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 3 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: Read by the author. Faith, family, hard work, and second chances are at the core of every great American story. Jenny Doan has one of those great American stories. Over the last decade, the Doan family business has grown from Jenny's corner shop to become the largest supplier of pre-cut quilting fabric. In this memoir, Jenny reveals the full the behind-the-scenes story, from her humble beginnings as a homeschooling mom, to the remarkable success she's so well-known for today: the Missouri Star Quilt Company. In her heart-warming style, she invites you on her remarkable journey to overcome hardship and ignite the power of giving—all while revitalizing a small town along the way. You're about to find out: - How she and her husband, Ron, raised seven children on a shoestring budget—and had fun doing it. - How Jenny, Ron and their children worked side-by-side to patch together a family home out of a crumbling shell of a farmhouse. - How their faith, hard work, and generosity not only carried them through the hard times, but led directly to the success of the Missouri Star Quilt Company. How to Stitch an American Dream will make you laugh, cry, and say, 'bless your heart,' as Jenny Doan invites you into her own American dream. Accompanying recipes are available in the audiobook companion PDF download.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/time-between-my-life-as-a-byrd-burrito-brother-and-beyond-by-chris-hillman--65074015https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/512827 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Time Between: My Life as a Byrd, Burrito Brother, and Beyond Author: Chris Hillman Narrator: Chris Hillman, Dwight Yoakam Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 18 minutes Release date: October 19, 2021 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 2 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: As a co-founder of The Byrds and The Flying Burrito Brothers, Chris Hillman is arguably the primary architect of what’s come to be known as country rock. He went on to record and perform in various configurations, including as a member of Stephen Stills’s Manassas and as a co-founder of The Souther-Hillman-Furay Band. In the 1980s he formed The Desert Rose Band, scoring eight Top 10 Billboard country hits. He’s released a number of solo efforts, including 2017’s highly acclaimed Bidin’ My Time—the final album produced by the late Tom Petty. In Time Between, Hillman shares his quintessentially Southern Californian experience, from an idyllic, rural 1950s childhood; to achieving worldwide fame thanks to hits such as “Mr. Tambourine Man,” “Turn! Turn! Turn!” and “Eight Miles High”; to becoming the first musician to move to Laurel Canyon. Featuring behind-the-scenes insights on his time in The Byrds, his productive but sometimes complicated relationship with Gram Parsons, his role in launching the careers of Buffalo Springfield and Emmylou Harris, and the ups and downs of life in various bands, music is only part of his story. Within Time Between, Hillman reveals the details of his personal life with candor and vulnerability, speaking honestly about the shocking tragedy that struck his family when he was a teenager, his subsequent struggles with anger, and how his spiritual journey led him to a place of deep faith that allowed him to extend forgiveness and experience wholeness. As Time Between shows, Chris Hillman is much more than a rock star. He is truly a founding father of American music and a man who has faced down the challenges of life to discover what really matters.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/512827Tue, 19 Oct 2021 04:07:39 +0000Wilfrid HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/512827 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Time Between: My Life as a Byrd, Burrito Brother, and Beyond Author: Chris Hillman Narrator: Chris Hillman, Dwight Yoakam Format: Unabridged Audiobook...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/512827 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Time Between: My Life as a Byrd, Burrito Brother, and Beyond Author: Chris Hillman Narrator: Chris Hillman, Dwight Yoakam Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 18 minutes Release date: October 19, 2021 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 2 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: As a co-founder of The Byrds and The Flying Burrito Brothers, Chris Hillman is arguably the primary architect of what’s come to be known as country rock. He went on to record and perform in various configurations, including as a member of Stephen Stills’s Manassas and as a co-founder of The Souther-Hillman-Furay Band. In the 1980s he formed The Desert Rose Band, scoring eight Top 10 Billboard country hits. He’s released a number of solo efforts, including 2017’s highly acclaimed Bidin’ My Time—the final album produced by the late Tom Petty. In Time Between, Hillman shares his quintessentially Southern Californian experience, from an idyllic, rural 1950s childhood; to achieving worldwide fame thanks to hits such as “Mr. Tambourine Man,” “Turn! Turn! Turn!” and “Eight Miles High”; to becoming the first musician to move to Laurel Canyon. Featuring behind-the-scenes insights on his time in The Byrds, his productive but sometimes complicated relationship with Gram Parsons, his role in launching the careers of Buffalo Springfield and Emmylou Harris, and the ups and downs of life in various bands, music is only part of his story. Within Time Between, Hillman reveals the details of his personal life with candor and vulnerability, speaking honestly about the shocking tragedy that struck his family when he was a teenager, his subsequent struggles with anger, and how his spiritual journey led him to a place of deep faith that allowed him to extend forgiveness and experience wholeness. As Time Between shows, Chris Hillman is much more than a rock star. He is truly a founding father of American music and a man who has faced down the challenges of life to discover what really matters.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/once-a-bitcoin-miner-scandal-and-turmoil-in-the-cryptocurrency-wild-west-by-ethan-lou--65073991https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/531845 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Once a Bitcoin Miner: Scandal and Turmoil in the Cryptocurrency Wild West Author: Ethan Lou Narrator: Raymond J. Lee Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 36 minutes Release date: October 19, 2021 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 2 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: There is the Bitcoin story of the headlines, but there is a more important one behind them: tangled plots sprawling like roots deep underground, entire worlds in which we are just passersby. In Once a Bitcoin Miner, journalist and author Ethan Lou takes listeners on a richly told first-person narrative through the proverbial cryptocurrency Wild West. From investing in Bitcoin in university to his time writing for Reuters, and then mining the digital asset, Lou meets the late Gerald Cotten (of QuadrigaCX) and a co-founder of Ethereum and hangs out in North Korea with Virgil Griffith, the man later arrested for allegedly teaching blockchain to the totalitarian state. Coming of age during the 2008 financial crisis, Lou's generation has a natural affinity with this rebel internet money, this so-called millennial gold, created in the wake of that economic storm. At once a personal story of adventure and fortune, this book is also a work of journalistic rigor, a deep dive into this domain that everyone hears about yet nobody truly knows and into the lives of the fast-talkers, the exiles, the ambitious, and the daring, forging their paths in a new world harsh and unpredictable.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/531845Tue, 19 Oct 2021 04:07:39 +0000Wilfrid HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/531845 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Once a Bitcoin Miner: Scandal and Turmoil in the Cryptocurrency Wild West Author: Ethan Lou Narrator: Raymond J. Lee Format: Unabridged Audiobook...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/531845 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Once a Bitcoin Miner: Scandal and Turmoil in the Cryptocurrency Wild West Author: Ethan Lou Narrator: Raymond J. Lee Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 36 minutes Release date: October 19, 2021 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 2 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: There is the Bitcoin story of the headlines, but there is a more important one behind them: tangled plots sprawling like roots deep underground, entire worlds in which we are just passersby. In Once a Bitcoin Miner, journalist and author Ethan Lou takes listeners on a richly told first-person narrative through the proverbial cryptocurrency Wild West. From investing in Bitcoin in university to his time writing for Reuters, and then mining the digital asset, Lou meets the late Gerald Cotten (of QuadrigaCX) and a co-founder of Ethereum and hangs out in North Korea with Virgil Griffith, the man later arrested for allegedly teaching blockchain to the totalitarian state. Coming of age during the 2008 financial crisis, Lou's generation has a natural affinity with this rebel internet money, this so-called millennial gold, created in the wake of that economic storm. At once a personal story of adventure and fortune, this book is also a work of journalistic rigor, a deep dive into this domain that everyone hears about yet nobody truly knows and into the lives of the fast-talkers, the exiles, the ambitious, and the daring, forging their paths in a new world harsh and unpredictable.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-contrarian-peter-thiel-and-silicon-valley-s-pursuit-of-power-by-max-chafkin--65074066https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/497930 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Contrarian: Peter Thiel and Silicon Valley's Pursuit of Power Author: Max Chafkin Narrator: Will Damron Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 33 minutes Release date: September 21, 2021 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 2 of Total 1 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: A New York Times Notable Book  A biography of venture capitalist and entrepreneur Peter Thiel, the enigmatic, controversial, and hugely influential power broker who sits at the dynamic intersection of tech, business, and politics   “Max Chafkin’s The Contrarian is much more than a consistently shocking biography of Peter Thiel, the most important investor in tech and a key supporter of the Donald Trump presidency. It’s also a disturbing history of Silicon Valley that will make you reconsider the ideological foundations of America’s relentless engine of creative destruction.”—Brad Stone, author of The Everything Store and Amazon Unbound Since the days of the dot-com bubble in the late 1990s, no industry has made a greater impact on the world than Silicon Valley. And few individuals have done more to shape Silicon Valley than Peter Thiel. The billionaire venture capitalist and entrepreneur has been a behind-the-scenes operator influencing countless aspects of our contemporary way of life, from the technologies we use every day to the delicate power balance between Silicon Valley, Wall Street, and Washington. But despite his power and the ubiquity of his projects, no public figure is quite so mysterious. In the first major biography of Thiel, Max Chafkin traces the trajectory of the innovator's singular life and worldview, from his upbringing as the child of immigrant parents and years at Stanford as a burgeoning conservative thought leader to his founding of PayPal and Palantir, early investment in Facebook and SpaceX, and relationships with fellow tech titans Mark Zuckerberg, Elon Musk, and Eric Schmidt. The Contrarian illuminates the extent to which Thiel has sought to export his values to the corridors of power beyond Silicon Valley, including funding the lawsuit that destroyed the blog Gawker and strenuously backing far-right political candidates, notably Donald Trump for president in 2016. Eye-opening and deeply reported, The Contrarian is a revelatory biography of a one-of-a-kind leader and an incisive portrait of a tech industry whose explosive growth and power is both thrilling and fraught with controversy.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/497930Tue, 21 Sep 2021 04:07:39 +0000Wilfrid HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/497930 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Contrarian: Peter Thiel and Silicon Valley's Pursuit of Power Author: Max Chafkin Narrator: Will Damron Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/497930 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Contrarian: Peter Thiel and Silicon Valley's Pursuit of Power Author: Max Chafkin Narrator: Will Damron Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 33 minutes Release date: September 21, 2021 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 2 of Total 1 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: A New York Times Notable Book  A biography of venture capitalist and entrepreneur Peter Thiel, the enigmatic, controversial, and hugely influential power broker who sits at the dynamic intersection of tech, business, and politics   “Max Chafkin’s The Contrarian is much more than a consistently shocking biography of Peter Thiel, the most important investor in tech and a key supporter of the Donald Trump presidency. It’s also a disturbing history of Silicon Valley that will make you reconsider the ideological foundations of America’s relentless engine of creative destruction.”—Brad Stone, author of The Everything Store and Amazon Unbound Since the days of the dot-com bubble in the late 1990s, no industry has made a greater impact on the world than Silicon Valley. And few individuals have done more to shape Silicon Valley than Peter Thiel. The billionaire venture capitalist and entrepreneur has been a behind-the-scenes operator influencing countless aspects of our contemporary way of life, from the technologies we use every day to the delicate power balance between Silicon Valley, Wall Street, and Washington. But despite his power and the ubiquity of his projects, no public figure is quite so mysterious. In the first major biography of Thiel, Max Chafkin traces the trajectory of the innovator's singular life and worldview, from his upbringing as the child of immigrant parents and years at Stanford as a burgeoning conservative thought leader to his founding of PayPal and Palantir, early investment in Facebook and SpaceX, and relationships with fellow tech titans Mark Zuckerberg, Elon Musk, and Eric Schmidt. The Contrarian illuminates the extent to which Thiel has sought to export his values to the corridors of power beyond Silicon Valley, including funding the lawsuit that destroyed the blog Gawker and strenuously backing far-right political candidates, notably Donald Trump for president in 2016. Eye-opening and deeply reported, The Contrarian is a revelatory biography of a one-of-a-kind leader and an incisive portrait of a tech industry whose explosive growth and power is both thrilling and fraught with controversy.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/vanderbilt-the-rise-and-fall-of-an-american-dynasty-by-anderson-cooper-katherine-howe--65073998https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/536394 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Vanderbilt: The Rise and Fall of an American Dynasty Author: Anderson Cooper, Katherine Howe Narrator: Anderson Cooper Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 50 minutes Release date: September 21, 2021 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.13 of Total 160 Ratings of Narrator: 4.21 of Total 34 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: New York Times bestselling author and journalist Anderson Cooper teams with New York Times bestselling historian and novelist Katherine Howe to chronicle the rise and fall of a legendary American dynasty—his mother’s family, the Vanderbilts. When eleven-year-old Cornelius Vanderbilt began to work on his father’s small boat ferrying supplies in New York Harbor at the beginning of the nineteenth century, no one could have imagined that one day he would, through ruthlessness, cunning, and a pathological desire for money, build two empires—one in shipping and another in railroads—that would make him the richest man in America. His staggering fortune was fought over by his heirs after his death in 1877, sowing familial discord that would never fully heal. Though his son Billy doubled the money left by “the Commodore,” subsequent generations competed to find new and ever more extraordinary ways of spending it. By 2018, when the last Vanderbilt was forced out of The Breakers—the seventy-room summer estate in Newport, Rhode Island, that Cornelius’s grandson and namesake had built—the family would have been unrecognizable to the tycoon who started it all. Now, the Commodore’s great-great-great-grandson Anderson Cooper, joins with historian Katherine Howe to explore the story of his legendary family and their outsized influence. Cooper and Howe breathe life into the ancestors who built the family’s empire, basked in the Commodore’s wealth, hosted lavish galas, and became synonymous with unfettered American capitalism and high society. Moving from the hardscrabble wharves of old Manhattan to the lavish drawing rooms of Gilded Age Fifth Avenue, from the ornate summer palaces of Newport to the courts of Europe, and all the way to modern-day New York, Cooper and Howe wryly recount the triumphs and tragedies of an American dynasty unlike any other. Written with a unique insider’s viewpoint, this is a rollicking, quintessentially American history as remarkable as the family it so vividly captures. Supplemental enhancement PDF accompanies the audiobook.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/536394Tue, 21 Sep 2021 04:07:39 +0000Wilfrid HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/536394 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Vanderbilt: The Rise and Fall of an American Dynasty Author: Anderson Cooper, Katherine Howe Narrator: Anderson Cooper Format: Unabridged Audiobook...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/536394 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Vanderbilt: The Rise and Fall of an American Dynasty Author: Anderson Cooper, Katherine Howe Narrator: Anderson Cooper Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 50 minutes Release date: September 21, 2021 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.13 of Total 160 Ratings of Narrator: 4.21 of Total 34 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: New York Times bestselling author and journalist Anderson Cooper teams with New York Times bestselling historian and novelist Katherine Howe to chronicle the rise and fall of a legendary American dynasty—his mother’s family, the Vanderbilts. When eleven-year-old Cornelius Vanderbilt began to work on his father’s small boat ferrying supplies in New York Harbor at the beginning of the nineteenth century, no one could have imagined that one day he would, through ruthlessness, cunning, and a pathological desire for money, build two empires—one in shipping and another in railroads—that would make him the richest man in America. His staggering fortune was fought over by his heirs after his death in 1877, sowing familial discord that would never fully heal. Though his son Billy doubled the money left by “the Commodore,” subsequent generations competed to find new and ever more extraordinary ways of spending it. By 2018, when the last Vanderbilt was forced out of The Breakers—the seventy-room summer estate in Newport, Rhode Island, that Cornelius’s grandson and namesake had built—the family would have been unrecognizable to the tycoon who started it all. Now, the Commodore’s great-great-great-grandson Anderson Cooper, joins with historian Katherine Howe to explore the story of his legendary family and their outsized influence. Cooper and Howe breathe life into the ancestors who built the family’s empire, basked in the Commodore’s wealth, hosted lavish galas, and became synonymous with unfettered American capitalism and high society. Moving from the hardscrabble wharves of old Manhattan to the lavish drawing rooms of Gilded Age Fifth Avenue, from the ornate summer palaces of Newport to the courts of Europe, and all the way to modern-day New York, Cooper and Howe wryly recount the triumphs and tragedies of an American dynasty unlike any other. Written with a unique insider’s viewpoint, this is a rollicking, quintessentially American history as remarkable as the family it so vividly captures. Supplemental enhancement PDF accompanies the audiobook.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/spanish-spotify-como-una-startup-sueca-gano-la-batalla-por-el-dominio-del-audio-a-apple-google-y-amazon-by-jonas-leijonhufvud-sven-ca--65074025https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/544524 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Spanish] - Spotify: Cómo una startup sueca ganó la batalla por el dominio del audio a Apple, Google y Amazon Author: Jonas Leijonhufvud, Sven Carlsson Narrator: Jorge Lemus Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 44 minutes Release date: September 9, 2021 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: La historia completa de la plataforma de audio por streaming más grande del mundo En 2011, Daniel Ek, el joven fundador de Spotify, por fin logró el lanzamiento de sucompañía en Estados Unidos, a pesar de que Steve Jobs había hecho lo posible porque ese momento nunca sucediera. La startup sueca había entrado al campo de batalla para cambiar las reglas del juego en el negocio de la música. Spotify apenas había ganado una batalla, pero aún no la guerra: ahora tendría que luchar en contra y a favor de las grandes discográficas, al tiempo que seguía tratando de triunfar en la carrera de la rentabilidad. A partir de cientos de entrevistas y fuentes —entre las que destacan Mark Zuckerberg, Steve Jobs, Taylor Swift, Jay-Z, Sean Parker,Pony Ma Huateng y Jimmy Loving—, los autores reconstruyen la fascinante historia de una de las compañías que ha revolucionado la forma en que el mundo consume audio. Un relato equiparable al de David y Goliat que, además de revelador, muestra cómo la convicción, la voluntad implacable y los sueños son clave para los pequeños empresarios que se enfrentan a los gigantes de la tecnología.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/544524Thu, 09 Sep 2021 04:07:39 +0000Wilfrid HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/544524 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Spanish] - Spotify: Cómo una startup sueca ganó la batalla por el dominio del audio a Apple, Google y Amazon Author: Jonas Leijonhufvud, Sven Carlsson...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/544524 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Spanish] - Spotify: Cómo una startup sueca ganó la batalla por el dominio del audio a Apple, Google y Amazon Author: Jonas Leijonhufvud, Sven Carlsson Narrator: Jorge Lemus Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 44 minutes Release date: September 9, 2021 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: La historia completa de la plataforma de audio por streaming más grande del mundo En 2011, Daniel Ek, el joven fundador de Spotify, por fin logró el lanzamiento de sucompañía en Estados Unidos, a pesar de que Steve Jobs había hecho lo posible porque ese momento nunca sucediera. La startup sueca había entrado al campo de batalla para cambiar las reglas del juego en el negocio de la música. Spotify apenas había ganado una batalla, pero aún no la guerra: ahora tendría que luchar en contra y a favor de las grandes discográficas, al tiempo que seguía tratando de triunfar en la carrera de la rentabilidad. A partir de cientos de entrevistas y fuentes —entre las que destacan Mark Zuckerberg, Steve Jobs, Taylor Swift, Jay-Z, Sean Parker,Pony Ma Huateng y Jimmy Loving—, los autores reconstruyen la fascinante historia de una de las compañías que ha revolucionado la forma en que el mundo consume audio. Un relato equiparable al de David y Goliat que, además de revelador, muestra cómo la convicción, la voluntad implacable y los sueños son clave para los pequeños empresarios que se enfrentan a los gigantes de la tecnología.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/xiaomi-how-a-startup-disrupted-the-market-and-created-a-cult-following-by-jayadevan-p-k--65074026https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/545061 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Xiaomi: How a Startup Disrupted the Market and Created a Cult Following Author: Jayadevan P.K. Narrator: Vikrant Chaturvedi Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 25 minutes Release date: September 8, 2021 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: There may be no hotter company on the planet than Xiaomi. In less than a decade, the company has gone from being a Chinese start-up to a global player in the smartphone market. Driven by the philosophy of 'Innovation for all', Xiaomi has a cult fan following; after all, it offers high-end features at relatively low prices. Besides, it does not only sell phones. It also sells earphones, bluetooth speakers, televisions, fitness bands, weighing scales, power banks and air purifiers, among other products. Each one of them offering the best possible value for money. How did a small Chinese start-up become so big in a matter of years? How has it managed a cult following in such a short time period when a company like Apple took decades? What's the secret behind Xiaomi's success? Such are the answers this book will provide at length.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/545061Wed, 08 Sep 2021 04:07:39 +0000Wilfrid HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/545061 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Xiaomi: How a Startup Disrupted the Market and Created a Cult Following Author: Jayadevan P.K. Narrator: Vikrant Chaturvedi Format: Unabridged...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/545061 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Xiaomi: How a Startup Disrupted the Market and Created a Cult Following Author: Jayadevan P.K. Narrator: Vikrant Chaturvedi Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 25 minutes Release date: September 8, 2021 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: There may be no hotter company on the planet than Xiaomi. In less than a decade, the company has gone from being a Chinese start-up to a global player in the smartphone market. Driven by the philosophy of 'Innovation for all', Xiaomi has a cult fan following; after all, it offers high-end features at relatively low prices. Besides, it does not only sell phones. It also sells earphones, bluetooth speakers, televisions, fitness bands, weighing scales, power banks and air purifiers, among other products. Each one of them offering the best possible value for money. How did a small Chinese start-up become so big in a matter of years? How has it managed a cult following in such a short time period when a company like Apple took decades? What's the secret behind Xiaomi's success? Such are the answers this book will provide at length.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/invention-a-life-by-james-dyson--65074052https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/505442 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Invention: A Life Author: James Dyson Narrator: James Dyson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 32 minutes Release date: September 2, 2021 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.5 of Total 4 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: Dyson has become a byword for great design, brilliant invention and global success. Now, James Dyson, the entrepreneur who made it all happen, tells his remarkable and inspirational story in Invention: A Life of Learning through Failure. 'By continually challenging ourselves, investing in the future and experimenting, we can continue to make the future. We must never stop. Never, for one second become comfortable.' James Dyson In this spirited autobiography, James Dyson interweaves his own life story with a wider exploration of the importance of invention. On the way, the reader encounters challenging and inspirational characters, radical inventions, adventurous engineering, cultural fads, political gamesmanship, legal battles and much else besides. Invention: A Life of Learning through Failure is a 21st century call to arms: creative invention through the research, design and manufacture of technologies and products empowers not only employees and employers, but the economy at large, while the very acts of imagining, shaping and making things enriches our lives. James Dyson sees people as producers as well as consumers, the inventing and making of things part of a natural instinct. Invention is a lifelong commitment. It has been James Dyson’s life.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/505442Thu, 02 Sep 2021 04:07:39 +0000Wilfrid HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/505442 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Invention: A Life Author: James Dyson Narrator: James Dyson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 32 minutes Release date: September 2, 2021...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/505442 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Invention: A Life Author: James Dyson Narrator: James Dyson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 32 minutes Release date: September 2, 2021 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.5 of Total 4 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: Dyson has become a byword for great design, brilliant invention and global success. Now, James Dyson, the entrepreneur who made it all happen, tells his remarkable and inspirational story in Invention: A Life of Learning through Failure. 'By continually challenging ourselves, investing in the future and experimenting, we can continue to make the future. We must never stop. Never, for one second become comfortable.' James Dyson In this spirited autobiography, James Dyson interweaves his own life story with a wider exploration of the importance of invention. On the way, the reader encounters challenging and inspirational characters, radical inventions, adventurous engineering, cultural fads, political gamesmanship, legal battles and much else besides. Invention: A Life of Learning through Failure is a 21st century call to arms: creative invention through the research, design and manufacture of technologies and products empowers not only employees and employers, but the economy at large, while the very acts of imagining, shaping and making things enriches our lives. James Dyson sees people as producers as well as consumers, the inventing and making of things part of a natural instinct. Invention is a lifelong commitment. It has been James Dyson’s life.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/chief-of-staff-by-gavin-barwell--65074045https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/523288 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Chief of Staff Author: Gavin Barwell Narrator: Gavin Barwell Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 14 hours 3 minutes Release date: September 2, 2021 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 1 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 2 of Total 1 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: Once a more sedate affair, since 2016, British politics has witnessed a barrage of crises, resignations and general elections. As Brexit became logjammed, Theresa May's premiership was the most turbulent of all. In her darkest hour, following the disastrous 2017 election, she turned to Gavin Barwell to restore her battered authority. He would become her Chief of Staff for the next two years - a period punctuated by strained negotiations, domestic tragedy, and intense political drama. In this gripping insider memoir, Barwell reveals what really went on in the corridors of power - and sheds a vital light on May, the most inscrutable of modern prime ministers. He was by her side when she negotiated her Brexit deal, met Donald Trump, heard about the poisoning of the Skripals in Salisbury, responded to the Grenfell Tower fire, met Jeremy Corbyn and Keir Starmer to broker a cross-party Brexit agreement - and ultimately made the decision to stand down as Prime Minister. Revealing how government operates during times of crisis, this will become the definitive record of a momentous episode in Britain's recent political history.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/523288Thu, 02 Sep 2021 04:07:39 +0000Wilfrid HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/523288 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Chief of Staff Author: Gavin Barwell Narrator: Gavin Barwell Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 14 hours 3 minutes Release date: September 2, 2021...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/523288 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Chief of Staff Author: Gavin Barwell Narrator: Gavin Barwell Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 14 hours 3 minutes Release date: September 2, 2021 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 1 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 2 of Total 1 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: Once a more sedate affair, since 2016, British politics has witnessed a barrage of crises, resignations and general elections. As Brexit became logjammed, Theresa May's premiership was the most turbulent of all. In her darkest hour, following the disastrous 2017 election, she turned to Gavin Barwell to restore her battered authority. He would become her Chief of Staff for the next two years - a period punctuated by strained negotiations, domestic tragedy, and intense political drama. In this gripping insider memoir, Barwell reveals what really went on in the corridors of power - and sheds a vital light on May, the most inscrutable of modern prime ministers. He was by her side when she negotiated her Brexit deal, met Donald Trump, heard about the poisoning of the Skripals in Salisbury, responded to the Grenfell Tower fire, met Jeremy Corbyn and Keir Starmer to broker a cross-party Brexit agreement - and ultimately made the decision to stand down as Prime Minister. Revealing how government operates during times of crisis, this will become the definitive record of a momentous episode in Britain's recent political history.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/family-business-an-intimate-history-of-john-lewis-and-the-partnership-by-victoria-glendinning--65074078https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/485439 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Family Business: An Intimate History of John Lewis and the Partnership Author: Victoria Glendinning Narrator: Julia Franklin Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 48 minutes Release date: August 19, 2021 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: From Victoria Glendinning, winner of the Duff Cooper Prize, the James Tait Black Prize and (twice) the Whitbread Prize for Biography. ‘It’s Succession in tailcoats and spats … This is a vivid and eye-opening group biography, backgrounded by the rise of supermarket moguls from humble beginnings’ Sunday Times Who was John Lewis? What story lies behind the retail empire that bears his name? Behind the glass windows and displays of soft furnishing, this book reveals the family that founded the shops in all their eccentricities, and whose relationships became blighted by conflicts of epic proportions as their wealth bloomed. Born into poverty, John Lewis was orphaned at the age of seven when his father died in a Somerset workhouse. Dreaming of a better life, the young man travelled to London at the start of what would become a retail revolution. From early years as a draper’s apprentice, we see how Lewis’s first pokey little business opened on Oxford Street in 1864, and expanded as an emerging middle class embraced the department stores as a recreational experience. Prize-winning biographer Victoria Glendinning has had full access to the company and family archives to write this eye-opening story. She captures the toxic relationships that unfolded between Lewis and his two sons, Spedan and Oswald, as they collided over the future of their retail empire – their worst moments including emotional blackmail, face-slapping and a kidnapping – and much litigation between father and both sons. Yet the family never broke up and Spedan’s vision of a Partnership model to act as an ethical corrective and foster a community of happier, more productive workers was eventually realised and survives to this day. With riveting personal detail, this brilliant group biography captures a rags-to-riches story and a tempestuous family saga, all unfolding against the dramatic social and political worlds of nineteenth-century London. The book concludes with an assessment of the position John Lewis holds in British sensibilities, and whether John Lewis and institutions like it have a place in our future.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/485439Thu, 19 Aug 2021 04:07:39 +0000Wilfrid HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/485439 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Family Business: An Intimate History of John Lewis and the Partnership Author: Victoria Glendinning Narrator: Julia Franklin Format: Unabridged...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/485439 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Family Business: An Intimate History of John Lewis and the Partnership Author: Victoria Glendinning Narrator: Julia Franklin Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 48 minutes Release date: August 19, 2021 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: From Victoria Glendinning, winner of the Duff Cooper Prize, the James Tait Black Prize and (twice) the Whitbread Prize for Biography. ‘It’s Succession in tailcoats and spats … This is a vivid and eye-opening group biography, backgrounded by the rise of supermarket moguls from humble beginnings’ Sunday Times Who was John Lewis? What story lies behind the retail empire that bears his name? Behind the glass windows and displays of soft furnishing, this book reveals the family that founded the shops in all their eccentricities, and whose relationships became blighted by conflicts of epic proportions as their wealth bloomed. Born into poverty, John Lewis was orphaned at the age of seven when his father died in a Somerset workhouse. Dreaming of a better life, the young man travelled to London at the start of what would become a retail revolution. From early years as a draper’s apprentice, we see how Lewis’s first pokey little business opened on Oxford Street in 1864, and expanded as an emerging middle class embraced the department stores as a recreational experience. Prize-winning biographer Victoria Glendinning has had full access to the company and family archives to write this eye-opening story. She captures the toxic relationships that unfolded between Lewis and his two sons, Spedan and Oswald, as they collided over the future of their retail empire – their worst moments including emotional blackmail, face-slapping and a kidnapping – and much litigation between father and both sons. Yet the family never broke up and Spedan’s vision of a Partnership model to act as an ethical corrective and foster a community of happier, more productive workers was eventually realised and survives to this day. With riveting personal detail, this brilliant group biography captures a rags-to-riches story and a tempestuous family saga, all unfolding against the dramatic social and political worlds of nineteenth-century London. The book concludes with an assessment of the position John Lewis holds in British sensibilities, and whether John Lewis and institutions like it have a place in our future.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/french-autobiographie-de-john-d-rockefeller-by-john-d-rockefeller--65074003https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/544443 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [French] - Autobiographie de John D. Rockefeller Author: John D. Rockefeller Narrator: Basile Guerri-Grammont Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 7 minutes Release date: August 19, 2021 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: L'autobiographie classique 'Random Reminiscences Of Men And Events' a été écrite par le titan du pétrole John Davison Rockefeller lui-même. John D. Rockefeller comme on le nomme aujourd'hui était un magnat du pétrole. Il est largement considéré comme l'Américain le plus riche de tous les temps. Son autobiographie 'Random Reminiscences Of Men And Events' retrace sa vie et fournit et éléments déclencheurs qui ont conduit à la naissance d'un empire et d'une dynastie.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/544443Thu, 19 Aug 2021 04:07:39 +0000Wilfrid HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/544443 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [French] - Autobiographie de John D. Rockefeller Author: John D. Rockefeller Narrator: Basile Guerri-Grammont Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/544443 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [French] - Autobiographie de John D. Rockefeller Author: John D. Rockefeller Narrator: Basile Guerri-Grammont Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 7 minutes Release date: August 19, 2021 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: L'autobiographie classique 'Random Reminiscences Of Men And Events' a été écrite par le titan du pétrole John Davison Rockefeller lui-même. John D. Rockefeller comme on le nomme aujourd'hui était un magnat du pétrole. Il est largement considéré comme l'Américain le plus riche de tous les temps. Son autobiographie 'Random Reminiscences Of Men And Events' retrace sa vie et fournit et éléments déclencheurs qui ont conduit à la naissance d'un empire et d'une dynastie.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/polish-sukcesy-samoukow-krolowie-wielkiego-biznesu-tom-3-by-andrzej-moszczynski--65074037https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/544401 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Polish] - Sukcesy samouków - Królowie wielkiego biznesu. Tom 3 Author: Andrzej Moszczyński Narrator: Aleksander Bromberek Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 10 minutes Release date: August 18, 2021 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: Audiobook, który widzisz przed sobą to trzecia część z serii zawierającej łącznie pięćdziesiąt krótkich biografii nieprzeciętnych ludzi – przedsiębiorców samouków, którzy często wbrew ciężkim warunkom, biedzie i brakowi szkolnej edukacji odnieśli w życiu wielkie sukcesy, w sposób zasadniczy wpływając na świat, jaki znamy. Oto kolejnych dziesięciu samouków – królów wielkiego biznesu: Amancio Ortega Gaona, Bill Gates, Hyman Golden, William Thomas Grant, David Green, Joyce Clyde Hall, Keneth A. Ken Hendricks, Milton Snavely Hershey, Sōichirō Honda, Steve Jobs. Niech ich życiorysy będą dowodem na to, że spełnione życie i sukces zależą przede wszystkim od pracy i samodzielnego rozwoju, a nie od formalnego wykształcenia.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/544401Wed, 18 Aug 2021 04:07:39 +0000Wilfrid HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/544401 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Polish] - Sukcesy samouków - Królowie wielkiego biznesu. Tom 3 Author: Andrzej Moszczyński Narrator: Aleksander Bromberek Format: Unabridged Audiobook...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/544401 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Polish] - Sukcesy samouków - Królowie wielkiego biznesu. Tom 3 Author: Andrzej Moszczyński Narrator: Aleksander Bromberek Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 10 minutes Release date: August 18, 2021 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: Audiobook, który widzisz przed sobą to trzecia część z serii zawierającej łącznie pięćdziesiąt krótkich biografii nieprzeciętnych ludzi – przedsiębiorców samouków, którzy często wbrew ciężkim warunkom, biedzie i brakowi szkolnej edukacji odnieśli w życiu wielkie sukcesy, w sposób zasadniczy wpływając na świat, jaki znamy. Oto kolejnych dziesięciu samouków – królów wielkiego biznesu: Amancio Ortega Gaona, Bill Gates, Hyman Golden, William Thomas Grant, David Green, Joyce Clyde Hall, Keneth A. Ken Hendricks, Milton Snavely Hershey, Sōichirō Honda, Steve Jobs. Niech ich życiorysy będą dowodem na to, że spełnione życie i sukces zależą przede wszystkim od pracy i samodzielnego rozwoju, a nie od formalnego wykształcenia.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/polish-sukcesy-samoukow-krolowie-wielkiego-biznesu-tom-5-by-andrzej-moszczynski--65073989https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/544402 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Polish] - Sukcesy samouków - Królowie wielkiego biznesu. Tom 5 Author: Andrzej Moszczyński Narrator: Aleksander Bromberek Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 14 minutes Release date: August 18, 2021 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: Audiobook, który widzisz przed sobą to ostatnia część z serii zawierającej łącznie pięćdziesiąt krótkich biografi i nieprzeciętnych ludzi – przedsiębiorców samouków, którzy często wbrew ciężkim warunkom, biedzie i brakowi szkolnej edukacji odnieśli w życiu wielkie sukcesy, w sposób zasadniczy wpływając na świat, jaki znamy. Oto ostatnich dziesięciu samouków – królów wielkiego biznesu: Anita Roddick, Henry Royce, Helena Rubinstein, Sonia Rykiel, Vidal Sassoon, Richard M. Schulze, Rex David „Dave” Thomas, Hans Otto Wilhelm Wilsdorf, Charles Kemmons Wilson, Reinhold Wurth. Niech ich życiorysy będą dowodem na to, że spełnione życie i sukces zależą przede wszystkim od pracy i samodzielnego rozwoju, a nie od formalnego wykształcenia.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/544402Wed, 18 Aug 2021 04:07:39 +0000Wilfrid HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/544402 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Polish] - Sukcesy samouków - Królowie wielkiego biznesu. Tom 5 Author: Andrzej Moszczyński Narrator: Aleksander Bromberek Format: Unabridged Audiobook...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/544402 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Polish] - Sukcesy samouków - Królowie wielkiego biznesu. Tom 5 Author: Andrzej Moszczyński Narrator: Aleksander Bromberek Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 14 minutes Release date: August 18, 2021 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: Audiobook, który widzisz przed sobą to ostatnia część z serii zawierającej łącznie pięćdziesiąt krótkich biografi i nieprzeciętnych ludzi – przedsiębiorców samouków, którzy często wbrew ciężkim warunkom, biedzie i brakowi szkolnej edukacji odnieśli w życiu wielkie sukcesy, w sposób zasadniczy wpływając na świat, jaki znamy. Oto ostatnich dziesięciu samouków – królów wielkiego biznesu: Anita Roddick, Henry Royce, Helena Rubinstein, Sonia Rykiel, Vidal Sassoon, Richard M. Schulze, Rex David „Dave” Thomas, Hans Otto Wilhelm Wilsdorf, Charles Kemmons Wilson, Reinhold Wurth. Niech ich życiorysy będą dowodem na to, że spełnione życie i sukces zależą przede wszystkim od pracy i samodzielnego rozwoju, a nie od formalnego wykształcenia.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/polish-sukcesy-samoukow-krolowie-wielkiego-biznesu-tom-2-by-andrzej-moszczynski--65073988https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/544403 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Polish] - Sukcesy samouków - Królowie wielkiego biznesu. Tom 2 Author: Andrzej Moszczyński Narrator: Aleksander Bromberek Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 30 minutes Release date: August 18, 2021 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: Audiobook, który widzisz przed sobą to druga część z serii zawierającej łącznie pięćdziesiąt krótkich biografii nieprzeciętnych ludzi – przedsiębiorców samouków, którzy często wbrew ciężkim warunkom, biedzie i brakowi szkolnej edukacji odnieśli w życiu wielkie sukcesy, w sposób zasadniczy wpływając na świat, jaki znamy. Oto kolejnych dziesięciu samouków – królów wielkiego biznesu: Karl Albrecht, Isak Andić, Mary Kay Ash, Albert-René Biotteau, Richard Charles Nicholas Branson, Natan Darty, Jean-Claude Decaux, John Paul DeJoria, Walt Disney, Jack Dorsey. Niech ich życiorysy będą dowodem na to, że spełnione życie i sukces zależą przede wszystkim od pracy i samodzielnego rozwoju, a nie od formalnego wykształcenia.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/544403Wed, 18 Aug 2021 04:07:39 +0000Wilfrid HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/544403 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Polish] - Sukcesy samouków - Królowie wielkiego biznesu. Tom 2 Author: Andrzej Moszczyński Narrator: Aleksander Bromberek Format: Unabridged Audiobook...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/544403 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Polish] - Sukcesy samouków - Królowie wielkiego biznesu. Tom 2 Author: Andrzej Moszczyński Narrator: Aleksander Bromberek Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 30 minutes Release date: August 18, 2021 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: Audiobook, który widzisz przed sobą to druga część z serii zawierającej łącznie pięćdziesiąt krótkich biografii nieprzeciętnych ludzi – przedsiębiorców samouków, którzy często wbrew ciężkim warunkom, biedzie i brakowi szkolnej edukacji odnieśli w życiu wielkie sukcesy, w sposób zasadniczy wpływając na świat, jaki znamy. Oto kolejnych dziesięciu samouków – królów wielkiego biznesu: Karl Albrecht, Isak Andić, Mary Kay Ash, Albert-René Biotteau, Richard Charles Nicholas Branson, Natan Darty, Jean-Claude Decaux, John Paul DeJoria, Walt Disney, Jack Dorsey. Niech ich życiorysy będą dowodem na to, że spełnione życie i sukces zależą przede wszystkim od pracy i samodzielnego rozwoju, a nie od formalnego wykształcenia.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/polish-sukcesy-samoukow-krolowie-wielkiego-biznesu-tom-1-by-andrzej-moszczynski--65074039https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/544400 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Polish] - Sukcesy samouków - Królowie wielkiego biznesu. Tom 1 Author: Andrzej Moszczyński Narrator: Aleksander Bromberek Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 9 minutes Release date: August 17, 2021 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: Audiobook, który widzisz przed sobą to pierwsza część z serii zawierającej łącznie pięćdziesiąt krótkich biografii nieprzeciętnych ludzi – przedsiębiorców samouków, którzy często wbrew ciężkim warunkom, biedzie i brakowi szkolnej edukacji odnieśli w życiu wielkie sukcesy, w sposób zasadniczy wpływając na świat, jaki znamy. Oto dziesięciu pierwszych samouków – królów wielkiego biznesu: Amadeo Peter Giannini, Andrew Carnegie, Anna Wintour, Ettore Bugatti, Gabrielle Bonheur Chanel, Giorgio Armani, Tomasz Bata, Yves Rocher, Henry Ford, Jean-Claude Bourrelier. Niech ich życiorysy będą dowodem na to, że spełnione życie i sukces zależą przede wszystkim od pracy i samodzielnego rozwoju, a nie od formalnego wykształcenia.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/544400Tue, 17 Aug 2021 04:07:39 +0000Wilfrid HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/544400 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Polish] - Sukcesy samouków - Królowie wielkiego biznesu. Tom 1 Author: Andrzej Moszczyński Narrator: Aleksander Bromberek Format: Unabridged Audiobook...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/544400 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Polish] - Sukcesy samouków - Królowie wielkiego biznesu. Tom 1 Author: Andrzej Moszczyński Narrator: Aleksander Bromberek Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 9 minutes Release date: August 17, 2021 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: Audiobook, który widzisz przed sobą to pierwsza część z serii zawierającej łącznie pięćdziesiąt krótkich biografii nieprzeciętnych ludzi – przedsiębiorców samouków, którzy często wbrew ciężkim warunkom, biedzie i brakowi szkolnej edukacji odnieśli w życiu wielkie sukcesy, w sposób zasadniczy wpływając na świat, jaki znamy. Oto dziesięciu pierwszych samouków – królów wielkiego biznesu: Amadeo Peter Giannini, Andrew Carnegie, Anna Wintour, Ettore Bugatti, Gabrielle Bonheur Chanel, Giorgio Armani, Tomasz Bata, Yves Rocher, Henry Ford, Jean-Claude Bourrelier. Niech ich życiorysy będą dowodem na to, że spełnione życie i sukces zależą przede wszystkim od pracy i samodzielnego rozwoju, a nie od formalnego wykształcenia.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/woke-inc-inside-corporate-america-s-social-justice-scam-by-vivek-ramaswamy--65074017https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/518016 to listen full audiobooks. Title: WOKE, INC.: Inside Corporate America's Social Justice Scam Author: Vivek Ramaswamy Narrator: Vivek Ramaswamy Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 27 minutes Release date: August 17, 2021 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.28 of Total 57 Ratings of Narrator: 4.86 of Total 14 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: In this New York Times bestseller, a young and successful entrepreneur makes the case that politics has no place in business, and sets out a new vision for the future of American capitalism. There’s a new invisible force at work in our economic and cultural lives. It affects every advertisement we see and every product we buy, from our morning coffee to a new pair of shoes.  “Stakeholder capitalism” makes rosy promises of a better, more diverse, environmentally-friendly world, but in reality this ideology championed by America’s business and political leaders robs us of our money, our voice, and our identity.   Vivek Ramaswamy is a traitor to his class. He’s founded multibillion-dollar enterprises, led a biotech company as CEO, he became a hedge fund partner in his 20s, trained as a scientist at Harvard and a lawyer at Yale, and grew up the child of immigrants in a small town in Ohio. Now he takes us behind the scenes into corporate boardrooms and five-star conferences, into Ivy League classrooms and secretive nonprofits, to reveal the defining scam of our century.   The modern woke-industrial complex divides us as a people.  By mixing morality with consumerism, America’s elites prey on our innermost insecurities about who we really are. They sell us cheap social causes and skin-deep identities to satisfy our hunger for a cause and our search for meaning, at a moment when we as Americans lack both.   This book not only rips back the curtain on the new corporatist agenda, it offers a better way forward. America’s elites may want to sort us into demographic boxes, but we don’t have to stay there. Woke, Inc. begins as a critique of stakeholder capitalism and ends with an exploration of what it means to be an American in 2021—a journey that begins with cynicism and ends with hope.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/518016Tue, 17 Aug 2021 04:07:39 +0000Wilfrid HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/518016 to listen full audiobooks. Title: WOKE, INC.: Inside Corporate America's Social Justice Scam Author: Vivek Ramaswamy Narrator: Vivek Ramaswamy Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/518016 to listen full audiobooks. Title: WOKE, INC.: Inside Corporate America's Social Justice Scam Author: Vivek Ramaswamy Narrator: Vivek Ramaswamy Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 27 minutes Release date: August 17, 2021 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.28 of Total 57 Ratings of Narrator: 4.86 of Total 14 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: In this New York Times bestseller, a young and successful entrepreneur makes the case that politics has no place in business, and sets out a new vision for the future of American capitalism. There’s a new invisible force at work in our economic and cultural lives. It affects every advertisement we see and every product we buy, from our morning coffee to a new pair of shoes.  “Stakeholder capitalism” makes rosy promises of a better, more diverse, environmentally-friendly world, but in reality this ideology championed by America’s business and political leaders robs us of our money, our voice, and our identity.   Vivek Ramaswamy is a traitor to his class. He’s founded multibillion-dollar enterprises, led a biotech company as CEO, he became a hedge fund partner in his 20s, trained as a scientist at Harvard and a lawyer at Yale, and grew up the child of immigrants in a small town in Ohio. Now he takes us behind the scenes into corporate boardrooms and five-star conferences, into Ivy League classrooms and secretive nonprofits, to reveal the defining scam of our century.   The modern woke-industrial complex divides us as a people.  By mixing morality with consumerism, America’s elites prey on our innermost insecurities about who we really are. They sell us cheap social causes and skin-deep identities to satisfy our hunger for a cause and our search for meaning, at a moment when we as Americans lack both.   This book not only rips back the curtain on the new corporatist agenda, it offers a better way forward. America’s elites may want to sort us into demographic boxes, but we don’t have to stay there. Woke, Inc. begins as a critique of stakeholder capitalism and ends with an exploration of what it means to be an American in 2021—a journey that begins with cynicism and ends with hope.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/spanish-nunca-te-pares-autobiografia-del-fundador-de-nike-by-phil-knight--65074023https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/537685 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Spanish] - Nunca te pares: Autobiografía del fundador de Nike Author: Phil Knight Narrator: Sebastián Rosas Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 16 hours 11 minutes Release date: August 12, 2021 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 5 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: La historia jamás contada detrás de Nike, la marca deportiva más icónica del mundo, narrada por su creador. Uno de los libros favoritos de Bill Gates de 2016. Phil Knight, director general de Nike, nos cuenta por primera vez la auténtica historia detrás de la empresa que fundó en 1962, que hoy en día factura más de 30.000 millones de dólares al año, y cuyo logo ha llegado a ser un símbolo global, el icono más ubicuo y reconocido en todo el mundo. Todo comenzó con 50 dólares y una idea sencilla: importar calzado deportivo económico y de gran calidad desde Japón. Vendiendo esas zapatillas de deporte en el maletero de su coche consiguió facturar 8.000 dólares durante el primer año. Progresivamente, este pequeño negocio se convirtió en una start-up rompedora que revolucionó el mercado, creó una marca universal e innovadora y evolucionó hasta convertirse en el gigante actual. En estas memorias sinceras y viscerales, Phil Knight relata los numerosos riesgos asumidos, los reveses sufridos y los incipientes éxitos, pero sobre todo la relación con sus primeros colaboradores y empleados, un grupo de inconformistas y luchadores que acabaron sintiéndose como hermanos. Juntos, animados por la fuerza de un objetivo común y una fe profunda en el espíritu del deporte, construyeron una marca que transformó todos los cánones establecidos. Reseñas: «Estas memorias, por el co-fundador de Nike, es un recordatorio refrescante y honesto de lo que realmente es el camino hacia el éxito empresarial: desordenado, precario y lleno de errores. [...] No creo que Knight se proponga enseñar nada al lector. En su lugar, logra algo mejor. Él cuenta su historia con la mayor honestidad posible. Es una historia increíble.» Bill Gates «Una conmovedora y entretenida aventura, una auténtica odisea con mucho que enseñar sobre innovación y creatividad. Phil Knight nos lleva hasta los inicios de la marca Nike y recuerda cómo tuvo que suplicar para conseguir dinero de unos bancos muy reacios y cómo tuvieron que trabajar juntos para construir algo único y revolucionario. Una inspiración para quienes tengan sueños poco convencionales.» Michael Spence, Premio Nobel de Economía]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/537685Thu, 12 Aug 2021 04:07:39 +0000Wilfrid HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/537685 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Spanish] - Nunca te pares: Autobiografía del fundador de Nike Author: Phil Knight Narrator: Sebastián Rosas Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 16...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/537685 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Spanish] - Nunca te pares: Autobiografía del fundador de Nike Author: Phil Knight Narrator: Sebastián Rosas Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 16 hours 11 minutes Release date: August 12, 2021 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 5 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: La historia jamás contada detrás de Nike, la marca deportiva más icónica del mundo, narrada por su creador. Uno de los libros favoritos de Bill Gates de 2016. Phil Knight, director general de Nike, nos cuenta por primera vez la auténtica historia detrás de la empresa que fundó en 1962, que hoy en día factura más de 30.000 millones de dólares al año, y cuyo logo ha llegado a ser un símbolo global, el icono más ubicuo y reconocido en todo el mundo. Todo comenzó con 50 dólares y una idea sencilla: importar calzado deportivo económico y de gran calidad desde Japón. Vendiendo esas zapatillas de deporte en el maletero de su coche consiguió facturar 8.000 dólares durante el primer año. Progresivamente, este pequeño negocio se convirtió en una start-up rompedora que revolucionó el mercado, creó una marca universal e innovadora y evolucionó hasta convertirse en el gigante actual. En estas memorias sinceras y viscerales, Phil Knight relata los numerosos riesgos asumidos, los reveses sufridos y los incipientes éxitos, pero sobre todo la relación con sus primeros colaboradores y empleados, un grupo de inconformistas y luchadores que acabaron sintiéndose como hermanos. Juntos, animados por la fuerza de un objetivo común y una fe profunda en el espíritu del deporte, construyeron una marca que transformó todos los cánones establecidos. Reseñas: «Estas memorias, por el co-fundador de Nike, es un recordatorio refrescante y honesto de lo que realmente es el camino hacia el éxito empresarial: desordenado, precario y lleno de errores. [...] No creo que Knight se proponga enseñar nada al lector. En su lugar, logra algo mejor. Él cuenta su historia con la mayor honestidad posible. Es una historia increíble.» Bill Gates «Una conmovedora y entretenida aventura, una auténtica odisea con mucho que enseñar sobre innovación y creatividad. Phil Knight nos lleva hasta los inicios de la marca Nike y recuerda cómo tuvo que suplicar para conseguir dinero de unos bancos muy reacios y cómo tuvieron que trabajar juntos para construir algo único y revolucionario. Una inspiración para quienes tengan sueños poco convencionales.» Michael Spence, Premio Nobel de Economía]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/power-play-elon-musk-tesla-and-the-bet-of-the-century-by-tim-higgins--65074053https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/486881 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Power Play: Elon Musk, Tesla, and the Bet of the Century Author: Tim Higgins Narrator: Will Damron Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 56 minutes Release date: August 5, 2021 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. Inside the outrageous, come-from-behind story of Elon Musk and Tesla's bid to build the world's greatest car and the race to drive the future. Elon Musk is among the most controversial titans of Silicon Valley. To some he's a genius and a visionary and to others he's a mercurial huckster. Billions of dollars have been gained and lost on his tweets and his personal exploits are the stuff of tabloids. But for all his outrageous talk of mind-uploading and space travel, his most audacious vision is the one closest to the ground: the electric car. When Tesla was founded in the 2000s, electric cars were novelties, trotted out and thrown on the scrap heap by carmakers for more than a century. But where most onlookers saw only failure, a small band of Silicon Valley engineers and entrepreneurs saw potential and they pitted themselves against the biggest, fiercest business rivals in the world, setting out to make a car that was quicker, sexier, smoother, cleaner than the competition. Tesla would undergo a truly hellish fifteen years, beset by rivals, pressured by investors, hobbled by whistleblowers, buoyed by its loyal supporters. Musk himself would often prove Tesla's worst enemy--his antics repeatedly taking the company he had funded himself to the brink of collapse. Was he an underdog, an antihero, a conman, or some combination of the three? Wall Street Journal tech and auto reporter Tim Higgins had a front-row seat for the drama: the pileups, wrestling for control, meltdowns, and the unlikeliest outcome of all, success. A story of power, recklessness, struggle, and triumph, Power Play is an exhilarating look at how a team of eccentrics and innovators beat the odds... and changed the future. © Tim Higgins 2021 (P) Penguin Audio 2021]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/486881Thu, 05 Aug 2021 04:07:39 +0000Wilfrid HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/486881 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Power Play: Elon Musk, Tesla, and the Bet of the Century Author: Tim Higgins Narrator: Will Damron Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 56...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/486881 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Power Play: Elon Musk, Tesla, and the Bet of the Century Author: Tim Higgins Narrator: Will Damron Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 56 minutes Release date: August 5, 2021 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. Inside the outrageous, come-from-behind story of Elon Musk and Tesla's bid to build the world's greatest car and the race to drive the future. Elon Musk is among the most controversial titans of Silicon Valley. To some he's a genius and a visionary and to others he's a mercurial huckster. Billions of dollars have been gained and lost on his tweets and his personal exploits are the stuff of tabloids. But for all his outrageous talk of mind-uploading and space travel, his most audacious vision is the one closest to the ground: the electric car. When Tesla was founded in the 2000s, electric cars were novelties, trotted out and thrown on the scrap heap by carmakers for more than a century. But where most onlookers saw only failure, a small band of Silicon Valley engineers and entrepreneurs saw potential and they pitted themselves against the biggest, fiercest business rivals in the world, setting out to make a car that was quicker, sexier, smoother, cleaner than the competition. Tesla would undergo a truly hellish fifteen years, beset by rivals, pressured by investors, hobbled by whistleblowers, buoyed by its loyal supporters. Musk himself would often prove Tesla's worst enemy--his antics repeatedly taking the company he had funded himself to the brink of collapse. Was he an underdog, an antihero, a conman, or some combination of the three? Wall Street Journal tech and auto reporter Tim Higgins had a front-row seat for the drama: the pileups, wrestling for control, meltdowns, and the unlikeliest outcome of all, success. A story of power, recklessness, struggle, and triumph, Power Play is an exhilarating look at how a team of eccentrics and innovators beat the odds... and changed the future. © Tim Higgins 2021 (P) Penguin Audio 2021]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/great-leaders-lives-a-bbc-biography-collection-by-francine-stock-joan-bakewell-matthew-parris-humphrey-carpenter--65074048https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/527257 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Great Leaders' Lives: A BBC biography collection Author: Francine Stock, Joan Bakewell, Matthew Parris, Humphrey Carpenter Narrator: George Monbiot, Francine Stock, Maxine Peake, Ray Mears, Ann Widdecombe, Matthew Parris, Christopher Hitchens, Ranulph Fiennes, Humphrey Carpenter, Frederick Forsyth Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 18 hours 54 minutes Release date: August 5, 2021 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: Household names nominate leaders from the past for BBC Radio 4's Great Lives Since its inception in 2001, Great Lives has been one of Radio 4's most popular programmes, presented by Joan Bakewell, Humphrey Carpenter, Francine Stock and Matthew Parris. The format is simple, but compelling: each week, a distinguished personality is invited to select an inspirational figure who has influenced them. Talking with the presenter and a guest expert, they assess the importance of their chosen candidate. This special collection, celebrating the programme's 20th birthday, comprises the very best episodes featuring leaders' lives, from the worlds of politics, religion, royalty, business and the military. Some are heroes, some tyrants, and several spark controversy. Among them AA Gill puts forward the case for Neville Chamberlain, Maxine Peake chooses Ellen Wilkinson, the Duke of Wellington is picked by Frederick Forsyth, and Leon Trotsky is selected by Christopher Hitchens in a hugely entertaining show that culminated in fireworks. In these cases, and many others, the life of the invited guest is as riveting as that of their subject - who wouldn't want to listen to Ken Livingstone discussing Robert Kennedy, George Monbiot champion Thomas Paine, and Trevor McDonald on Learie Constantine? From Nancy Dell'Olio on Lucrezia Borgia to Al Murray on Field Marshal Montgomery, these fascinating episodes showcase the lives of some of the most legendary figures from history, revealing their achievements and enduring influence and demonstrating why their greatness is undisputed. Episode list and date of first broadcast on BBC Radio 4: Robert Kennedy - 06/02/2009 Henry V - 08/12/2009 Richard Nixon - 17/08/2010 Bernard Montgomery - 01/10/2013 Richard III - 06/01/2015 Elizabeth I - 18/08/2015 Dag Hammarskjold - 23/08/2016 Neville Chamberlain - 20/09/2016 Gandhi - 26/12/2017 David Lloyd George - 30/05/2003 Queen Elizabeth 1 - 06/06/2003 Machiavelli - 02/04/2004 Thomas Paine - 23/04/2004 Lyndon B Johnson - 07/05/2004 Benjamin Disraeli - 28/05/2004 Michael Collins - 01/10/2004 Arthur Wellesly, the 1st Duke of Wellington - 03/06/2005 Genghis Khan - 01/04/2005 John Rockefeller - 06/05/2005 Ronald Reagan - 27/05/2005 Thomas Cromwell - 11/11/2005 Leon Trotsky - 08/08/2006 Eleanor Roosevelt - 22/08/2006 Millicent Garrett Fawcett - 22/12/2006 Julius Caesar - 25/05/2007 George Washington - 02/10/2007 Winston Churchill - 14/09/2010 Rommel - 26/08/2014 Ida B Wells - 19/08/2014 Learie Constantine - 07/04/2015 Abraham Lincoln - 26/01/2016 Lucrezia Borgia - 12/04/2016 Richard the Lionheart - 10/05/2016 Dadabhai Naoroji - 27/09/2016 Pope John XXIII - 24/01/2017 Sitting Bull - 09/05/2017 Emma of Normandy - 16/05/2017 Constance Markievicz - 19/09/2017 Ellen Wilkinson - 01/08/2017 Daniel O' Connell - 19/12/2017 Catherine the Great - 29/05/2018 Jayaben Desai - 10/04/2018 Copyright © 2021 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd. (P) 2021 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd Presented by Joan Bakewell, Humphrey Carpenter, Matthew Parris and Francine Stock Produced by Miles Warde, Peter Everett, Christine Hall, Perminder Khatkar, Mark Smalley, Charles Ledgard, Maggie Ayre, Beth O'Dea, Jolyon Jenkins, John Byrne, Polly Weston, Julia Johnson, Mary Ward-Lowery, Isobel Eaton, Toby Field]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/527257Thu, 05 Aug 2021 04:07:39 +0000Wilfrid HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/527257 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Great Leaders' Lives: A BBC biography collection Author: Francine Stock, Joan Bakewell, Matthew Parris, Humphrey Carpenter Narrator: George Monbiot,...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/527257 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Great Leaders' Lives: A BBC biography collection Author: Francine Stock, Joan Bakewell, Matthew Parris, Humphrey Carpenter Narrator: George Monbiot, Francine Stock, Maxine Peake, Ray Mears, Ann Widdecombe, Matthew Parris, Christopher Hitchens, Ranulph Fiennes, Humphrey Carpenter, Frederick Forsyth Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 18 hours 54 minutes Release date: August 5, 2021 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: Household names nominate leaders from the past for BBC Radio 4's Great Lives Since its inception in 2001, Great Lives has been one of Radio 4's most popular programmes, presented by Joan Bakewell, Humphrey Carpenter, Francine Stock and Matthew Parris. The format is simple, but compelling: each week, a distinguished personality is invited to select an inspirational figure who has influenced them. Talking with the presenter and a guest expert, they assess the importance of their chosen candidate. This special collection, celebrating the programme's 20th birthday, comprises the very best episodes featuring leaders' lives, from the worlds of politics, religion, royalty, business and the military. Some are heroes, some tyrants, and several spark controversy. Among them AA Gill puts forward the case for Neville Chamberlain, Maxine Peake chooses Ellen Wilkinson, the Duke of Wellington is picked by Frederick Forsyth, and Leon Trotsky is selected by Christopher Hitchens in a hugely entertaining show that culminated in fireworks. In these cases, and many others, the life of the invited guest is as riveting as that of their subject - who wouldn't want to listen to Ken Livingstone discussing Robert Kennedy, George Monbiot champion Thomas Paine, and Trevor McDonald on Learie Constantine? From Nancy Dell'Olio on Lucrezia Borgia to Al Murray on Field Marshal Montgomery, these fascinating episodes showcase the lives of some of the most legendary figures from history, revealing their achievements and enduring influence and demonstrating why their greatness is undisputed. Episode list and date of first broadcast on BBC Radio 4: Robert Kennedy - 06/02/2009 Henry V - 08/12/2009 Richard Nixon - 17/08/2010 Bernard Montgomery - 01/10/2013 Richard III - 06/01/2015 Elizabeth I - 18/08/2015 Dag Hammarskjold - 23/08/2016 Neville Chamberlain - 20/09/2016 Gandhi - 26/12/2017 David Lloyd George - 30/05/2003 Queen Elizabeth 1 - 06/06/2003 Machiavelli - 02/04/2004 Thomas Paine - 23/04/2004 Lyndon B Johnson - 07/05/2004 Benjamin Disraeli - 28/05/2004 Michael Collins - 01/10/2004 Arthur Wellesly, the 1st Duke of Wellington - 03/06/2005 Genghis Khan - 01/04/2005 John Rockefeller - 06/05/2005 Ronald Reagan - 27/05/2005 Thomas Cromwell - 11/11/2005 Leon Trotsky - 08/08/2006 Eleanor Roosevelt - 22/08/2006 Millicent Garrett Fawcett - 22/12/2006 Julius Caesar - 25/05/2007 George Washington - 02/10/2007 Winston Churchill - 14/09/2010 Rommel - 26/08/2014 Ida B Wells - 19/08/2014 Learie Constantine - 07/04/2015 Abraham Lincoln - 26/01/2016 Lucrezia Borgia - 12/04/2016 Richard the Lionheart - 10/05/2016 Dadabhai Naoroji - 27/09/2016 Pope John XXIII - 24/01/2017 Sitting Bull - 09/05/2017 Emma of Normandy - 16/05/2017 Constance Markievicz - 19/09/2017 Ellen Wilkinson - 01/08/2017 Daniel O' Connell - 19/12/2017 Catherine the Great - 29/05/2018 Jayaben Desai - 10/04/2018 Copyright © 2021 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd. (P) 2021 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd Presented by Joan Bakewell, Humphrey Carpenter, Matthew Parris and Francine Stock Produced by Miles Warde, Peter Everett, Christine Hall, Perminder Khatkar, Mark Smalley, Charles Ledgard, Maggie Ayre, Beth O'Dea, Jolyon Jenkins, John Byrne, Polly Weston, Julia Johnson, Mary Ward-Lowery, Isobel Eaton, Toby Field]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/french-memoires-d-un-speculateur-by-edwin-lefevre--65074051https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/538458 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [French] - Mémoires d'un spéculateur Author: Edwin Lefèvre Narrator: Basile Guerri-Grammont Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 33 minutes Release date: August 2, 2021 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: Voici l'histoire de Jesse Livermore, le plus talentueux spéculateur de la bourse de Wall Street. Sa clairvoyance, son style, ses principes, ses erreurs, ses succès, tout y est relaté. Jesse Livermore. a connu la fortune puis la ruine, et de nouveau la fortune. Comment ? Découvrez-le au travers de ce savoureux audiobook, et apprenez auprès d'un des plus grands traders de son époque, voire de toute l'histoire !]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/538458Mon, 02 Aug 2021 04:07:39 +0000Wilfrid HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/538458 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [French] - Mémoires d'un spéculateur Author: Edwin Lefèvre Narrator: Basile Guerri-Grammont Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 33 minutes...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/538458 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [French] - Mémoires d'un spéculateur Author: Edwin Lefèvre Narrator: Basile Guerri-Grammont Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 33 minutes Release date: August 2, 2021 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: Voici l'histoire de Jesse Livermore, le plus talentueux spéculateur de la bourse de Wall Street. Sa clairvoyance, son style, ses principes, ses erreurs, ses succès, tout y est relaté. Jesse Livermore. a connu la fortune puis la ruine, et de nouveau la fortune. Comment ? Découvrez-le au travers de ce savoureux audiobook, et apprenez auprès d'un des plus grands traders de son époque, voire de toute l'histoire !]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-cult-of-we-wework-adam-neumann-and-the-great-startup-delusion-by-maureen-farrell-eliot-brown--65074024https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/452060 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Cult of We: WeWork, Adam Neumann, and the Great Startup Delusion Author: Maureen Farrell, Eliot Brown Narrator: Thérèse Plummer Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 14 minutes Release date: July 20, 2021 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.75 of Total 12 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 4 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: WALL STREET JOURNAL BESTSELLER • A FINANCIAL TIMES, FORTUNE, AND NPR BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR • “The riveting, definitive account of WeWork, one of the wildest business stories of our time.”—Matt Levine, Money Stuff columnist, Bloomberg Opinion The definitive story of the rise and fall of WeWork (also depicted in the upcoming Apple TV+ series WeCrashed, starring Jared Leto and Anne Hathaway), by the real-life journalists whose Wall Street Journal reporting rocked the company and exposed a financial system drunk on the elixir of Silicon Valley innovation.   LONGLISTED FOR THE FINANCIAL TIMES AND MCKINSEY BUSINESS BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD WeWork would be worth $10 trillion, more than any other company in the world. It wasn’t just an office space provider. It was a tech company—an AI startup, even. Its WeGrow schools and WeLive residences would revolutionize education and housing. One day, mused founder Adam Neumann, a Middle East peace accord would be signed in a WeWork. The company might help colonize Mars. And Neumann would become the world’s first trillionaire.   This was the vision of Neumann and his primary cheerleader, SoftBank’s Masayoshi Son. In hindsight, their ambition for the company, whose primary business was subletting desks in slickly designed offices, seems like madness. Why did so many intelligent people—from venture capitalists to Wall Street elite—fall for the hype? And how did WeWork go so wrong?   In little more than a decade, Neumann transformed himself from a struggling baby clothes salesman into the charismatic, hard-partying CEO of a company worth $47 billion—on paper. With his long hair and feel-good mantras, the six-foot-five Israeli transplant looked the part of a messianic truth teller. Investors swooned, and billions poured in.   Neumann dined with the CEOs of JPMorgan and Goldman Sachs, entertaining a parade of power brokers desperate to get a slice of what he was selling: the country’s most valuable startup, a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity and a generation-defining moment.   Soon, however, WeWork was burning through cash faster than Neumann could bring it in. From his private jet, sometimes clouded with marijuana smoke, he scoured the globe for more capital. Then, as WeWork readied a Hail Mary IPO, it all fell apart. Nearly $40 billion of value vaporized in one of corporate America’s most spectacular meltdowns.   Peppered with eye-popping, never-before-reported details, The Cult of We is the gripping story of careless and often absurd people—and the financial system they have made.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/452060Tue, 20 Jul 2021 04:07:39 +0000Wilfrid HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/452060 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Cult of We: WeWork, Adam Neumann, and the Great Startup Delusion Author: Maureen Farrell, Eliot Brown Narrator: Thérèse Plummer Format: Unabridged...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/452060 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Cult of We: WeWork, Adam Neumann, and the Great Startup Delusion Author: Maureen Farrell, Eliot Brown Narrator: Thérèse Plummer Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 14 minutes Release date: July 20, 2021 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.75 of Total 12 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 4 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: WALL STREET JOURNAL BESTSELLER • A FINANCIAL TIMES, FORTUNE, AND NPR BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR • “The riveting, definitive account of WeWork, one of the wildest business stories of our time.”—Matt Levine, Money Stuff columnist, Bloomberg Opinion The definitive story of the rise and fall of WeWork (also depicted in the upcoming Apple TV+ series WeCrashed, starring Jared Leto and Anne Hathaway), by the real-life journalists whose Wall Street Journal reporting rocked the company and exposed a financial system drunk on the elixir of Silicon Valley innovation.   LONGLISTED FOR THE FINANCIAL TIMES AND MCKINSEY BUSINESS BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD WeWork would be worth $10 trillion, more than any other company in the world. It wasn’t just an office space provider. It was a tech company—an AI startup, even. Its WeGrow schools and WeLive residences would revolutionize education and housing. One day, mused founder Adam Neumann, a Middle East peace accord would be signed in a WeWork. The company might help colonize Mars. And Neumann would become the world’s first trillionaire.   This was the vision of Neumann and his primary cheerleader, SoftBank’s Masayoshi Son. In hindsight, their ambition for the company, whose primary business was subletting desks in slickly designed offices, seems like madness. Why did so many intelligent people—from venture capitalists to Wall Street elite—fall for the hype? And how did WeWork go so wrong?   In little more than a decade, Neumann transformed himself from a struggling baby clothes salesman into the charismatic, hard-partying CEO of a company worth $47 billion—on paper. With his long hair and feel-good mantras, the six-foot-five Israeli transplant looked the part of a messianic truth teller. Investors swooned, and billions poured in.   Neumann dined with the CEOs of JPMorgan and Goldman Sachs, entertaining a parade of power brokers desperate to get a slice of what he was selling: the country’s most valuable startup, a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity and a generation-defining moment.   Soon, however, WeWork was burning through cash faster than Neumann could bring it in. From his private jet, sometimes clouded with marijuana smoke, he scoured the globe for more capital. Then, as WeWork readied a Hail Mary IPO, it all fell apart. Nearly $40 billion of value vaporized in one of corporate America’s most spectacular meltdowns.   Peppered with eye-popping, never-before-reported details, The Cult of We is the gripping story of careless and often absurd people—and the financial system they have made.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ticket-to-ride-my-adventures-in-making-big-money-and-giving-it-away-by-sir-peter-lampl--65074107https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/397804 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Ticket to Ride: My Adventures in Making Big Money and Giving it Away Author: Sir Peter Lampl Narrator: Sean Barrett Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 23 minutes Release date: July 15, 2021 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: The candid tale of one of Britain’s most outstanding contemporary philanthropists. These pages wryly track Peter’s varied career moves, from flogging tickets for one of The Beatles first major concerts, to getting inadvertently caught up in a New York family turf war while trying to buy a treated wood company. However, at the book’s heart is a serious mission to present a clear and galvanising case for strategic philanthropy, crucially with the founding of educational charity, The Sutton Trust. Partly an inspiring memoir, partly an impassioned call to action for social mobility and educational equality, Peter Lampl’s autobiography describes how a self-made entrepreneur amassed a fortune and then chose to use it to help others.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/397804Thu, 15 Jul 2021 04:07:39 +0000Wilfrid HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/397804 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Ticket to Ride: My Adventures in Making Big Money and Giving it Away Author: Sir Peter Lampl Narrator: Sean Barrett Format: Unabridged Audiobook...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/397804 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Ticket to Ride: My Adventures in Making Big Money and Giving it Away Author: Sir Peter Lampl Narrator: Sean Barrett Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 23 minutes Release date: July 15, 2021 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: The candid tale of one of Britain’s most outstanding contemporary philanthropists. These pages wryly track Peter’s varied career moves, from flogging tickets for one of The Beatles first major concerts, to getting inadvertently caught up in a New York family turf war while trying to buy a treated wood company. However, at the book’s heart is a serious mission to present a clear and galvanising case for strategic philanthropy, crucially with the founding of educational charity, The Sutton Trust. Partly an inspiring memoir, partly an impassioned call to action for social mobility and educational equality, Peter Lampl’s autobiography describes how a self-made entrepreneur amassed a fortune and then chose to use it to help others.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/burn-how-grit-innovation-and-a-dash-of-luck-ignited-a-multi-million-dollar-success-story-by-mei-xu--65074108https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/513755 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Burn: How Grit, Innovation, and a Dash of Luck Ignited a Multi-Million Dollar Success Story Author: Mei Xu Narrator: Nancy Wu Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 17 minutes Release date: July 13, 2021 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: The American Dream continues to resonate with immigrants from around the world. Millions of people hope to come to the United States to build a better life for themselves and their families, often by creating and growing new ventures and companies. While not everyone succeeds, many do. Mei Xu is one of those successes. In Burn, entrepreneur and international business­woman Mei Xu tells her story of ingenuity, determination, and luck. Spanning three decades, from 1991 when she arrived at Washington's Dulles Airport, to today, Xu's story is one of stunning success. She built a multi-million dollar company, met and counseled thousands of entrepreneurs and businesspeople, and even advised President of the United States Barack Obama on the topic of job creation. In Burn, you'll learn: ● About the creation of Mei Xu's international lifestyle business and the success stories of other female leaders who triumphed over adversity to achieve their dreams ● Why the American Dream is still within your grasp, and how to reach for it ● How creators like Xu think differently about innovation and how you can harness her insights to build something new and exciting for yourself]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/513755Tue, 13 Jul 2021 04:07:39 +0000Wilfrid HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/513755 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Burn: How Grit, Innovation, and a Dash of Luck Ignited a Multi-Million Dollar Success Story Author: Mei Xu Narrator: Nancy Wu Format: Unabridged...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/513755 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Burn: How Grit, Innovation, and a Dash of Luck Ignited a Multi-Million Dollar Success Story Author: Mei Xu Narrator: Nancy Wu Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 17 minutes Release date: July 13, 2021 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: The American Dream continues to resonate with immigrants from around the world. Millions of people hope to come to the United States to build a better life for themselves and their families, often by creating and growing new ventures and companies. While not everyone succeeds, many do. Mei Xu is one of those successes. In Burn, entrepreneur and international business­woman Mei Xu tells her story of ingenuity, determination, and luck. Spanning three decades, from 1991 when she arrived at Washington's Dulles Airport, to today, Xu's story is one of stunning success. She built a multi-million dollar company, met and counseled thousands of entrepreneurs and businesspeople, and even advised President of the United States Barack Obama on the topic of job creation. In Burn, you'll learn: ● About the creation of Mei Xu's international lifestyle business and the success stories of other female leaders who triumphed over adversity to achieve their dreams ● Why the American Dream is still within your grasp, and how to reach for it ● How creators like Xu think differently about innovation and how you can harness her insights to build something new and exciting for yourself]]>1805cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/collision-course-carlos-ghosn-and-the-culture-wars-that-upended-an-auto-empire-by-william-sposato-hans-greimel--65074106https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/512077 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Collision Course: Carlos Ghosn and the Culture Wars That Upended an Auto Empire Author: William Sposato, Hans Greimel Narrator: Joel Richards Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 55 minutes Release date: June 22, 2021 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: In Japan it's called the 'Ghosn Shock'—the stunning arrest of Carlos Ghosn, the jet-setting CEO who saved Nissan and made it part of a global automotive empire. Even more shocking was his daring escape from Japan, packed into a box and put on a private jet to Lebanon after months spent in a Japanese detention center, subsisting on rice gruel. How did it come to this, and why? This is the sprawling story of what led to the Ghosn Shock and what was left in its wake. The book chronicles Ghosn's two decades building a colossal partnership between Nissan and Renault. To the world it looked like a new model for a global business, but the alliance's shiny image fronted an unsteady, tense operation. Culture clashes, infighting among executives and engineers, dueling corporate traditions, and government maneuvering constantly threatened the venture. Expertly reported, Collision Course explores the complex suspicions around what and who was really responsible for Ghosn's ouster. It explains how economics, history, national interests, legal traditions, and hubris converged on arguably the most important foreign businessman ever to set foot in Japan.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/512077Tue, 22 Jun 2021 04:07:39 +0000Wilfrid HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/512077 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Collision Course: Carlos Ghosn and the Culture Wars That Upended an Auto Empire Author: William Sposato, Hans Greimel Narrator: Joel Richards Format:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/512077 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Collision Course: Carlos Ghosn and the Culture Wars That Upended an Auto Empire Author: William Sposato, Hans Greimel Narrator: Joel Richards Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 55 minutes Release date: June 22, 2021 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: In Japan it's called the 'Ghosn Shock'—the stunning arrest of Carlos Ghosn, the jet-setting CEO who saved Nissan and made it part of a global automotive empire. Even more shocking was his daring escape from Japan, packed into a box and put on a private jet to Lebanon after months spent in a Japanese detention center, subsisting on rice gruel. How did it come to this, and why? This is the sprawling story of what led to the Ghosn Shock and what was left in its wake. The book chronicles Ghosn's two decades building a colossal partnership between Nissan and Renault. To the world it looked like a new model for a global business, but the alliance's shiny image fronted an unsteady, tense operation. Culture clashes, infighting among executives and engineers, dueling corporate traditions, and government maneuvering constantly threatened the venture. Expertly reported, Collision Course explores the complex suspicions around what and who was really responsible for Ghosn's ouster. It explains how economics, history, national interests, legal traditions, and hubris converged on arguably the most important foreign businessman ever to set foot in Japan.]]>1805cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-vijay-mallya-story-by-k-giriprakash--65074011https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/523911 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Vijay Mallya Story Author: K. Giriprakash Narrator: Anuj Datta Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 38 minutes Release date: June 22, 2021 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: K. Giriprakash’s book, titled The Vijay Mallya Story is an intriguing story of the life of Vijay Mallya, an Indian industrialist with a history of ground-breaking success. He was given numerous titles, like the King of Good Times, The Liquor King of India, King of Good Thrones, and many more. The making of this industrial tycoon, his success story, the story of his decline with the downfall of Kingfisher, and a lot of important events from his life are presented in the book. Vijay Mallya is a name that has been heard with relation to a lot of important and prime events, be it through his presence in Indian parliament, being an owner of IPL team Royal Challengers, Bangalore, or being an industrialist. Giriprakash has included lesser-known facts and stories from the professional events of Mallya’s life in this book. Mallya had three decades of success with numerous businesses. The book not merely includes the professional life of Mallya, but also of his childhood events, the business acumen he was born with, and how he shared his relationship with his father. The book explains how his skills and the business-dealing abilities got him a long period of unmatched success, while the fall of Kingfisher has been a break in his reign. The author has done in-depth research on Mallya’s life, and the major and minor events of his business life with some interesting details of his young days are all included in a compact and captivating manner in this book. Penguin Books Limited published this book in 2014 in paperback.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/523911Tue, 22 Jun 2021 04:07:39 +0000Wilfrid HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/523911 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Vijay Mallya Story Author: K. Giriprakash Narrator: Anuj Datta Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 38 minutes Release date: June 22, 2021...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/523911 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Vijay Mallya Story Author: K. Giriprakash Narrator: Anuj Datta Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 38 minutes Release date: June 22, 2021 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: K. Giriprakash’s book, titled The Vijay Mallya Story is an intriguing story of the life of Vijay Mallya, an Indian industrialist with a history of ground-breaking success. He was given numerous titles, like the King of Good Times, The Liquor King of India, King of Good Thrones, and many more. The making of this industrial tycoon, his success story, the story of his decline with the downfall of Kingfisher, and a lot of important events from his life are presented in the book. Vijay Mallya is a name that has been heard with relation to a lot of important and prime events, be it through his presence in Indian parliament, being an owner of IPL team Royal Challengers, Bangalore, or being an industrialist. Giriprakash has included lesser-known facts and stories from the professional events of Mallya’s life in this book. Mallya had three decades of success with numerous businesses. The book not merely includes the professional life of Mallya, but also of his childhood events, the business acumen he was born with, and how he shared his relationship with his father. The book explains how his skills and the business-dealing abilities got him a long period of unmatched success, while the fall of Kingfisher has been a break in his reign. The author has done in-depth research on Mallya’s life, and the major and minor events of his business life with some interesting details of his young days are all included in a compact and captivating manner in this book. Penguin Books Limited published this book in 2014 in paperback.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/flamin-hot-the-incredible-true-story-of-one-man-s-rise-from-janitor-to-top-executive-by-richard-montanez--65074084https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/493644 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Flamin' Hot: The Incredible True Story of One Man's Rise from Janitor to Top Executive Author: Richard Montanez Narrator: Steven Montañez, Richard Montanez Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 21 minutes Release date: June 15, 2021 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: Now a Hulu feature film directed by Eva Longoria Read the story everyone is talking about: how a janitor struggling to put food on the table invented Flamin’ Hot Cheetos in a secret test kitchen, breaking barriers and becoming the first Latino frontline worker promoted to executive at Frito-Lay. Richard Montañez is a man who made a science out of walking through closed doors, and his success story is an empowerment manual for anyone stuck in a dead-end job or facing a system stacked against them.    Having taken a job mopping floors at Frito-Lay's California factory to support his family, Montañez took his future into his own hands and created the world’s hottest snack food: Flamin’ Hot Cheetos. This bold move not only disrupted the food industry with some much-needed spice, but also shook up a corporate culture in which everyone stayed in their lane. When a top food scientist at Frito-Lay sent out a memo telling sales and marketing to kill the new product before it made it to the store shelves—jealous that someone with no formal education beyond the sixth grade could do his job—Montañez was forced to go rogue once again to save his idea. Through creative thinking, community building, and a few powerful mindset shifts, he outsmarted the naysayers who tried to get in his way.   Flamin' Hot proves that you can break out of your career rut and that your present circumstances don't have to dictate your future.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/493644Tue, 15 Jun 2021 04:07:39 +0000Wilfrid HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/493644 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Flamin' Hot: The Incredible True Story of One Man's Rise from Janitor to Top Executive Author: Richard Montanez Narrator: Steven Montañez, Richard...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/493644 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Flamin' Hot: The Incredible True Story of One Man's Rise from Janitor to Top Executive Author: Richard Montanez Narrator: Steven Montañez, Richard Montanez Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 21 minutes Release date: June 15, 2021 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: Now a Hulu feature film directed by Eva Longoria Read the story everyone is talking about: how a janitor struggling to put food on the table invented Flamin’ Hot Cheetos in a secret test kitchen, breaking barriers and becoming the first Latino frontline worker promoted to executive at Frito-Lay. Richard Montañez is a man who made a science out of walking through closed doors, and his success story is an empowerment manual for anyone stuck in a dead-end job or facing a system stacked against them.    Having taken a job mopping floors at Frito-Lay's California factory to support his family, Montañez took his future into his own hands and created the world’s hottest snack food: Flamin’ Hot Cheetos. This bold move not only disrupted the food industry with some much-needed spice, but also shook up a corporate culture in which everyone stayed in their lane. When a top food scientist at Frito-Lay sent out a memo telling sales and marketing to kill the new product before it made it to the store shelves—jealous that someone with no formal education beyond the sixth grade could do his job—Montañez was forced to go rogue once again to save his idea. Through creative thinking, community building, and a few powerful mindset shifts, he outsmarted the naysayers who tried to get in his way.   Flamin' Hot proves that you can break out of your career rut and that your present circumstances don't have to dictate your future.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/where-you-are-is-not-who-you-are-a-memoir-by-ursula-burns--65074018https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/497436 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Where You Are Is Not Who You Are: A Memoir Author: Ursula Burns Narrator: Ursula Burns Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 39 minutes Release date: June 15, 2021 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.33 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: The first Black female CEO of a Fortune 500 company looks back at her life and her career at Xerox, sharing unique insights on American business and corporate life, the workers she has always valued, racial and economic justice, how greed is threatening democracy, and the obstacles she’s conquered being Black and a woman. “I am a black woman, I do not play golf, I do not belong to or go to country clubs, I do not like NASCAR, I do not listen to country music, and I have a masters degree in engineering. I, like a typical New Yorker, speak very fast, with an accent and vernacular that is definitely New York City, definitely Black. So when someone says I’m going to introduce you to the next CEO of Xerox, and the options are lined up against a wall, I would be the first one voted off the island.”   In 2009, when she was appointed the Chief Executive Officer of the Xerox Corporation, Ursula Burns shattered the glass ceiling and made headlines. But the media missed the real story, she insists. “It should have been ‘how did this happen? How did Xerox Corporation produce the first African American woman CEO?’ Not this spectacular story titled, “Oh, my God, a Black woman making it.” In this smart, no-nonsense book, part memoir and part cultural critique, Burns writes movingly about her journey from tenement housing on Manhattan’s Lower East Side to the highest echelons of the corporate world. She credits her success to her poor single Panamanian mother, Olga Racquel Burns—a licensed child-care provider whose highest annual income was $4,400—who set no limits on what her children could achieve. Ursula recounts her own dedication to education and hard work, and how she took advantage of the opportunities and social programs created by the Civil Rights and Women’s movements to pursue engineering at Polytechnic Institute of New York.  Burns writes about overcoming the barriers she faced, as well as the challenges and realities of the corporate world. Her classmates and colleagues—almost all white males—“couldn’t comprehend how a Black girl could be as smart, and in some cases, smarter than they were. They made a developed category for me. Unique. Amazing. Spectacular. That way they could accept me.” Her thirty-five-year career at Xerox was all about fixing things, from cutting millions to save the company from bankruptcy to a daring $6 billion acquisition to secure its future. Ursula also worked closely with President Barack Obama as a lead on his STEM initiative and Chair of his Export council, where she traveled with him on an official trade mission to Cuba, and became one of his greatest admirers. Candid and outspoken, Ursula offers a remarkable look inside the c-suites of corporate America through the eyes of a Black woman—someone who puts humanity over greed and justice over power. She compares the impact of the pandemic to the financial crisis of 2007, condemns how corporate culture is destroying the spirit of democracy, and worries about the workers whose lives are being upended by technology. Empathetic and dedicated, idealistic and pragmatic, Ursula demonstrates that, no matter your circumstances, hard work, grit and a bit of help along the way can change your life—and the world.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/497436Tue, 15 Jun 2021 04:07:39 +0000Wilfrid HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/497436 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Where You Are Is Not Who You Are: A Memoir Author: Ursula Burns Narrator: Ursula Burns Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 39 minutes Release...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/497436 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Where You Are Is Not Who You Are: A Memoir Author: Ursula Burns Narrator: Ursula Burns Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 39 minutes Release date: June 15, 2021 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.33 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: The first Black female CEO of a Fortune 500 company looks back at her life and her career at Xerox, sharing unique insights on American business and corporate life, the workers she has always valued, racial and economic justice, how greed is threatening democracy, and the obstacles she’s conquered being Black and a woman. “I am a black woman, I do not play golf, I do not belong to or go to country clubs, I do not like NASCAR, I do not listen to country music, and I have a masters degree in engineering. I, like a typical New Yorker, speak very fast, with an accent and vernacular that is definitely New York City, definitely Black. So when someone says I’m going to introduce you to the next CEO of Xerox, and the options are lined up against a wall, I would be the first one voted off the island.”   In 2009, when she was appointed the Chief Executive Officer of the Xerox Corporation, Ursula Burns shattered the glass ceiling and made headlines. But the media missed the real story, she insists. “It should have been ‘how did this happen? How did Xerox Corporation produce the first African American woman CEO?’ Not this spectacular story titled, “Oh, my God, a Black woman making it.” In this smart, no-nonsense book, part memoir and part cultural critique, Burns writes movingly about her journey from tenement housing on Manhattan’s Lower East Side to the highest echelons of the corporate world. She credits her success to her poor single Panamanian mother, Olga Racquel Burns—a licensed child-care provider whose highest annual income was $4,400—who set no limits on what her children could achieve. Ursula recounts her own dedication to education and hard work, and how she took advantage of the opportunities and social programs created by the Civil Rights and Women’s movements to pursue engineering at Polytechnic Institute of New York.  Burns writes about overcoming the barriers she faced, as well as the challenges and realities of the corporate world. Her classmates and colleagues—almost all white males—“couldn’t comprehend how a Black girl could be as smart, and in some cases, smarter than they were. They made a developed category for me. Unique. Amazing. Spectacular. That way they could accept me.” Her thirty-five-year career at Xerox was all about fixing things, from cutting millions to save the company from bankruptcy to a daring $6 billion acquisition to secure its future. Ursula also worked closely with President Barack Obama as a lead on his STEM initiative and Chair of his Export council, where she traveled with him on an official trade mission to Cuba, and became one of his greatest admirers. Candid and outspoken, Ursula offers a remarkable look inside the c-suites of corporate America through the eyes of a Black woman—someone who puts humanity over greed and justice over power. She compares the impact of the pandemic to the financial crisis of 2007, condemns how corporate culture is destroying the spirit of democracy, and worries about the workers whose lives are being upended by technology. Empathetic and dedicated, idealistic and pragmatic, Ursula demonstrates that, no matter your circumstances, hard work, grit and a bit of help along the way can change your life—and the world.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/henry-ford-and-the-building-of-modern-capitalism-by-jeff-webb--65073978https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/548886 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Henry Ford and the Building of Modern Capitalism Author: Jeff Webb Narrator: Jeff Webb Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 51 minutes Release date: June 7, 2021 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.8 of Total 5 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: Explore the compelling and complex legacy of the man Forbes Magazine named “The Businessman of the 20th Century.   Your guide for this audio course is celebrated history professor Jeff Webb, voted Teacher of the Year at Huntington University. Each captivating lecture guides you through a different facet of Henry Ford’s life and accomplishments.    Few industrial leaders rival Ford in their contributions to America’s global economic leadership, yet his life and views remain deeply controversial. Follow Ford’s path from his modest upbringing on a rural Michigan farm to his role as a titan of industry who revolutionized American automobile manufacturing.   You’ll begin with Ford on his family farm, showing an early talent for tinkering with machines that eventually landed him a job as an engineer working for his hero, Thomas Edison. Later, through The Ford Motor Company, Ford pioneered industrial techniques that enabled the company to dominate the field of automobile manufacturing in its earliest stages of development. The Ford Model T, the low-cost automobile that put car ownership within reach of millions of middle and working-class Americans, likewise profoundly changed American culture.   Known for nuanced biographies that depict the human being behind the flashpoint moments, Prof. Webb also tackles the controversies that followed Ford throughout his adult life, particularly his anti-Semitic commentary and dalliance with German fascism. As Webb deftly shows, these associations complicate the traditional picture of Ford as an American business icon, inviting questions about how best to remember the complicated people who have entered the pantheon of great figures in American history.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/548886Mon, 07 Jun 2021 04:07:39 +0000Wilfrid HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/548886 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Henry Ford and the Building of Modern Capitalism Author: Jeff Webb Narrator: Jeff Webb Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 51 minutes Release...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/548886 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Henry Ford and the Building of Modern Capitalism Author: Jeff Webb Narrator: Jeff Webb Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 51 minutes Release date: June 7, 2021 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.8 of Total 5 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: Explore the compelling and complex legacy of the man Forbes Magazine named “The Businessman of the 20th Century.   Your guide for this audio course is celebrated history professor Jeff Webb, voted Teacher of the Year at Huntington University. Each captivating lecture guides you through a different facet of Henry Ford’s life and accomplishments.    Few industrial leaders rival Ford in their contributions to America’s global economic leadership, yet his life and views remain deeply controversial. Follow Ford’s path from his modest upbringing on a rural Michigan farm to his role as a titan of industry who revolutionized American automobile manufacturing.   You’ll begin with Ford on his family farm, showing an early talent for tinkering with machines that eventually landed him a job as an engineer working for his hero, Thomas Edison. Later, through The Ford Motor Company, Ford pioneered industrial techniques that enabled the company to dominate the field of automobile manufacturing in its earliest stages of development. The Ford Model T, the low-cost automobile that put car ownership within reach of millions of middle and working-class Americans, likewise profoundly changed American culture.   Known for nuanced biographies that depict the human being behind the flashpoint moments, Prof. Webb also tackles the controversies that followed Ford throughout his adult life, particularly his anti-Semitic commentary and dalliance with German fascism. As Webb deftly shows, these associations complicate the traditional picture of Ford as an American business icon, inviting questions about how best to remember the complicated people who have entered the pantheon of great figures in American history.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-man-in-the-arena-vanguard-founder-john-c-bogle-and-his-lifelong-battle-to-serve-investors-first-by-knut-a-rostad--65074059https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/444351 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Man in the Arena: Vanguard Founder John C. Bogle and His Lifelong Battle to Serve Investors First Author: Knut A. Rostad Narrator: Basil Sands Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 14 hours 15 minutes Release date: May 31, 2021 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: The importance of the life's work of mutual fund pioneer and investing legend John C. BogleThe Man in the Arena offers the essence of John C. Bogle's thinking and the meaning of his life's work, which transformed individual investing to benefit tens of millions of investors. Through Bogle's own words - as well as the voices of others whose hearts and minds he touched - the book touches on topics he cares about most deeply: Vanguard, indexing, corporate governance, and a fiduciary society. From Vanguard shareholders to true giants in finance, one cannot hear their words without being struck by their sheer intensity. Bogle's parade of admirers is passionate. It is led by, arguably, the two most acclaimed leaders of our day - in the world of investing and the public life of the world - Warren Buffett and President Bill Clinton.The book is a first take at putting Bogle's life work into a broader context. It includes some of Bogle's classic essays and leads to an agenda of reform Bogle feels is essential to preserve our democratic republic. It features insight on the man from such commentators as Arthur Levitt, Burton Malkiel, Paul Volcker, and many more.-Features wisdom and commentary on the career and life of legendary investor John C. Bogle-Presents a summary of Bogle's prominent and successful career, as well as his investing strategies-Includes commentary from a Who's Who of top investors]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/444351Mon, 31 May 2021 04:07:39 +0000Wilfrid HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/444351 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Man in the Arena: Vanguard Founder John C. Bogle and His Lifelong Battle to Serve Investors First Author: Knut A. Rostad Narrator: Basil Sands...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/444351 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Man in the Arena: Vanguard Founder John C. Bogle and His Lifelong Battle to Serve Investors First Author: Knut A. Rostad Narrator: Basil Sands Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 14 hours 15 minutes Release date: May 31, 2021 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: The importance of the life's work of mutual fund pioneer and investing legend John C. BogleThe Man in the Arena offers the essence of John C. Bogle's thinking and the meaning of his life's work, which transformed individual investing to benefit tens of millions of investors. Through Bogle's own words - as well as the voices of others whose hearts and minds he touched - the book touches on topics he cares about most deeply: Vanguard, indexing, corporate governance, and a fiduciary society. From Vanguard shareholders to true giants in finance, one cannot hear their words without being struck by their sheer intensity. Bogle's parade of admirers is passionate. It is led by, arguably, the two most acclaimed leaders of our day - in the world of investing and the public life of the world - Warren Buffett and President Bill Clinton.The book is a first take at putting Bogle's life work into a broader context. It includes some of Bogle's classic essays and leads to an agenda of reform Bogle feels is essential to preserve our democratic republic. It features insight on the man from such commentators as Arthur Levitt, Burton Malkiel, Paul Volcker, and many more.-Features wisdom and commentary on the career and life of legendary investor John C. Bogle-Presents a summary of Bogle's prominent and successful career, as well as his investing strategies-Includes commentary from a Who's Who of top investors]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/from-the-bench-to-the-boardroom-my-journey-from-underdog-athlete-to-turnaround-ceo-by-michael-c-macdonald--65074155https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/513768 to listen full audiobooks. Title: From the Bench to the Boardroom: My Journey from Underdog Athlete to Turnaround CEO Author: Michael C. Macdonald Narrator: Rich Miller Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 20 minutes Release date: May 25, 2021 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: An inspirational, motivational book that chronicles Michael MacDonald's transformation from a scholarship player at Rutgers' high-level Division I basketball program to a highly successful executive at Xerox and then chairman and CEO of Medifast.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/513768Tue, 25 May 2021 04:07:39 +0000Wilfrid HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/513768 to listen full audiobooks. Title: From the Bench to the Boardroom: My Journey from Underdog Athlete to Turnaround CEO Author: Michael C. Macdonald Narrator: Rich Miller Format:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/513768 to listen full audiobooks. Title: From the Bench to the Boardroom: My Journey from Underdog Athlete to Turnaround CEO Author: Michael C. Macdonald Narrator: Rich Miller Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 20 minutes Release date: May 25, 2021 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: An inspirational, motivational book that chronicles Michael MacDonald's transformation from a scholarship player at Rutgers' high-level Division I basketball program to a highly successful executive at Xerox and then chairman and CEO of Medifast.]]>1805cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/arabic-alsfqt-mn-yshtry-tramb-by-khlf-jabr--65073975https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/571056 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Arabic] - الصفقة .. من يشتري ترامب؟ Author: خلف جابر Narrator: يامن عبد النور Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 30 minutes Release date: May 21, 2021 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: من سلسلة ألف سيرة وسيرة. وقف البائع الشاب وفي يده دمية صغيرة؛ لرجل بملامح مميزة وشعر أصفر، لا تحتاج إلى وقت لمعرفة صاحبها، وإن جاءت بشكل كاريكاتوري، ولم يشغله كون صاحبها أحد مشاهير رجال الأعمال في العالم، كما أنه رئيس أقوى دولة على كوكب الأرض. كانت طرافته وغرابة سيرته، التي تنوعت ما بين الأعمال وضخامة الثروة والإفلاس وجولات من الصعود والهبوط؛ جعلت الجميع ينظرون إليه بوصفه رجل الصفقات الأمهر في العالم، حتى إنه عندما أصدر كتابه 'كيف تعقد صفقة' بيع منه ملايين النسخ. ربما كان بائع الدمى أحد تلاميذه، لذلك رأى في بيع دميته الشهيرة صفقة لا بد أن تعقد على طريقته، طريقة أقرب إلى الحواة ورجال السيرك، تجعله يكسب أكبر قدر من المال، من دون أن يعطي شيئًا بالمقابل، إذًا فكيف لبائع الدمى أن يبيع صنيعته بسعر كبير؟ استمع الآن.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/571056Fri, 21 May 2021 04:07:39 +0000Wilfrid HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/571056 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Arabic] - الصفقة .. من يشتري ترامب؟ Author: خلف جابر Narrator: يامن عبد النور Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 30 minutes Release date:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/571056 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Arabic] - الصفقة .. من يشتري ترامب؟ Author: خلف جابر Narrator: يامن عبد النور Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 30 minutes Release date: May 21, 2021 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: من سلسلة ألف سيرة وسيرة. وقف البائع الشاب وفي يده دمية صغيرة؛ لرجل بملامح مميزة وشعر أصفر، لا تحتاج إلى وقت لمعرفة صاحبها، وإن جاءت بشكل كاريكاتوري، ولم يشغله كون صاحبها أحد مشاهير رجال الأعمال في العالم، كما أنه رئيس أقوى دولة على كوكب الأرض. كانت طرافته وغرابة سيرته، التي تنوعت ما بين الأعمال وضخامة الثروة والإفلاس وجولات من الصعود والهبوط؛ جعلت الجميع ينظرون إليه بوصفه رجل الصفقات الأمهر في العالم، حتى إنه عندما أصدر كتابه 'كيف تعقد صفقة' بيع منه ملايين النسخ. ربما كان بائع الدمى أحد تلاميذه، لذلك رأى في بيع دميته الشهيرة صفقة لا بد أن تعقد على طريقته، طريقة أقرب إلى الحواة ورجال السيرك، تجعله يكسب أكبر قدر من المال، من دون أن يعطي شيئًا بالمقابل، إذًا فكيف لبائع الدمى أن يبيع صنيعته بسعر كبير؟ استمع الآن.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/polish-sukcesy-samoukow-krolowie-wielkiego-biznesu-by-andrzej-moszczynski--65074043https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/523017 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Polish] - Sukcesy samouków: Królowie wielkiego biznesu Author: Andrzej Moszczyński Narrator: Aleksander Bromberek Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 16 hours 18 minutes Release date: May 19, 2021 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: Każdy z nas jest niepowtarzalny i wyjątkowy. Wszyscy rodzimy się z naturalną ciekawością świata, pragnieniem odkrywania, poznawania i tworzenia. Jak to się dzieje, że ta wyjątkowość, kreatywność, radość i swoboda ekspresji zatracają się gdzieś podczas dorastania i przypadającej na ten czas edukacji szkolnej? Czy powszechne systemy edukacji oparte na oświeceniowym przekonaniu, że wszyscy przychodzimy na świat jako „czysta tablica”, którą można dowolnie zapisać, wspierają nasz rozwój i rozwijają nasze zdolności, czy jest wręcz przeciwnie? Czy szkoła, próbująca nas ukształtować według na-rzuconego przez system modelu i starająca się nas wpasować w ramy społecznych oczekiwań, na pewno jest warunkiem odniesienia sukcesu i spełnionego życia? Nie potwierdzają tego przykłady ludzi, którzy zdołali się wyłamać z tego systemu i pójść własną drogą. To samoucy – ci, którzy mimo braku formalnego, systemowego wykształcenia odnoszą sukcesy w przeróżnych dziedzinach i branżach, tworząc, wynajdując, unowocześniając, a często wręcz rewolucjonizując życie swoje i współczesnych im ludzi, czyniąc je lepszym i łatwiejszym. Audiobook, Sukcesy samouków - Królowie wielkiego biznesu, zawiera pięćdziesiąt biogramów nieprzeciętnych ludzi – przedsiębiorców samouków, którzy często wbrew ciężkim warunkom, biedzie i brakowi szkolnej edukacji odnieśli w życiu wielkie sukcesy, w sposób zasadniczy wpływając na świat, jaki znamy. Niech będą one dla Ciebie dowodem na to, że spełnione życie i sukces zależą przede wszystkim od pracy i samodzielnego rozwoju, a nie od formalnego wykształcenia.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/523017Wed, 19 May 2021 04:07:39 +0000Wilfrid HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/523017 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Polish] - Sukcesy samouków: Królowie wielkiego biznesu Author: Andrzej Moszczyński Narrator: Aleksander Bromberek Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/523017 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Polish] - Sukcesy samouków: Królowie wielkiego biznesu Author: Andrzej Moszczyński Narrator: Aleksander Bromberek Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 16 hours 18 minutes Release date: May 19, 2021 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: Każdy z nas jest niepowtarzalny i wyjątkowy. Wszyscy rodzimy się z naturalną ciekawością świata, pragnieniem odkrywania, poznawania i tworzenia. Jak to się dzieje, że ta wyjątkowość, kreatywność, radość i swoboda ekspresji zatracają się gdzieś podczas dorastania i przypadającej na ten czas edukacji szkolnej? Czy powszechne systemy edukacji oparte na oświeceniowym przekonaniu, że wszyscy przychodzimy na świat jako „czysta tablica”, którą można dowolnie zapisać, wspierają nasz rozwój i rozwijają nasze zdolności, czy jest wręcz przeciwnie? Czy szkoła, próbująca nas ukształtować według na-rzuconego przez system modelu i starająca się nas wpasować w ramy społecznych oczekiwań, na pewno jest warunkiem odniesienia sukcesu i spełnionego życia? Nie potwierdzają tego przykłady ludzi, którzy zdołali się wyłamać z tego systemu i pójść własną drogą. To samoucy – ci, którzy mimo braku formalnego, systemowego wykształcenia odnoszą sukcesy w przeróżnych dziedzinach i branżach, tworząc, wynajdując, unowocześniając, a często wręcz rewolucjonizując życie swoje i współczesnych im ludzi, czyniąc je lepszym i łatwiejszym. Audiobook, Sukcesy samouków - Królowie wielkiego biznesu, zawiera pięćdziesiąt biogramów nieprzeciętnych ludzi – przedsiębiorców samouków, którzy często wbrew ciężkim warunkom, biedzie i brakowi szkolnej edukacji odnieśli w życiu wielkie sukcesy, w sposób zasadniczy wpływając na świat, jaki znamy. Niech będą one dla Ciebie dowodem na to, że spełnione życie i sukces zależą przede wszystkim od pracy i samodzielnego rozwoju, a nie od formalnego wykształcenia.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/arabic-ambratwryt-tnsynt-llbrmjyat-by-lyn-jwn-tshangh-yw-tshw--65073977https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/571093 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Arabic] - إمبراطورية تنسينت للبرمجيات Author: لين جون - تشانغ يو تشو Narrator: مهاب شريف Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 2 hours 33 minutes Release date: May 19, 2021 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: ما هوا تينغ: الرجل الذي يحب الجميع أن يكرهه، وأحد عمالقة صناعة الإنترنت الستة فى الصين. عشر سنوات هى المدة التي احتاجها ما هوا تينغ ليجعل من مؤسسة تينسنت نموذجا لصناعة الإنترنت فى الصين بل والعالم. تينسنت: قصة مؤسسة بدأت على يد مطور برامج رسائل لتصبح صاحبة أعلى قيمة سوقية لشركات الإنترنت فى الصين. كيو كيو: برنامج المحادثة الذي كان سببا فى نجاح ما هوا تينغ فى حياته العملية، وكان أيضا سببا فى عثوره على شريكة حياته. كان نجاح ما هوا تينغ مبنيا على تقليد الآخرين، فكان التلميذ الذي تفوق على أساتذته، لقد بدأ من حيث أنتهى الأخرون ليصنع أشهر برنامج محادثة فى الصين والذى تجاوزت شهرته البرنامج الأصلى ICQ. إنها قصة كفاح وصعود رجل حلم وكافح من أجل تحقيق حلمه، رجل يسميه الصينيون بيل جيتس الصين، رجل بدء من لاشئ وأصبح يملك كل شئ.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/571093Wed, 19 May 2021 04:07:39 +0000Wilfrid HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/571093 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Arabic] - إمبراطورية تنسينت للبرمجيات Author: لين جون - تشانغ يو تشو Narrator: مهاب شريف Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 2 hours 33 minutes...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/571093 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Arabic] - إمبراطورية تنسينت للبرمجيات Author: لين جون - تشانغ يو تشو Narrator: مهاب شريف Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 2 hours 33 minutes Release date: May 19, 2021 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: ما هوا تينغ: الرجل الذي يحب الجميع أن يكرهه، وأحد عمالقة صناعة الإنترنت الستة فى الصين. عشر سنوات هى المدة التي احتاجها ما هوا تينغ ليجعل من مؤسسة تينسنت نموذجا لصناعة الإنترنت فى الصين بل والعالم. تينسنت: قصة مؤسسة بدأت على يد مطور برامج رسائل لتصبح صاحبة أعلى قيمة سوقية لشركات الإنترنت فى الصين. كيو كيو: برنامج المحادثة الذي كان سببا فى نجاح ما هوا تينغ فى حياته العملية، وكان أيضا سببا فى عثوره على شريكة حياته. كان نجاح ما هوا تينغ مبنيا على تقليد الآخرين، فكان التلميذ الذي تفوق على أساتذته، لقد بدأ من حيث أنتهى الأخرون ليصنع أشهر برنامج محادثة فى الصين والذى تجاوزت شهرته البرنامج الأصلى ICQ. إنها قصة كفاح وصعود رجل حلم وكافح من أجل تحقيق حلمه، رجل يسميه الصينيون بيل جيتس الصين، رجل بدء من لاشئ وأصبح يملك كل شئ.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/amazon-unbound-jeff-bezos-and-the-invention-of-a-global-empire-by-brad-stone--65074031https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/499504 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Amazon Unbound: Jeff Bezos and the Invention of a Global Empire Author: Brad Stone Narrator: Pete Larkin Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 16 hours 33 minutes Release date: May 11, 2021 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.9 of Total 21 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 2 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: This New York Times bestseller is a “masterful” (The Washington Post), “juicy tour of the company [Jeff] Bezos built” (The New York Times Book Review), revealing the most important business story of our time by the bestselling author of The Everything Store. Almost ten years ago, Bloomberg journalist Brad Stone captured the rise of Amazon in his bestseller The Everything Store. Since then, Amazon has expanded exponentially, inventing novel products like Alexa and disrupting countless industries, while its workforce has quintupled in size and its valuation has soared to nearly two trillion dollars. It’s almost impossible to go a day without encountering the impact of Jeff Bezos’s Amazon, between services like Whole Foods, Prime Video, and Amazon’s cloud computing unit, AWS, plus Bezos’s ownership of The Washington Post. We live in a world run, supplied, and controlled by Amazon and its iconoclast founder. In Amazon Unbound, Brad Stone presents an “excellent” (The New York Times), deeply reported, vividly drawn portrait of how a retail upstart became of the most powerful and feared entities in the global economy. Stone also probes the evolution of Bezos himself—who started as a geeky technologist totally devoted to building Amazon, but who transformed to become a fit, disciplined billionaire with global ambitions, who ruled Amazon with an iron fist, even as he found his personal life splashed over the tabloids. Definitive, timely, and “engaging” (Jon Meacham, author of The Soul of America), Stone has provided an unvarnished portrait of a man and company that we couldn’t imagine modern life without.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/499504Tue, 11 May 2021 04:07:39 +0000Wilfrid HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/499504 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Amazon Unbound: Jeff Bezos and the Invention of a Global Empire Author: Brad Stone Narrator: Pete Larkin Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 16 hours...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/499504 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Amazon Unbound: Jeff Bezos and the Invention of a Global Empire Author: Brad Stone Narrator: Pete Larkin Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 16 hours 33 minutes Release date: May 11, 2021 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.9 of Total 21 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 2 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: This New York Times bestseller is a “masterful” (The Washington Post), “juicy tour of the company [Jeff] Bezos built” (The New York Times Book Review), revealing the most important business story of our time by the bestselling author of The Everything Store. Almost ten years ago, Bloomberg journalist Brad Stone captured the rise of Amazon in his bestseller The Everything Store. Since then, Amazon has expanded exponentially, inventing novel products like Alexa and disrupting countless industries, while its workforce has quintupled in size and its valuation has soared to nearly two trillion dollars. It’s almost impossible to go a day without encountering the impact of Jeff Bezos’s Amazon, between services like Whole Foods, Prime Video, and Amazon’s cloud computing unit, AWS, plus Bezos’s ownership of The Washington Post. We live in a world run, supplied, and controlled by Amazon and its iconoclast founder. In Amazon Unbound, Brad Stone presents an “excellent” (The New York Times), deeply reported, vividly drawn portrait of how a retail upstart became of the most powerful and feared entities in the global economy. Stone also probes the evolution of Bezos himself—who started as a geeky technologist totally devoted to building Amazon, but who transformed to become a fit, disciplined billionaire with global ambitions, who ruled Amazon with an iron fist, even as he found his personal life splashed over the tabloids. Definitive, timely, and “engaging” (Jon Meacham, author of The Soul of America), Stone has provided an unvarnished portrait of a man and company that we couldn’t imagine modern life without.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/test-gods-tragedy-and-triumph-in-the-new-space-race-by-nicholas-schmidle--65074034https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/493615 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Test Gods: Tragedy and Triumph in the New Space Race Author: Nicholas Schmidle Narrator: Nicholas Schmidle Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 3 minutes Release date: May 6, 2021 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. Meet the astronauts leading the way to a new world of space travel. 'An instant classic.' SCOTT KELLY, astronaut and author of Endurance 'Adventure in its purest form - rich with risk, courage and friendships.' BEAR GRYLLS 'So exciting. A new generation with The Right Stuff.' DAN SNOW When Richard Branson founded Virgin Galactic in 2004, his goal was simple: to offer paying customers a trip to space by the end of the decade. Seventeen years, countless delays, and one catastrophic crash later, his space tourism dream may finally be on the verge of becoming a reality. New Yorker journalist Nicholas Schmidle knows that story intimately. He spent nearly four years embedded with Virgin Galactic at its California hangar, meeting the individuals working to make commercial space travel possible. Now, Schmidle offers the definitive account of life inside the new space race. Drawing on hundreds of hours of interviews with Virgin's lead test pilot, Mark Stucky, Test Gods describes the making of a modern astronaut. Schmidle recounts Stucky's life - from starry-eyed youth to NASA, the Air Force, and Virgin Galactic; and through dozens of gruelling test flights to his first successful trip beyond the earth's atmosphere. Along the way, we meet the colourful cast of engineers, executives and mechanics battling to take Virgin to space. There's Branson, who emerges as an excitable if overoptimistic evangelist for commercial space travel. There's Mike Moses, Virgin Galactic's grounded, unflappable president. And there's Mike Alsbury, the pilot whose momentary miscalculation sends his aircraft crashing into the Mojave Desert - making him one of the first casualties of the new space race. The result is a compelling examination of the inner lives of a new generation of astronauts. Theirs is a world where the line between lunacy and genius is blurred, and where no sacrifice is too great in pursuit of the dream of space travel. 'If you want to know what being a test pilot truly looks and feels and even smells like, read this riveting book. Schmidle has done something remarkable, capturing all the visceral grit we experience inside the cockpit, in addition to all the tragedies and triumphs that we encounter along the way. This is the book about the new space race you've been waiting to read.' SCOTT KELLY, astronaut and author of Endurance 'A hurtling narrative about the test pilots of the Virgin Galactic space program, Test Gods is a hugely ambitious feat of reporting and storytelling and a fitting twenty-first-century sequel to The Right Stuff. Schmidle captures not just the technical wizardry of the spaceships and the envelope-pushing prowess of the pilots, but also the very real costs, for the pilots and their families, of reaching for something beyond this world.' PATRICK RADDEN KEEFE, author of Say Nothing © Nicholas Schmidle 2021 (P) Penguin Audio 2021]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/493615Thu, 06 May 2021 04:07:39 +0000Wilfrid HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/493615 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Test Gods: Tragedy and Triumph in the New Space Race Author: Nicholas Schmidle Narrator: Nicholas Schmidle Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/493615 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Test Gods: Tragedy and Triumph in the New Space Race Author: Nicholas Schmidle Narrator: Nicholas Schmidle Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 3 minutes Release date: May 6, 2021 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. Meet the astronauts leading the way to a new world of space travel. 'An instant classic.' SCOTT KELLY, astronaut and author of Endurance 'Adventure in its purest form - rich with risk, courage and friendships.' BEAR GRYLLS 'So exciting. A new generation with The Right Stuff.' DAN SNOW When Richard Branson founded Virgin Galactic in 2004, his goal was simple: to offer paying customers a trip to space by the end of the decade. Seventeen years, countless delays, and one catastrophic crash later, his space tourism dream may finally be on the verge of becoming a reality. New Yorker journalist Nicholas Schmidle knows that story intimately. He spent nearly four years embedded with Virgin Galactic at its California hangar, meeting the individuals working to make commercial space travel possible. Now, Schmidle offers the definitive account of life inside the new space race. Drawing on hundreds of hours of interviews with Virgin's lead test pilot, Mark Stucky, Test Gods describes the making of a modern astronaut. Schmidle recounts Stucky's life - from starry-eyed youth to NASA, the Air Force, and Virgin Galactic; and through dozens of gruelling test flights to his first successful trip beyond the earth's atmosphere. Along the way, we meet the colourful cast of engineers, executives and mechanics battling to take Virgin to space. There's Branson, who emerges as an excitable if overoptimistic evangelist for commercial space travel. There's Mike Moses, Virgin Galactic's grounded, unflappable president. And there's Mike Alsbury, the pilot whose momentary miscalculation sends his aircraft crashing into the Mojave Desert - making him one of the first casualties of the new space race. The result is a compelling examination of the inner lives of a new generation of astronauts. Theirs is a world where the line between lunacy and genius is blurred, and where no sacrifice is too great in pursuit of the dream of space travel. 'If you want to know what being a test pilot truly looks and feels and even smells like, read this riveting book. Schmidle has done something remarkable, capturing all the visceral grit we experience inside the cockpit, in addition to all the tragedies and triumphs that we encounter along the way. This is the book about the new space race you've been waiting to read.' SCOTT KELLY, astronaut and author of Endurance 'A hurtling narrative about the test pilots of the Virgin Galactic space program, Test Gods is a hugely ambitious feat of reporting and storytelling and a fitting twenty-first-century sequel to The Right Stuff. Schmidle captures not just the technical wizardry of the spaceships and the envelope-pushing prowess of the pilots, but also the very real costs, for the pilots and their families, of reaching for something beyond this world.' PATRICK RADDEN KEEFE, author of Say Nothing © Nicholas Schmidle 2021 (P) Penguin Audio 2021]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/buffett-s-tips-a-guide-to-financial-literacy-and-life-by-john-m-longo-tyler-j-longo--65074095https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/493834 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Buffett's Tips: A Guide to Financial Literacy and Life Author: John M. Longo, Tyler J. Longo Narrator: Tom Parks Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 14 hours 23 minutes Release date: April 27, 2021 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3 of Total 1 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: Warren Buffett is often described as the greatest investor of all time. Beginning in the late 1950s with a $100 investment, he built an investment empire and became one of the wealthiest people ever—without losing his sense of humor. Around the world, people of all ages study Buffett's example, trying to follow in his footsteps to achieve financial independence and wealth. There's no secret to Buffett's success—he regularly tells everything he knows to the media and to his company's shareholders. But he has never written it all down in an easily accessible guide. In Buffett's Tips: A Guide to Financial Literacy and Life award-winning professor John M. Longo sorts through the mountain of advice that Buffett has given over the years and distills it down into 100 easy-to-understand lessons. Everything young (and old!) people need to know about finance is in this book. From the different types of bank accounts to the basics of investing and risk management, this book teaches listeners how to live healthy financial lives. Not only is he one of the richest people in the history of the world, Warren Buffett is a happy person who lives an ethical life. In this book, listeners will find nuggets of Buffett wisdom on everything from where to go to college to what kind of cars to drive and how to be well liked among employees and friends.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/493834Tue, 27 Apr 2021 04:07:39 +0000Wilfrid HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/493834 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Buffett's Tips: A Guide to Financial Literacy and Life Author: John M. Longo, Tyler J. Longo Narrator: Tom Parks Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/493834 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Buffett's Tips: A Guide to Financial Literacy and Life Author: John M. Longo, Tyler J. Longo Narrator: Tom Parks Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 14 hours 23 minutes Release date: April 27, 2021 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3 of Total 1 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: Warren Buffett is often described as the greatest investor of all time. Beginning in the late 1950s with a $100 investment, he built an investment empire and became one of the wealthiest people ever—without losing his sense of humor. Around the world, people of all ages study Buffett's example, trying to follow in his footsteps to achieve financial independence and wealth. There's no secret to Buffett's success—he regularly tells everything he knows to the media and to his company's shareholders. But he has never written it all down in an easily accessible guide. In Buffett's Tips: A Guide to Financial Literacy and Life award-winning professor John M. Longo sorts through the mountain of advice that Buffett has given over the years and distills it down into 100 easy-to-understand lessons. Everything young (and old!) people need to know about finance is in this book. From the different types of bank accounts to the basics of investing and risk management, this book teaches listeners how to live healthy financial lives. Not only is he one of the richest people in the history of the world, Warren Buffett is a happy person who lives an ethical life. In this book, listeners will find nuggets of Buffett wisdom on everything from where to go to college to what kind of cars to drive and how to be well liked among employees and friends.]]>1805cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/warren-buffett-inside-the-ultimate-money-mind-by-robert-g-hagstrom--65074113https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/512075 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Warren Buffett: Inside the Ultimate Money Mind Author: Robert G. Hagstrom Narrator: Steve Menasche Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 50 minutes Release date: April 20, 2021 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 2.8 of Total 5 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: In Warren Buffett: Inside the Ultimate Money Mind, Robert G. Hagstrom breaks new ground with a deep analysis of Buffett's essential wisdom, an intricate mosaic of wide-ranging ideas and insights that Buffett calls a Money Mind. What exactly is a Money Mind? At one level, it's a way of thinking about major financial issues such as capital allocation. At another level, it summarizes an overall mindset for successfully investing in today's fast-paced stock market, a mindset that depends on a commitment to learning, adapting, and facing down irrelevant noise. This is not a method book. It is a thinking book. Warren Buffett: Inside the Ultimate Money Mind explains the philosophies of self-reliance, stoicism, rationalism, and pragmatism and their contributions to making intelligent investment decisions. It also outlines the evolution of value investing, discusses how to develop a business-driven investing mindset, and describes the defining traits of successful active management. Lastly, it examines the surprising aspects of a Money Mind—sportsman, teacher, and artist. In short, Warren Buffett: Inside the Ultimate Money Mind helps listeners understand the building blocks that go into making a Money Mind so they can begin to incorporate its principles in the service to a life of value.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/512075Tue, 20 Apr 2021 04:07:39 +0000Wilfrid HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/512075 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Warren Buffett: Inside the Ultimate Money Mind Author: Robert G. Hagstrom Narrator: Steve Menasche Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 50...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/512075 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Warren Buffett: Inside the Ultimate Money Mind Author: Robert G. Hagstrom Narrator: Steve Menasche Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 50 minutes Release date: April 20, 2021 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 2.8 of Total 5 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: In Warren Buffett: Inside the Ultimate Money Mind, Robert G. Hagstrom breaks new ground with a deep analysis of Buffett's essential wisdom, an intricate mosaic of wide-ranging ideas and insights that Buffett calls a Money Mind. What exactly is a Money Mind? At one level, it's a way of thinking about major financial issues such as capital allocation. At another level, it summarizes an overall mindset for successfully investing in today's fast-paced stock market, a mindset that depends on a commitment to learning, adapting, and facing down irrelevant noise. This is not a method book. It is a thinking book. Warren Buffett: Inside the Ultimate Money Mind explains the philosophies of self-reliance, stoicism, rationalism, and pragmatism and their contributions to making intelligent investment decisions. It also outlines the evolution of value investing, discusses how to develop a business-driven investing mindset, and describes the defining traits of successful active management. Lastly, it examines the surprising aspects of a Money Mind—sportsman, teacher, and artist. In short, Warren Buffett: Inside the Ultimate Money Mind helps listeners understand the building blocks that go into making a Money Mind so they can begin to incorporate its principles in the service to a life of value.]]>1805cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/dreaming-big-my-journey-to-connect-india-by-sam-pitroda-david-chanoff--65074058https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/514278 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Dreaming Big: My Journey To Connect India Author: Sam Pitroda, David Chanoff Narrator: P. Mathai Abraham Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 15 hours 5 minutes Release date: April 6, 2021 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: A young man from Titilagarh, Orissa, buoyed by nothing but dreams, boards a boat to America in 1964. There, in the land of opportunity, Satyanarayan Gangaram Pitroda strikes gold in the burgeoning tech space to become the American millionaire Sam Pitroda. Armed with global patents and a vision supported by Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi, he vows to return home and fix India’s telephone troubles. Sam Pitroda became synonymous with the bright-yellow PCO/STD booths that sprang up across the country and was a dynamo in the Congress machinery in the 1980s. But his world came crashing down when he was dealt one blow after the other—a heart attack, false corruption charges and the assassination of his dear friend Rajiv Gandhi. To make matters worse, he realized that he had run out of money. This is the astonishing and heart-warming story of how one man at the top hits rock bottom—only to rise again and make a bigger dent in the world.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/514278Tue, 06 Apr 2021 04:07:39 +0000Wilfrid HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/514278 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Dreaming Big: My Journey To Connect India Author: Sam Pitroda, David Chanoff Narrator: P. Mathai Abraham Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 15 hours...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/514278 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Dreaming Big: My Journey To Connect India Author: Sam Pitroda, David Chanoff Narrator: P. Mathai Abraham Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 15 hours 5 minutes Release date: April 6, 2021 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: A young man from Titilagarh, Orissa, buoyed by nothing but dreams, boards a boat to America in 1964. There, in the land of opportunity, Satyanarayan Gangaram Pitroda strikes gold in the burgeoning tech space to become the American millionaire Sam Pitroda. Armed with global patents and a vision supported by Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi, he vows to return home and fix India’s telephone troubles. Sam Pitroda became synonymous with the bright-yellow PCO/STD booths that sprang up across the country and was a dynamo in the Congress machinery in the 1980s. But his world came crashing down when he was dealt one blow after the other—a heart attack, false corruption charges and the assassination of his dear friend Rajiv Gandhi. To make matters worse, he realized that he had run out of money. This is the astonishing and heart-warming story of how one man at the top hits rock bottom—only to rise again and make a bigger dent in the world.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/arabic-qst-njah-shrkt-jyly-alsynyh-llsyarat-by-qwwh-lyangh--65073987https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/571091 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Arabic] - قصة نجاح شركة جيلى الصينيه للسيارات Author: قووه ليانغ Narrator: مهاب شريف Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 2 hours 28 minutes Release date: April 5, 2021 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: لى شو فو ذلك الصيني الذي لم يتخيل أن يحقق حلمه وأن تصل سيارته التي ينتجها لكل بقاع العالم. هو شديد الحماسة فى عالم التجارة، وهو (مجنون سيارات) متعصب لرأيه، وهو النسخة الصينية من هنرى فورد، سواء كان فى صناعة السيارات أو فى لعب كرة القدم أو فى الدراسة.. فإن لى شو فو مجنون بأى أمر يقوم به. مرورا بتصنيع الثلاجات ومواد الديكور والدراجات البخارية، وصولا إلى واحد من أكبر مصنعي السيارات ليس فى الصين فحسب بل فى العالم بأسره...قصة حلم صعد بصاحبه إلى القمة.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/571091Mon, 05 Apr 2021 04:07:39 +0000Wilfrid HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/571091 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Arabic] - قصة نجاح شركة جيلى الصينيه للسيارات Author: قووه ليانغ Narrator: مهاب شريف Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 2 hours 28 minutes Release...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/571091 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Arabic] - قصة نجاح شركة جيلى الصينيه للسيارات Author: قووه ليانغ Narrator: مهاب شريف Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 2 hours 28 minutes Release date: April 5, 2021 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: لى شو فو ذلك الصيني الذي لم يتخيل أن يحقق حلمه وأن تصل سيارته التي ينتجها لكل بقاع العالم. هو شديد الحماسة فى عالم التجارة، وهو (مجنون سيارات) متعصب لرأيه، وهو النسخة الصينية من هنرى فورد، سواء كان فى صناعة السيارات أو فى لعب كرة القدم أو فى الدراسة.. فإن لى شو فو مجنون بأى أمر يقوم به. مرورا بتصنيع الثلاجات ومواد الديكور والدراجات البخارية، وصولا إلى واحد من أكبر مصنعي السيارات ليس فى الصين فحسب بل فى العالم بأسره...قصة حلم صعد بصاحبه إلى القمة.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/unstoppable-by-joshua-m-greene--65074012https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/515763 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Unstoppable Author: Joshua M. Greene Narrator: Michael Orenstein Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 5 minutes Release date: March 30, 2021 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.67 of Total 9 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: Winner of Best of Los Angeles Award 'Best Holocaust Book - 2021' “A must-read that hopefully will be adapted for the screen. Greene lets Wilzig’s effervescent spirit shine through, and his story will appear to a wide variety of readers.” - Library Journal Unstoppable is the ultimate immigrant story and an epic David-and-Goliath adventure. While American teens were socializing in ice cream parlors, Siggi was suffering beatings by Nazi hoodlums for being a Jew and was soon deported along with his family to the darkest place the world has ever known: Auschwitz. Siggi used his wits to stay alive, pretending to have trade skills the Nazis could exploit to run the camp. After two death marches and near starvation, he was liberated from camp Mauthausen and went to work for the US Army hunting Nazis, a service that earned him a visa to America. On arrival, he made three vows: to never go hungry again, to support the Jewish people, and to speak out against injustice. He earned his first dollar shoveling snow after a fierce blizzard. His next job was laboring in toxic sweatshops. From these humble beginnings, he became President, Chairman and CEO of a New York Stock Exchange-listed oil company and grew a full-service commercial bank to more than $4 billion in assets. Siggi’s ascent from the darkest of yesterdays to the brightest of tomorrows holds sway over the imagination in this riveting narrative of grit, cunning, luck, and the determination to live life to the fullest.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/515763Tue, 30 Mar 2021 04:07:39 +0000Wilfrid HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/515763 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Unstoppable Author: Joshua M. Greene Narrator: Michael Orenstein Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 5 minutes Release date: March 30, 2021...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/515763 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Unstoppable Author: Joshua M. Greene Narrator: Michael Orenstein Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 5 minutes Release date: March 30, 2021 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.67 of Total 9 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: Winner of Best of Los Angeles Award 'Best Holocaust Book - 2021' “A must-read that hopefully will be adapted for the screen. Greene lets Wilzig’s effervescent spirit shine through, and his story will appear to a wide variety of readers.” - Library Journal Unstoppable is the ultimate immigrant story and an epic David-and-Goliath adventure. While American teens were socializing in ice cream parlors, Siggi was suffering beatings by Nazi hoodlums for being a Jew and was soon deported along with his family to the darkest place the world has ever known: Auschwitz. Siggi used his wits to stay alive, pretending to have trade skills the Nazis could exploit to run the camp. After two death marches and near starvation, he was liberated from camp Mauthausen and went to work for the US Army hunting Nazis, a service that earned him a visa to America. On arrival, he made three vows: to never go hungry again, to support the Jewish people, and to speak out against injustice. He earned his first dollar shoveling snow after a fierce blizzard. His next job was laboring in toxic sweatshops. From these humble beginnings, he became President, Chairman and CEO of a New York Stock Exchange-listed oil company and grew a full-service commercial bank to more than $4 billion in assets. Siggi’s ascent from the darkest of yesterdays to the brightest of tomorrows holds sway over the imagination in this riveting narrative of grit, cunning, luck, and the determination to live life to the fullest.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-marathon-don-t-stop-the-life-and-times-of-nipsey-hussle-by-rob-kenner--65074072https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/400555 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Marathon Don't Stop: The Life and Times of Nipsey Hussle Author: Rob Kenner Narrator: Landon Woodson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 0 minutes Release date: March 23, 2021 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.2 of Total 20 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 3 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER This “beautiful tribute to a legendary artist” (Quincy Jones) is the first in-depth biography of Nipsey Hussle, the hip-hop mogul, artist, and activist whose transformative legacy inspired a generation with his motivational lyrics and visionary business savvy—before he was tragically shot down in the very neighborhood he was dedicated to building up. For Nipsey Hussle, “The Marathon” was more than a mixtape title or the name of a clothing store; it was a way of life, a metaphor for the relentless pursuit of excellence and the willpower required to overcome adversity day after day. Hussle was determined to win the race to success on his own terms, and he wanted to see his whole community in the winner’s circle with him. A moving and powerful exploration of an extraordinary artist, The Marathon Don’t Stop places Hussle in historical context and unpacks his complex legacy. Combining on-the-ground reporting and candid interviews, “Rob Kenner has given us the book the world—and hip-hop and pop culture—has been waiting for…one that should be celebrated alongside the best biographies ever about iconic figures we have loved—and lost” (Kevin Powell, author of When We Free the World).]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/400555Tue, 23 Mar 2021 04:07:39 +0000Wilfrid HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/400555 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Marathon Don't Stop: The Life and Times of Nipsey Hussle Author: Rob Kenner Narrator: Landon Woodson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/400555 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Marathon Don't Stop: The Life and Times of Nipsey Hussle Author: Rob Kenner Narrator: Landon Woodson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 0 minutes Release date: March 23, 2021 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.2 of Total 20 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 3 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER This “beautiful tribute to a legendary artist” (Quincy Jones) is the first in-depth biography of Nipsey Hussle, the hip-hop mogul, artist, and activist whose transformative legacy inspired a generation with his motivational lyrics and visionary business savvy—before he was tragically shot down in the very neighborhood he was dedicated to building up. For Nipsey Hussle, “The Marathon” was more than a mixtape title or the name of a clothing store; it was a way of life, a metaphor for the relentless pursuit of excellence and the willpower required to overcome adversity day after day. Hussle was determined to win the race to success on his own terms, and he wanted to see his whole community in the winner’s circle with him. A moving and powerful exploration of an extraordinary artist, The Marathon Don’t Stop places Hussle in historical context and unpacks his complex legacy. Combining on-the-ground reporting and candid interviews, “Rob Kenner has given us the book the world—and hip-hop and pop culture—has been waiting for…one that should be celebrated alongside the best biographies ever about iconic figures we have loved—and lost” (Kevin Powell, author of When We Free the World).]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/personal-account-25-tales-about-leadership-learning-and-legacy-from-a-lifetime-at-bank-of-montreal-by-tony-comper--65074020https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/507725 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Personal Account: 25 Tales About Leadership, Learning, and Legacy from a Lifetime at Bank of Montreal Author: Tony Comper Narrator: Bruce Dowbiggin Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 34 minutes Release date: March 23, 2021 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: After nearly four decades at Bank of Montreal, former President and CEO Tony Comper shares leadership lessons from his experience at the helm of one of the world's largest financial institutions. Anthony "Tony" Comper likes to say that he can sum up his remarkable career in Canadian banking in 25 stories. In a business often filled with big personalities and memorable characters, Tony's motto is Festina Lente - make haste slowly. In Personal Account: 25 Tales about Leadership, Learning, and Legacy from a Lifetime at Bank of Montreal, Comper chronicles how he guided the bank's software evolution on real-time banking and the introduction of ABMs. He also saw BMO evolve from traditional lender to facilitator in the market, partnering with businesses to create a more vibrant source of capital. That innovation included Tony's role in integrating women and new Canadians into BMO while fighting anti-Semitism in the community. He was also critical in creating new banking models for the Indigenous community. A first-person analysis of the major transitions in his almost four decades at the bank. A memoir of turbulent, challenging times. An examination of surviving the most severe financial shocks without jeopardizing the nation's financial stability. Personal Account is equal parts warm memoir, teaching lesson, and a reminder of the value of legacy.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/507725Tue, 23 Mar 2021 04:07:39 +0000Wilfrid HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/507725 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Personal Account: 25 Tales About Leadership, Learning, and Legacy from a Lifetime at Bank of Montreal Author: Tony Comper Narrator: Bruce Dowbiggin...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/507725 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Personal Account: 25 Tales About Leadership, Learning, and Legacy from a Lifetime at Bank of Montreal Author: Tony Comper Narrator: Bruce Dowbiggin Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 34 minutes Release date: March 23, 2021 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: After nearly four decades at Bank of Montreal, former President and CEO Tony Comper shares leadership lessons from his experience at the helm of one of the world's largest financial institutions. Anthony "Tony" Comper likes to say that he can sum up his remarkable career in Canadian banking in 25 stories. In a business often filled with big personalities and memorable characters, Tony's motto is Festina Lente - make haste slowly. In Personal Account: 25 Tales about Leadership, Learning, and Legacy from a Lifetime at Bank of Montreal, Comper chronicles how he guided the bank's software evolution on real-time banking and the introduction of ABMs. He also saw BMO evolve from traditional lender to facilitator in the market, partnering with businesses to create a more vibrant source of capital. That innovation included Tony's role in integrating women and new Canadians into BMO while fighting anti-Semitism in the community. He was also critical in creating new banking models for the Indigenous community. A first-person analysis of the major transitions in his almost four decades at the bank. A memoir of turbulent, challenging times. An examination of surviving the most severe financial shocks without jeopardizing the nation's financial stability. Personal Account is equal parts warm memoir, teaching lesson, and a reminder of the value of legacy.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/arabic-styf-jwbz-by-karyn-blwmntal--65074096https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/445095 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Arabic] - ستيف جوبز Author: كارين بلومنتال Narrator: حاتم اللافي Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 55 minutes Release date: March 20, 2021 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: وصف ستيف جوبز بأنه مخترع، عبقري، طالب فاشل، ممثل، فنان، طاغية، وشخص وضيع. كان ستيف جوبز مؤسس أبل وكان كل هذه الأشياء. أحبه الناس وكرهوه، أعجبوا به ورفضوه، لكنه بقي أسطورة حية؛ العبقري الذي أسس أبل في مرأب والديه بالتبني عندما كان في الواحدة والعشرين من عمره، محدثًا ثورة حقيقية في عالم التكنولوجيا. ابتكر بمفرده أول كمبيوتر يمكن وضعه على المكتب. كما أسس شركة 'بيكسار ' التي أنتجت بعض أهم أفلام الرسوم المتحركة التي فازت بجوائز الأوسكار مثل 'حكاية لعبة ' و 'البحث عن نيمو .' تكشف لنا 'كارن بلومنتال ' جوهر هذا الرجل المعقد والأسطوري، منذ تبنيه وسنواته الأولى، مرورًا بذروات نجاحاته المهنية، وإقالته من مهامه في شركة أبل )لكونه مخربًا وصعبًا( حتى معركته مع السرطان ورجوعه لأبل لتكتسح الأسواق ثم وفاته.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/445095Sat, 20 Mar 2021 04:07:39 +0000Wilfrid HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/445095 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Arabic] - ستيف جوبز Author: كارين بلومنتال Narrator: حاتم اللافي Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 55 minutes Release date: March 20, 2021...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/445095 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Arabic] - ستيف جوبز Author: كارين بلومنتال Narrator: حاتم اللافي Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 55 minutes Release date: March 20, 2021 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: وصف ستيف جوبز بأنه مخترع، عبقري، طالب فاشل، ممثل، فنان، طاغية، وشخص وضيع. كان ستيف جوبز مؤسس أبل وكان كل هذه الأشياء. أحبه الناس وكرهوه، أعجبوا به ورفضوه، لكنه بقي أسطورة حية؛ العبقري الذي أسس أبل في مرأب والديه بالتبني عندما كان في الواحدة والعشرين من عمره، محدثًا ثورة حقيقية في عالم التكنولوجيا. ابتكر بمفرده أول كمبيوتر يمكن وضعه على المكتب. كما أسس شركة 'بيكسار ' التي أنتجت بعض أهم أفلام الرسوم المتحركة التي فازت بجوائز الأوسكار مثل 'حكاية لعبة ' و 'البحث عن نيمو .' تكشف لنا 'كارن بلومنتال ' جوهر هذا الرجل المعقد والأسطوري، منذ تبنيه وسنواته الأولى، مرورًا بذروات نجاحاته المهنية، وإقالته من مهامه في شركة أبل )لكونه مخربًا وصعبًا( حتى معركته مع السرطان ورجوعه لأبل لتكتسح الأسواق ثم وفاته.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/azim-premji-the-man-beyond-the-billions-by-sundeep-khanna-varun-sood--65074021https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/504884 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Azim Premji: The Man Beyond the Billions Author: Sundeep Khanna, Varun Sood Narrator: Darrpan Mehta Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 28 minutes Release date: March 10, 2021 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: For over fi­ve decades, Azim Hasham Premji has been one of the trailblazers of India Inc. Taking over his family business of vegetable oils at the young age of twenty-one after the untimely demise of his father, he built one of India's most successful software companies along with a multi-billion-dollar conglomerate. As of 2019, he was the tenth richest person in India, with an estimated net worth of $7.2 billion. Yet, the one facet of the man which has overshadowed even his business achievements is his altruism. His commitment to the Azim Premji Foundation, a non-profi­t focused on education, totals around $21 billion, making him one of the world's top philanthropists. Azim Premji: The Man Beyond the Billions, the fi­rst authoritative biography of the icon, shows how Premji is a philanthropist at heart and a businessman by choice - a man who wanted to give away his billions but realized early enough that he would ­first have to earn them. It peels the layers off Premji's life while chronicling his professional and charitable work in the context of his many strengths and shortcomings. Based on interviews with hundreds of current and past Wipro executives, who have over the years worked closely with him, as well as with competitors, analysts, family friends and industry associates, this is a journalists' account of Premji the man, the businessman and the philanthropist.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/504884Wed, 10 Mar 2021 04:07:39 +0000Wilfrid HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/504884 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Azim Premji: The Man Beyond the Billions Author: Sundeep Khanna, Varun Sood Narrator: Darrpan Mehta Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 28...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/504884 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Azim Premji: The Man Beyond the Billions Author: Sundeep Khanna, Varun Sood Narrator: Darrpan Mehta Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 28 minutes Release date: March 10, 2021 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: For over fi­ve decades, Azim Hasham Premji has been one of the trailblazers of India Inc. Taking over his family business of vegetable oils at the young age of twenty-one after the untimely demise of his father, he built one of India's most successful software companies along with a multi-billion-dollar conglomerate. As of 2019, he was the tenth richest person in India, with an estimated net worth of $7.2 billion. Yet, the one facet of the man which has overshadowed even his business achievements is his altruism. His commitment to the Azim Premji Foundation, a non-profi­t focused on education, totals around $21 billion, making him one of the world's top philanthropists. Azim Premji: The Man Beyond the Billions, the fi­rst authoritative biography of the icon, shows how Premji is a philanthropist at heart and a businessman by choice - a man who wanted to give away his billions but realized early enough that he would ­first have to earn them. It peels the layers off Premji's life while chronicling his professional and charitable work in the context of his many strengths and shortcomings. Based on interviews with hundreds of current and past Wipro executives, who have over the years worked closely with him, as well as with competitors, analysts, family friends and industry associates, this is a journalists' account of Premji the man, the businessman and the philanthropist.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/own-the-arena-getting-ahead-making-a-difference-and-succeeding-as-the-only-one-by-katrina-m-adams--65074160https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/400778 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Own the Arena: Getting Ahead, Making a Difference, and Succeeding As the Only One Author: Katrina M. Adams Narrator: Carolyn Smith Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 52 minutes Release date: February 23, 2021 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: From the former President and CEO of the United States Tennis Association—the first black woman and youngest person ever to hold the position—comes a behind-the-scenes look at the leadership skills involved in hosting the U.S. Open, the largest and most lucrative sports event in the world—lessons that can be applied across business and to any life challenge. One of professional tennis’s Grand Slam Tournaments, the U.S. Open has been described as a fourteen-day Superbowl. This single tennis championship, held annually in New York City, attracts top professionals from around the globe, generates more money than any other sporting event—or any other sport over an entire season—and attracts more than 700,000 attendees and millions of television viewers.  In Own the Arena, Katrina Adams offers a privileged, singular inside look at this sensational global event, while elaborating on what makes tennis the only sport of a lifetime. She opens with the women’s 2018 championship match between Naomi Osaka and Serena Williams that ended in boos. This was Adams’s last year as president and the whole world was watching. How would she respond? How should the press be handled? What needs to be said to Osaka? Serena? What does this break from decorum mean for the Open and the sport? As Adams shares a wealth of stories from her career and personal life, as well as insights from top tennis professionals, she provides invaluable information on meeting life’s tests both on the tennis court and off. Own the Arena offers fresh perspectives on having presence, being remembered, directing a conversation, and moving boldly in spaces where “you are the only one.” It also covers good sportsmanship—treating others with respect and by being inclusive and open to diverse perspectives. Tennis is said to be 90 percent mental; this book shows how to take the elements of mental fortitude and use them to achieve greatness. By embracing and expressing one’s inner grace and humanity, Adams shows, you can own the arena.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/400778Tue, 23 Feb 2021 04:07:39 +0000Wilfrid HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/400778 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Own the Arena: Getting Ahead, Making a Difference, and Succeeding As the Only One Author: Katrina M. Adams Narrator: Carolyn Smith Format: Unabridged...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/400778 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Own the Arena: Getting Ahead, Making a Difference, and Succeeding As the Only One Author: Katrina M. Adams Narrator: Carolyn Smith Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 52 minutes Release date: February 23, 2021 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: From the former President and CEO of the United States Tennis Association—the first black woman and youngest person ever to hold the position—comes a behind-the-scenes look at the leadership skills involved in hosting the U.S. Open, the largest and most lucrative sports event in the world—lessons that can be applied across business and to any life challenge. One of professional tennis’s Grand Slam Tournaments, the U.S. Open has been described as a fourteen-day Superbowl. This single tennis championship, held annually in New York City, attracts top professionals from around the globe, generates more money than any other sporting event—or any other sport over an entire season—and attracts more than 700,000 attendees and millions of television viewers.  In Own the Arena, Katrina Adams offers a privileged, singular inside look at this sensational global event, while elaborating on what makes tennis the only sport of a lifetime. She opens with the women’s 2018 championship match between Naomi Osaka and Serena Williams that ended in boos. This was Adams’s last year as president and the whole world was watching. How would she respond? How should the press be handled? What needs to be said to Osaka? Serena? What does this break from decorum mean for the Open and the sport? As Adams shares a wealth of stories from her career and personal life, as well as insights from top tennis professionals, she provides invaluable information on meeting life’s tests both on the tennis court and off. Own the Arena offers fresh perspectives on having presence, being remembered, directing a conversation, and moving boldly in spaces where “you are the only one.” It also covers good sportsmanship—treating others with respect and by being inclusive and open to diverse perspectives. Tennis is said to be 90 percent mental; this book shows how to take the elements of mental fortitude and use them to achieve greatness. By embracing and expressing one’s inner grace and humanity, Adams shows, you can own the arena.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/hot-seat-what-i-learned-leading-a-great-american-company-by-jeff-immelt--65074044https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/442946 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Hot Seat: What I Learned Leading a Great American Company Author: Jeff Immelt Narrator: Robert Petkoff Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 17 minutes Release date: February 23, 2021 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.2 of Total 5 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 4 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: A fascinating and candid memoir about successful leadership from the former CEO of General Electric, named one of the “World’s Best CEOs” three times by Barron’s, and the hard-won lessons he learned from his experience leading GE immediately after 9/11, through the devastating 2008–09 financial crisis, and into an increasingly globalized world. In September 2001, Jeff Immelt replaced the most famous CEO in history, Jack Welch, at the helm of General Electric. Less than a week into his tenure, the 9/11 terrorist attacks shook the nation, and the company, to its core. GE was connected to nearly every part of the tragedy—GE-financed planes powered by GE-manufactured engines had just destroyed real estate that was insured by GE-issued policies. Facing an unprecedented situation, Immelt knew his response would set the tone for businesses everywhere that looked to GE—one of America’s biggest and most-heralded corporations—for direction. No pressure. Over the next sixteen years, Immelt would lead GE through many more dire moments, from the 2008–09 Global Financial Crisis to the 2011 meltdown of Fukushima’s nuclear reactors, which were designed by GE. But Immelt’s biggest challenge was inherited: Welch had handed over a company that had great people, but was short on innovation. Immelt set out to change GE’s focus by making it more global, more rooted in technology, and more diverse. But the stock market rarely rewarded his efforts, and GE struggled. In Hot Seat, Immelt offers a rigorous and raw interrogation of himself and his tenure, detailing for the first time his proudest moments and his biggest mistakes. The most crucial component of leadership, he writes, is the willingness to make decisions. But knowing what to do is a thousand times easier than knowing when to do it. Perseverance, combined with clear communication, can ensure progress, if not perfection, he says. That won’t protect any CEO from second-guessing, but Immelt explains how he’s pushed through even the most withering criticism: by staying focused on his team and the goals they tried to achieve. As the business world continues to be rocked by stunning economic upheaval, Hot Seat “takes you into the office, head, and heart of the man who became CEO of GE on the eve of 9/11, and then led the iconic behemoth for sixteen fascinating, and often turbulent, years. A handbook on leadership—and life” (Stanley A. McChrystal, General, US Army [Retired], CEO and Founder, McChrystal Group).]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/442946Tue, 23 Feb 2021 04:07:39 +0000Wilfrid HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/442946 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Hot Seat: What I Learned Leading a Great American Company Author: Jeff Immelt Narrator: Robert Petkoff Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 17...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/442946 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Hot Seat: What I Learned Leading a Great American Company Author: Jeff Immelt Narrator: Robert Petkoff Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 17 minutes Release date: February 23, 2021 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.2 of Total 5 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 4 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: A fascinating and candid memoir about successful leadership from the former CEO of General Electric, named one of the “World’s Best CEOs” three times by Barron’s, and the hard-won lessons he learned from his experience leading GE immediately after 9/11, through the devastating 2008–09 financial crisis, and into an increasingly globalized world. In September 2001, Jeff Immelt replaced the most famous CEO in history, Jack Welch, at the helm of General Electric. Less than a week into his tenure, the 9/11 terrorist attacks shook the nation, and the company, to its core. GE was connected to nearly every part of the tragedy—GE-financed planes powered by GE-manufactured engines had just destroyed real estate that was insured by GE-issued policies. Facing an unprecedented situation, Immelt knew his response would set the tone for businesses everywhere that looked to GE—one of America’s biggest and most-heralded corporations—for direction. No pressure. Over the next sixteen years, Immelt would lead GE through many more dire moments, from the 2008–09 Global Financial Crisis to the 2011 meltdown of Fukushima’s nuclear reactors, which were designed by GE. But Immelt’s biggest challenge was inherited: Welch had handed over a company that had great people, but was short on innovation. Immelt set out to change GE’s focus by making it more global, more rooted in technology, and more diverse. But the stock market rarely rewarded his efforts, and GE struggled. In Hot Seat, Immelt offers a rigorous and raw interrogation of himself and his tenure, detailing for the first time his proudest moments and his biggest mistakes. The most crucial component of leadership, he writes, is the willingness to make decisions. But knowing what to do is a thousand times easier than knowing when to do it. Perseverance, combined with clear communication, can ensure progress, if not perfection, he says. That won’t protect any CEO from second-guessing, but Immelt explains how he’s pushed through even the most withering criticism: by staying focused on his team and the goals they tried to achieve. As the business world continues to be rocked by stunning economic upheaval, Hot Seat “takes you into the office, head, and heart of the man who became CEO of GE on the eve of 9/11, and then led the iconic behemoth for sixteen fascinating, and often turbulent, years. A handbook on leadership—and life” (Stanley A. McChrystal, General, US Army [Retired], CEO and Founder, McChrystal Group).]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/what-an-mba-taught-me-but-my-kids-made-me-learn-by-bea-wray--65074150https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/485661 to listen full audiobooks. Title: What an MBA Taught Me…: But My Kids Made Me Learn Author: Bea Wray Narrator: Nan Mcnamara Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 35 minutes Release date: February 16, 2021 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: Unleash your hidden leadership skills with this powerful, heartfelt guide. Great business schools know that connection, more than curriculum, shapes great leaders. Every aspect of the experience intentionally maximizes relationship building. What an MBA Taught Me . . . But My Kids Made Me Learn is a sometimes hilarious, other times harrowing journey through Harvard Business School, twenty years of business experience, and the most important academy of all: parenting. Parenting? That's right. When Bea Wray returned to entrepreneurial work after six years as a full-time mom, she worried. What relevant skills could she bring to the corporate table? Yet her career took off as her interpersonal expertise soared. Perhaps family time can be a breakthrough, rather than a break from professional advancement. Psssst. 'Soft' skills are actually pretty hard . . . but they can be mastered. As kids demonstrate, we learn best when having fun. In this book, dozens of essential executive leadership lessons are carefully wrapped in humorous and heartfelt stories to inspire and encourage you.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/485661Tue, 16 Feb 2021 04:07:39 +0000Wilfrid HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/485661 to listen full audiobooks. Title: What an MBA Taught Me…: But My Kids Made Me Learn Author: Bea Wray Narrator: Nan Mcnamara Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 35 minutes...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/485661 to listen full audiobooks. Title: What an MBA Taught Me…: But My Kids Made Me Learn Author: Bea Wray Narrator: Nan Mcnamara Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 35 minutes Release date: February 16, 2021 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: Unleash your hidden leadership skills with this powerful, heartfelt guide. Great business schools know that connection, more than curriculum, shapes great leaders. Every aspect of the experience intentionally maximizes relationship building. What an MBA Taught Me . . . But My Kids Made Me Learn is a sometimes hilarious, other times harrowing journey through Harvard Business School, twenty years of business experience, and the most important academy of all: parenting. Parenting? That's right. When Bea Wray returned to entrepreneurial work after six years as a full-time mom, she worried. What relevant skills could she bring to the corporate table? Yet her career took off as her interpersonal expertise soared. Perhaps family time can be a breakthrough, rather than a break from professional advancement. Psssst. 'Soft' skills are actually pretty hard . . . but they can be mastered. As kids demonstrate, we learn best when having fun. In this book, dozens of essential executive leadership lessons are carefully wrapped in humorous and heartfelt stories to inspire and encourage you.]]>1805cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/innovative-entrepreneurs-from-north-dakota-125-years-of-impact-by-bruce-gjovig--65073980https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/521039 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Innovative Entrepreneurs from North Dakota: 125 Years of Impact! Author: Bruce Gjovig Narrator: Wayne Evans Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 17 hours 41 minutes Release date: February 9, 2021 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: Biographies of successful innovative entrepreneurs from North Dakota who have influenced not only the United States but also the world Bruce Gjovig, CEO Emeritus of the University of North Dakota Center for Innovation Foundation, has written a second book of profiles of more North Dakota innovators and entrepreneurs. This second edition features forty-six chapters of inspiring stories about individuals who were born in North Dakota and went on to make their mark in business across the nation and the world.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/521039Tue, 09 Feb 2021 04:07:39 +0000Wilfrid HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/521039 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Innovative Entrepreneurs from North Dakota: 125 Years of Impact! Author: Bruce Gjovig Narrator: Wayne Evans Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 17...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/521039 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Innovative Entrepreneurs from North Dakota: 125 Years of Impact! Author: Bruce Gjovig Narrator: Wayne Evans Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 17 hours 41 minutes Release date: February 9, 2021 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: Biographies of successful innovative entrepreneurs from North Dakota who have influenced not only the United States but also the world Bruce Gjovig, CEO Emeritus of the University of North Dakota Center for Innovation Foundation, has written a second book of profiles of more North Dakota innovators and entrepreneurs. This second edition features forty-six chapters of inspiring stories about individuals who were born in North Dakota and went on to make their mark in business across the nation and the world.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/child-biting-chorizo-and-chancing-your-arm-how-i-made-it-big-in-britain-by-david-garcia-gonzalez--65074047https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/499835 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Child-biting, Chorizo and Chancing Your Arm: How I Made It Big in Britain Author: David García González Narrator: Chas Rowe Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 2 minutes Release date: January 26, 2021 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: What does it take to be a successful business owner in a foreign country? This audiobook tells one man's extraordinary story of business and personal success against all odds. In this unflinchingly honest account of David's journey, you'll discover how an ordinary person can become a high achiever and do amazing things. Listen to this audiobook, apply its lessons, and you too can become bulletproof in life and in business. David García González is a multi-award-winning entrepreneur and CEO of GoLocalise, one of the UK's most successful translation and localisation businesses. This candid, witty and irreverent autobiography gives you a rare insight into what it takes to translate your life and circumstances into success. Learn more at www.davidgarciagonzalez.com]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/499835Tue, 26 Jan 2021 04:07:39 +0000Wilfrid HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/499835 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Child-biting, Chorizo and Chancing Your Arm: How I Made It Big in Britain Author: David García González Narrator: Chas Rowe Format: Unabridged...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/499835 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Child-biting, Chorizo and Chancing Your Arm: How I Made It Big in Britain Author: David García González Narrator: Chas Rowe Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 2 minutes Release date: January 26, 2021 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: What does it take to be a successful business owner in a foreign country? This audiobook tells one man's extraordinary story of business and personal success against all odds. In this unflinchingly honest account of David's journey, you'll discover how an ordinary person can become a high achiever and do amazing things. Listen to this audiobook, apply its lessons, and you too can become bulletproof in life and in business. David García González is a multi-award-winning entrepreneur and CEO of GoLocalise, one of the UK's most successful translation and localisation businesses. This candid, witty and irreverent autobiography gives you a rare insight into what it takes to translate your life and circumstances into success. Learn more at www.davidgarciagonzalez.com]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/spanish-el-negociador-consejos-para-triunfar-en-la-vida-y-en-los-negocios-by-arturo-elias-ayub--65074061https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/498462 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Spanish] - El negociador: Consejos para triunfar en la vida y en los negocios Author: Arturo Elias Ayub Narrator: Arturo Elias Ayub, Oscar Cruz Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 46 minutes Release date: January 25, 2021 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.25 of Total 12 Ratings of Narrator: 3.67 of Total 6 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: «Me siento muy agradecido de haber tomado malas y buenas decisiones en mi camino, porque de todas esas experiencias he aprendido, y hoy mucho de lo que sé te lo comparto en estas páginas con gran emoción, «es un trabajo pero, sobre todo, con mucha humildad.» Por medio de anécdotas, frases y con el carisma que lo caracteriza, Arturo Elias Ayub, considerado por muchos el Mejor negociador de América Latina, nos cuenta su vida como empresario. Nos dice que emprender viene de la conjunción de varias premisas y que sea cual sea nuestra actividad todos podemos ser emprendedores, siempre y cuando haya una cualidad obligatoria: sentir pasión por lo que se hace. Aquí nos comparte lo que ha aprendido en los negocios y en la vida: desdesus inicios en la tienda de su padre en la calle de Correo Mayor, su paso por el futbol como presidente de los Pumas, hasta convertirse en uno de los empresarios y negociadores más reconocidos de México por su trabajo en uno de los grupos empresariales más importantes del mundo. El negociador es un libro ameno y sustancial, con consejos prácticos que te enseñarán a negociar para mejorar tu sueldo, conseguir un ascenso, resolver situaciones familiares, obtener mejores resultados con tus proveedores y clientes, entre muchas otras cosas, así como a tomar buenas decisiones en tu día a día; dos habilidades clave que, como bien dice el propio Elias Ayub, te ayudarán a lograr prácticamente todo lo que quieres en cualquier aspecto de tu vida.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/498462Mon, 25 Jan 2021 04:07:39 +0000Wilfrid HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/498462 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Spanish] - El negociador: Consejos para triunfar en la vida y en los negocios Author: Arturo Elias Ayub Narrator: Arturo Elias Ayub, Oscar Cruz...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/498462 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Spanish] - El negociador: Consejos para triunfar en la vida y en los negocios Author: Arturo Elias Ayub Narrator: Arturo Elias Ayub, Oscar Cruz Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 46 minutes Release date: January 25, 2021 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.25 of Total 12 Ratings of Narrator: 3.67 of Total 6 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: «Me siento muy agradecido de haber tomado malas y buenas decisiones en mi camino, porque de todas esas experiencias he aprendido, y hoy mucho de lo que sé te lo comparto en estas páginas con gran emoción, «es un trabajo pero, sobre todo, con mucha humildad.» Por medio de anécdotas, frases y con el carisma que lo caracteriza, Arturo Elias Ayub, considerado por muchos el Mejor negociador de América Latina, nos cuenta su vida como empresario. Nos dice que emprender viene de la conjunción de varias premisas y que sea cual sea nuestra actividad todos podemos ser emprendedores, siempre y cuando haya una cualidad obligatoria: sentir pasión por lo que se hace. Aquí nos comparte lo que ha aprendido en los negocios y en la vida: desdesus inicios en la tienda de su padre en la calle de Correo Mayor, su paso por el futbol como presidente de los Pumas, hasta convertirse en uno de los empresarios y negociadores más reconocidos de México por su trabajo en uno de los grupos empresariales más importantes del mundo. El negociador es un libro ameno y sustancial, con consejos prácticos que te enseñarán a negociar para mejorar tu sueldo, conseguir un ascenso, resolver situaciones familiares, obtener mejores resultados con tus proveedores y clientes, entre muchas otras cosas, así como a tomar buenas decisiones en tu día a día; dos habilidades clave que, como bien dice el propio Elias Ayub, te ayudarán a lograr prácticamente todo lo que quieres en cualquier aspecto de tu vida.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/too-good-to-be-true-scottsdale-and-privatization-during-the-1980s-by-paul-redvers-brown--65074055https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/496848 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Too Good to Be True: Scottsdale and Privatization during the 1980s Author: Paul Redvers Brown Narrator: Paul Redvers Brown Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 58 minutes Release date: January 2, 2021 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: This is the personal story of a very public project. In 1984, a respected Boston environmental engineering firm took on the industry’s biggest engineer-constructors to win the first municipal water treatment plant privatization project in the country. The City of Scottsdale, Arizona had embarked on the 'untested' financing approach to take advantage of tax incentives that arrived with the presidency of Ronald Reagan. Because it was the first of its kind, and the water industry saw many more to come, this small project captured nationwide attention. As the City raced to build the treatment facilities needed to take long-awaited water supply from the Colorado River, a team of aggressive long shots took on the world of infrastructure development and finance. It’s a roller-coaster ride from big achievements to colossal blunders, seen through the eyes of an ambitious MBA, in way over his head. Ultimately, it's a cautionary tale for young professionals that there’s a lot to be gained by taking risks and even more to be learned from accepting defeat.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/496848Sat, 02 Jan 2021 04:07:39 +0000Wilfrid HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/496848 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Too Good to Be True: Scottsdale and Privatization during the 1980s Author: Paul Redvers Brown Narrator: Paul Redvers Brown Format: Unabridged Audiobook...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/496848 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Too Good to Be True: Scottsdale and Privatization during the 1980s Author: Paul Redvers Brown Narrator: Paul Redvers Brown Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 58 minutes Release date: January 2, 2021 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: This is the personal story of a very public project. In 1984, a respected Boston environmental engineering firm took on the industry’s biggest engineer-constructors to win the first municipal water treatment plant privatization project in the country. The City of Scottsdale, Arizona had embarked on the 'untested' financing approach to take advantage of tax incentives that arrived with the presidency of Ronald Reagan. Because it was the first of its kind, and the water industry saw many more to come, this small project captured nationwide attention. As the City raced to build the treatment facilities needed to take long-awaited water supply from the Colorado River, a team of aggressive long shots took on the world of infrastructure development and finance. It’s a roller-coaster ride from big achievements to colossal blunders, seen through the eyes of an ambitious MBA, in way over his head. Ultimately, it's a cautionary tale for young professionals that there’s a lot to be gained by taking risks and even more to be learned from accepting defeat.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/let-s-build-a-company-a-start-up-story-minus-the-bullshit-by-harpreet-grover-vibhore-goyal--65074022https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/498564 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Let's Build A Company: A Start-up Story Minus the Bullshit Author: Harpreet Grover, Vibhore Goyal Narrator: Anuj Datta Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 6 minutes Release date: November 24, 2020 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: Harpreet Grover and Vibhore Goyal met in college and then spent the next decade of their lives building a company before exiting successfully. One way to tell their story is this: they had a dream, they followed it and, then, through perseverance, they made it come true. But that’s not really the truth. Like everything in life-at least everything worth having-it wasn’t that simple. There was blood, sweat and tears, there was loss of capital, loss of friendship and even a loss of faith along the way. It started with a phone call from Harpreet’s mother introducing him to an uncle who wanted some help. Or maybe it started when Vibhore and Harpreet met as roommates in Room 143 at IIT Bombay. What remains true is that soon both had quit their jobs and launched CoCubes. From no money in their bank accounts for eight years after graduating to becoming dollar millionaires two years later in 2016, this is a tale of grit-of a company built in India by two Indian-middle-class-twenty-somethings-turned-entrepreneurs-written in the hope that you can avoid the mistakes they made and learn from what they did right. This is that story-the story that you don’t always hear. But if you want to be an entrepreneur, and you prefer straight talk to sugar-coating, it’s one you should read.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/498564Tue, 24 Nov 2020 04:07:39 +0000Wilfrid HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/498564 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Let's Build A Company: A Start-up Story Minus the Bullshit Author: Harpreet Grover, Vibhore Goyal Narrator: Anuj Datta Format: Unabridged Audiobook...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/498564 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Let's Build A Company: A Start-up Story Minus the Bullshit Author: Harpreet Grover, Vibhore Goyal Narrator: Anuj Datta Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 6 minutes Release date: November 24, 2020 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: Harpreet Grover and Vibhore Goyal met in college and then spent the next decade of their lives building a company before exiting successfully. One way to tell their story is this: they had a dream, they followed it and, then, through perseverance, they made it come true. But that’s not really the truth. Like everything in life-at least everything worth having-it wasn’t that simple. There was blood, sweat and tears, there was loss of capital, loss of friendship and even a loss of faith along the way. It started with a phone call from Harpreet’s mother introducing him to an uncle who wanted some help. Or maybe it started when Vibhore and Harpreet met as roommates in Room 143 at IIT Bombay. What remains true is that soon both had quit their jobs and launched CoCubes. From no money in their bank accounts for eight years after graduating to becoming dollar millionaires two years later in 2016, this is a tale of grit-of a company built in India by two Indian-middle-class-twenty-somethings-turned-entrepreneurs-written in the hope that you can avoid the mistakes they made and learn from what they did right. This is that story-the story that you don’t always hear. But if you want to be an entrepreneur, and you prefer straight talk to sugar-coating, it’s one you should read.]]>125cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-company-i-keep-my-life-in-beauty-by-leonard-a-lauder--65074070https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/421778 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Company I Keep: My Life in Beauty Author: Leonard A. Lauder Narrator: Arthur Morey Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 4 minutes Release date: November 17, 2020 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.22 of Total 9 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 2 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: In his much-anticipated memoir, The Company I Keep: My Life in Beauty, Chairman Emeritus and former CEO of The Estée Lauder Companies Leonard A. Lauder shares the business and life lessons he learned as well as the adventures he had while helping transform the mom-and-pop business his mother founded in 1946 in the family kitchen into the beloved brand and ultimately into the iconic global prestige beauty company it is today. In its infancy in the 1940s and 50s, the company comprised a handful of products, sold under a single brand in just a few prestigious department stores across the United States. Today, The Estée Lauder Companies constitutes one of the world’s leading manufacturers and marketers of prestige skin care, makeup, fragrance and hair care products. It comprises more than 25 brands, whose products are sold in over 150 countries and territories. This growth and success was led by Leonard A. Lauder, Estée Lauder’s oldest son, who envisioned and effected this expansion during a remarkable 60-year tenure, including leading the company as CEO and Chairman. In this captivating personal account complete with great stories as only he can tell them, Mr. Lauder, now known as The Estée Lauder Companies’ “Chief Teaching Officer,” reflects on his childhood, growing up during the Great Depression, the vibrant decades of the post-World War II boom, and his work growing the company into the beauty powerhouse it is today.  Mr. Lauder pays loving tribute to his mother Estée Lauder, its eponymous founder, and to the employees of the company, both past and present, while sharing inside stories about the company, including tales of cutthroat rivalry with Charles Revson of Revlon and others. The book offers keen insights on honing ambition, leveraging success, learning from mistakes, and growing an international company in an age of economic turbulence, uncertainty, and fierce competition.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/421778Tue, 17 Nov 2020 04:07:39 +0000Wilfrid HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/421778 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Company I Keep: My Life in Beauty Author: Leonard A. Lauder Narrator: Arthur Morey Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 4 minutes Release...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/421778 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Company I Keep: My Life in Beauty Author: Leonard A. Lauder Narrator: Arthur Morey Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 4 minutes Release date: November 17, 2020 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.22 of Total 9 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 2 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: In his much-anticipated memoir, The Company I Keep: My Life in Beauty, Chairman Emeritus and former CEO of The Estée Lauder Companies Leonard A. Lauder shares the business and life lessons he learned as well as the adventures he had while helping transform the mom-and-pop business his mother founded in 1946 in the family kitchen into the beloved brand and ultimately into the iconic global prestige beauty company it is today. In its infancy in the 1940s and 50s, the company comprised a handful of products, sold under a single brand in just a few prestigious department stores across the United States. Today, The Estée Lauder Companies constitutes one of the world’s leading manufacturers and marketers of prestige skin care, makeup, fragrance and hair care products. It comprises more than 25 brands, whose products are sold in over 150 countries and territories. This growth and success was led by Leonard A. Lauder, Estée Lauder’s oldest son, who envisioned and effected this expansion during a remarkable 60-year tenure, including leading the company as CEO and Chairman. In this captivating personal account complete with great stories as only he can tell them, Mr. Lauder, now known as The Estée Lauder Companies’ “Chief Teaching Officer,” reflects on his childhood, growing up during the Great Depression, the vibrant decades of the post-World War II boom, and his work growing the company into the beauty powerhouse it is today.  Mr. Lauder pays loving tribute to his mother Estée Lauder, its eponymous founder, and to the employees of the company, both past and present, while sharing inside stories about the company, including tales of cutthroat rivalry with Charles Revson of Revlon and others. The book offers keen insights on honing ambition, leveraging success, learning from mistakes, and growing an international company in an age of economic turbulence, uncertainty, and fierce competition.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/pappyland-a-story-of-family-fine-bourbon-and-the-things-that-last-by-wright-thompson--65074135https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/430543 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Pappyland: A Story of Family, Fine Bourbon, and the Things That Last Author: Wright Thompson Narrator: Chris Abernathy Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 36 minutes Release date: November 10, 2020 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.75 of Total 8 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: An instant New York Times bestseller From the bestselling author of The Cost of These Dreams The story of how Julian Van Winkle III, the caretaker of the most coveted cult Kentucky Bourbon whiskey in the world, fought to protect his family's heritage and preserve the taste of his forebears, in a world where authenticity, like his product, is in very short supply. As a journalist said of Pappy Van Winkle, 'You could call it bourbon, or you could call it a $5,000 bottle of liquified, barrel-aged unobtanium.' Julian Van Winkle, the third-generation head of his family's business, is now thought of as something like the Buddha of Bourbon - Booze Yoda, as Wright Thompson calls him. He is swarmed wherever he goes, and people stand in long lines to get him to sign their bottles of Pappy Van Winkle Family Reserve, the whiskey he created to honor his grandfather, the founder of the family concern. A bottle of the 23-year-old Pappy starts at $3000 on the internet. As Julian is the first to say, things have gone completely nuts. Forty years ago, Julian would have laughed in astonishment if you'd told him what lay ahead. He'd just stepped in to try to save the business after his father had died, partly of heartbreak, having been forced to sell the old distillery in a brutal downturn in the market for whiskey. Julian's grandfather had presided over a magical kingdom of craft and connoisseurship, a genteel outfit whose family ethos generated good will throughout Kentucky and far beyond. There's always a certain amount of romance to the marketing of spirits, but Pappy's mission statement captured something real: 'We make fine bourbon - at a profit if we can, at a loss if we must, but always fine bourbon.' But now the business had hit the wilderness years, and Julian could only hang on for dear life, stubbornly committed to preserving his namesake's legacy or going down with the ship. Then something like a miracle happened: it turned out that hundreds of very special barrels of whiskey from the Van Winkle family distillery had been saved by the multinational conglomerate that bought it. With no idea what they had, they offered to sell it to Julian, who scrambled to beg and borrow the funds. Now he could bottle a whiskey whose taste captured his family's legacy. The result would immediately be hailed as the greatest whiskey in the world - and would soon be the hardest to find. But now, those old barrels were used up, and Julian Van Winkle faced the challenge of his lifetime: how to preserve the taste of Pappy, the taste of his family's heritage, in a new age? The amazing Wright Thompson was invited to be his wingman as he set about to try. The result is an extraordinary testimony to the challenge of living up to your legacy and the rewards that come from knowing and honoring your people and your craft. Wright learned those lessons from Julian as they applied to the honest work of making a great bourbon whiskey in Kentucky, but he couldn't help applying them to his own craft, writing, and his upbringing in Mississippi, as he and his wife contemplated the birth of their first child. May we all be lucky enough to find some of ourselves, as Wright Thompson did, in Julian Van Winkle, and in Pappyland.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/430543Tue, 10 Nov 2020 04:07:39 +0000Wilfrid HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/430543 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Pappyland: A Story of Family, Fine Bourbon, and the Things That Last Author: Wright Thompson Narrator: Chris Abernathy Format: Unabridged Audiobook...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/430543 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Pappyland: A Story of Family, Fine Bourbon, and the Things That Last Author: Wright Thompson Narrator: Chris Abernathy Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 36 minutes Release date: November 10, 2020 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.75 of Total 8 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: An instant New York Times bestseller From the bestselling author of The Cost of These Dreams The story of how Julian Van Winkle III, the caretaker of the most coveted cult Kentucky Bourbon whiskey in the world, fought to protect his family's heritage and preserve the taste of his forebears, in a world where authenticity, like his product, is in very short supply. As a journalist said of Pappy Van Winkle, 'You could call it bourbon, or you could call it a $5,000 bottle of liquified, barrel-aged unobtanium.' Julian Van Winkle, the third-generation head of his family's business, is now thought of as something like the Buddha of Bourbon - Booze Yoda, as Wright Thompson calls him. He is swarmed wherever he goes, and people stand in long lines to get him to sign their bottles of Pappy Van Winkle Family Reserve, the whiskey he created to honor his grandfather, the founder of the family concern. A bottle of the 23-year-old Pappy starts at $3000 on the internet. As Julian is the first to say, things have gone completely nuts. Forty years ago, Julian would have laughed in astonishment if you'd told him what lay ahead. He'd just stepped in to try to save the business after his father had died, partly of heartbreak, having been forced to sell the old distillery in a brutal downturn in the market for whiskey. Julian's grandfather had presided over a magical kingdom of craft and connoisseurship, a genteel outfit whose family ethos generated good will throughout Kentucky and far beyond. There's always a certain amount of romance to the marketing of spirits, but Pappy's mission statement captured something real: 'We make fine bourbon - at a profit if we can, at a loss if we must, but always fine bourbon.' But now the business had hit the wilderness years, and Julian could only hang on for dear life, stubbornly committed to preserving his namesake's legacy or going down with the ship. Then something like a miracle happened: it turned out that hundreds of very special barrels of whiskey from the Van Winkle family distillery had been saved by the multinational conglomerate that bought it. With no idea what they had, they offered to sell it to Julian, who scrambled to beg and borrow the funds. Now he could bottle a whiskey whose taste captured his family's legacy. The result would immediately be hailed as the greatest whiskey in the world - and would soon be the hardest to find. But now, those old barrels were used up, and Julian Van Winkle faced the challenge of his lifetime: how to preserve the taste of Pappy, the taste of his family's heritage, in a new age? The amazing Wright Thompson was invited to be his wingman as he set about to try. The result is an extraordinary testimony to the challenge of living up to your legacy and the rewards that come from knowing and honoring your people and your craft. Wright learned those lessons from Julian as they applied to the honest work of making a great bourbon whiskey in Kentucky, but he couldn't help applying them to his own craft, writing, and his upbringing in Mississippi, as he and his wife contemplated the birth of their first child. May we all be lucky enough to find some of ourselves, as Wright Thompson did, in Julian Van Winkle, and in Pappyland.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/banking-on-it-how-i-disrupted-an-industry-by-anne-boden--65074105https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/451515 to listen full audiobooks. Title: BANKING ON IT: How I Disrupted an Industry Author: Anne Boden Narrator: Janine Cooper-Marshall Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 42 minutes Release date: November 5, 2020 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. 'I surprised myself the first time I fully articulated the words 'I'm starting a bank'' BANKING ON IT is the first-hand account of one woman's quest to rebuild Britain's broken banking system. After a lengthy career at the top of some of Britain's leading banks Anne Boden had become disillusioned with the status quo - the financial crash had broken trust in the whole sector but there seemed to be little appetite to make the most of emerging technologies to revolutionise customer experience. Increasingly frustrated with the inertia within the industry she decided to shake things up herself by doing something totally radical - setting up her own bank. In this awe-inspiring story Anne reveals how she broke through bureaucracy, tackled prejudice and successfully countered widespread suspicion to realise her vision for the future of consumer banking. She fulfilled that dream by founding Starling, the winner of Best British Bank at the British Bank Awards in 2018, 2019 and 2020, and in doing so has triggered a new movement that is revolutionising the entire banking industry. © Anne Boden 2020 (P) Penguin Audio 2020]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/451515Thu, 05 Nov 2020 04:07:39 +0000Wilfrid HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/451515 to listen full audiobooks. Title: BANKING ON IT: How I Disrupted an Industry Author: Anne Boden Narrator: Janine Cooper-Marshall Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 42 minutes...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/451515 to listen full audiobooks. Title: BANKING ON IT: How I Disrupted an Industry Author: Anne Boden Narrator: Janine Cooper-Marshall Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 42 minutes Release date: November 5, 2020 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. 'I surprised myself the first time I fully articulated the words 'I'm starting a bank'' BANKING ON IT is the first-hand account of one woman's quest to rebuild Britain's broken banking system. After a lengthy career at the top of some of Britain's leading banks Anne Boden had become disillusioned with the status quo - the financial crash had broken trust in the whole sector but there seemed to be little appetite to make the most of emerging technologies to revolutionise customer experience. Increasingly frustrated with the inertia within the industry she decided to shake things up herself by doing something totally radical - setting up her own bank. In this awe-inspiring story Anne reveals how she broke through bureaucracy, tackled prejudice and successfully countered widespread suspicion to realise her vision for the future of consumer banking. She fulfilled that dream by founding Starling, the winner of Best British Bank at the British Bank Awards in 2018, 2019 and 2020, and in doing so has triggered a new movement that is revolutionising the entire banking industry. © Anne Boden 2020 (P) Penguin Audio 2020]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/billion-dollar-loser-the-epic-rise-and-spectacular-fall-of-adam-neumann-and-wework-by-reeves-wiedeman--65074085https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/454292 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Billion Dollar Loser: The Epic Rise and Spectacular Fall of Adam Neumann and WeWork Author: Reeves Wiedeman Narrator: Will Collyer Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 51 minutes Release date: October 20, 2020 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.87 of Total 15 Ratings of Narrator: 2.67 of Total 3 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: A Wall Street Journal Business Bestseller: This "vivid" inside story of WeWork and its CEO tells the remarkable saga of one of the most audacious, and improbable, rises and falls in American business history (Ken Auletta). ​Christened a potential savior of Silicon Valley's startup culture, Adam Neumann was set to take WeWork, his office share company disrupting the commercial real estate market, public, cash out on the company's forty-seven billion dollar valuation, and break the string of major startups unable to deliver to shareholders. But as employees knew, and investors soon found out, WeWork's capital was built on promises that the company was more than a real estate purveyor, that in fact it was a transformational technology company. Veteran journalist Reeves Weideman dives deep into WeWork and it CEO's astronomical rise, from the marijuana and tequila-filled board rooms to cult-like company summer camps and consciousness-raising with Anthony Kiedis. Billion Dollar Loser is a character-driven business narrative that captures, through the fascinating psyche of a billionaire founder and his wife and co-founder, the slippery state of global capitalism.  A Wall Street Journal Business Bestseller  “Vivid, carefully reported drama that readers will gulp down as if it were a fast-paced novel” (Ken Auletta)]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/454292Tue, 20 Oct 2020 04:07:39 +0000Wilfrid HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/454292 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Billion Dollar Loser: The Epic Rise and Spectacular Fall of Adam Neumann and WeWork Author: Reeves Wiedeman Narrator: Will Collyer Format: Unabridged...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/454292 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Billion Dollar Loser: The Epic Rise and Spectacular Fall of Adam Neumann and WeWork Author: Reeves Wiedeman Narrator: Will Collyer Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 51 minutes Release date: October 20, 2020 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.87 of Total 15 Ratings of Narrator: 2.67 of Total 3 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: A Wall Street Journal Business Bestseller: This "vivid" inside story of WeWork and its CEO tells the remarkable saga of one of the most audacious, and improbable, rises and falls in American business history (Ken Auletta). ​Christened a potential savior of Silicon Valley's startup culture, Adam Neumann was set to take WeWork, his office share company disrupting the commercial real estate market, public, cash out on the company's forty-seven billion dollar valuation, and break the string of major startups unable to deliver to shareholders. But as employees knew, and investors soon found out, WeWork's capital was built on promises that the company was more than a real estate purveyor, that in fact it was a transformational technology company. Veteran journalist Reeves Weideman dives deep into WeWork and it CEO's astronomical rise, from the marijuana and tequila-filled board rooms to cult-like company summer camps and consciousness-raising with Anthony Kiedis. Billion Dollar Loser is a character-driven business narrative that captures, through the fascinating psyche of a billionaire founder and his wife and co-founder, the slippery state of global capitalism.  A Wall Street Journal Business Bestseller  “Vivid, carefully reported drama that readers will gulp down as if it were a fast-paced novel” (Ken Auletta)]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/undaunted-overcoming-doubts-and-doubters-by-kara-goldin--65074057https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/425872 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Undaunted: Overcoming Doubts and Doubters Author: Kara Goldin Narrator: Kara Goldin Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 38 minutes Release date: October 20, 2020 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: Don’t let anyone crush your dreams. Undaunted will inspire you to move past your fears and defy the doubters. It doesn’t matter whether you feel confident; it matters what you actually do. A Wall Street Journal bestseller! CEO of Hint, Inc and author Kara Goldin turned her unsweetened flavored water into one of the most successful beverage businesses of our time. As she started to achieve her goals, Kara found herself being called “fearless”, “confident” and even “unstoppable,” but nothing could be further from the truth. In Undaunted, she shares real stories about her own fears and doubts, the challenges she encountered and what she did to overcome them to eventually build a great business and a life she loves. This book is perfect for anyone who wants to: - Get fit and healthy, - start a company or business, - break an addiction, - find a new career, - just grow in life, and much more! Part autobiography, part business memoir and lots of insights on self-development, Undaunted offers inspiring stories that impart lessons that any reader can apply to their own path.?While most motivational business and life books try to offer quick fixes, Kara focuses on long-term success, showing you how to take control of breaking down barriers and moving forward. Undaunted won’t solve your problems and challenges, you will. However, it will help you see through other’s experiences that it’s possible to do so. Accept your fears, but decide to be undaunted.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/425872Tue, 20 Oct 2020 04:07:39 +0000Wilfrid HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/425872 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Undaunted: Overcoming Doubts and Doubters Author: Kara Goldin Narrator: Kara Goldin Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 38 minutes Release...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/425872 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Undaunted: Overcoming Doubts and Doubters Author: Kara Goldin Narrator: Kara Goldin Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 38 minutes Release date: October 20, 2020 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: Don’t let anyone crush your dreams. Undaunted will inspire you to move past your fears and defy the doubters. It doesn’t matter whether you feel confident; it matters what you actually do. A Wall Street Journal bestseller! CEO of Hint, Inc and author Kara Goldin turned her unsweetened flavored water into one of the most successful beverage businesses of our time. As she started to achieve her goals, Kara found herself being called “fearless”, “confident” and even “unstoppable,” but nothing could be further from the truth. In Undaunted, she shares real stories about her own fears and doubts, the challenges she encountered and what she did to overcome them to eventually build a great business and a life she loves. This book is perfect for anyone who wants to: - Get fit and healthy, - start a company or business, - break an addiction, - find a new career, - just grow in life, and much more! Part autobiography, part business memoir and lots of insights on self-development, Undaunted offers inspiring stories that impart lessons that any reader can apply to their own path.?While most motivational business and life books try to offer quick fixes, Kara focuses on long-term success, showing you how to take control of breaking down barriers and moving forward. Undaunted won’t solve your problems and challenges, you will. However, it will help you see through other’s experiences that it’s possible to do so. Accept your fears, but decide to be undaunted.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/master-of-none-how-a-jack-of-all-trades-can-still-reach-the-top-by-clifford-hudson--65074116https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/415753 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Master of None: How a Jack-of-All-Trades Can Still Reach the Top Author: Clifford Hudson Narrator: Clifford Hudson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 2 minutes Release date: October 13, 2020 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: In this revelatory memoir, the former CEO of Sonic challenges established thinking, offering counterintuitive career advice essential for every professional at all levels, whether you're just starting out or in the middle of your career. In his bestselling Outliers, Malcolm Gladwell introduced readers to the 10,000-hour rule—the foundation of success in any endeavor. But as Clifford Hudson reveals, there are serious pitfalls to this rule. What happens to those who spend years trying to achieve something that doesn’t quite pan out? Do you really have to grind down the same path for many years, sacrificing priorities to become successful?  In this thought-provoking memoir, Hudson asks whether or not mastery is even necessary to succeed. Most people don't need to be experts in their field. Yes, the successful know more than the average person about a particular topic, and they often possess a better-than-average ability with a particular skillset; but not everyone who is successful is an expert, he makes clear. More importantly, in today’s technology-driven environment, change is the only constant, including the nature of work and the skills required to do it. Over-investing in expertise is often riskier than learning to be adaptive and open to new knowledge, ideas, and skills. Experience can also lead to overconfidence. And yet we continue to deeply value the expertise ideal.  In Master of None, Hudson turns expertise on its head and shows that by embracing variety and becoming more versatile, anyone can succeed and become more open to different opportunities in life. To do so, he provides three basic rules that will see any professional through:  - Don't plan, explore - Don't specialize, generalize - Don't keep your head down, turn it up toward opportunity  Groundbreaking and thought provoking, Master of None is a new way forward to help businesses and professionals at all levels thrive.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/415753Tue, 13 Oct 2020 04:07:39 +0000Wilfrid HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/415753 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Master of None: How a Jack-of-All-Trades Can Still Reach the Top Author: Clifford Hudson Narrator: Clifford Hudson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/415753 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Master of None: How a Jack-of-All-Trades Can Still Reach the Top Author: Clifford Hudson Narrator: Clifford Hudson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 2 minutes Release date: October 13, 2020 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: In this revelatory memoir, the former CEO of Sonic challenges established thinking, offering counterintuitive career advice essential for every professional at all levels, whether you're just starting out or in the middle of your career. In his bestselling Outliers, Malcolm Gladwell introduced readers to the 10,000-hour rule—the foundation of success in any endeavor. But as Clifford Hudson reveals, there are serious pitfalls to this rule. What happens to those who spend years trying to achieve something that doesn’t quite pan out? Do you really have to grind down the same path for many years, sacrificing priorities to become successful?  In this thought-provoking memoir, Hudson asks whether or not mastery is even necessary to succeed. Most people don't need to be experts in their field. Yes, the successful know more than the average person about a particular topic, and they often possess a better-than-average ability with a particular skillset; but not everyone who is successful is an expert, he makes clear. More importantly, in today’s technology-driven environment, change is the only constant, including the nature of work and the skills required to do it. Over-investing in expertise is often riskier than learning to be adaptive and open to new knowledge, ideas, and skills. Experience can also lead to overconfidence. And yet we continue to deeply value the expertise ideal.  In Master of None, Hudson turns expertise on its head and shows that by embracing variety and becoming more versatile, anyone can succeed and become more open to different opportunities in life. To do so, he provides three basic rules that will see any professional through:  - Don't plan, explore - Don't specialize, generalize - Don't keep your head down, turn it up toward opportunity  Groundbreaking and thought provoking, Master of None is a new way forward to help businesses and professionals at all levels thrive.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-buxtons-150-years-of-developing-melbourne-by-peter-yule--65074046https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/482574 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Buxtons 150 Years of Developing Melbourne Author: Peter Yule Narrator: Rob Meldrum Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 54 minutes Release date: October 13, 2020 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: For five generations, the Buxton family has contributed to the growth of Melbourne through their real-estate and Property development businesses. They have left their mark in every epoch, rom the magnificence of Rochester Terrace to the to the elegance of 333 Collins Street, from inner-city developments in South Melbourne in the 19th century to Docklands in the 21st, and from eastern suburban projects to fully planned communities at University Hill and Merrifields. The Buxtons are one of only a few families who were successful in the gold rush era and are still prominent today. They have survived and prospered through two world wars, two calamitous depressions, numerous recessions and any number of political and economic crises. In The Buxtons Peter Yule brings their story to life, tracing how this one family left a distinctive mark on Melbourne’s landscape.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/482574Tue, 13 Oct 2020 04:07:39 +0000Wilfrid HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/482574 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Buxtons 150 Years of Developing Melbourne Author: Peter Yule Narrator: Rob Meldrum Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 54 minutes Release...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/482574 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Buxtons 150 Years of Developing Melbourne Author: Peter Yule Narrator: Rob Meldrum Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 54 minutes Release date: October 13, 2020 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: For five generations, the Buxton family has contributed to the growth of Melbourne through their real-estate and Property development businesses. They have left their mark in every epoch, rom the magnificence of Rochester Terrace to the to the elegance of 333 Collins Street, from inner-city developments in South Melbourne in the 19th century to Docklands in the 21st, and from eastern suburban projects to fully planned communities at University Hill and Merrifields. The Buxtons are one of only a few families who were successful in the gold rush era and are still prominent today. They have survived and prospered through two world wars, two calamitous depressions, numerous recessions and any number of political and economic crises. In The Buxtons Peter Yule brings their story to life, tracing how this one family left a distinctive mark on Melbourne’s landscape.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/entrepreneurship-the-slot-way-by-nnamdi-ezeigbo--65074075https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/486088 to listen full audiobooks. Title: ENTREPRENEURSHIP THE SLOT WAY Author: Nnamdi Ezeigbo Narrator: Casey Edema Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 18 minutes Release date: October 9, 2020 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: If there are two subjects we need to pay attention to and study, they are entrepreneurship and business. If there is anyone we should listen to when it comes to those subjects, it’s Nnamdi Ezeigbo who started out as a young, small time self-employed computer repairer sharing a bookshop corner in the business district of Lagos but went on to build SLOT Systems Limited, which is undoubtedly the most successful mobile phones and technology solutions retail chain business in Nigeria. In this compelling book, Nnamdi Ezeigbo’s very nature shines through the pages: simple, clear, direct, calculative, hard hitting and relevant. He shares the business principles that have worked for him and others through examples gleaned from his personal experiences and he spares nothing in emphasizing the difference between the genuine entrepreneur and the mere money hunter in business. This is a must listen audiobook if you have anything remotely associated with business or you want to understand how to succeed as an entrepreneur.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/486088Fri, 09 Oct 2020 04:07:39 +0000Wilfrid HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/486088 to listen full audiobooks. Title: ENTREPRENEURSHIP THE SLOT WAY Author: Nnamdi Ezeigbo Narrator: Casey Edema Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 18 minutes Release date:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/486088 to listen full audiobooks. Title: ENTREPRENEURSHIP THE SLOT WAY Author: Nnamdi Ezeigbo Narrator: Casey Edema Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 18 minutes Release date: October 9, 2020 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: If there are two subjects we need to pay attention to and study, they are entrepreneurship and business. If there is anyone we should listen to when it comes to those subjects, it’s Nnamdi Ezeigbo who started out as a young, small time self-employed computer repairer sharing a bookshop corner in the business district of Lagos but went on to build SLOT Systems Limited, which is undoubtedly the most successful mobile phones and technology solutions retail chain business in Nigeria. In this compelling book, Nnamdi Ezeigbo’s very nature shines through the pages: simple, clear, direct, calculative, hard hitting and relevant. He shares the business principles that have worked for him and others through examples gleaned from his personal experiences and he spares nothing in emphasizing the difference between the genuine entrepreneur and the mere money hunter in business. This is a must listen audiobook if you have anything remotely associated with business or you want to understand how to succeed as an entrepreneur.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/shoemaker-the-untold-story-of-the-british-family-firm-that-became-a-global-brand-by-joe-foster--65074076https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/410684 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Shoemaker: The Untold Story of the British Family Firm that Became a Global Brand Author: Joe Foster Narrator: Elliot Fitzpatrick Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 56 minutes Release date: October 1, 2020 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.86 of Total 7 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: The remarkable story of how Joe Foster developed Reebok into one of the world's most famous sports brands, having started from a small factory in Bolton. Since the late 19th century, the Foster family had been hand-making running shoes, supplying the likes of Eric Liddell and Harold Abrahams - later immortalised in the film Chariots of Fire - as well as providing boots to most Football League clubs. But a family feud between Foster's father and uncle about the direction of their business led to Joe and his brother Jeff setting up a new company, inspired by the success of Adidas and Puma, and so Reebok was born. At first, money was so short that Joe and his wife had to live in their rundown factory, while the machinery that made the shoes was placed around the edge of the floor, because it was so weak it could have collapsed if they'd been positioned in the middle. But, from this inauspicious start, a major new player in the sports equipment field began to emerge, inspired by Joe's marketing vision. By the 1980s, Reebok had become a global phenomenon, when they were the first to latch onto the potential of the aerobics craze inspired by Jane Fonda. Soon, Reeboks were being seen on Hollywood red carpets and even in the film Aliens, where Sigourney Weaver wore a pair of Reebok Alien Stompers.  Like the international bestseller Shoe Dog, by Nike's Phil Knight, Shoemaker is a powerful tale of triumph against all the odds, revealing the challenges and sacrifices that go into creating a world-beating brand; it is also the story of how a small local business can transform itself, with the right products and the right vision, into something much, much bigger.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/410684Thu, 01 Oct 2020 04:07:39 +0000Wilfrid HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/410684 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Shoemaker: The Untold Story of the British Family Firm that Became a Global Brand Author: Joe Foster Narrator: Elliot Fitzpatrick Format: Unabridged...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/410684 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Shoemaker: The Untold Story of the British Family Firm that Became a Global Brand Author: Joe Foster Narrator: Elliot Fitzpatrick Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 56 minutes Release date: October 1, 2020 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.86 of Total 7 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: The remarkable story of how Joe Foster developed Reebok into one of the world's most famous sports brands, having started from a small factory in Bolton. Since the late 19th century, the Foster family had been hand-making running shoes, supplying the likes of Eric Liddell and Harold Abrahams - later immortalised in the film Chariots of Fire - as well as providing boots to most Football League clubs. But a family feud between Foster's father and uncle about the direction of their business led to Joe and his brother Jeff setting up a new company, inspired by the success of Adidas and Puma, and so Reebok was born. At first, money was so short that Joe and his wife had to live in their rundown factory, while the machinery that made the shoes was placed around the edge of the floor, because it was so weak it could have collapsed if they'd been positioned in the middle. But, from this inauspicious start, a major new player in the sports equipment field began to emerge, inspired by Joe's marketing vision. By the 1980s, Reebok had become a global phenomenon, when they were the first to latch onto the potential of the aerobics craze inspired by Jane Fonda. Soon, Reeboks were being seen on Hollywood red carpets and even in the film Aliens, where Sigourney Weaver wore a pair of Reebok Alien Stompers.  Like the international bestseller Shoe Dog, by Nike's Phil Knight, Shoemaker is a powerful tale of triumph against all the odds, revealing the challenges and sacrifices that go into creating a world-beating brand; it is also the story of how a small local business can transform itself, with the right products and the right vision, into something much, much bigger.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-man-who-carried-cash-saul-holiff-johnny-cash-and-the-making-of-an-american-icon-by-julie-chadwick--65074146https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/441554 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Man Who Carried Cash: Saul Holiff, Johnny Cash, and the Making of an American Icon Author: Julie Chadwick Narrator: Susan Ericksen Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 15 hours 17 minutes Release date: September 29, 2020 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: The unlikely, rocky relationship between an American country superstar and his straightlaced Canadian manager. Before there was Johnny and June, there was Johnny and Saul. The Man Who Carried Cash chronicles a relationship that was both volatile and affectionate between Johnny Cash and his manager, Saul Holiff. From roadside taverns to the roaring crowds at Madison Square Garden, from wrecked cars and jail cells all the way to the White House, the story of Johnny and Saul is a portrait of two men from different worlds who were more alike than either cared to admit. Saul handled the bookings and the no-shows, the divorce and the record deals, drugs, overdoses, and arrests. He was there for the absolute worst of times, but also for the best: Carnegie Hall, Folsom Prison, 'A Boy Named Sue,' and Cash’s hit television series. But in 1973, at the zenith of Cash's career, Saul quit. Until now, no one knew why.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/441554Tue, 29 Sep 2020 04:07:39 +0000Wilfrid HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/441554 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Man Who Carried Cash: Saul Holiff, Johnny Cash, and the Making of an American Icon Author: Julie Chadwick Narrator: Susan Ericksen Format:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/441554 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Man Who Carried Cash: Saul Holiff, Johnny Cash, and the Making of an American Icon Author: Julie Chadwick Narrator: Susan Ericksen Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 15 hours 17 minutes Release date: September 29, 2020 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: The unlikely, rocky relationship between an American country superstar and his straightlaced Canadian manager. Before there was Johnny and June, there was Johnny and Saul. The Man Who Carried Cash chronicles a relationship that was both volatile and affectionate between Johnny Cash and his manager, Saul Holiff. From roadside taverns to the roaring crowds at Madison Square Garden, from wrecked cars and jail cells all the way to the White House, the story of Johnny and Saul is a portrait of two men from different worlds who were more alike than either cared to admit. Saul handled the bookings and the no-shows, the divorce and the record deals, drugs, overdoses, and arrests. He was there for the absolute worst of times, but also for the best: Carnegie Hall, Folsom Prison, 'A Boy Named Sue,' and Cash’s hit television series. But in 1973, at the zenith of Cash's career, Saul quit. Until now, no one knew why.]]>1805cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/bhujia-barons-by-pavitra-kumar--65074094https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/486905 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Bhujia Barons Author: Pavitra Kumar Narrator: Neha Gargava Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 49 minutes Release date: September 29, 2020 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: In the early twentieth century, young Ganga Bhishan Agarwal, aka Haldiram, gained a reputation for making the best bhujia in town. Fast-forward a century and the Haldiram’s empire has a revenue much greater than that of McDonald’s and Domino’s combined. In Bhujia Barons, Pavitra Kumar manages to tell the riveting story of the Agarwal family in its entirety—a feat never managed before. It begins in dusty, benign Bikaner and traces the rise and rise of this homegrown brand which is one of the most recognized Indian brands in the world. The Haldiram’s story is not an average business story, it’s chock-full of family drama with court cases, jealousy-fueled regional expansion, a decades-old trademark battle and a closely guarded family secret of the famous bhujia. Fast-paced and riveting, this book provides a delicious look into family business dynamics and the Indian way of doing business.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/486905Tue, 29 Sep 2020 04:07:39 +0000Wilfrid HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/486905 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Bhujia Barons Author: Pavitra Kumar Narrator: Neha Gargava Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 49 minutes Release date: September 29, 2020...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/486905 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Bhujia Barons Author: Pavitra Kumar Narrator: Neha Gargava Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 49 minutes Release date: September 29, 2020 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: In the early twentieth century, young Ganga Bhishan Agarwal, aka Haldiram, gained a reputation for making the best bhujia in town. Fast-forward a century and the Haldiram’s empire has a revenue much greater than that of McDonald’s and Domino’s combined. In Bhujia Barons, Pavitra Kumar manages to tell the riveting story of the Agarwal family in its entirety—a feat never managed before. It begins in dusty, benign Bikaner and traces the rise and rise of this homegrown brand which is one of the most recognized Indian brands in the world. The Haldiram’s story is not an average business story, it’s chock-full of family drama with court cases, jealousy-fueled regional expansion, a decades-old trademark battle and a closely guarded family secret of the famous bhujia. Fast-paced and riveting, this book provides a delicious look into family business dynamics and the Indian way of doing business.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/young-turks-by-shereen-bhan-syna-dehnugara--65074091https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/486907 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Young Turks Author: Shereen Bhan, Syna Dehnugara Narrator: Monaz Ranina Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 25 minutes Release date: September 29, 2020 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: 'Young Turks features thirteen of the most inspiring and brilliant tech entrepreneurs of our age. It includes interviews with first-generation entrepreneurs like Naveen Tewari of InMobi; Sachin Bansal and Binny Bansal of Flipkart; Kunal Bahl and Rohit Bansal of Snapdeal; V.S.S. Mani of Just Dial; and Murugavel Janakiraman of BharatMatrimony. Based on the iconic TV show Young Turks, the book reveals how these individuals built multi-million dollar businesses and challenged the established tech giants of the world. It celebrates disruption, and gives you the inside story of how these successful businesses revolutionized in areas of innovation, scale, and sustainability of venture. With razor-sharp insights into these agile, forward-looking startups, this inspirational book is a must-have for every budding entrepreneur.']]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/486907Tue, 29 Sep 2020 04:07:39 +0000Wilfrid HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/486907 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Young Turks Author: Shereen Bhan, Syna Dehnugara Narrator: Monaz Ranina Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 25 minutes Release date: September...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/486907 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Young Turks Author: Shereen Bhan, Syna Dehnugara Narrator: Monaz Ranina Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 25 minutes Release date: September 29, 2020 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: 'Young Turks features thirteen of the most inspiring and brilliant tech entrepreneurs of our age. It includes interviews with first-generation entrepreneurs like Naveen Tewari of InMobi; Sachin Bansal and Binny Bansal of Flipkart; Kunal Bahl and Rohit Bansal of Snapdeal; V.S.S. Mani of Just Dial; and Murugavel Janakiraman of BharatMatrimony. Based on the iconic TV show Young Turks, the book reveals how these individuals built multi-million dollar businesses and challenged the established tech giants of the world. It celebrates disruption, and gives you the inside story of how these successful businesses revolutionized in areas of innovation, scale, and sustainability of venture. With razor-sharp insights into these agile, forward-looking startups, this inspirational book is a must-have for every budding entrepreneur.']]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/john-haynes-the-man-behind-the-manuals-by-ned-temko--65074073https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/455088 to listen full audiobooks. Title: John Haynes: The Man Behind The Manuals Author: Ned Temko Narrator: Adam Bromley Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 6 minutes Release date: September 24, 2020 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: This fascinating and inspiring biography of John Haynes – the man behind Haynes manuals – looks ‘under the bonnet' at his extraordinary life, and his legacy to the motoring world. This is the story of how one man's vision and enthusiasm gave a small enterprise in rural Somerset a global footprint. The story begins with John's childhood in Ceylon and his school days – when as a young entrepreneur he sowed the seeds for what would become the iconic Haynes car repair manuals – to his time as a young RAF officer, and then as the driving force behind the growth of the iconic Haynes brand and the Haynes International Motor Museum. Family and friends recount the many adventures and experiences of living, socialising and working with John throughout his life – which more often than not revolved around his passion for all things automotive. John's legacy to motoring is summed up in a tribute from Practical Classics Editor Danny Hopkins: “John Haynes' immense contribution is multi-faceted and his legacy is permanent. John's extraordinary gift to the owners of all cars, classic and modern… facilitating their ability to be self-sufficient cannot be overstated. The Haynes manual is an icon… just like many of the cars, planes, ships and trains it taught us how to repair. John's life in cars has also left us with another legacy. His creation of one of the world's most exciting car collections, a collection he so generously shared with the nation at the Haynes International Motor Museum: it is his passion made metal.” “If you grew up in the era when cars and motorbikes were unreliable, John Haynes was the Messiah.” JAMES MAY]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/455088Thu, 24 Sep 2020 04:07:39 +0000Wilfrid HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/455088 to listen full audiobooks. Title: John Haynes: The Man Behind The Manuals Author: Ned Temko Narrator: Adam Bromley Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 6 minutes Release date:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/455088 to listen full audiobooks. Title: John Haynes: The Man Behind The Manuals Author: Ned Temko Narrator: Adam Bromley Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 6 minutes Release date: September 24, 2020 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: This fascinating and inspiring biography of John Haynes – the man behind Haynes manuals – looks ‘under the bonnet' at his extraordinary life, and his legacy to the motoring world. This is the story of how one man's vision and enthusiasm gave a small enterprise in rural Somerset a global footprint. The story begins with John's childhood in Ceylon and his school days – when as a young entrepreneur he sowed the seeds for what would become the iconic Haynes car repair manuals – to his time as a young RAF officer, and then as the driving force behind the growth of the iconic Haynes brand and the Haynes International Motor Museum. Family and friends recount the many adventures and experiences of living, socialising and working with John throughout his life – which more often than not revolved around his passion for all things automotive. John's legacy to motoring is summed up in a tribute from Practical Classics Editor Danny Hopkins: “John Haynes' immense contribution is multi-faceted and his legacy is permanent. John's extraordinary gift to the owners of all cars, classic and modern… facilitating their ability to be self-sufficient cannot be overstated. The Haynes manual is an icon… just like many of the cars, planes, ships and trains it taught us how to repair. John's life in cars has also left us with another legacy. His creation of one of the world's most exciting car collections, a collection he so generously shared with the nation at the Haynes International Motor Museum: it is his passion made metal.” “If you grew up in the era when cars and motorbikes were unreliable, John Haynes was the Messiah.” JAMES MAY]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/portuguese-jeff-bezos-a-historia-de-sucesso-do-criador-da-amazon-by-fabio-rejgen--65074019https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/492177 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Portuguese] - Jeff Bezos: a história de sucesso do criador da Amazon Author: Fabio Rejgen Narrator: Claudio Vitoriano Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 36 minutes Release date: September 23, 2020 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: Jeff Bezos é o fundador e CEO da Amazon, um dos homens mais inventivos e talentosos de todos os tempos. Neste audiolivro desenvolvido pela Associação Brasileiro de Escritores de Negócios você vai conhecer a trajetória desse empresário, suas dificuldades e principalmente todas as estratégias que fizeram sua corporação ser a mais valiosa do mundo]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/492177Wed, 23 Sep 2020 04:07:39 +0000Wilfrid HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/492177 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Portuguese] - Jeff Bezos: a história de sucesso do criador da Amazon Author: Fabio Rejgen Narrator: Claudio Vitoriano Format: Unabridged Audiobook...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/492177 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Portuguese] - Jeff Bezos: a história de sucesso do criador da Amazon Author: Fabio Rejgen Narrator: Claudio Vitoriano Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 36 minutes Release date: September 23, 2020 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: Jeff Bezos é o fundador e CEO da Amazon, um dos homens mais inventivos e talentosos de todos os tempos. Neste audiolivro desenvolvido pela Associação Brasileiro de Escritores de Negócios você vai conhecer a trajetória desse empresário, suas dificuldades e principalmente todas as estratégias que fizeram sua corporação ser a mais valiosa do mundo]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/good-company-by-arthur-m-blank--65074112https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/415387 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Good Company Author: Arthur M. Blank Narrator: Danny Campbell Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 6 minutes Release date: September 15, 2020 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.33 of Total 6 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: Featuring an introduction by President Jimmy Carter The Home Depot cofounder and owner of the NFL's Atlanta Falcons and MLS's Atlanta United shares a vision and a roadmap for values-based business. Arthur M. Blank believes that for good companies, purpose and profit can-and should-go hand in hand. And he should know. Together with cofounder Bernie Marcus, Blank built The Home Depot from an idea and a dream to a $50 billion-dollar company, the leading home improvement retailer in the world. And even while opening a new store every 42 hours, they never lost sight of their commitment to care for their people and communities. In fact, in 2001, The Home Depot was voted America's most socially responsible company.  Blank left The Home Depot that same year with a burning question: Could the values and culture that made that company great be replicated? Good Company takes readers inside the story of how he did just that-turning around a struggling NFL team, rebooting a near-bankrupt retail chain, building a brand-new stadium, revitalizing a blighted neighborhood, launching a startup soccer club, and more. ''When good companies put the wellbeing of their customers, their associates, and their communities first, financial success will follow,'' Blank writes. ''The entrepreneurs and business leaders of today and tomorrow have an extraordinary opportunity: to prove that through upholding values we can create value-for the company, for the customer, and for the community.'']]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/415387Tue, 15 Sep 2020 04:07:39 +0000Wilfrid HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/415387 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Good Company Author: Arthur M. Blank Narrator: Danny Campbell Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 6 minutes Release date: September 15, 2020...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/415387 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Good Company Author: Arthur M. Blank Narrator: Danny Campbell Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 6 minutes Release date: September 15, 2020 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.33 of Total 6 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: Featuring an introduction by President Jimmy Carter The Home Depot cofounder and owner of the NFL's Atlanta Falcons and MLS's Atlanta United shares a vision and a roadmap for values-based business. Arthur M. Blank believes that for good companies, purpose and profit can-and should-go hand in hand. And he should know. Together with cofounder Bernie Marcus, Blank built The Home Depot from an idea and a dream to a $50 billion-dollar company, the leading home improvement retailer in the world. And even while opening a new store every 42 hours, they never lost sight of their commitment to care for their people and communities. In fact, in 2001, The Home Depot was voted America's most socially responsible company.  Blank left The Home Depot that same year with a burning question: Could the values and culture that made that company great be replicated? Good Company takes readers inside the story of how he did just that-turning around a struggling NFL team, rebooting a near-bankrupt retail chain, building a brand-new stadium, revitalizing a blighted neighborhood, launching a startup soccer club, and more. ''When good companies put the wellbeing of their customers, their associates, and their communities first, financial success will follow,'' Blank writes. ''The entrepreneurs and business leaders of today and tomorrow have an extraordinary opportunity: to prove that through upholding values we can create value-for the company, for the customer, and for the community.'']]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/building-unity-leading-a-non-profit-from-spark-to-succession-by-michael-piecez-prosserman--65074081https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/456045 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Building Unity: Leading a Non-Profit from Spark to Succession Author: Michael 'piecez' Prosserman Narrator: Richard Lam Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 3 minutes Release date: September 15, 2020 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: Build an organization that is growth-minded, values-based, and innovative using the six steps to "responsible impact." At age 16, Michael 'Piecez' Prosserman, a professional b-boy (breakdancer), completed a school project that would grow to become a hip-hop-inspired mental health charity with global reach. Through a process of continuous discovery and reflection, Prosserman and his team grew UNITY to the point where it benefitted over a quarter of a million young people. In Building Unity, Prosserman breaks down the six steps to discovering "responsible impact" and building an organization that is growth-minded, values-based, and reflective of the needs of its community. Using stories of his own evolution, learning, and growth as a leader over 15 years, Prosserman parallels the creativity found in breakdancing with the innovation needed to build a sustainable non-profit. Six steps to discovering "responsible impact": - Spark is the inspiration, the big "why," the motivation to wake up and do something. - Build is the testing ground to clarify ideas, understand community needs, and challenge assumptions. - Trust involves building the culture of your organization, leading by example, and hiring people with dreams. Trust sets the stage for growth by empowering awesome people. - Grow is about finding the right size for your organization to create a responsible impact. - Evolve is knowing when to step back so others can step forward by building a succession plan that leaves your organization in good hands. - Re-Ignite is building from past experience and lighting the next spark within yourself.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/456045Tue, 15 Sep 2020 04:07:39 +0000Wilfrid HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/456045 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Building Unity: Leading a Non-Profit from Spark to Succession Author: Michael 'piecez' Prosserman Narrator: Richard Lam Format: Unabridged Audiobook...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/456045 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Building Unity: Leading a Non-Profit from Spark to Succession Author: Michael 'piecez' Prosserman Narrator: Richard Lam Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 3 minutes Release date: September 15, 2020 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: Build an organization that is growth-minded, values-based, and innovative using the six steps to "responsible impact." At age 16, Michael 'Piecez' Prosserman, a professional b-boy (breakdancer), completed a school project that would grow to become a hip-hop-inspired mental health charity with global reach. Through a process of continuous discovery and reflection, Prosserman and his team grew UNITY to the point where it benefitted over a quarter of a million young people. In Building Unity, Prosserman breaks down the six steps to discovering "responsible impact" and building an organization that is growth-minded, values-based, and reflective of the needs of its community. Using stories of his own evolution, learning, and growth as a leader over 15 years, Prosserman parallels the creativity found in breakdancing with the innovation needed to build a sustainable non-profit. Six steps to discovering "responsible impact": - Spark is the inspiration, the big "why," the motivation to wake up and do something. - Build is the testing ground to clarify ideas, understand community needs, and challenge assumptions. - Trust involves building the culture of your organization, leading by example, and hiring people with dreams. Trust sets the stage for growth by empowering awesome people. - Grow is about finding the right size for your organization to create a responsible impact. - Evolve is knowing when to step back so others can step forward by building a succession plan that leaves your organization in good hands. - Re-Ignite is building from past experience and lighting the next spark within yourself.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/autobiography-of-andrew-carnegie-by-andrew-carnegie--65074118https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/456105 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Autobiography of Andrew Carnegie Author: Andrew Carnegie Narrator: William Tomcho Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 42 minutes Release date: September 14, 2020 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 4 Ratings of Narrator: 3.5 of Total 2 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: This posthumously published autobiography of Andrew Carnegie is a very well written and interesting accounts of the life of one of the wealthiest self-made men in American history. The industrialist and philanthropist lived his life according the following dictum: spend the first third of your life getting all the education you can; spend the next third making all the money you can; and spend the last third giving it all away for worthwhile causes. - Andrew Carnegie (1835-1919) was a Scottish-American philanthropist and industrialist, who made his fortune expanding the American steel industry. Born in Fife (Scotland), his family was poor and they emigrated to Pennsylvania in 1948, in hope of finding better fortune there. He started working for the railroads at an early age, earning his way up, before leaving that industry to focus on the steel industry after the Civil War. Carnegie was also an author and while he is mostly remembered for his posthumously published autobiography, he contributed to many periodicals, discussing labour issues, and published works such 'The Gospel of Wealth' (1889) and 'The Empire of Business' (1902).]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/456105Mon, 14 Sep 2020 04:07:39 +0000Wilfrid HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/456105 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Autobiography of Andrew Carnegie Author: Andrew Carnegie Narrator: William Tomcho Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 42 minutes Release...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/456105 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Autobiography of Andrew Carnegie Author: Andrew Carnegie Narrator: William Tomcho Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 42 minutes Release date: September 14, 2020 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 4 Ratings of Narrator: 3.5 of Total 2 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: This posthumously published autobiography of Andrew Carnegie is a very well written and interesting accounts of the life of one of the wealthiest self-made men in American history. The industrialist and philanthropist lived his life according the following dictum: spend the first third of your life getting all the education you can; spend the next third making all the money you can; and spend the last third giving it all away for worthwhile causes. - Andrew Carnegie (1835-1919) was a Scottish-American philanthropist and industrialist, who made his fortune expanding the American steel industry. Born in Fife (Scotland), his family was poor and they emigrated to Pennsylvania in 1948, in hope of finding better fortune there. He started working for the railroads at an early age, earning his way up, before leaving that industry to focus on the steel industry after the Civil War. Carnegie was also an author and while he is mostly remembered for his posthumously published autobiography, he contributed to many periodicals, discussing labour issues, and published works such 'The Gospel of Wealth' (1889) and 'The Empire of Business' (1902).]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/glimpses-of-utopia-by-jess-scully--65074035https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/453425 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Glimpses of Utopia Author: Jess Scully Narrator: Jess Scully Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 49 minutes Release date: September 10, 2020 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 2 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: It's hard to be excited about the future right now. Climate change is accelerating; inequality is growing; politics is polarised; institutions designed to protect us are strained; technology is disrupting the world of work. We need to upgrade the operating systems of our society. Jess Scully asks, What can we do? The answer is: plenty! All over the world, people are refusing the business-as-usual mindset and putting humans back into the civic equation, reimagining work and care, finance and government, urban planning and communication, to make them better and fairer for all. Meet the care workers reclaiming control in India and Lebanon, the people turning slums into safe havens in Kenya and Bangladesh, and champions of people-powered digital democracy in Iceland and Taiwan. There are radical bankers funding renewable energy in the USA and architects redesigning real estate in Australia, new payment systems in Italy and the Philippines that keep money in local communities, and innovators redesigning taxation to cut pollution and incentivise creative solutions. Glimpses of Utopia is a call for optimism. Humans everywhere are rising up to confront our challenges with creativity, resilience and compassion. Harnessing technology and imagination, we can reshape our world to be fair and sustainable. This book shows us how.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/453425Thu, 10 Sep 2020 04:07:39 +0000Wilfrid HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/453425 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Glimpses of Utopia Author: Jess Scully Narrator: Jess Scully Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 49 minutes Release date: September 10, 2020...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/453425 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Glimpses of Utopia Author: Jess Scully Narrator: Jess Scully Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 49 minutes Release date: September 10, 2020 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 2 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: It's hard to be excited about the future right now. Climate change is accelerating; inequality is growing; politics is polarised; institutions designed to protect us are strained; technology is disrupting the world of work. We need to upgrade the operating systems of our society. Jess Scully asks, What can we do? The answer is: plenty! All over the world, people are refusing the business-as-usual mindset and putting humans back into the civic equation, reimagining work and care, finance and government, urban planning and communication, to make them better and fairer for all. Meet the care workers reclaiming control in India and Lebanon, the people turning slums into safe havens in Kenya and Bangladesh, and champions of people-powered digital democracy in Iceland and Taiwan. There are radical bankers funding renewable energy in the USA and architects redesigning real estate in Australia, new payment systems in Italy and the Philippines that keep money in local communities, and innovators redesigning taxation to cut pollution and incentivise creative solutions. Glimpses of Utopia is a call for optimism. Humans everywhere are rising up to confront our challenges with creativity, resilience and compassion. Harnessing technology and imagination, we can reshape our world to be fair and sustainable. This book shows us how.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-dream-architects-adventures-in-the-video-game-industry-by-david-polfeldt--65074138https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/415171 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Dream Architects: Adventures in the Video Game Industry Author: David Polfeldt Narrator: Matt Wolfe Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 24 minutes Release date: September 1, 2020 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: The inside story of the booming video game industry from the late 1990s to the present, as told by the Managing Director of Ubisoft's Massive Entertainment (The Division, Far Cry 3, Assassin's Creed: Revelations). At Massive Entertainment, a Ubisoft studio, a key division of one of the largest, most influential companies in gaming, Managing Director Polfeldt has had a hand in some of the biggest video game franchises of today, from Assassin's Creed to Far Cry to Tom Clancy's The Division, the fastest-selling new series this generation which revitalized the Clancy brand in gaming. In The Dream Architects, Polfeldt charts his course through a charmed, idiosyncratic career which began at the dawn of the Sony PlayStation and Microsoft Xbox era -- from successfully pitching an Avatar game to James Cameron that will digitally create all of Pandora to enduring a week-long survivalist camp in the Scandinavian forest to better understand the post-apocalyptic future of The Division. Along the way, Polfeldt ruminates on how the video game industry has grown and changed, how and when games became art, and the medium's expanding artistic and storytelling potential. He shares what it's like to manage a creative process that has ballooned from a low-six-figure expense with a team of a half dozen people to a transatlantic production of five hundred employees on a single project with a production budget of over a hundred million dollars. A rare firsthand account of the golden age of game development told in vivid detail, The Dream Architects is a seminal work about the biggest entertainment medium of today.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/415171Tue, 01 Sep 2020 04:07:39 +0000Wilfrid HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/415171 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Dream Architects: Adventures in the Video Game Industry Author: David Polfeldt Narrator: Matt Wolfe Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 24...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/415171 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Dream Architects: Adventures in the Video Game Industry Author: David Polfeldt Narrator: Matt Wolfe Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 24 minutes Release date: September 1, 2020 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: The inside story of the booming video game industry from the late 1990s to the present, as told by the Managing Director of Ubisoft's Massive Entertainment (The Division, Far Cry 3, Assassin's Creed: Revelations). At Massive Entertainment, a Ubisoft studio, a key division of one of the largest, most influential companies in gaming, Managing Director Polfeldt has had a hand in some of the biggest video game franchises of today, from Assassin's Creed to Far Cry to Tom Clancy's The Division, the fastest-selling new series this generation which revitalized the Clancy brand in gaming. In The Dream Architects, Polfeldt charts his course through a charmed, idiosyncratic career which began at the dawn of the Sony PlayStation and Microsoft Xbox era -- from successfully pitching an Avatar game to James Cameron that will digitally create all of Pandora to enduring a week-long survivalist camp in the Scandinavian forest to better understand the post-apocalyptic future of The Division. Along the way, Polfeldt ruminates on how the video game industry has grown and changed, how and when games became art, and the medium's expanding artistic and storytelling potential. He shares what it's like to manage a creative process that has ballooned from a low-six-figure expense with a team of a half dozen people to a transatlantic production of five hundred employees on a single project with a production budget of over a hundred million dollars. A rare firsthand account of the golden age of game development told in vivid detail, The Dream Architects is a seminal work about the biggest entertainment medium of today.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/german-sie-sind-verhaftet-was-tun-bei-einer-inhaftierung-by-ralph-bottcher--65074079https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/469931 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [German] - Sie sind verhaftet!: Was tun bei einer Inhaftierung? Author: Ralph Böttcher Narrator: Frederik Beyer Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 1 hour 27 minutes Release date: August 7, 2020 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: Ralph Böttcher ist der! Experte für Strafrechtsschutz und Autor des Buches 'Herr Steuerberater, Sie sind verhaftet!' Im August 2007 begann für den Autor der Albtraum jeden Unternehmers: Er wurde an seinem Schreibtisch verhaftet. Wegen Verdachts der Verdunklung musste er in Untersuchungshaft, erst nach zehn Tagen wurde der Haftbefehl aufgehoben. Heute, rund zehn Jahre nach diesem Erlebnis, will der Autor andere Unternehmer mit diesem Hörbuch davor bewahren, in eine ähnliche Lage zu geraten. Er erklärt, mit welchen Konstellationen man als Unternehmer schnell mit einem Bein im Gefängnis steht und wie man sich davor schützen kann. Zudem zeigt er auf, warum eine sehr gute Strafrechtsschutzversicherung für jeden Unternehmer unabdingbar ist und wie man diese findet. Denn wer keine hat, sieht sich im Ernstfall schnell vor der Herausforderung, Anwaltsrechnungen im fünfstelligen Bereich bezahlen zu müssen. Gleichzeitig gibt der Autor Tipps, was im Falle eines Falles zu tun ist: Er erzählt, wie er nach seiner Verhaftung mit seinen Mitarbeitern kommuniziert hat und will Mut machen, dass selbst eine solche Krise erfolgreich überstanden werden kann. Darüber hinaus schildert er die Tücken eines juristischen Verfahrens und in welche Fallen man auf keinen Fall tappen sollte. Gesprochen von: Frederik Beyer | Kommentarsprecher hunderter TV-Dokus (ZDF, VOX, n-tv, N24, Sky) Geballte BNI-Power: 1 BNI-Unternehmer: Ralph Böttcher 3 BNI-Stimm-Profis: Helge Sidow, Frederik Beyer und Ulrike Möller. Projekt: Hörbuch 'Herr Steuerberater, Sie sind verhaftet!' So dramatisch der Titel, so wichtig auch der Inhalt. Nicht nur für Steuerberater, sondern für jeden einzelnen Unternehmer...]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/469931Fri, 07 Aug 2020 04:07:39 +0000Wilfrid HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/469931 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [German] - Sie sind verhaftet!: Was tun bei einer Inhaftierung? Author: Ralph Böttcher Narrator: Frederik Beyer Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 1...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/469931 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [German] - Sie sind verhaftet!: Was tun bei einer Inhaftierung? Author: Ralph Böttcher Narrator: Frederik Beyer Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 1 hour 27 minutes Release date: August 7, 2020 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: Ralph Böttcher ist der! Experte für Strafrechtsschutz und Autor des Buches 'Herr Steuerberater, Sie sind verhaftet!' Im August 2007 begann für den Autor der Albtraum jeden Unternehmers: Er wurde an seinem Schreibtisch verhaftet. Wegen Verdachts der Verdunklung musste er in Untersuchungshaft, erst nach zehn Tagen wurde der Haftbefehl aufgehoben. Heute, rund zehn Jahre nach diesem Erlebnis, will der Autor andere Unternehmer mit diesem Hörbuch davor bewahren, in eine ähnliche Lage zu geraten. Er erklärt, mit welchen Konstellationen man als Unternehmer schnell mit einem Bein im Gefängnis steht und wie man sich davor schützen kann. Zudem zeigt er auf, warum eine sehr gute Strafrechtsschutzversicherung für jeden Unternehmer unabdingbar ist und wie man diese findet. Denn wer keine hat, sieht sich im Ernstfall schnell vor der Herausforderung, Anwaltsrechnungen im fünfstelligen Bereich bezahlen zu müssen. Gleichzeitig gibt der Autor Tipps, was im Falle eines Falles zu tun ist: Er erzählt, wie er nach seiner Verhaftung mit seinen Mitarbeitern kommuniziert hat und will Mut machen, dass selbst eine solche Krise erfolgreich überstanden werden kann. Darüber hinaus schildert er die Tücken eines juristischen Verfahrens und in welche Fallen man auf keinen Fall tappen sollte. Gesprochen von: Frederik Beyer | Kommentarsprecher hunderter TV-Dokus (ZDF, VOX, n-tv, N24, Sky) Geballte BNI-Power: 1 BNI-Unternehmer: Ralph Böttcher 3 BNI-Stimm-Profis: Helge Sidow, Frederik Beyer und Ulrike Möller. Projekt: Hörbuch 'Herr Steuerberater, Sie sind verhaftet!' So dramatisch der Titel, so wichtig auch der Inhalt. Nicht nur für Steuerberater, sondern für jeden einzelnen Unternehmer...]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-autobiography-of-andrew-carnegie-and-the-gospel-of-wealth-by-andrew-carnegie--65074065https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/454788 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Autobiography of Andrew Carnegie and The Gospel of Wealth Author: Andrew Carnegie Narrator: David Rintoul, Lucy Scott Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 28 minutes Release date: August 1, 2020 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: A leading industrialist of the 19th and 20th centuries, Andrew Carnegie was one of America's most successful and generous businessmen. The Autobiography tells of his rise to power, from humble beginnings in Scotland to controlling the biggest steel empire in the history of the United States. Carnegie lays down the blueprint for success, with an abundance of inspiring life lessons, while also giving unique first-hand impressions of burgeoning 19th-century America and some of the most prominent people of the age, including Abraham Lincoln and Mark Twain. In The Gospel of Wealth he writes about his philanthropy and urges the rich to use their wealth responsibly, revealing the reasons that famously led him to donate over 350 million dollars during his lifetime.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/454788Sat, 01 Aug 2020 04:07:39 +0000Wilfrid HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/454788 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Autobiography of Andrew Carnegie and The Gospel of Wealth Author: Andrew Carnegie Narrator: David Rintoul, Lucy Scott Format: Unabridged Audiobook...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/454788 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Autobiography of Andrew Carnegie and The Gospel of Wealth Author: Andrew Carnegie Narrator: David Rintoul, Lucy Scott Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 28 minutes Release date: August 1, 2020 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: A leading industrialist of the 19th and 20th centuries, Andrew Carnegie was one of America's most successful and generous businessmen. The Autobiography tells of his rise to power, from humble beginnings in Scotland to controlling the biggest steel empire in the history of the United States. Carnegie lays down the blueprint for success, with an abundance of inspiring life lessons, while also giving unique first-hand impressions of burgeoning 19th-century America and some of the most prominent people of the age, including Abraham Lincoln and Mark Twain. In The Gospel of Wealth he writes about his philanthropy and urges the rich to use their wealth responsibly, revealing the reasons that famously led him to donate over 350 million dollars during his lifetime.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/pretty-good-advice-for-people-who-dream-big-and-work-harder-by-leslie-blodgett--65074054https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/446648 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Pretty Good Advice: For People Who Dream Big and Work Harder Author: Leslie Blodgett Narrator: Leslie Blodgett Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 2 hours 41 minutes Release date: July 28, 2020 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 2 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: Called the “Queen of Beauty” and the most influential lone woman to impact the beauty industry since Estée Lauder by The New York Times, Leslie Blodgett’s story is anything but ordinary. As the CEO of BareMinerals, she reinvented how beauty was sold by tapping into the power of community before the idea of social media existed. In 2006, Blodgett took the company public in one of the largest cosmetic IPOs of the decade, and in 2010, the company was acquired for $1.8 billion. Pretty Good Advice is her next chapter. This refreshing book features ninety-seven candid and entertaining insights on business, life, and beauty. Personal and often surprising, Blodgett dishes on leading with humor, why wearing blush and reading obituaries are two of the most optimistic things you can do, and why you owe it to your co-workers not to be boring. Pretty Good Advice is full of frank, actionable advice to help light a fire under you.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/446648Tue, 28 Jul 2020 04:07:39 +0000Wilfrid HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/446648 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Pretty Good Advice: For People Who Dream Big and Work Harder Author: Leslie Blodgett Narrator: Leslie Blodgett Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 2...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/446648 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Pretty Good Advice: For People Who Dream Big and Work Harder Author: Leslie Blodgett Narrator: Leslie Blodgett Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 2 hours 41 minutes Release date: July 28, 2020 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 2 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: Called the “Queen of Beauty” and the most influential lone woman to impact the beauty industry since Estée Lauder by The New York Times, Leslie Blodgett’s story is anything but ordinary. As the CEO of BareMinerals, she reinvented how beauty was sold by tapping into the power of community before the idea of social media existed. In 2006, Blodgett took the company public in one of the largest cosmetic IPOs of the decade, and in 2010, the company was acquired for $1.8 billion. Pretty Good Advice is her next chapter. This refreshing book features ninety-seven candid and entertaining insights on business, life, and beauty. Personal and often surprising, Blodgett dishes on leading with humor, why wearing blush and reading obituaries are two of the most optimistic things you can do, and why you owe it to your co-workers not to be boring. Pretty Good Advice is full of frank, actionable advice to help light a fire under you.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/65-roses-and-a-trunki-by-rob-law--65074062https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/414347 to listen full audiobooks. Title: 65 Roses and a Trunki Author: Rob Law Narrator: Dominic Thorburn Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 31 minutes Release date: July 23, 2020 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: An inspirational success story that shows how anyone can be a champion, overcome challenges and create a better world for yourself and others 65 Roses and a Trunki: Defying the Odds in Life and Business, is the extraordinary success story of entrepreneur Rob Law, designer and inventor of Trunki, the award-winning children's ride-on suitcase that's sold millions of units worldwide. Born with cystic fibrosis, Rob watched his twin sister die from the same illness at sixteen. Told he could not expect to live into his twenties, he made a promise that he was going to defy the odds and live a long and successful life. Despite being humiliated in Dragons Den where his business was described as “worthless”, Rob went on to create a new category of consumer product, build a global business brand, become an accomplished athlete, get an MBE from the Queen, bring joy to millions of children all over the world and become a father to three children after being told he would die childless. After beating overwhelming odds on the road to success in his personal and professional life, Rob wrote this memoir to help anyone facing difficult challenges in life and business. From brand-building and harnessing your creativity to managing a chronic health condition and facing your demons, you'll learn how to defy the odds, follow your passion, keep fighting when experts are telling you to quit and overcome every challenge you face. 65 Roses and a Trunki is a life-affirming book. Drawing on key insights from personal and business psychology, it tells an inspirational story that can be your story too. “A truly extraordinary and inspiring story.” RICHARD JOSEPH, Co-Founder amp; CEO of Joseph Joseph]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/414347Thu, 23 Jul 2020 04:07:39 +0000Wilfrid HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/414347 to listen full audiobooks. Title: 65 Roses and a Trunki Author: Rob Law Narrator: Dominic Thorburn Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 31 minutes Release date: July 23, 2020...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/414347 to listen full audiobooks. Title: 65 Roses and a Trunki Author: Rob Law Narrator: Dominic Thorburn Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 31 minutes Release date: July 23, 2020 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: An inspirational success story that shows how anyone can be a champion, overcome challenges and create a better world for yourself and others 65 Roses and a Trunki: Defying the Odds in Life and Business, is the extraordinary success story of entrepreneur Rob Law, designer and inventor of Trunki, the award-winning children's ride-on suitcase that's sold millions of units worldwide. Born with cystic fibrosis, Rob watched his twin sister die from the same illness at sixteen. Told he could not expect to live into his twenties, he made a promise that he was going to defy the odds and live a long and successful life. Despite being humiliated in Dragons Den where his business was described as “worthless”, Rob went on to create a new category of consumer product, build a global business brand, become an accomplished athlete, get an MBE from the Queen, bring joy to millions of children all over the world and become a father to three children after being told he would die childless. After beating overwhelming odds on the road to success in his personal and professional life, Rob wrote this memoir to help anyone facing difficult challenges in life and business. From brand-building and harnessing your creativity to managing a chronic health condition and facing your demons, you'll learn how to defy the odds, follow your passion, keep fighting when experts are telling you to quit and overcome every challenge you face. 65 Roses and a Trunki is a life-affirming book. Drawing on key insights from personal and business psychology, it tells an inspirational story that can be your story too. “A truly extraordinary and inspiring story.” RICHARD JOSEPH, Co-Founder amp; CEO of Joseph Joseph]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/all-in-how-obsessive-leaders-achieve-the-extraordinary-by-robert-bruce-shaw--65074122https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/409920 to listen full audiobooks. Title: All In: How Obsessive Leaders Achieve the Extraordinary Author: Robert Bruce Shaw Narrator: Mark Smeby Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 15 minutes Release date: July 7, 2020 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: Extraordinary leaders share a passionate commitment to achieving their vision that borders and sometimes crosses the line into obsession. All In shows why obsession, if properly focused and managed, is both necessary and productive. Advances in any endeavor almost always depend on a small group of individuals who are completely consumed by the goal they're pursuing. When these leaders and teams are successful, everyone benefits from their obsessive nature. This book?explores the three obsessions underlying the achievements of the greatest leaders: delighting customers, building great products, and creating an enduring company. Author Robert Bruce Shaw takes you inside the success stories of iconic leaders and shows the upside of obsession plus the practices that support it, including Jeff Bezos of Amazon, Elon Musk of Tesla, and Steve Jobs of Apple. In All In, Shaw teaches you why: - Amazon's first principle is customer obsession and the behaviors that sustain it as the firm becomes one of the largest in the world. - Tesla puts products at the center of everything it does and the leadership approach that created a revolutionary electric car. - Steve Jobs' greatest creation was not the Mac or iPhone but Apple the company. ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ????  Shaw also provides insight into the dark side of obsession and its destructive potential - as vividly illustrated in his case study of Uber's aggressive pursuit of growth during the tenure of CEO Travis Kalanick. Appealing to any reader of entrepreneurial biographies, All In shows individuals, teams and organizations how to manage obsession's downsides while realizing the benefits of relentlessly seeking to create something that truly matters.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/409920Tue, 07 Jul 2020 04:07:39 +0000Wilfrid HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/409920 to listen full audiobooks. Title: All In: How Obsessive Leaders Achieve the Extraordinary Author: Robert Bruce Shaw Narrator: Mark Smeby Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 15...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/409920 to listen full audiobooks. Title: All In: How Obsessive Leaders Achieve the Extraordinary Author: Robert Bruce Shaw Narrator: Mark Smeby Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 15 minutes Release date: July 7, 2020 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: Extraordinary leaders share a passionate commitment to achieving their vision that borders and sometimes crosses the line into obsession. All In shows why obsession, if properly focused and managed, is both necessary and productive. Advances in any endeavor almost always depend on a small group of individuals who are completely consumed by the goal they're pursuing. When these leaders and teams are successful, everyone benefits from their obsessive nature. This book?explores the three obsessions underlying the achievements of the greatest leaders: delighting customers, building great products, and creating an enduring company. Author Robert Bruce Shaw takes you inside the success stories of iconic leaders and shows the upside of obsession plus the practices that support it, including Jeff Bezos of Amazon, Elon Musk of Tesla, and Steve Jobs of Apple. In All In, Shaw teaches you why: - Amazon's first principle is customer obsession and the behaviors that sustain it as the firm becomes one of the largest in the world. - Tesla puts products at the center of everything it does and the leadership approach that created a revolutionary electric car. - Steve Jobs' greatest creation was not the Mac or iPhone but Apple the company. ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ????  Shaw also provides insight into the dark side of obsession and its destructive potential - as vividly illustrated in his case study of Uber's aggressive pursuit of growth during the tenure of CEO Travis Kalanick. Appealing to any reader of entrepreneurial biographies, All In shows individuals, teams and organizations how to manage obsession's downsides while realizing the benefits of relentlessly seeking to create something that truly matters.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/spanish-la-gran-apuesta-by-michael-lewis--65074063https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/437303 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Spanish] - La gran apuesta Author: Michael Lewis Narrator: Raúl Arrieta Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 24 minutes Release date: June 11, 2020 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: La excepcional crónica del crac inmobiliario que originó la mayor crisis de los últimos 80 años. Descubre el libro en el que se ha inspirado la película que ya ha sido nominada a cinco Óscar. La gran apuesta es la excepcional crónica del crac inmobiliario que originó la mayor crisis de los últimos ochenta años. Cuando en otoño de 2008 la economía estadounidense se hundió, arrastrando tras de sí a buena parte del mundo desarrollado a una crisis de la que aún no hemos salido, a un grupo de personas no le sorprendió en absoluto. Eran unos cuantos inversores y analistas inteligentes que habían comprendido lo que estaba pasando, pero no dijeron nada, paralizados por el miedo y las posibles ganancias. La pregunta clave que plantea Michael Lewis es: ¿quién se dio cuenta del riesgo que suponía dar por sentado que los precios del sector inmobiliario seguirían siempre al alza? Un riesgo complicado, además, por la creación de esos activos extraños y artificiales a partir de hipotecas dudosas. Para contestar esta pregunta, Lewis nos presenta una historia increíble a través de los personajes que la protagonizaron, plena de indignación y oscura ironía. Reseñas: «Probablemente el mejor libro de periodismo financiero de la historia.» Felix Salmon, Reuters «El mejor contador de historias de nuestra generación.» Malcolm Gladwell «Nadie escribe con mayor agilidad narrativa sobre dinero y finanzas que Michael Lewis. Logra usar las historias de sus protagonistas para explicar la avaricia, la estupidez y la hipocresía de un sistema con una carencia notoria de supervisión seria. Con un estilo parecido al de Tom Wolfe, Lewis consigue introducir al lector de modo colorido en el mundo darwiniano del mercado de bonos.» Michiko Kakutani, The New York Times]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/437303Thu, 11 Jun 2020 04:07:39 +0000Wilfrid HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/437303 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Spanish] - La gran apuesta Author: Michael Lewis Narrator: Raúl Arrieta Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 24 minutes Release date: June...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/437303 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Spanish] - La gran apuesta Author: Michael Lewis Narrator: Raúl Arrieta Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 24 minutes Release date: June 11, 2020 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: La excepcional crónica del crac inmobiliario que originó la mayor crisis de los últimos 80 años. Descubre el libro en el que se ha inspirado la película que ya ha sido nominada a cinco Óscar. La gran apuesta es la excepcional crónica del crac inmobiliario que originó la mayor crisis de los últimos ochenta años. Cuando en otoño de 2008 la economía estadounidense se hundió, arrastrando tras de sí a buena parte del mundo desarrollado a una crisis de la que aún no hemos salido, a un grupo de personas no le sorprendió en absoluto. Eran unos cuantos inversores y analistas inteligentes que habían comprendido lo que estaba pasando, pero no dijeron nada, paralizados por el miedo y las posibles ganancias. La pregunta clave que plantea Michael Lewis es: ¿quién se dio cuenta del riesgo que suponía dar por sentado que los precios del sector inmobiliario seguirían siempre al alza? Un riesgo complicado, además, por la creación de esos activos extraños y artificiales a partir de hipotecas dudosas. Para contestar esta pregunta, Lewis nos presenta una historia increíble a través de los personajes que la protagonizaron, plena de indignación y oscura ironía. Reseñas: «Probablemente el mejor libro de periodismo financiero de la historia.» Felix Salmon, Reuters «El mejor contador de historias de nuestra generación.» Malcolm Gladwell «Nadie escribe con mayor agilidad narrativa sobre dinero y finanzas que Michael Lewis. Logra usar las historias de sus protagonistas para explicar la avaricia, la estupidez y la hipocresía de un sistema con una carencia notoria de supervisión seria. Con un estilo parecido al de Tom Wolfe, Lewis consigue introducir al lector de modo colorido en el mundo darwiniano del mercado de bonos.» Michiko Kakutani, The New York Times]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/flash-crash-a-trading-savant-a-global-manhunt-and-the-most-mysterious-market-crash-in-history-by-liam-vaughan--65074156https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/346354 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Flash Crash: A Trading Savant, a Global Manhunt and the Most Mysterious Market Crash in History Author: Liam Vaughan Narrator: Liam Vaughan Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 47 minutes Release date: May 14, 2020 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: ’Not just a readable, pacey account of an extraordinary individual and his quixotic quest … but also a troubling exposé of the fragility of our entire financial system … I loved it’ Oliver Bullough, author of Moneyland For fans of Bad Blood and The Big Short, the story of how one reclusive trading prodigy manipulated Wall Street and amassed millions from his childhood bedroom – then short-circuited the global market. A real-life financial thriller, Flash Crash gives panoramic insight into our economic landscape – its weaknesses, its crooks and its exploitable loopholes – and uncovers the remarkable, behind-the-scenes narrative of a mystifying market crash, a globe-spanning investigation into international fraud, and the man – Navinder Singh Sarao – at the centre of it all. Depending on whom you ask, Sarao was a scourge, a symbol of a financial system run horribly amok, or a folk hero: an outsider who took on the tyranny of Wall Street and the high-frequency traders.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/346354Thu, 14 May 2020 04:07:39 +0000Wilfrid HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/346354 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Flash Crash: A Trading Savant, a Global Manhunt and the Most Mysterious Market Crash in History Author: Liam Vaughan Narrator: Liam Vaughan Format:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/346354 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Flash Crash: A Trading Savant, a Global Manhunt and the Most Mysterious Market Crash in History Author: Liam Vaughan Narrator: Liam Vaughan Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 47 minutes Release date: May 14, 2020 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: ’Not just a readable, pacey account of an extraordinary individual and his quixotic quest … but also a troubling exposé of the fragility of our entire financial system … I loved it’ Oliver Bullough, author of Moneyland For fans of Bad Blood and The Big Short, the story of how one reclusive trading prodigy manipulated Wall Street and amassed millions from his childhood bedroom – then short-circuited the global market. A real-life financial thriller, Flash Crash gives panoramic insight into our economic landscape – its weaknesses, its crooks and its exploitable loopholes – and uncovers the remarkable, behind-the-scenes narrative of a mystifying market crash, a globe-spanning investigation into international fraud, and the man – Navinder Singh Sarao – at the centre of it all. Depending on whom you ask, Sarao was a scourge, a symbol of a financial system run horribly amok, or a folk hero: an outsider who took on the tyranny of Wall Street and the high-frequency traders.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/bezonomics-how-amazon-is-changing-our-lives-and-what-the-world-s-best-companies-are-learning-from-it-by-brian-dumaine--65074143https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/403879 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Bezonomics: How Amazon Is Changing Our Lives and What the World's Best Companies Are Learning from It Author: Brian Dumaine Narrator: Dan Bittner Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 0 minutes Release date: May 12, 2020 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.86 of Total 7 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: An “illuminating, lucid, and finely detailed” (The Washington Post) look at Amazon’s world-dominating business model, the current competitors either imitating or trying to outfox Amazon, and “how Jeff Bezos turned Amazon into the world’s lockdown necessity” (The Times, UK)—from an award-winning Fortune magazine writer. Like Henry Ford, Sam Walton, or Steve Jobs in the early years of Ford, Walmart, and Apple, Jeff Bezos is the business story of the decade. Bezos, the richest man on the planet, has built one of the most efficient wealth-creation machines in history with more than 2% of US household income being spent on nearly 500 million products shipped from warehouses in seventeen countries. Amazon’s business model has not only turned the retail industry and cloud computing inside out, but now its tentacles are squeezing media and advertising, and disrupting the state of technology, the economy, job creation, and society at large. Amazon’s impact is so pervasive that business leaders in nearly every sector around the world need to understand how this force of nature operates. Based on unprecedented behind-the-scenes reporting from 150 sources inside and outside of Amazon, Bezonomics unveils the underlying principles Jeff Bezos uses to achieve his dominance—customer obsession, extreme innovation, and long-term management, all supported by artificial intelligence—and shows how these are being borrowed and replicated by companies across the United States, in China, and elsewhere. Including tips for Amazon-proofing your business, Bezonomics answers the fundamental question: How are Amazon and its imitators affecting the way we live, and what can we learn from them? A goldmine for some, and a threat for others, “Bezonomics” has proven to be a life-shaping force in our lives both now and in the foreseeable future.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/403879Tue, 12 May 2020 04:07:39 +0000Wilfrid HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/403879 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Bezonomics: How Amazon Is Changing Our Lives and What the World's Best Companies Are Learning from It Author: Brian Dumaine Narrator: Dan Bittner...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/403879 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Bezonomics: How Amazon Is Changing Our Lives and What the World's Best Companies Are Learning from It Author: Brian Dumaine Narrator: Dan Bittner Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 0 minutes Release date: May 12, 2020 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.86 of Total 7 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: An “illuminating, lucid, and finely detailed” (The Washington Post) look at Amazon’s world-dominating business model, the current competitors either imitating or trying to outfox Amazon, and “how Jeff Bezos turned Amazon into the world’s lockdown necessity” (The Times, UK)—from an award-winning Fortune magazine writer. Like Henry Ford, Sam Walton, or Steve Jobs in the early years of Ford, Walmart, and Apple, Jeff Bezos is the business story of the decade. Bezos, the richest man on the planet, has built one of the most efficient wealth-creation machines in history with more than 2% of US household income being spent on nearly 500 million products shipped from warehouses in seventeen countries. Amazon’s business model has not only turned the retail industry and cloud computing inside out, but now its tentacles are squeezing media and advertising, and disrupting the state of technology, the economy, job creation, and society at large. Amazon’s impact is so pervasive that business leaders in nearly every sector around the world need to understand how this force of nature operates. Based on unprecedented behind-the-scenes reporting from 150 sources inside and outside of Amazon, Bezonomics unveils the underlying principles Jeff Bezos uses to achieve his dominance—customer obsession, extreme innovation, and long-term management, all supported by artificial intelligence—and shows how these are being borrowed and replicated by companies across the United States, in China, and elsewhere. Including tips for Amazon-proofing your business, Bezonomics answers the fundamental question: How are Amazon and its imitators affecting the way we live, and what can we learn from them? A goldmine for some, and a threat for others, “Bezonomics” has proven to be a life-shaping force in our lives both now and in the foreseeable future.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/flash-crash-a-trading-savant-a-global-manhunt-and-the-most-mysterious-market-crash-in-history-by-liam-vaughan--65074131https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/393947 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Flash Crash: A Trading Savant, a Global Manhunt, and the Most Mysterious Market Crash in History Author: Liam Vaughan Narrator: Liam Vaughan Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 47 minutes Release date: May 12, 2020 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 2 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: '[An] extraordinary tale'—Wall Street Journal 'Compelling [and] engaging'—Financial Times 'Magnificently detailed yet pacy...Think Trading Places meets Wall Street'—Sunday Times (UK) The riveting story of a trading prodigy who amassed $70 million from his childhood bedroom—until the US government accused him of helping trigger an unprecedented market collapse On May 6, 2010, financial markets around the world tumbled simultaneously and without warning. In the span of five minutes, a trillion dollars of valuation was lost. The Flash Crash, as it became known, represented what was then the fastest drop in market history. When share values rebounded less than half an hour later, experts around the globe were left perplexed. What had they just witnessed? Navinder Singh Sarao hardly seemed like a man who would shake the world's financial markets to their core. Raised in a working-class neighborhood in West London, Nav was a preternaturally gifted trader who played the markets like a computer game. By the age of thirty, he had left behind London's 'trading arcades,' working instead out of his childhood home. For years the money poured in. But when lightning-fast electronic traders infiltrated markets and started eating into his profits, Nav built a system of his own to fight back. It worked—until 2015, when the FBI arrived at his door. Depending on whom you ask, Sarao was a scourge, a symbol of a financial system run horribly amok, or a folk hero who took on the tyranny of Wall Street and the high-frequency traders. A real-life financial thriller, Flash Crash uncovers the remarkable, behind-the-scenes narrative of a mystifying market crash, a globe-spanning investigation into international fraud, and a man at the center of them both.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/393947Tue, 12 May 2020 04:07:39 +0000Wilfrid HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/393947 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Flash Crash: A Trading Savant, a Global Manhunt, and the Most Mysterious Market Crash in History Author: Liam Vaughan Narrator: Liam Vaughan Format:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/393947 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Flash Crash: A Trading Savant, a Global Manhunt, and the Most Mysterious Market Crash in History Author: Liam Vaughan Narrator: Liam Vaughan Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 47 minutes Release date: May 12, 2020 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 2 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: '[An] extraordinary tale'—Wall Street Journal 'Compelling [and] engaging'—Financial Times 'Magnificently detailed yet pacy...Think Trading Places meets Wall Street'—Sunday Times (UK) The riveting story of a trading prodigy who amassed $70 million from his childhood bedroom—until the US government accused him of helping trigger an unprecedented market collapse On May 6, 2010, financial markets around the world tumbled simultaneously and without warning. In the span of five minutes, a trillion dollars of valuation was lost. The Flash Crash, as it became known, represented what was then the fastest drop in market history. When share values rebounded less than half an hour later, experts around the globe were left perplexed. What had they just witnessed? Navinder Singh Sarao hardly seemed like a man who would shake the world's financial markets to their core. Raised in a working-class neighborhood in West London, Nav was a preternaturally gifted trader who played the markets like a computer game. By the age of thirty, he had left behind London's 'trading arcades,' working instead out of his childhood home. For years the money poured in. But when lightning-fast electronic traders infiltrated markets and started eating into his profits, Nav built a system of his own to fight back. It worked—until 2015, when the FBI arrived at his door. Depending on whom you ask, Sarao was a scourge, a symbol of a financial system run horribly amok, or a folk hero who took on the tyranny of Wall Street and the high-frequency traders. A real-life financial thriller, Flash Crash uncovers the remarkable, behind-the-scenes narrative of a mystifying market crash, a globe-spanning investigation into international fraud, and a man at the center of them both.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-fifteen-percent-overcoming-hardships-and-achieving-lasting-success-by-terry-giles--65074036https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/428465 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Fifteen Percent: Overcoming Hardships and Achieving Lasting Success Author: Terry Giles Narrator: Ax Norman Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 11 minutes Release date: April 21, 2020 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.33 of Total 3 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: Terry Giles has lived a classic-American success story. By thirty, he had built one of the largest criminal defense firms in Southern California and had generated tens of millions in revenue working with high-profile clients. By thirty-four, he had left the legal profession and had achieved even greater success as an entrepreneur, seemingly overnight. But as Giles observes in The Fifteen Percent, no one goes through life without facing serious obstacles. Speaking about his own hard-won experience from his difficult upbringing to his place in some of America’s loftiest boardrooms, Giles offers listeners the answer to the question that took him years to answer: Why do some people overcome hardships better than others? Using examples from his career and life—defending child sex-abuse victims, his involvement in Monica Lewinsky’s trial, and managing Dr. Ben Carson’s 2016 presidential campaign—he illustrates these ideas in action. In each chapter, you’ll learn valuable skills including fearlessness, embracing underdog status, visualizing the future, and positive thinking, all of which prove that you do not have to be a victim of bad circumstances to adopt the superpowers of “the fifteen percent.” Entertaining, inspiring, and full of useful insights you’ll turn to again and again, The Fifteen Percent will help you overcome whatever’s holding you back so that you can achieve lasting success in your career and your life.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/428465Tue, 21 Apr 2020 04:07:39 +0000Wilfrid HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/428465 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Fifteen Percent: Overcoming Hardships and Achieving Lasting Success Author: Terry Giles Narrator: Ax Norman Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/428465 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Fifteen Percent: Overcoming Hardships and Achieving Lasting Success Author: Terry Giles Narrator: Ax Norman Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 11 minutes Release date: April 21, 2020 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.33 of Total 3 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: Terry Giles has lived a classic-American success story. By thirty, he had built one of the largest criminal defense firms in Southern California and had generated tens of millions in revenue working with high-profile clients. By thirty-four, he had left the legal profession and had achieved even greater success as an entrepreneur, seemingly overnight. But as Giles observes in The Fifteen Percent, no one goes through life without facing serious obstacles. Speaking about his own hard-won experience from his difficult upbringing to his place in some of America’s loftiest boardrooms, Giles offers listeners the answer to the question that took him years to answer: Why do some people overcome hardships better than others? Using examples from his career and life—defending child sex-abuse victims, his involvement in Monica Lewinsky’s trial, and managing Dr. Ben Carson’s 2016 presidential campaign—he illustrates these ideas in action. In each chapter, you’ll learn valuable skills including fearlessness, embracing underdog status, visualizing the future, and positive thinking, all of which prove that you do not have to be a victim of bad circumstances to adopt the superpowers of “the fifteen percent.” Entertaining, inspiring, and full of useful insights you’ll turn to again and again, The Fifteen Percent will help you overcome whatever’s holding you back so that you can achieve lasting success in your career and your life.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/betsey-a-memoir-by-betsey-johnson-mark-vitulano--65074083https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/400726 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Betsey: A Memoir Author: Betsey Johnson, Mark Vitulano Narrator: Betsey Johnson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 40 minutes Release date: April 7, 2020 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: A memoir by the internationally famous fashion designer and style icon Mention the name 'Betsey Johnson' and almost every woman from the age of 15 to 75 can rapturously recall a favorite dress or outfit; whether worn for a prom, a wedding, or just to stand out from the crowd in a colorful way. They may also know her as a renegade single mom who palled around with Edie Sedgwick, Twiggy, and The Velvet Underground, or even as a celebrity contestant on Dancing with the Stars. Betsey is also famous for her iconic pink stores (she had 65 shops across the US) and for her habit of doing cartwheels and splits down the runway at the close of her fashion shows. Throughout her decades-long career, she's taken pride in producing fun but rule-breaking clothing at an accessible price point. What they might not know is that she built an empire from scratch, and brought stretch clothing to the masses in the 80s and 90s.  Betsey will take the reader behind the tutu and delve deeply into what it took to go from a white picket fence childhood in Connecticut to becoming an internationally known force in a tough, competitive business. The book will feature Betsey's candid memories of the fashion and downtown scene in the 60s and how she started her own business from the ground up after designing successfully for multiple other companies. She will discuss that business's ups and downs and reinventions (including bankruptcy), and her thoughts on body image, love, divorce, men, motherhood, and her bout with breast cancer. Betsey will be the perfect gift for every girl (of any age) for whom Betsey is, as a recent New York Times profile noted, 'a role model still.']]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/400726Tue, 07 Apr 2020 04:07:39 +0000Wilfrid HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/400726 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Betsey: A Memoir Author: Betsey Johnson, Mark Vitulano Narrator: Betsey Johnson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 40 minutes Release date:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/400726 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Betsey: A Memoir Author: Betsey Johnson, Mark Vitulano Narrator: Betsey Johnson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 40 minutes Release date: April 7, 2020 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: A memoir by the internationally famous fashion designer and style icon Mention the name 'Betsey Johnson' and almost every woman from the age of 15 to 75 can rapturously recall a favorite dress or outfit; whether worn for a prom, a wedding, or just to stand out from the crowd in a colorful way. They may also know her as a renegade single mom who palled around with Edie Sedgwick, Twiggy, and The Velvet Underground, or even as a celebrity contestant on Dancing with the Stars. Betsey is also famous for her iconic pink stores (she had 65 shops across the US) and for her habit of doing cartwheels and splits down the runway at the close of her fashion shows. Throughout her decades-long career, she's taken pride in producing fun but rule-breaking clothing at an accessible price point. What they might not know is that she built an empire from scratch, and brought stretch clothing to the masses in the 80s and 90s.  Betsey will take the reader behind the tutu and delve deeply into what it took to go from a white picket fence childhood in Connecticut to becoming an internationally known force in a tough, competitive business. The book will feature Betsey's candid memories of the fashion and downtown scene in the 60s and how she started her own business from the ground up after designing successfully for multiple other companies. She will discuss that business's ups and downs and reinventions (including bankruptcy), and her thoughts on body image, love, divorce, men, motherhood, and her bout with breast cancer. Betsey will be the perfect gift for every girl (of any age) for whom Betsey is, as a recent New York Times profile noted, 'a role model still.']]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/samsung-rising-inside-the-secretive-company-conquering-tech-by-geoffrey-cain--65074111https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/411810 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Samsung Rising: Inside the secretive company conquering Tech Author: Geoffrey Cain Narrator: Michael Braun Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 6 minutes Release date: March 19, 2020 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 3 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. Can the Asian giant beat Apple? Based on years of reporting on Samsung for the Economist, the Wall Street Journal, and Time from his base in South Korea, and his countless sources inside and outside the company, Geoffrey Cain offers the first deep look behind the curtains of the biggest company nobody knows. How has this happened? Forty years ago, Samsung was a rickety Korean agricultural conglomerate that produced sugar, paper, and fertilizer. But with the rise of the PC revolution, Chairman Lee Byung-chul came up with an incredibly risky multimillion dollar plan to make Samsung a major supplier of computer chips. Lee had been wowed by a young Steve Jobs who sat down with the chairman to offer his advice, and Lee quickly became obsessed with creating a tech empire. Today, Samsung employs over 350,000 people – over four times as many as Apple – and their revenues have grown 40 times their 1987 level. Samsung alone now make up more than 20% of South Korea’s exports and sells more smartphones than any other company in the world. And furthermore, they don’t just make their own phones, but are one of Apple’s chief supplier on technology critical to the iPhone. Yet their disastrous recall of the Galaxy Note 7, with numerous reports of phones spontaneously bursting into flames, reveals the dangers of the company's headlong attempt to overtake Apple at any cost. A sweeping, insider account of the Korean's company's ongoing war against the likes of Google and Apple, Samsung Rising shows how a determined and fearless Asian competitor is poised to take on the giants of the tech world. © Geoffrey Cain 2020 (P) Penguin Audio 2020]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/411810Thu, 19 Mar 2020 04:07:39 +0000Wilfrid HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/411810 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Samsung Rising: Inside the secretive company conquering Tech Author: Geoffrey Cain Narrator: Michael Braun Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/411810 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Samsung Rising: Inside the secretive company conquering Tech Author: Geoffrey Cain Narrator: Michael Braun Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 6 minutes Release date: March 19, 2020 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 3 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. Can the Asian giant beat Apple? Based on years of reporting on Samsung for the Economist, the Wall Street Journal, and Time from his base in South Korea, and his countless sources inside and outside the company, Geoffrey Cain offers the first deep look behind the curtains of the biggest company nobody knows. How has this happened? Forty years ago, Samsung was a rickety Korean agricultural conglomerate that produced sugar, paper, and fertilizer. But with the rise of the PC revolution, Chairman Lee Byung-chul came up with an incredibly risky multimillion dollar plan to make Samsung a major supplier of computer chips. Lee had been wowed by a young Steve Jobs who sat down with the chairman to offer his advice, and Lee quickly became obsessed with creating a tech empire. Today, Samsung employs over 350,000 people – over four times as many as Apple – and their revenues have grown 40 times their 1987 level. Samsung alone now make up more than 20% of South Korea’s exports and sells more smartphones than any other company in the world. And furthermore, they don’t just make their own phones, but are one of Apple’s chief supplier on technology critical to the iPhone. Yet their disastrous recall of the Galaxy Note 7, with numerous reports of phones spontaneously bursting into flames, reveals the dangers of the company's headlong attempt to overtake Apple at any cost. A sweeping, insider account of the Korean's company's ongoing war against the likes of Google and Apple, Samsung Rising shows how a determined and fearless Asian competitor is poised to take on the giants of the tech world. © Geoffrey Cain 2020 (P) Penguin Audio 2020]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/girls-don-t-lay-bricks-by-casey-mackinlay--65074089https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/434121 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Girls Don't Lay Bricks Author: Casey Mackinlay Narrator: Sarah Blackstone Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 2 hours 58 minutes Release date: March 19, 2020 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: Casey Mackinlay’s recollection on beating life’s unforeseen challenges and her journey to succcess - Girls don’t lay bricks is an inspiring yet humble and practical distillation of all the successful tactics, concepts and reflections that took one hungry teenage mother from a young bricklayer to CEO. If you aspire to more than where you are at, to pave your own path to success or simply need a dose of inspiration for business, then this is a must read. Girls don’t lay bricks lays a relevant and clear blue- print for best practices in business, life and love.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/434121Thu, 19 Mar 2020 04:07:39 +0000Wilfrid HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/434121 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Girls Don't Lay Bricks Author: Casey Mackinlay Narrator: Sarah Blackstone Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 2 hours 58 minutes Release date: March...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/434121 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Girls Don't Lay Bricks Author: Casey Mackinlay Narrator: Sarah Blackstone Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 2 hours 58 minutes Release date: March 19, 2020 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: Casey Mackinlay’s recollection on beating life’s unforeseen challenges and her journey to succcess - Girls don’t lay bricks is an inspiring yet humble and practical distillation of all the successful tactics, concepts and reflections that took one hungry teenage mother from a young bricklayer to CEO. If you aspire to more than where you are at, to pave your own path to success or simply need a dose of inspiration for business, then this is a must read. Girls don’t lay bricks lays a relevant and clear blue- print for best practices in business, life and love.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/looking-up-how-a-different-perspective-turns-obstacles-into-advantages-by-michele-sullivan--65074128https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/390474 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Looking Up: How a Different Perspective Turns Obstacles into Advantages Author: Michele Sullivan Narrator: Michele Sullivan Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 53 minutes Release date: February 25, 2020 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: Imagine being born into a world where fitting in was never an option. Michele Sullivan, one of the most powerful women in philanthropy, was born with a rare form of dwarfism. Meaning she has spent her entire life looking up. As the first female president of the Caterpillar Foundation, she has used her unique point of view to impact countless lives around the world. As a child, Michele decided to life a life of meaning, by: - Tailoring her differences into something more suitable for the world. - Hiding from the world and live on the fringe. - Embracing her differences to turn them into assets. - Recognize that there was a strength within her that could help others. Looking Up is the story of how Michele became the smallest woman at the largest earth-moving manufacturer in the world. While her height has presented challenges that are different from most, it has allowed her to see things that others do not, literally and figuratively. Embedded in this narrative are unique (and often hilarious) takeaways for individuals about the importance of making the first move, being wrong at first, choosing intimacy over influence, and learning that asking for help is a strength, not a weakness.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/390474Tue, 25 Feb 2020 04:07:39 +0000Wilfrid HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/390474 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Looking Up: How a Different Perspective Turns Obstacles into Advantages Author: Michele Sullivan Narrator: Michele Sullivan Format: Unabridged...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/390474 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Looking Up: How a Different Perspective Turns Obstacles into Advantages Author: Michele Sullivan Narrator: Michele Sullivan Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 53 minutes Release date: February 25, 2020 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: Imagine being born into a world where fitting in was never an option. Michele Sullivan, one of the most powerful women in philanthropy, was born with a rare form of dwarfism. Meaning she has spent her entire life looking up. As the first female president of the Caterpillar Foundation, she has used her unique point of view to impact countless lives around the world. As a child, Michele decided to life a life of meaning, by: - Tailoring her differences into something more suitable for the world. - Hiding from the world and live on the fringe. - Embracing her differences to turn them into assets. - Recognize that there was a strength within her that could help others. Looking Up is the story of how Michele became the smallest woman at the largest earth-moving manufacturer in the world. While her height has presented challenges that are different from most, it has allowed her to see things that others do not, literally and figuratively. Embedded in this narrative are unique (and often hilarious) takeaways for individuals about the importance of making the first move, being wrong at first, choosing intimacy over influence, and learning that asking for help is a strength, not a weakness.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/spanish-quedate-conmigo-20-claves-para-enamorar-a-tus-clientes-y-que-se-queden-contigo-by-javier-benavente-barron--65074064https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/489545 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Spanish] - ¡Quédate conmigo!: 20 claves para enamorar a tus clientes... ¡y que se queden contigo! Author: Javier Benavente Barrón Narrator: Javier Benavente Barrón Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 2 minutes Release date: February 20, 2020 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: ¿Deseas conseguir o fidelizar clientes? ¿Quieres triunfar profesionalmente, emprender con éxito, prosperar en tu trabajo o hacer amigos? Aquí encontrarás las respuestas. Este es un libro autobiográfico con la fuerza de la experiencia y de la verdad. El autor muestra en 20 claves cómo lograr el liderazgo y la abundancia para que otros, como tú, lleguen más rápido y sin tropiezos al destino. Escrito por un emprendedor y empresario hecho a sí mismo que, desde la adversidad, logró el éxito. Aquí no hay teorías. Son páginas de experiencias reales convertidas en herramientas para:  - Construir tu propio destino. - Influir en el entorno. - Cambiar el mundo.'Este es un libro de superación, de principios y de éxito, para entender que detrás de cada obstáculo puede esconderse una gran oportunidad si sabemos identificarla. El autor habla a través de su propia experiencia. Extraordinario testimonio de entrega, pasión y éxito partiendo desde la adversidad'.(Irene Villa, presidenta de Fundación Irene Villa). 'Un tesoro de experiencias en forma de útiles consejos, revelados de forma extraordinariamente amena e intimista. Inspirador. Se lee de un tirón'.(Alfredo Martínez Fornes, cofundador de TelePizza, empresario y emprendedor). Libro 100% solidario. Los derechos de autor están cedidos al programa 'Ilumina una vida', de la ONG Fundación Alares, para combatir la soledad de las personas mayores y dependientes en sus domicilios, en toda España. ¡Contribuye a esta causa regalando solidaridad!]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/489545Thu, 20 Feb 2020 04:07:39 +0000Wilfrid HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/489545 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Spanish] - ¡Quédate conmigo!: 20 claves para enamorar a tus clientes... ¡y que se queden contigo! Author: Javier Benavente Barrón Narrator: Javier...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/489545 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Spanish] - ¡Quédate conmigo!: 20 claves para enamorar a tus clientes... ¡y que se queden contigo! Author: Javier Benavente Barrón Narrator: Javier Benavente Barrón Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 2 minutes Release date: February 20, 2020 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: ¿Deseas conseguir o fidelizar clientes? ¿Quieres triunfar profesionalmente, emprender con éxito, prosperar en tu trabajo o hacer amigos? Aquí encontrarás las respuestas. Este es un libro autobiográfico con la fuerza de la experiencia y de la verdad. El autor muestra en 20 claves cómo lograr el liderazgo y la abundancia para que otros, como tú, lleguen más rápido y sin tropiezos al destino. Escrito por un emprendedor y empresario hecho a sí mismo que, desde la adversidad, logró el éxito. Aquí no hay teorías. Son páginas de experiencias reales convertidas en herramientas para:  - Construir tu propio destino. - Influir en el entorno. - Cambiar el mundo.'Este es un libro de superación, de principios y de éxito, para entender que detrás de cada obstáculo puede esconderse una gran oportunidad si sabemos identificarla. El autor habla a través de su propia experiencia. Extraordinario testimonio de entrega, pasión y éxito partiendo desde la adversidad'.(Irene Villa, presidenta de Fundación Irene Villa). 'Un tesoro de experiencias en forma de útiles consejos, revelados de forma extraordinariamente amena e intimista. Inspirador. Se lee de un tirón'.(Alfredo Martínez Fornes, cofundador de TelePizza, empresario y emprendedor). Libro 100% solidario. Los derechos de autor están cedidos al programa 'Ilumina una vida', de la ONG Fundación Alares, para combatir la soledad de las personas mayores y dependientes en sus domicilios, en toda España. ¡Contribuye a esta causa regalando solidaridad!]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-middle-finger-project-trash-your-imposter-syndrome-and-live-the-unf-ckwithable-life-you-deserve-by-ash-ambirge--65074153https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/398332 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Middle Finger Project: Trash Your Imposter Syndrome and Live the Unf*ckwithable Life You Deserve Author: Ash Ambirge Narrator: Ash Ambirge Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 24 minutes Release date: February 13, 2020 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.5 of Total 2 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. Do you have an existential crisis every time your alarm goes off? Did you used to be fun/effervescent/happy/less of a bitter old b*tch - and now, let's just say, YOU ARE NOT? Do you want to feel creative, inspired and, well, just ALIVE again? Let Ash Ambirge - one of Huffington Post's 50 Must-Follow Women, and founder of the multi-million-dollar, multi-award-winning website and blog The Middle Finger Project - offer you a spunky new alternative to traditional concepts of 'work'. Growing up in a trailer park, by her twenty-first birthday Ash was a jobless, homeless orphan with only $26 to her name. But even with the odds stacked against her, she changed her fortune forever by starting her million-dollar business from the backseat of her car. Ash gave the finger to convention, blazed her own path, and finally found work she loved. And she wants to show you how she did it. Whether you're an individual freelancer, self-made entrepreneur, or part of a larger corporation but not realising your dreams, Ash draws on her unconventional personal story to offer a fun, bracing, and occasionally potty-mouthed manifesto for the transformative power of radical self-reliance. Her paradigm-shifting advice will teach you how to hack your own success, create your own career options, rid yourself of imposter syndrome, and leverage your creativity to make it to the top. Told with her characteristic wit and no-bullshit attitude, this book is a must-read for anyone feeling stuck, restless, and doubtful of everything, especially themselves. © Ash Ambirge 2020 (P) Penguin Audio 2020]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/398332Thu, 13 Feb 2020 04:07:39 +0000Wilfrid HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/398332 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Middle Finger Project: Trash Your Imposter Syndrome and Live the Unf*ckwithable Life You Deserve Author: Ash Ambirge Narrator: Ash Ambirge Format:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/398332 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Middle Finger Project: Trash Your Imposter Syndrome and Live the Unf*ckwithable Life You Deserve Author: Ash Ambirge Narrator: Ash Ambirge Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 24 minutes Release date: February 13, 2020 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.5 of Total 2 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. Do you have an existential crisis every time your alarm goes off? Did you used to be fun/effervescent/happy/less of a bitter old b*tch - and now, let's just say, YOU ARE NOT? Do you want to feel creative, inspired and, well, just ALIVE again? Let Ash Ambirge - one of Huffington Post's 50 Must-Follow Women, and founder of the multi-million-dollar, multi-award-winning website and blog The Middle Finger Project - offer you a spunky new alternative to traditional concepts of 'work'. Growing up in a trailer park, by her twenty-first birthday Ash was a jobless, homeless orphan with only $26 to her name. But even with the odds stacked against her, she changed her fortune forever by starting her million-dollar business from the backseat of her car. Ash gave the finger to convention, blazed her own path, and finally found work she loved. And she wants to show you how she did it. Whether you're an individual freelancer, self-made entrepreneur, or part of a larger corporation but not realising your dreams, Ash draws on her unconventional personal story to offer a fun, bracing, and occasionally potty-mouthed manifesto for the transformative power of radical self-reliance. Her paradigm-shifting advice will teach you how to hack your own success, create your own career options, rid yourself of imposter syndrome, and leverage your creativity to make it to the top. Told with her characteristic wit and no-bullshit attitude, this book is a must-read for anyone feeling stuck, restless, and doubtful of everything, especially themselves. © Ash Ambirge 2020 (P) Penguin Audio 2020]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/radical-simplicity-how-simplicity-transformed-a-loss-making-mega-brand-into-a-world-class-performer-by-ken-allen--65074067https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/413126 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Radical Simplicity: How simplicity transformed a loss-making mega brand into a world-class performer Author: Ken Allen Narrator: Ken Allen Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 6 minutes Release date: January 30, 2020 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. The key to rising to the top of your company lies in a simple message and philosophy. The ultimate inspirational story for ambitious innovators, market-disruptors, and global business entrepreneurs. Celebrating DHL’s fiftieth anniversary as a world-leading delivery company, global CEO Ken Allen tells the unique story of his journey to the top of the industry. In this business memoir, he shares the strategies and skills he has developed throughout his career, drawing on both his core values and extensive experience. This book is an inimitable guide to succeeding in any business, focusing on strategy and practical advice while revealing the simple lessons you need to learn to excel in life and work. It is an accessible read for entrepreneurs and managers at any stage of their career, packed with motivational material and no-nonsense tips. This simple and honest book is a must-have for anyone looking to reach the top of their field. © Ken Allen 2019 (P) Penguin Audio 2020]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/413126Thu, 30 Jan 2020 04:07:39 +0000Wilfrid HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/413126 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Radical Simplicity: How simplicity transformed a loss-making mega brand into a world-class performer Author: Ken Allen Narrator: Ken Allen Format:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/413126 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Radical Simplicity: How simplicity transformed a loss-making mega brand into a world-class performer Author: Ken Allen Narrator: Ken Allen Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 6 minutes Release date: January 30, 2020 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. The key to rising to the top of your company lies in a simple message and philosophy. The ultimate inspirational story for ambitious innovators, market-disruptors, and global business entrepreneurs. Celebrating DHL’s fiftieth anniversary as a world-leading delivery company, global CEO Ken Allen tells the unique story of his journey to the top of the industry. In this business memoir, he shares the strategies and skills he has developed throughout his career, drawing on both his core values and extensive experience. This book is an inimitable guide to succeeding in any business, focusing on strategy and practical advice while revealing the simple lessons you need to learn to excel in life and work. It is an accessible read for entrepreneurs and managers at any stage of their career, packed with motivational material and no-nonsense tips. This simple and honest book is a must-have for anyone looking to reach the top of their field. © Ken Allen 2019 (P) Penguin Audio 2020]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/what-it-takes-to-live-and-lead-with-purpose-laughter-and-strength-by-zahra-al-harazi-with-sarah-j-robbins--65074120https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/418455 to listen full audiobooks. Title: What It Takes: To Live And Lead with Purpose, Laughter, and Strength Author: Zahra Al-Harazi With Sarah J Robbins Narrator: Zahra Al-Harazi Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 18 minutes Release date: January 21, 2020 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: The trajectory of Zahra Al-harazi's life defies expectations. In this electrifying book that travels from a small village in Yemen to a small town in Minnesota to a Calgary suburb, Al-harazi describes surviving two civil wars; her years as a young, stay-at-home immigrant mother with little education; and how she became one of Canada's most successful businesswomen. Navigating two worlds, Al-harazi has struggled to find her own way between East and West, religion and belief, freedom and obligation, family and desire, love and honour, despair and gratitude, war and war again. With warmth and courageous honesty, she recounts how it is only through gratitude and persistence that we can find happiness and the courage to build the life we want.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/418455Tue, 21 Jan 2020 04:07:39 +0000Wilfrid HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/418455 to listen full audiobooks. Title: What It Takes: To Live And Lead with Purpose, Laughter, and Strength Author: Zahra Al-Harazi With Sarah J Robbins Narrator: Zahra Al-Harazi Format:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/418455 to listen full audiobooks. Title: What It Takes: To Live And Lead with Purpose, Laughter, and Strength Author: Zahra Al-Harazi With Sarah J Robbins Narrator: Zahra Al-Harazi Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 18 minutes Release date: January 21, 2020 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: The trajectory of Zahra Al-harazi's life defies expectations. In this electrifying book that travels from a small village in Yemen to a small town in Minnesota to a Calgary suburb, Al-harazi describes surviving two civil wars; her years as a young, stay-at-home immigrant mother with little education; and how she became one of Canada's most successful businesswomen. Navigating two worlds, Al-harazi has struggled to find her own way between East and West, religion and belief, freedom and obligation, family and desire, love and honour, despair and gratitude, war and war again. With warmth and courageous honesty, she recounts how it is only through gratitude and persistence that we can find happiness and the courage to build the life we want.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/german-hubert-burda-der-medienfurst-by-gisela-maria-freisinger--65073983https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/541959 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [German] - Hubert Burda - Der Medienfürst Author: Gisela Maria Freisinger Narrator: Martin Pfisterer Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 30 minutes Release date: January 20, 2020 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: Ein unterhaltsamer Blick hinter die Kulissen von Hubert Burdas Leben!Als einer der erfolgreichsten Unternehmer Deutschlands ist Hubert Burda durchaus bekannt, vor allem in der Medienwelt, denn er besitzt 239 Zeitungen und Zeitschriften in 19 verschiedenen Ländern. Mit dem Focus brach Burda die Vorherrschaft des Spiegels, und sein Einsatz für Literatur, Kunst und Wissenschaften verhalf ihm zu einem gesellschaftlichen Ansehen. Gisela Freisinger wirft in ihrem Werk einen informativ-unterhaltsamen Blick hinter die Kulissen des Medienimperiums.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/541959Mon, 20 Jan 2020 04:07:39 +0000Wilfrid HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/541959 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [German] - Hubert Burda - Der Medienfürst Author: Gisela Maria Freisinger Narrator: Martin Pfisterer Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 30...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/541959 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [German] - Hubert Burda - Der Medienfürst Author: Gisela Maria Freisinger Narrator: Martin Pfisterer Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 30 minutes Release date: January 20, 2020 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: Ein unterhaltsamer Blick hinter die Kulissen von Hubert Burdas Leben!Als einer der erfolgreichsten Unternehmer Deutschlands ist Hubert Burda durchaus bekannt, vor allem in der Medienwelt, denn er besitzt 239 Zeitungen und Zeitschriften in 19 verschiedenen Ländern. Mit dem Focus brach Burda die Vorherrschaft des Spiegels, und sein Einsatz für Literatur, Kunst und Wissenschaften verhalf ihm zu einem gesellschaftlichen Ansehen. Gisela Freisinger wirft in ihrem Werk einen informativ-unterhaltsamen Blick hinter die Kulissen des Medienimperiums.]]>185rstcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-perfect-system-by-syd-kessler--65074114https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/419261 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Perfect System Author: Syd Kessler Narrator: Craig Smith Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 53 minutes Release date: January 7, 2020 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: Finding Certainty and Fulfillment in the Science of Life. By the time he was thirty, Syd Kessler was a millionaire many times over, the epitome of the poor kid making good. But inside him, a hollowness was taking hold, and later, in middle age, he fell seriously ill. In the dark days of a long recovery, Kessler explored the Kabbalah and the discoveries of quantum physics, developing a system of moral principles from the truths of how the universe began and operates. His set of principles -- from Big Bang to Moral Cause and Effect to Selfless Selfishness to Closure and Energy -- are revolutionary. They will heighten your sense of self and purpose and transform your relationships in every part of your life. Syd Kessler, one of North America’s top advertising executives and inducted into the Marketing Hall of Legends, is a mentor and investor in new companies. He was the principal of the major advertising companies Kessler Productions, Kessler Music Inc., The Air Company, and Supercorp (with John Labatt Ltd.). 'The Perfect System offers an aerial cartographer's view of the central mysteries of life. . . His advice is not only valuable, it is inspiring.' -- Patrick Fallon, Founder, Fallon McElligott]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/419261Tue, 07 Jan 2020 04:07:39 +0000Wilfrid HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/419261 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Perfect System Author: Syd Kessler Narrator: Craig Smith Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 53 minutes Release date: January 7, 2020...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/419261 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Perfect System Author: Syd Kessler Narrator: Craig Smith Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 53 minutes Release date: January 7, 2020 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: Finding Certainty and Fulfillment in the Science of Life. By the time he was thirty, Syd Kessler was a millionaire many times over, the epitome of the poor kid making good. But inside him, a hollowness was taking hold, and later, in middle age, he fell seriously ill. In the dark days of a long recovery, Kessler explored the Kabbalah and the discoveries of quantum physics, developing a system of moral principles from the truths of how the universe began and operates. His set of principles -- from Big Bang to Moral Cause and Effect to Selfless Selfishness to Closure and Energy -- are revolutionary. They will heighten your sense of self and purpose and transform your relationships in every part of your life. Syd Kessler, one of North America’s top advertising executives and inducted into the Marketing Hall of Legends, is a mentor and investor in new companies. He was the principal of the major advertising companies Kessler Productions, Kessler Music Inc., The Air Company, and Supercorp (with John Labatt Ltd.). 'The Perfect System offers an aerial cartographer's view of the central mysteries of life. . . His advice is not only valuable, it is inspiring.' -- Patrick Fallon, Founder, Fallon McElligott]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/german-hjalmar-schacht-aufstieg-und-fall-von-hitlers-machtigstem-bankier-by-christopher-kopper--65073990https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/541528 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [German] - Hjalmar Schacht - Aufstieg und Fall von Hitlers mächtigstem Bankier Author: Christopher Kopper Narrator: Martin Molitor Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 15 hours 4 minutes Release date: December 16, 2019 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: Die erste Biographie über Hjalmar Schacht, die auch wissenschaftlichen Ansprüchen gerecht wird!Hjalmar Schacht war der mächtigste deutsche Bankier des 20. Jahrhunderts: Während der Weimarer Republik zwang er Finanzminister zum Rücktritt, im Dritten Reichen waren die Großbanken von ihm abhängig - und er finanzierte Hitler die Aufrüstung. Aber war er tatsächlich auch der Verteidiger jüdischer Unternehmen? Autor Christopher Kopper hat erstmals alle relevanten Quellen über das Leben Hjalmar Schachts in den Blick genommen, einschließlich sensationeller Funde in russischen Archiven.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/541528Mon, 16 Dec 2019 04:07:39 +0000Wilfrid HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/541528 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [German] - Hjalmar Schacht - Aufstieg und Fall von Hitlers mächtigstem Bankier Author: Christopher Kopper Narrator: Martin Molitor Format: Unabridged...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/541528 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [German] - Hjalmar Schacht - Aufstieg und Fall von Hitlers mächtigstem Bankier Author: Christopher Kopper Narrator: Martin Molitor Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 15 hours 4 minutes Release date: December 16, 2019 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: Die erste Biographie über Hjalmar Schacht, die auch wissenschaftlichen Ansprüchen gerecht wird!Hjalmar Schacht war der mächtigste deutsche Bankier des 20. Jahrhunderts: Während der Weimarer Republik zwang er Finanzminister zum Rücktritt, im Dritten Reichen waren die Großbanken von ihm abhängig - und er finanzierte Hitler die Aufrüstung. Aber war er tatsächlich auch der Verteidiger jüdischer Unternehmen? Autor Christopher Kopper hat erstmals alle relevanten Quellen über das Leben Hjalmar Schachts in den Blick genommen, einschließlich sensationeller Funde in russischen Archiven.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-greatest-trade-ever-how-one-man-bet-against-the-markets-and-made-20-billion-by-gregory-zuckerman--65074093https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/408954 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Greatest Trade Ever: How One Man Bet Against the Markets and Made $20 Billion Author: Gregory Zuckerman Narrator: Marc Cashman Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 41 minutes Release date: December 5, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.5 of Total 4 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 3 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. 'The definitive account of a sensational trade' Michael Lewis, author of The Big Short Autumn 2008. The world's finances collapse but one man makes a killing. John Paulson, a softly spoken hedge-fund manager who still took the bus to work, seemed unlikely to stake his career on one big gamble. But he did - and The Greatest Trade Ever is the story of how he realised that the sub-prime housing bubble was going to burst, making $15 Billion for his fund and more than $4 Billion for himself in a single year. It's a tale of folly and wizardry, individual brilliance versus institutional stupidity. John Paulson made the biggest winning bet in history. And this is how he did it. 'Extraordinary, excellent' Observer 'A must-read for anyone fascinated by financial madness' Mail on Sunday 'A forensic, read-in-one-sitting book' Sunday Times 'Simply terrific. Easily the best of the post-crash financial books' Malcolm Gladwell 'A great page-turner and a great illuminator of the market's crash' John Helyar, author of Barbarians at the Gate]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/408954Thu, 05 Dec 2019 04:07:39 +0000Wilfrid HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/408954 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Greatest Trade Ever: How One Man Bet Against the Markets and Made $20 Billion Author: Gregory Zuckerman Narrator: Marc Cashman Format: Unabridged...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/408954 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Greatest Trade Ever: How One Man Bet Against the Markets and Made $20 Billion Author: Gregory Zuckerman Narrator: Marc Cashman Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 41 minutes Release date: December 5, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.5 of Total 4 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 3 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. 'The definitive account of a sensational trade' Michael Lewis, author of The Big Short Autumn 2008. The world's finances collapse but one man makes a killing. John Paulson, a softly spoken hedge-fund manager who still took the bus to work, seemed unlikely to stake his career on one big gamble. But he did - and The Greatest Trade Ever is the story of how he realised that the sub-prime housing bubble was going to burst, making $15 Billion for his fund and more than $4 Billion for himself in a single year. It's a tale of folly and wizardry, individual brilliance versus institutional stupidity. John Paulson made the biggest winning bet in history. And this is how he did it. 'Extraordinary, excellent' Observer 'A must-read for anyone fascinated by financial madness' Mail on Sunday 'A forensic, read-in-one-sitting book' Sunday Times 'Simply terrific. Easily the best of the post-crash financial books' Malcolm Gladwell 'A great page-turner and a great illuminator of the market's crash' John Helyar, author of Barbarians at the Gate]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/steve-jobs-46-uplifting-lessons-i-learned-from-steve-jobs-steve-jobs-motivational-lessons-awakening-business-lessons-by-steve-mighty--65074110https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/411817 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Steve Jobs: 46 Uplifting Lessons I learned from Steve Jobs - (Steve Jobs, Motivational Lessons, Awakening Business Lessons) Author: Steve Mighty Narrator: Trevor Clinger Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 31 minutes Release date: December 3, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: As the pioneer of Apple for quite a while, Steve Jobs turned the universe of advancement upside down. With his strong personality and his amazing duty to benchmarks like ease and accommodation, he made complex development like PCs and telephones seem, by all accounts, to be pleasing and conventional for all customers, not just nerds and geeks.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/411817Tue, 03 Dec 2019 04:07:39 +0000Wilfrid HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/411817 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Steve Jobs: 46 Uplifting Lessons I learned from Steve Jobs - (Steve Jobs, Motivational Lessons, Awakening Business Lessons) Author: Steve Mighty...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/411817 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Steve Jobs: 46 Uplifting Lessons I learned from Steve Jobs - (Steve Jobs, Motivational Lessons, Awakening Business Lessons) Author: Steve Mighty Narrator: Trevor Clinger Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 31 minutes Release date: December 3, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: As the pioneer of Apple for quite a while, Steve Jobs turned the universe of advancement upside down. With his strong personality and his amazing duty to benchmarks like ease and accommodation, he made complex development like PCs and telephones seem, by all accounts, to be pleasing and conventional for all customers, not just nerds and geeks.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/unstoppable-by-sonu-bhasin--65074103https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/405652 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Unstoppable Author: Sonu Bhasin Narrator: Pallavi Bharati Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 29 minutes Release date: December 3, 2019 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: How do you go from being a shopkeeper to multi-billionaire in forty years? Kuldip Singh Dhingra, the patriarch of the Dhingra family and the man credited with building Berger Paints, has remained a mystery. He is low-profile, eschews media and continues to operate from a small office in Delhi. In this candid and captivating biography Kuldip reveals his story for the first time. Kuldip lost his father to an accident early in his life. He and his brothers, Sohan and Gurbachan, started as shopkeepers in Amritsar. From an annual turnover of Rs. 10 lakh in 1970, the Dhingras have built a business with an annual turnover of over Rs. 7,500 crore today. They are among the top thirty richest families in India with a net worth of over $ 4.5 billion. This never-before-told story of Kuldip moves from Amritsar to Europe to Delhi where he became the largest exporter to the Soviet Union in the 1980s. In 1990 the Dhingras bought Berger. From dealing with KGB to negotiating with the flamboyant Vijay Mallya; from being pushed to sell arms to challenging big businesses-Unstoppable narrates what a man can achieve if he pursues his dreams relentlessly.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/405652Tue, 03 Dec 2019 04:07:39 +0000Wilfrid HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/405652 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Unstoppable Author: Sonu Bhasin Narrator: Pallavi Bharati Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 29 minutes Release date: December 3, 2019...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/405652 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Unstoppable Author: Sonu Bhasin Narrator: Pallavi Bharati Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 29 minutes Release date: December 3, 2019 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: How do you go from being a shopkeeper to multi-billionaire in forty years? Kuldip Singh Dhingra, the patriarch of the Dhingra family and the man credited with building Berger Paints, has remained a mystery. He is low-profile, eschews media and continues to operate from a small office in Delhi. In this candid and captivating biography Kuldip reveals his story for the first time. Kuldip lost his father to an accident early in his life. He and his brothers, Sohan and Gurbachan, started as shopkeepers in Amritsar. From an annual turnover of Rs. 10 lakh in 1970, the Dhingras have built a business with an annual turnover of over Rs. 7,500 crore today. They are among the top thirty richest families in India with a net worth of over $ 4.5 billion. This never-before-told story of Kuldip moves from Amritsar to Europe to Delhi where he became the largest exporter to the Soviet Union in the 1980s. In 1990 the Dhingras bought Berger. From dealing with KGB to negotiating with the flamboyant Vijay Mallya; from being pushed to sell arms to challenging big businesses-Unstoppable narrates what a man can achieve if he pursues his dreams relentlessly.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/crazy-who-me-my-journey-as-a-leader-overcoming-depression-by-john-panigas--65074071https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/410879 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Crazy, Who Me? My Journey as a Leader Overcoming Depression Author: John Panigas Narrator: Wes Malik Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 33 minutes Release date: November 22, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 1 of Total 1 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: My depression reared it's ugly head at age 3. The 'black pile' was my constant companion for the better part of 58 years until I finally found a way out. Yes, you can teach an old(er) dog new tricks! This is my journey of leading with depression; the causes, the effects on those around me, the successes, the failures, the desperation, the hopelessness, and finally finding the faith I didn't know I had. This is my story, good, bad and ugly. In these pages you'll find simple to understand ideas, strategies and tactics to overcome, minimize, and the potential to eliminate mental illness. Relating to mental illness requires empathy, not sympathy. The road to empathy requires education, Inside you'll find short but concise lessons to better understand depression and mental illnesses. My hope is that if you believe you have depression you'll come out and talk about it. If you sense a loved one or workmate has depression you can be empathetic and helpful as they navigate through their complicated lives.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/410879Fri, 22 Nov 2019 04:07:39 +0000Wilfrid HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/410879 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Crazy, Who Me? My Journey as a Leader Overcoming Depression Author: John Panigas Narrator: Wes Malik Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 33...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/410879 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Crazy, Who Me? My Journey as a Leader Overcoming Depression Author: John Panigas Narrator: Wes Malik Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 33 minutes Release date: November 22, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 1 of Total 1 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: My depression reared it's ugly head at age 3. The 'black pile' was my constant companion for the better part of 58 years until I finally found a way out. Yes, you can teach an old(er) dog new tricks! This is my journey of leading with depression; the causes, the effects on those around me, the successes, the failures, the desperation, the hopelessness, and finally finding the faith I didn't know I had. This is my story, good, bad and ugly. In these pages you'll find simple to understand ideas, strategies and tactics to overcome, minimize, and the potential to eliminate mental illness. Relating to mental illness requires empathy, not sympathy. The road to empathy requires education, Inside you'll find short but concise lessons to better understand depression and mental illnesses. My hope is that if you believe you have depression you'll come out and talk about it. If you sense a loved one or workmate has depression you can be empathetic and helpful as they navigate through their complicated lives.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/robert-kiyosaki-the-life-principles-for-success-by-george-thompson--65074126https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/409066 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Robert Kiyosaki: The Life Principles for Success Author: George Thompson Narrator: Victor Babkov Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 1 hour 35 minutes Release date: November 12, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.71 of Total 7 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 2 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: In this short, powerful book, multimillionaire and bestselling author Robert Kiyosaki reveals his breakthrough strategies to achieve a life of financial success and personal fulfillment. Robert created simple success recipes that you can quickly put to use in your life to reach the level of wealth and abundance you desire. These principles are universal and will suit both an employee and a big entrepreneur. It is not necessary to do everything Kiyosaki does, but his recommendations can provide the basis for starting your own path to financial prosperity.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/409066Tue, 12 Nov 2019 04:07:39 +0000Wilfrid HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/409066 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Robert Kiyosaki: The Life Principles for Success Author: George Thompson Narrator: Victor Babkov Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 1 hour 35 minutes...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/409066 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Robert Kiyosaki: The Life Principles for Success Author: George Thompson Narrator: Victor Babkov Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 1 hour 35 minutes Release date: November 12, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.71 of Total 7 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 2 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: In this short, powerful book, multimillionaire and bestselling author Robert Kiyosaki reveals his breakthrough strategies to achieve a life of financial success and personal fulfillment. Robert created simple success recipes that you can quickly put to use in your life to reach the level of wealth and abundance you desire. These principles are universal and will suit both an employee and a big entrepreneur. It is not necessary to do everything Kiyosaki does, but his recommendations can provide the basis for starting your own path to financial prosperity.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-man-who-solved-the-market-how-jim-simons-launched-the-quant-revolution-shortlisted-for-the-ft-mckinsey-business-book-of-the-year-awar--65074129https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/401591 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Man Who Solved the Market: How Jim Simons Launched the Quant Revolution SHORTLISTED FOR THE FT & MCKINSEY BUSINESS BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD 2019 Author: Gregory Zuckerman Narrator: Will Damron Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 45 minutes Release date: November 7, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.57 of Total 7 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 2 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. SHORTLISTED FOR THE FT AND MCKINSEY BUSINESS BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD 2019 The first and fascinating look into the mind of Jim Simons, the shy billionaire who revolutionized Wall Street Jim Simons is the greatest moneymaker in modern financial history. His record bests those of legendary investors, including Warren Buffett, George Soros and Ray Dalio. Yet Simons and his strategies are shrouded in mystery. The financial industry has long craved a look inside Simons's secretive hedge fund, Renaissance Technologies and veteran Wall Street Journal reporter Gregory Zuckerman delivers the goods. After a legendary career as a mathematician and a stint breaking Soviet codes, Simons set out to conquer financial markets with a radical approach. Simons hired physicists, mathematicians and computer scientists - most of whom knew little about finance - to amass piles of data and build algorithms hunting for the deeply hidden patterns in global markets. Experts scoffed, but Simons and his colleagues became some of the richest in the world, their strategy of creating mathematical models and crunching data embraced by almost every industry today. As Renaissance became a major player in the financial world, its executives began exerting influence on other areas. Simons became a major force in scientific research, education and Democratic politics, funding Hilary Clinton's presidential campaign. While senior executive Robert Mercer is more responsible than anyone else for the Trump presidency - he placed Steve Bannon in the campaign, funded Trump's victorious 2016 effort and backed alt-right publication Breitbart. Mercer also impacted the success of the Brexit campaign as he made significant investments in Cambridge Anatlytica. For all his prescience, Simons failed to anticipate how Mercer's activity would impact his firm and the world. In this fast-paced narrative, Zuckerman examines how Simons launched a quantitative revolution on Wall Street, and reveals the impact that Simons, the quiet billionaire king of the quants, has had on worlds well beyond finance. 'Reads more like a delicious page-turning novel...Put it on your holiday gift list for your favourite hedge-fund honcho' Bloomberg 'A compelling read' Economist 'Captivating' New York Times book review © Gregory Zuckerman 2019 (P) Penguin Audio 2019]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/401591Thu, 07 Nov 2019 04:07:39 +0000Wilfrid HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/401591 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Man Who Solved the Market: How Jim Simons Launched the Quant Revolution SHORTLISTED FOR THE FT & MCKINSEY BUSINESS BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD 2019...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/401591 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Man Who Solved the Market: How Jim Simons Launched the Quant Revolution SHORTLISTED FOR THE FT & MCKINSEY BUSINESS BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD 2019 Author: Gregory Zuckerman Narrator: Will Damron Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 45 minutes Release date: November 7, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.57 of Total 7 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 2 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. SHORTLISTED FOR THE FT AND MCKINSEY BUSINESS BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD 2019 The first and fascinating look into the mind of Jim Simons, the shy billionaire who revolutionized Wall Street Jim Simons is the greatest moneymaker in modern financial history. His record bests those of legendary investors, including Warren Buffett, George Soros and Ray Dalio. Yet Simons and his strategies are shrouded in mystery. The financial industry has long craved a look inside Simons's secretive hedge fund, Renaissance Technologies and veteran Wall Street Journal reporter Gregory Zuckerman delivers the goods. After a legendary career as a mathematician and a stint breaking Soviet codes, Simons set out to conquer financial markets with a radical approach. Simons hired physicists, mathematicians and computer scientists - most of whom knew little about finance - to amass piles of data and build algorithms hunting for the deeply hidden patterns in global markets. Experts scoffed, but Simons and his colleagues became some of the richest in the world, their strategy of creating mathematical models and crunching data embraced by almost every industry today. As Renaissance became a major player in the financial world, its executives began exerting influence on other areas. Simons became a major force in scientific research, education and Democratic politics, funding Hilary Clinton's presidential campaign. While senior executive Robert Mercer is more responsible than anyone else for the Trump presidency - he placed Steve Bannon in the campaign, funded Trump's victorious 2016 effort and backed alt-right publication Breitbart. Mercer also impacted the success of the Brexit campaign as he made significant investments in Cambridge Anatlytica. For all his prescience, Simons failed to anticipate how Mercer's activity would impact his firm and the world. In this fast-paced narrative, Zuckerman examines how Simons launched a quantitative revolution on Wall Street, and reveals the impact that Simons, the quiet billionaire king of the quants, has had on worlds well beyond finance. 'Reads more like a delicious page-turning novel...Put it on your holiday gift list for your favourite hedge-fund honcho' Bloomberg 'A compelling read' Economist 'Captivating' New York Times book review © Gregory Zuckerman 2019 (P) Penguin Audio 2019]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/german-iacocca-eine-amerikanische-karriere-by-lee-iacocca-william-novak--65074123https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/408308 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [German] - Iacocca. Eine amerikanische Karriere Author: Lee Iacocca, William Novak Narrator: Dominic Kolb Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 15 hours 35 minutes Release date: November 7, 2019 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: 'Der Mann, der den Ford Mustang schuf', 'Der legendäre US-Automobilmanager' - Lee Iacocca erzielte außergewöhnliche Erfolge, aber sein Leben war voller Prüfungen und Enttäuschungen. Lido (Lee) Anthony Iacocca, 1924 als Sohn italienischer Einwanderer in Allentown, Pennsylvania, geboren, trat im Alter von 22 Jahren nach seinem Ingenieurstudium bei Ford ein. Hier vollzog sich in rascher Folge seine Traumkarriere bis zum Präsidenten dieser Gesellschaft. 1978 wurde er aus persönlichen Gründen von Henry Ford II. gefeuert, vom konkursreifen Chrysler-Konzern, dem drittgrößten Automobilunternehmen der USA, engagiert. Er übernahm die mit 3,5 Milliarden Dollar hoffnungslos verschuldete Firma, die unter seiner Leitung so viel wie noch nie in ihrer Firmengeschichte verdiente. Mehr als nur ein erfolgreicher Wirtschaftsboss war Iacocca ein kluger politischer Kopf, der laut amerikanischen Meinungsumfragen gute Chancen hatte, 1988 Präsident der USA zu werden. Lee Iacocca ist am 2. Juli 2019 im Alter von 94 Jahren gestorben. In seiner Autobiographie tauchen wir tief ein in sein Leben, und erfahren: -persönliche Geschichte der Managerlegende; -Lee Iacoccas Erfolgsprinzipien; -wie wichtig Mut ist: Mut, Risiken einzugehen und eigene Träume zu leben. 'Wenn Sie hart arbeiten und sich richtig ins Zeug legen, ist es erstaunlich, wie Sie in einer freien Gesellschaft so weit kommen können, wie Sie wollen.' - Lee Iacocca Dieses Buch erschien im englischen Original unter dem Titel Iacocca: An Autobiography Copyright (c) 1984 by Lee Iacocca. Recorded by arrangement with Penguin Random House Audio Publishing Group, a division of Penguin Random House LLC. Translated by Briggite Stein (P) 2019 by AB Publishing]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/408308Thu, 07 Nov 2019 04:07:39 +0000Wilfrid HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/408308 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [German] - Iacocca. Eine amerikanische Karriere Author: Lee Iacocca, William Novak Narrator: Dominic Kolb Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 15 hours...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/408308 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [German] - Iacocca. Eine amerikanische Karriere Author: Lee Iacocca, William Novak Narrator: Dominic Kolb Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 15 hours 35 minutes Release date: November 7, 2019 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: 'Der Mann, der den Ford Mustang schuf', 'Der legendäre US-Automobilmanager' - Lee Iacocca erzielte außergewöhnliche Erfolge, aber sein Leben war voller Prüfungen und Enttäuschungen. Lido (Lee) Anthony Iacocca, 1924 als Sohn italienischer Einwanderer in Allentown, Pennsylvania, geboren, trat im Alter von 22 Jahren nach seinem Ingenieurstudium bei Ford ein. Hier vollzog sich in rascher Folge seine Traumkarriere bis zum Präsidenten dieser Gesellschaft. 1978 wurde er aus persönlichen Gründen von Henry Ford II. gefeuert, vom konkursreifen Chrysler-Konzern, dem drittgrößten Automobilunternehmen der USA, engagiert. Er übernahm die mit 3,5 Milliarden Dollar hoffnungslos verschuldete Firma, die unter seiner Leitung so viel wie noch nie in ihrer Firmengeschichte verdiente. Mehr als nur ein erfolgreicher Wirtschaftsboss war Iacocca ein kluger politischer Kopf, der laut amerikanischen Meinungsumfragen gute Chancen hatte, 1988 Präsident der USA zu werden. Lee Iacocca ist am 2. Juli 2019 im Alter von 94 Jahren gestorben. In seiner Autobiographie tauchen wir tief ein in sein Leben, und erfahren: -persönliche Geschichte der Managerlegende; -Lee Iacoccas Erfolgsprinzipien; -wie wichtig Mut ist: Mut, Risiken einzugehen und eigene Träume zu leben. 'Wenn Sie hart arbeiten und sich richtig ins Zeug legen, ist es erstaunlich, wie Sie in einer freien Gesellschaft so weit kommen können, wie Sie wollen.' - Lee Iacocca Dieses Buch erschien im englischen Original unter dem Titel Iacocca: An Autobiography Copyright (c) 1984 by Lee Iacocca. Recorded by arrangement with Penguin Random House Audio Publishing Group, a division of Penguin Random House LLC. Translated by Briggite Stein (P) 2019 by AB Publishing]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-man-who-solved-the-market-how-jim-simons-launched-the-quant-revolution-by-gregory-zuckerman--65074117https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/374718 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Man Who Solved the Market: How Jim Simons Launched the Quant Revolution Author: Gregory Zuckerman Narrator: Will Damron Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 45 minutes Release date: November 5, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.45 of Total 20 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Shortlisted for the Financial Times/McKinsey Business Book of the Year Award The perfect gift for the avid reader on your list: the unbelievable story of a secretive mathematician who pioneered the era of the algorithm--and made $23 billion doing it. Jim Simons is the greatest money maker in modern financial history. No other investor--Warren Buffett, Peter Lynch, Ray Dalio, Steve Cohen, or George Soros--can touch his record. Since 1988, Renaissance's signature Medallion fund has generated average annual returns of 66 percent. The firm has earned profits of more than $100 billion; Simons is worth twenty-three billion dollars. Drawing on unprecedented access to Simons and dozens of current and former employees, Zuckerman, a veteran Wall Street Journal investigative reporter, tells the gripping story of how a world-class mathematician and former code breaker mastered the market. Simons pioneered a data-driven, algorithmic approach that's sweeping the world. As Renaissance became a market force, its executives began influencing the world beyond finance. Simons became a major figure in scientific research, education, and liberal politics. Senior executive Robert Mercer is more responsible than anyone else for the Trump presidency, placing Steve Bannon in the campaign and funding Trump's victorious 2016 effort. Mercer also impacted the campaign behind Brexit. The Man Who Solved the Market is a portrait of a modern-day Midas who remade markets in his own image, but failed to anticipate how his success would impact his firm and his country. It's also a story of what Simons's revolution means for the rest of us. *Includes a PDF of Appendices 1 and 2 with charts]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/374718Tue, 05 Nov 2019 04:07:39 +0000Wilfrid HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/374718 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Man Who Solved the Market: How Jim Simons Launched the Quant Revolution Author: Gregory Zuckerman Narrator: Will Damron Format: Unabridged...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/374718 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Man Who Solved the Market: How Jim Simons Launched the Quant Revolution Author: Gregory Zuckerman Narrator: Will Damron Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 45 minutes Release date: November 5, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.45 of Total 20 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Shortlisted for the Financial Times/McKinsey Business Book of the Year Award The perfect gift for the avid reader on your list: the unbelievable story of a secretive mathematician who pioneered the era of the algorithm--and made $23 billion doing it. Jim Simons is the greatest money maker in modern financial history. No other investor--Warren Buffett, Peter Lynch, Ray Dalio, Steve Cohen, or George Soros--can touch his record. Since 1988, Renaissance's signature Medallion fund has generated average annual returns of 66 percent. The firm has earned profits of more than $100 billion; Simons is worth twenty-three billion dollars. Drawing on unprecedented access to Simons and dozens of current and former employees, Zuckerman, a veteran Wall Street Journal investigative reporter, tells the gripping story of how a world-class mathematician and former code breaker mastered the market. Simons pioneered a data-driven, algorithmic approach that's sweeping the world. As Renaissance became a market force, its executives began influencing the world beyond finance. Simons became a major figure in scientific research, education, and liberal politics. Senior executive Robert Mercer is more responsible than anyone else for the Trump presidency, placing Steve Bannon in the campaign and funding Trump's victorious 2016 effort. Mercer also impacted the campaign behind Brexit. The Man Who Solved the Market is a portrait of a modern-day Midas who remade markets in his own image, but failed to anticipate how his success would impact his firm and his country. It's also a story of what Simons's revolution means for the rest of us. *Includes a PDF of Appendices 1 and 2 with charts]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/how-money-became-dangerous-the-inside-story-of-our-turbulent-relationship-with-modern-finance-by-dan-stone-christopher-varelas--65074115https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/360568 to listen full audiobooks. Title: How Money Became Dangerous: The Inside Story of our Turbulent Relationship with Modern Finance Author: Dan Stone, Christopher Varelas Narrator: Roger Wayne Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 14 hours 45 minutes Release date: November 5, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: From a veteran of the trade, a provocative and entertaining voyage into the turbulent heart of modern money that sheds new light on the rise of our threatening and complicated financial system, how money became our adversary, and why finding a new course is crucial to a healthy society In the not too distant past, money was simple. You might have had a bank account and a mortgage, perhaps some basic investments. Wall Street didn’t have a reputation for greed and recklessness. That all started to change in the eighties, as our financial systems became increasingly complex, moving beyond the understanding of the general public while impacting our lives in innumerable ways. The financial world began to feel like an enigma—a rogue force working against us, seemingly controlled by no one.  From an industry veteran who’s had firsthand involvement in the events that shaped modern money, How Money Became Dangerous  journeys from the crime-ridden LA jewelry district to the cutthroat Salomon Brothers trading floor, from the high-stakes world of investment banking to the center of the technology boom, capturing the key deals, developments, and players that made the financial world what it is today. The book illuminates the dark, hidden forces of Wall Street and how it has dehumanized and left behind everyday Americans. A fresh and enlightening take on how we reached this point, How Money Became Dangerous also makes the case for why Wall Street needs to be saved, if only to save ourselves.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/360568Tue, 05 Nov 2019 04:07:39 +0000Wilfrid HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/360568 to listen full audiobooks. Title: How Money Became Dangerous: The Inside Story of our Turbulent Relationship with Modern Finance Author: Dan Stone, Christopher Varelas Narrator: Roger...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/360568 to listen full audiobooks. Title: How Money Became Dangerous: The Inside Story of our Turbulent Relationship with Modern Finance Author: Dan Stone, Christopher Varelas Narrator: Roger Wayne Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 14 hours 45 minutes Release date: November 5, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: From a veteran of the trade, a provocative and entertaining voyage into the turbulent heart of modern money that sheds new light on the rise of our threatening and complicated financial system, how money became our adversary, and why finding a new course is crucial to a healthy society In the not too distant past, money was simple. You might have had a bank account and a mortgage, perhaps some basic investments. Wall Street didn’t have a reputation for greed and recklessness. That all started to change in the eighties, as our financial systems became increasingly complex, moving beyond the understanding of the general public while impacting our lives in innumerable ways. The financial world began to feel like an enigma—a rogue force working against us, seemingly controlled by no one.  From an industry veteran who’s had firsthand involvement in the events that shaped modern money, How Money Became Dangerous  journeys from the crime-ridden LA jewelry district to the cutthroat Salomon Brothers trading floor, from the high-stakes world of investment banking to the center of the technology boom, capturing the key deals, developments, and players that made the financial world what it is today. The book illuminates the dark, hidden forces of Wall Street and how it has dehumanized and left behind everyday Americans. A fresh and enlightening take on how we reached this point, How Money Became Dangerous also makes the case for why Wall Street needs to be saved, if only to save ourselves.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-harder-you-work-the-luckier-you-get-an-entrepreneur-s-memoir-by-joe-ricketts--65074041https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/383317 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Harder You Work, the Luckier You Get: An Entrepreneur's Memoir Author: Joe Ricketts Narrator: Danny Campbell Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 46 minutes Release date: November 5, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.17 of Total 12 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: Joe Ricketts, founder of TD Ameritrade, shares the epic inside story of how a working-class kid from the Nebraska prairie took on Wall Street’s clubby brokerage business, busted it open, and walked away a billionaire. Joe Ricketts always had the gift of seeing what others missed. The son of a house builder, he started life as a part-time janitor, but by the age of thirty-three he saw the chance to challenge the big brokerage firms by offering Americans an inexpensive way to take control of their own stock trading. Nowadays, we take for granted that Main Street is playing right there on Wall Street, but Ricketts made that happen. His company, begun with $12,500 borrowed from friends and family, took off like a rocket thanks to an early embrace of digital technology and irreverent marketing. But Ameritrade also faced a series of near-disasters: the SEC almost shut him down; his partners tried to force him out because of his relentless risk-taking; penny brokers swindled the company; the crash of 1989 nearly cost him everything; and he was almost shut down again when a customer committed massive fraud. By the time of the dot-com bust, he had proven that his strategy based on frontier values could survive just about anything. The Harder You Work, The Luckier You Get offers a view inside Joe Ricketts’ mind, giving readers a visceral understanding of how entrepreneurs think and act differently from the rest of us—how they see the horizon where we just see a spreadsheet. As unvarnished as the prairie he comes from, Ricketts also talks honestly about his shortcomings as a manager, the career sacrifices his wife made for his business, the complexity of being a father, and the pain of splitting with his mentor and of his brother’s death from AIDS. Overcoming these and other challenges, he built a company now worth $30 billion. A must-read for anyone who’s ever dreamed of starting their own business, The Harder You Work, The Luckier You Get is the ultimate only-in-America story.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/383317Tue, 05 Nov 2019 04:07:39 +0000Wilfrid HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/383317 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Harder You Work, the Luckier You Get: An Entrepreneur's Memoir Author: Joe Ricketts Narrator: Danny Campbell Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/383317 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Harder You Work, the Luckier You Get: An Entrepreneur's Memoir Author: Joe Ricketts Narrator: Danny Campbell Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 46 minutes Release date: November 5, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.17 of Total 12 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: Joe Ricketts, founder of TD Ameritrade, shares the epic inside story of how a working-class kid from the Nebraska prairie took on Wall Street’s clubby brokerage business, busted it open, and walked away a billionaire. Joe Ricketts always had the gift of seeing what others missed. The son of a house builder, he started life as a part-time janitor, but by the age of thirty-three he saw the chance to challenge the big brokerage firms by offering Americans an inexpensive way to take control of their own stock trading. Nowadays, we take for granted that Main Street is playing right there on Wall Street, but Ricketts made that happen. His company, begun with $12,500 borrowed from friends and family, took off like a rocket thanks to an early embrace of digital technology and irreverent marketing. But Ameritrade also faced a series of near-disasters: the SEC almost shut him down; his partners tried to force him out because of his relentless risk-taking; penny brokers swindled the company; the crash of 1989 nearly cost him everything; and he was almost shut down again when a customer committed massive fraud. By the time of the dot-com bust, he had proven that his strategy based on frontier values could survive just about anything. The Harder You Work, The Luckier You Get offers a view inside Joe Ricketts’ mind, giving readers a visceral understanding of how entrepreneurs think and act differently from the rest of us—how they see the horizon where we just see a spreadsheet. As unvarnished as the prairie he comes from, Ricketts also talks honestly about his shortcomings as a manager, the career sacrifices his wife made for his business, the complexity of being a father, and the pain of splitting with his mentor and of his brother’s death from AIDS. Overcoming these and other challenges, he built a company now worth $30 billion. A must-read for anyone who’s ever dreamed of starting their own business, The Harder You Work, The Luckier You Get is the ultimate only-in-America story.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/damn-right-behind-the-scenes-with-berkshire-hathaway-billionaire-charlie-munger-revised-by-janet-lowe--65074140https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/397162 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Damn Right: Behind the Scenes with Berkshire Hathaway Billionaire Charlie Munger (Revised) Author: Janet Lowe Narrator: Tom Parks Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 27 minutes Release date: October 31, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.33 of Total 6 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: A must-listen biography from the author of the bestselling Warren Buffett Speaks.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/397162Thu, 31 Oct 2019 04:07:39 +0000Wilfrid HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/397162 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Damn Right: Behind the Scenes with Berkshire Hathaway Billionaire Charlie Munger (Revised) Author: Janet Lowe Narrator: Tom Parks Format: Unabridged...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/397162 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Damn Right: Behind the Scenes with Berkshire Hathaway Billionaire Charlie Munger (Revised) Author: Janet Lowe Narrator: Tom Parks Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 27 minutes Release date: October 31, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.33 of Total 6 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: A must-listen biography from the author of the bestselling Warren Buffett Speaks.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-globalist-peter-sutherland-his-life-and-legacy-by-john-walsh--65074145https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/382243 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Globalist: Peter Sutherland – His Life and Legacy Author: John Walsh Narrator: John Cormack Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 27 minutes Release date: October 17, 2019 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: THE GLOBALIST is the first in-depth biography of an international power-broker who was instrumental in shaping the global economy that we know today. PETER SUTHERLAND played a defining role in world history over the past 25 years and was arguably the most influential Irish person ever to have lived. He was Ireland’s youngest ever attorney general; the youngest ever European Commissioner; UN special representative for migration; and special adviser to the Vatican. His landmark achievement was the signing of the Uruguay round of multilateral trade negotiations in Marrakesh on April 15th, 1994. Under Sutherland’s stewardship, a historic global agreement on the removal of trade barriers and market liberalisation was achieved, earning him a reputation as the ‘father of globalisation’. He became chairman of BP and Goldman Sachs International and sat on the board of some of the biggest companies in the world. Public service, however, remained his true calling. The position he most prized was President of the European Commission but a combination of domestic political tribalism and French resistance derailed his chances. Drawing on a wide range of interviews with major political and business figures, including Hank Paulson, Mickey Kantor, Pascal Lamy, Sir Tom McKillop, Mary Robinson, Bertie Ahern, Brian Cowen, Catherine Day, David O'Sullivan and Klaus Schwab, The Globalist examines key episodes in Sutherland’s life and career – the Arms Trial, the introduction of the Eighth Amendment, the Anglo Irish Agreement, the development of the EU single market, the establishment of the WTO, and migration policy. Towards the end of his life Sutherland became a tireless advocate for the rights of asylum seekers and migrants, which made him a target for nativist and populist movements around the world.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/382243Thu, 17 Oct 2019 04:07:39 +0000Wilfrid HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/382243 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Globalist: Peter Sutherland – His Life and Legacy Author: John Walsh Narrator: John Cormack Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 27...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/382243 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Globalist: Peter Sutherland – His Life and Legacy Author: John Walsh Narrator: John Cormack Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 27 minutes Release date: October 17, 2019 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: THE GLOBALIST is the first in-depth biography of an international power-broker who was instrumental in shaping the global economy that we know today. PETER SUTHERLAND played a defining role in world history over the past 25 years and was arguably the most influential Irish person ever to have lived. He was Ireland’s youngest ever attorney general; the youngest ever European Commissioner; UN special representative for migration; and special adviser to the Vatican. His landmark achievement was the signing of the Uruguay round of multilateral trade negotiations in Marrakesh on April 15th, 1994. Under Sutherland’s stewardship, a historic global agreement on the removal of trade barriers and market liberalisation was achieved, earning him a reputation as the ‘father of globalisation’. He became chairman of BP and Goldman Sachs International and sat on the board of some of the biggest companies in the world. Public service, however, remained his true calling. The position he most prized was President of the European Commission but a combination of domestic political tribalism and French resistance derailed his chances. Drawing on a wide range of interviews with major political and business figures, including Hank Paulson, Mickey Kantor, Pascal Lamy, Sir Tom McKillop, Mary Robinson, Bertie Ahern, Brian Cowen, Catherine Day, David O'Sullivan and Klaus Schwab, The Globalist examines key episodes in Sutherland’s life and career – the Arms Trial, the introduction of the Eighth Amendment, the Anglo Irish Agreement, the development of the EU single market, the establishment of the WTO, and migration policy. Towards the end of his life Sutherland became a tireless advocate for the rights of asylum seekers and migrants, which made him a target for nativist and populist movements around the world.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/leave-something-on-the-table-and-other-surprising-lessons-for-success-in-business-and-in-life-by-frank-bennack--65074139https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/373889 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Leave Something on the Table: And Other Surprising Lessons for Success in Business and in Life Author: Frank Bennack Narrator: Frank Bennack Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 54 minutes Release date: October 15, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: One of the most innovative minds in business provides an equally original guide to getting ahead. Frank Bennack’s accomplishments in media and business are unrivaled. He was named chief executive of Hearst in 1979, and for nearly 30 years he helped solidify the company’s reputation as a leader in consumer media, overseeing the purchase of more than two dozen television stations and several major newspapers (Houston Chronicle), the launch of top-selling magazines (O, The Oprah Magazine), and a partnership with ABC, now the Walt Disney Company, to create the pioneering cable networks A&E, HISTORY, and Lifetime. One of his greatest achievements was when, in 1990, he negotiated a 20 percent stake in ESPN for $167 million. The sports network would be valued by market analysts at roughly $30 billion. He also played a key role in Hearst’s march toward diversification, with acquisitions of business media assets including global ratings agency Fitch Group. In Leave Something on the Table, Bennack takes readers behind the scenes of these high-stakes moves and offers practical tips for excelling in the corporate world and beyond. He tells stories from his Texas childhood—a first job at 8, his own television show at 17—that foretold why he would become a CEO at 46. And he shares his encounters with US presidents, reflects on his longtime commitment to philanthropy, and describes his and his colleagues’ unwavering quest to build the visionary Hearst Tower. This is a heartfelt handbook for how to advance not only as a professional but as a person. As Bennack writes, “It’s not currently fashionable to make the case for the high road. It looks longer, and old-fashioned, and it’s easy to conclude that while you’re climbing the ladder, burdened by your values, others are reaching the top faster. But if the stories in these pages suggest a broader truth, it’s exactly the opposite: The high road is quicker, with a better view along the way, and more satisfaction at the summit.”]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/373889Tue, 15 Oct 2019 04:07:39 +0000Wilfrid HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/373889 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Leave Something on the Table: And Other Surprising Lessons for Success in Business and in Life Author: Frank Bennack Narrator: Frank Bennack Format:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/373889 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Leave Something on the Table: And Other Surprising Lessons for Success in Business and in Life Author: Frank Bennack Narrator: Frank Bennack Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 54 minutes Release date: October 15, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: One of the most innovative minds in business provides an equally original guide to getting ahead. Frank Bennack’s accomplishments in media and business are unrivaled. He was named chief executive of Hearst in 1979, and for nearly 30 years he helped solidify the company’s reputation as a leader in consumer media, overseeing the purchase of more than two dozen television stations and several major newspapers (Houston Chronicle), the launch of top-selling magazines (O, The Oprah Magazine), and a partnership with ABC, now the Walt Disney Company, to create the pioneering cable networks A&E, HISTORY, and Lifetime. One of his greatest achievements was when, in 1990, he negotiated a 20 percent stake in ESPN for $167 million. The sports network would be valued by market analysts at roughly $30 billion. He also played a key role in Hearst’s march toward diversification, with acquisitions of business media assets including global ratings agency Fitch Group. In Leave Something on the Table, Bennack takes readers behind the scenes of these high-stakes moves and offers practical tips for excelling in the corporate world and beyond. He tells stories from his Texas childhood—a first job at 8, his own television show at 17—that foretold why he would become a CEO at 46. And he shares his encounters with US presidents, reflects on his longtime commitment to philanthropy, and describes his and his colleagues’ unwavering quest to build the visionary Hearst Tower. This is a heartfelt handbook for how to advance not only as a professional but as a person. As Bennack writes, “It’s not currently fashionable to make the case for the high road. It looks longer, and old-fashioned, and it’s easy to conclude that while you’re climbing the ladder, burdened by your values, others are reaching the top faster. But if the stories in these pages suggest a broader truth, it’s exactly the opposite: The high road is quicker, with a better view along the way, and more satisfaction at the summit.”]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-four-trials-of-henry-ford-and-his-pursuit-of-the-dark-fruit-of-narcissism-by-gregory-r-piche--65074068https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/415820 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Four Trials of Henry Ford: And His Pursuit of the Dark Fruit of Narcissism Author: Gregory R. Piché Narrator: David De Vries Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 21 minutes Release date: October 15, 2019 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: The Four Trials of Henry Ford chronicles Henry Ford’s forays into landmark litigation during the early years of the twentieth century. Ford was a man of extraordinary genius in the intricacies and workings of mechanical objects and in the identification and hiring of talented engineers and administrative managers. But he was constitutionally unable to permit a light to shine on anyone other than himself and often employed humiliating tactics to terminate any employee who rose to prominence. Lawyer Gregory Piché follows Ford’s lonely defense against alleged infringement of the Selden patent on the automobile brought by a powerful automotive monopoly determined to control prices and competition in the emerging automobile market. He explores a minority shareholder oppression lawsuit brought against Ford by the Dodge brothers who initially manufactured all of the mechanical parts for Ford’s cars. He covers Ford’s libel suit against the Chicago Tribune for calling him an “anarchist” and “ignorant idealist” in the midst of the patriotic fervor during the US/Mexico intervention and the run-up to World War I. And finally, he examines a Jewish lawyer’s persistent libel action against Ford for the defamation of himself and his race in anti-Semitic diatribes widely published and circulated in his personally owned newspaper, the Dearborn Independent. In recounting the Ford litigation, Piché examines Ford’s parallel manipulation of public media to advance his own political and narcissistic agenda. It follows the initial rise of his reputation as a Progressive capitalist to its ultimate erosion as a mean-spirited bigot and contributor to the propaganda that fueled the Holocaust.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/415820Tue, 15 Oct 2019 04:07:39 +0000Wilfrid HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/415820 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Four Trials of Henry Ford: And His Pursuit of the Dark Fruit of Narcissism Author: Gregory R. Piché Narrator: David De Vries Format: Unabridged...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/415820 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Four Trials of Henry Ford: And His Pursuit of the Dark Fruit of Narcissism Author: Gregory R. Piché Narrator: David De Vries Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 21 minutes Release date: October 15, 2019 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: The Four Trials of Henry Ford chronicles Henry Ford’s forays into landmark litigation during the early years of the twentieth century. Ford was a man of extraordinary genius in the intricacies and workings of mechanical objects and in the identification and hiring of talented engineers and administrative managers. But he was constitutionally unable to permit a light to shine on anyone other than himself and often employed humiliating tactics to terminate any employee who rose to prominence. Lawyer Gregory Piché follows Ford’s lonely defense against alleged infringement of the Selden patent on the automobile brought by a powerful automotive monopoly determined to control prices and competition in the emerging automobile market. He explores a minority shareholder oppression lawsuit brought against Ford by the Dodge brothers who initially manufactured all of the mechanical parts for Ford’s cars. He covers Ford’s libel suit against the Chicago Tribune for calling him an “anarchist” and “ignorant idealist” in the midst of the patriotic fervor during the US/Mexico intervention and the run-up to World War I. And finally, he examines a Jewish lawyer’s persistent libel action against Ford for the defamation of himself and his race in anti-Semitic diatribes widely published and circulated in his personally owned newspaper, the Dearborn Independent. In recounting the Ford litigation, Piché examines Ford’s parallel manipulation of public media to advance his own political and narcissistic agenda. It follows the initial rise of his reputation as a Progressive capitalist to its ultimate erosion as a mean-spirited bigot and contributor to the propaganda that fueled the Holocaust.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/spanish-jurgen-klaric-pobre-rico-millonario-by-jorge-cano--65074121https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/404051 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Spanish] - Jürgen Klaric: Pobre rico millonario Author: Jorge Cano Narrator: Jorge Cano, Rubén Hernández Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 2 hours 56 minutes Release date: October 10, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: La pobreza no es un problema físico sino mental. Este libro te dará las herramientas necesarias para lograr tus propósitos en el menor tiempo posible, cualesquiera que sean, porque la información que brinda es parte esencial de la ecuación de la riqueza y el éxito. Esta es la increíble historia basada en la vida de Jürgen Klaric, quien desde que tenía 10 años mostró un gran interés por ser emprendedor. Cuando advirtió que la mayoría de los millonarios eran emprendedores, tomó la resolución de que él seguiría el mismo camino. Pronto comprendió que era una travesía llena de obstáculos, aunque también de lecciones y aprendizajes. Durante su carrera como uno de los más reconocidos publicistas de Latinoamérica se dio cuenta de que aunque facturaba grandes cantidades de dinero no lo retenía. Descubrió que a pesar de su éxito continuaba siendo una mente pobre, por lo que transformarla se convirtió en su reto diario. Este reto lo llevó a comprender la razón de por qué él y miles de latinos coinciden con el mismo sentimiento y las mismas creencias. Aprendiendo la manera de pensar de varios millonarios, apoyándose en terapias y construyendo su propia autoterapia, Jürgen descubrió la fórmula perfecta para transformar esa mente pobre y convertirse no sólo en un verdadero millonario, sino también en una persona próspera.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/404051Thu, 10 Oct 2019 04:07:39 +0000Wilfrid HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/404051 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Spanish] - Jürgen Klaric: Pobre rico millonario Author: Jorge Cano Narrator: Jorge Cano, Rubén Hernández Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 2 hours...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/404051 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Spanish] - Jürgen Klaric: Pobre rico millonario Author: Jorge Cano Narrator: Jorge Cano, Rubén Hernández Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 2 hours 56 minutes Release date: October 10, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: La pobreza no es un problema físico sino mental. Este libro te dará las herramientas necesarias para lograr tus propósitos en el menor tiempo posible, cualesquiera que sean, porque la información que brinda es parte esencial de la ecuación de la riqueza y el éxito. Esta es la increíble historia basada en la vida de Jürgen Klaric, quien desde que tenía 10 años mostró un gran interés por ser emprendedor. Cuando advirtió que la mayoría de los millonarios eran emprendedores, tomó la resolución de que él seguiría el mismo camino. Pronto comprendió que era una travesía llena de obstáculos, aunque también de lecciones y aprendizajes. Durante su carrera como uno de los más reconocidos publicistas de Latinoamérica se dio cuenta de que aunque facturaba grandes cantidades de dinero no lo retenía. Descubrió que a pesar de su éxito continuaba siendo una mente pobre, por lo que transformarla se convirtió en su reto diario. Este reto lo llevó a comprender la razón de por qué él y miles de latinos coinciden con el mismo sentimiento y las mismas creencias. Aprendiendo la manera de pensar de varios millonarios, apoyándose en terapias y construyendo su propia autoterapia, Jürgen descubrió la fórmula perfecta para transformar esa mente pobre y convertirse no sólo en un verdadero millonario, sino también en una persona próspera.]]>305rgencleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/spanish-xuenos-la-historia-detras-de-xcaret-el-mejor-parque-del-mundo-by-miguel-quintana-pali--65074086https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/404052 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Spanish] - Xueños: La historia detrás de Xcaret, el mejor parque del mundo Author: Miguel Quintana Pali Narrator: Salvador Chantres, Miguel Quintana Pali Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 21 minutes Release date: October 10, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.5 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 2 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: Xoñar es visualizar una gran idea en acción. «Tienes que aprender a xoñar bonito o, de lo contrario, despertar a tiempo». Miguel Quintana Pali Hay pocas historias en México que han cambiado la vida empresarial y social del país como la del arquitecto Miguel Quintana Pali, fundador y director general de Grupo Xcaret. El pionero del turismo sosteniblesintetiza sus casi cinco décadas de experiencia como emprendedor-empresario -primero como tendero, luego como parquero y, ahora, hotelero- en una serie de consejos para quienes buscan iniciar un negocio y los musts para tener éxito. Desde sus primeros negocios escolares y la invención de una lámpara de mesa que lo hizo dar el salto a emprender y fundar las Tiendas Pali, Quintana cuenta cómo convirtió a Xcaret en una embajada de México que hoy recibe dos millones de visitantes al año y es conocido a nivel mundial. En un recorrido por su vida a la par que por la historia del Grupo Xcaret descubrimos cómo fueron surgiendo las ideas para los parques y el proceso de creación de algunas de las atracciones más emblemáticas, los retos para presupuestar una forma de arquitectura que respeta la naturaleza, las diferencias entre socios, la sostenibilidad 360º, las estrategias de operación y marketing, la innovación tecnológica inhouse, las distintas acciones sociales que se han vuelto parte del ADN del grupo y de su gente, la filosofía basada en la felicidad hacia dentro y fuera de la organización y finalmente los proyectos que están en el tintero o ya construyéndose para ser una realidad. Una mirada íntima al genio creativo de una de las mentes más divergentes y comprometidas con el desarrollo de México.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/404052Thu, 10 Oct 2019 04:07:39 +0000Wilfrid HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/404052 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Spanish] - Xueños: La historia detrás de Xcaret, el mejor parque del mundo Author: Miguel Quintana Pali Narrator: Salvador Chantres, Miguel Quintana...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/404052 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Spanish] - Xueños: La historia detrás de Xcaret, el mejor parque del mundo Author: Miguel Quintana Pali Narrator: Salvador Chantres, Miguel Quintana Pali Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 21 minutes Release date: October 10, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.5 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 2 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: Xoñar es visualizar una gran idea en acción. «Tienes que aprender a xoñar bonito o, de lo contrario, despertar a tiempo». Miguel Quintana Pali Hay pocas historias en México que han cambiado la vida empresarial y social del país como la del arquitecto Miguel Quintana Pali, fundador y director general de Grupo Xcaret. El pionero del turismo sosteniblesintetiza sus casi cinco décadas de experiencia como emprendedor-empresario -primero como tendero, luego como parquero y, ahora, hotelero- en una serie de consejos para quienes buscan iniciar un negocio y los musts para tener éxito. Desde sus primeros negocios escolares y la invención de una lámpara de mesa que lo hizo dar el salto a emprender y fundar las Tiendas Pali, Quintana cuenta cómo convirtió a Xcaret en una embajada de México que hoy recibe dos millones de visitantes al año y es conocido a nivel mundial. En un recorrido por su vida a la par que por la historia del Grupo Xcaret descubrimos cómo fueron surgiendo las ideas para los parques y el proceso de creación de algunas de las atracciones más emblemáticas, los retos para presupuestar una forma de arquitectura que respeta la naturaleza, las diferencias entre socios, la sostenibilidad 360º, las estrategias de operación y marketing, la innovación tecnológica inhouse, las distintas acciones sociales que se han vuelto parte del ADN del grupo y de su gente, la filosofía basada en la felicidad hacia dentro y fuera de la organización y finalmente los proyectos que están en el tintero o ya construyéndose para ser una realidad. Una mirada íntima al genio creativo de una de las mentes más divergentes y comprometidas con el desarrollo de México.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/invested-changing-forever-the-way-americans-invest-by-charles-r-schwab--65074147https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/368035 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Invested: Changing Forever the Way Americans Invest Author: Charles R. Schwab Narrator: Fred Sanders Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 14 minutes Release date: October 8, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.33 of Total 15 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: “To say Charles Schwab is an entrepreneur is actually an understatement. He really is a revolutionary.”—Phil Knight, co-founder of Nike, author of Shoe Dog The founder of The Charles Schwab Corporation recounts his ups and downs as he made stock investing, once the expensive and clubby reserve of the few, accessible to ordinary Americans.   In this deeply personal memoir, Schwab describes his passion to have Main Street participate in the growing economy as investors and owners, not only earners. Schwab opens up about his dyslexia and how he worked around and ultimately embraced it, and about the challenges he faced while starting his fledgling company in the 1970s. A year into his grand experiment in discounted stock trading, living in a small apartment in Sausalito with his wife, Helen, and new baby, he carried a six-figure debt and a pocketful of personal loans. As it turned out, customers flocked to Schwab, leaving his small team scrambling with scarce resources and no road map to manage the company’s growth.   He recounts the company’s game-changing sale to Bank of America—and how, in the end, the merger almost doomed his organization. We learn about the clever and timely leveraged buyout he crafted to regain independence; the crushing stock market collapse of 1987, just weeks after the company had gone public; the dot-com meltdown of 2000 and its reverberating aftermath of economic stagnation, layoffs, and the company’s eventual reinvention; and how the company’s focus on managing risk protected it and its clients during the financial crisis in 2008, propelling its growth.   A remarkable story of a company succeeding by challenging norms and conventions through decades of change, Invested also offers unique insights and lifelong principles for readers—the values that Schwab has lived and worked by that have made him one of the most successful entrepreneurs of our time. Today, his eponymous company is one of the leading financial services firms in the world. Advance praise for Invested “I’ve admired Chuck Schwab for a long time. When you read this book, you’ll understand why.”—Warren E. Buffett “This is a fascinating story that teaches you about the never-ending evolution of an entrepreneurial company, but even more about personal learning from that experience. So read, learn how to learn from experience, and enjoy.”—George P. Shultz, former secretary of Labor, Treasury, and State]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/368035Tue, 08 Oct 2019 04:07:39 +0000Wilfrid HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/368035 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Invested: Changing Forever the Way Americans Invest Author: Charles R. Schwab Narrator: Fred Sanders Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 14...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/368035 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Invested: Changing Forever the Way Americans Invest Author: Charles R. Schwab Narrator: Fred Sanders Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 14 minutes Release date: October 8, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.33 of Total 15 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: “To say Charles Schwab is an entrepreneur is actually an understatement. He really is a revolutionary.”—Phil Knight, co-founder of Nike, author of Shoe Dog The founder of The Charles Schwab Corporation recounts his ups and downs as he made stock investing, once the expensive and clubby reserve of the few, accessible to ordinary Americans.   In this deeply personal memoir, Schwab describes his passion to have Main Street participate in the growing economy as investors and owners, not only earners. Schwab opens up about his dyslexia and how he worked around and ultimately embraced it, and about the challenges he faced while starting his fledgling company in the 1970s. A year into his grand experiment in discounted stock trading, living in a small apartment in Sausalito with his wife, Helen, and new baby, he carried a six-figure debt and a pocketful of personal loans. As it turned out, customers flocked to Schwab, leaving his small team scrambling with scarce resources and no road map to manage the company’s growth.   He recounts the company’s game-changing sale to Bank of America—and how, in the end, the merger almost doomed his organization. We learn about the clever and timely leveraged buyout he crafted to regain independence; the crushing stock market collapse of 1987, just weeks after the company had gone public; the dot-com meltdown of 2000 and its reverberating aftermath of economic stagnation, layoffs, and the company’s eventual reinvention; and how the company’s focus on managing risk protected it and its clients during the financial crisis in 2008, propelling its growth.   A remarkable story of a company succeeding by challenging norms and conventions through decades of change, Invested also offers unique insights and lifelong principles for readers—the values that Schwab has lived and worked by that have made him one of the most successful entrepreneurs of our time. Today, his eponymous company is one of the leading financial services firms in the world. Advance praise for Invested “I’ve admired Chuck Schwab for a long time. When you read this book, you’ll understand why.”—Warren E. Buffett “This is a fascinating story that teaches you about the never-ending evolution of an entrepreneurial company, but even more about personal learning from that experience. So read, learn how to learn from experience, and enjoy.”—George P. Shultz, former secretary of Labor, Treasury, and State]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/it-s-how-we-play-the-game-build-a-business-take-a-stand-make-a-difference-by-ed-stack--65074132https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/369644 to listen full audiobooks. Title: It's How We Play the Game: Build a Business. Take a Stand. Make a Difference. Author: Ed Stack Narrator: Ed Stack Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 59 minutes Release date: October 8, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.5 of Total 4 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: Porchlight’s Best Leadership & Strategy Book of The Year An inspiring memoir from the CEO of DICK’s Sporting Goods that is “not only entertaining but will be of great value to any entrepreneur” (Phil Knight, New York Times bestselling author of Shoe Dog). It’s How We Play the Game shows how a trailblazing business was created by giving back to the community and by taking principled, and sometimes controversial, stands—including against the type of weapons that are too often used in mass shootings and other tragedies. Ed Stack’s memoir tells the story of a complicated founder and an ambitious son—one who transformed a business by making it about more than business, conceiving it as a force for good in the communities it serves. In 1948, Ed Stack’s father started Dick’s Bait and Tackle in Binghamton, New York. Ed Stack bought the business from his father in 1984, and grew it into the largest sporting goods retailer in the country, with 800 locations and close to $9 billion in sales. The transformation Ed wrought wasn’t easy: economic headwinds nearly toppled the chain twice. But DICK’s support for embattled youth sports programs earned the stores surprising loyalty, and the company won even more attention when, in the wake of yet another school shooting—at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida—it chose to become the first major retailer to pull all semi-automatic weapons from its shelves, raise the age of gun purchase to twenty-one, and, most strikingly, destroy the assault-style-type rifles then in its inventory. With vital lessons for anyone running a business and eye-opening reflections about what a company owes the people it serves, It’s How We Play the Game is “a compelling narrative…In a genre that can frequently be staid, Mr. Stack’s corporate biography is deeply personal…[Features] surprising openness [and] interesting and humorous anecdotes” (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette).]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/369644Tue, 08 Oct 2019 04:07:39 +0000Wilfrid HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/369644 to listen full audiobooks. Title: It's How We Play the Game: Build a Business. Take a Stand. Make a Difference. Author: Ed Stack Narrator: Ed Stack Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/369644 to listen full audiobooks. Title: It's How We Play the Game: Build a Business. Take a Stand. Make a Difference. Author: Ed Stack Narrator: Ed Stack Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 59 minutes Release date: October 8, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.5 of Total 4 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: Porchlight’s Best Leadership & Strategy Book of The Year An inspiring memoir from the CEO of DICK’s Sporting Goods that is “not only entertaining but will be of great value to any entrepreneur” (Phil Knight, New York Times bestselling author of Shoe Dog). It’s How We Play the Game shows how a trailblazing business was created by giving back to the community and by taking principled, and sometimes controversial, stands—including against the type of weapons that are too often used in mass shootings and other tragedies. Ed Stack’s memoir tells the story of a complicated founder and an ambitious son—one who transformed a business by making it about more than business, conceiving it as a force for good in the communities it serves. In 1948, Ed Stack’s father started Dick’s Bait and Tackle in Binghamton, New York. Ed Stack bought the business from his father in 1984, and grew it into the largest sporting goods retailer in the country, with 800 locations and close to $9 billion in sales. The transformation Ed wrought wasn’t easy: economic headwinds nearly toppled the chain twice. But DICK’s support for embattled youth sports programs earned the stores surprising loyalty, and the company won even more attention when, in the wake of yet another school shooting—at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida—it chose to become the first major retailer to pull all semi-automatic weapons from its shelves, raise the age of gun purchase to twenty-one, and, most strikingly, destroy the assault-style-type rifles then in its inventory. With vital lessons for anyone running a business and eye-opening reflections about what a company owes the people it serves, It’s How We Play the Game is “a compelling narrative…In a genre that can frequently be staid, Mr. Stack’s corporate biography is deeply personal…[Features] surprising openness [and] interesting and humorous anecdotes” (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette).]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-glossy-years-magazines-museums-and-selective-memoirs-by-nicholas-coleridge--65074130https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/395549 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Glossy Years: Magazines, Museums and Selective Memoirs Author: Nicholas Coleridge Narrator: Nicholas Coleridge Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 35 minutes Release date: September 26, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.5 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. Over his thirty-year career at Condé Nast, Nicholas Coleridge has witnessed it all. From the anxieties of the Princess of Wales to the blazing fury of Mohamed Al-Fayed, his story is also the story of the people who populate the glamorous world of glossy magazines. With relish and astonishing candour, he offers the inside scoop on Tina Brown and Anna Wintour, David Bowie and Philip Green, Kate Moss and Beyonce and a surreal weekend away with Bob Geldof and William Hague. The Glossy Years also provides perceptive insight into the changing and treacherous worlds of fashion, journalism, museums and a whole sweep of British society. This is a rich, honest, witty and very personal memoir of a life splendidly lived.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/395549Thu, 26 Sep 2019 04:07:39 +0000Wilfrid HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/395549 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Glossy Years: Magazines, Museums and Selective Memoirs Author: Nicholas Coleridge Narrator: Nicholas Coleridge Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/395549 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Glossy Years: Magazines, Museums and Selective Memoirs Author: Nicholas Coleridge Narrator: Nicholas Coleridge Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 35 minutes Release date: September 26, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.5 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. Over his thirty-year career at Condé Nast, Nicholas Coleridge has witnessed it all. From the anxieties of the Princess of Wales to the blazing fury of Mohamed Al-Fayed, his story is also the story of the people who populate the glamorous world of glossy magazines. With relish and astonishing candour, he offers the inside scoop on Tina Brown and Anna Wintour, David Bowie and Philip Green, Kate Moss and Beyonce and a surreal weekend away with Bob Geldof and William Hague. The Glossy Years also provides perceptive insight into the changing and treacherous worlds of fashion, journalism, museums and a whole sweep of British society. This is a rich, honest, witty and very personal memoir of a life splendidly lived.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-ride-of-a-lifetime-lessons-learned-from-15-years-as-ceo-of-the-walt-disney-company-by-robert-iger--65074154https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/374724 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Ride of a Lifetime: Lessons Learned from 15 Years as CEO of the Walt Disney Company Author: Robert Iger Narrator: Robert Iger, Jim Frangione Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 45 minutes Release date: September 23, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.52 of Total 187 Ratings of Narrator: 4.85 of Total 52 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A memoir of leadership and success: The CEO of Disney shares the ideas and values he embraced while reinventing one of the world’s most beloved companies and inspiring the people who bring the magic to life. AN NPR BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR Robert Iger became CEO of The Walt Disney Company in 2005, during a difficult time. Competition was more intense than ever and technology was changing faster than at any time in the company’s history. His vision came down to three clear ideas: Recommit to the concept that quality matters, embrace technology instead of fighting it, and think bigger—think global—and turn Disney into a stronger brand in international markets. Today, Disney is the largest, most admired media company in the world, counting Pixar, Marvel, Lucasfilm, and 21st Century Fox among its properties. Under Iger’s leadership, Disney’s value grew nearly five times what it was, making Iger one of the most innovating and successful CEOs of our era. In The Ride of a Lifetime, Robert Iger answers the question: What are the qualities of a good leader? He shares the lessons he learned while running Disney and leading its 220,000-plus employees, and he explores the principles that are necessary for true leadership, including: • Optimism. Even in the face of difficulty, an optimistic leader will find the path toward the best possible outcome and focus on that, rather than give in to pessimism and blaming. • Courage. Leaders have to be willing to take risks and place big bets. Fear of failure destroys creativity. • Decisiveness. All decisions, no matter how difficult, can be made on a timely basis. Indecisiveness is both wasteful and destructive to morale. • Fairness. Treat people decently, with empathy, and be accessible to them. This book is about the relentless curiosity that has driven Iger since the day he started as the lowliest studio grunt at ABC. It’s also about thoughtfulness and respect, and a decency-over-dollars approach that has become the bedrock of every project and partnership Iger pursues, from a deep friendship with Steve Jobs in his final years to an abiding love of the Star Wars mythology.   “The ideas in this book strike me as universal,” Iger writes. “Not just to the aspiring CEOs of the world, but to anyone wanting to feel less fearful, more confidently themselves, as they navigate their professional and even personal lives.”]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/374724Mon, 23 Sep 2019 04:07:39 +0000Wilfrid HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/374724 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Ride of a Lifetime: Lessons Learned from 15 Years as CEO of the Walt Disney Company Author: Robert Iger Narrator: Robert Iger, Jim Frangione...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/374724 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Ride of a Lifetime: Lessons Learned from 15 Years as CEO of the Walt Disney Company Author: Robert Iger Narrator: Robert Iger, Jim Frangione Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 45 minutes Release date: September 23, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.52 of Total 187 Ratings of Narrator: 4.85 of Total 52 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A memoir of leadership and success: The CEO of Disney shares the ideas and values he embraced while reinventing one of the world’s most beloved companies and inspiring the people who bring the magic to life. AN NPR BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR Robert Iger became CEO of The Walt Disney Company in 2005, during a difficult time. Competition was more intense than ever and technology was changing faster than at any time in the company’s history. His vision came down to three clear ideas: Recommit to the concept that quality matters, embrace technology instead of fighting it, and think bigger—think global—and turn Disney into a stronger brand in international markets. Today, Disney is the largest, most admired media company in the world, counting Pixar, Marvel, Lucasfilm, and 21st Century Fox among its properties. Under Iger’s leadership, Disney’s value grew nearly five times what it was, making Iger one of the most innovating and successful CEOs of our era. In The Ride of a Lifetime, Robert Iger answers the question: What are the qualities of a good leader? He shares the lessons he learned while running Disney and leading its 220,000-plus employees, and he explores the principles that are necessary for true leadership, including: • Optimism. Even in the face of difficulty, an optimistic leader will find the path toward the best possible outcome and focus on that, rather than give in to pessimism and blaming. • Courage. Leaders have to be willing to take risks and place big bets. Fear of failure destroys creativity. • Decisiveness. All decisions, no matter how difficult, can be made on a timely basis. Indecisiveness is both wasteful and destructive to morale. • Fairness. Treat people decently, with empathy, and be accessible to them. This book is about the relentless curiosity that has driven Iger since the day he started as the lowliest studio grunt at ABC. It’s also about thoughtfulness and respect, and a decency-over-dollars approach that has become the bedrock of every project and partnership Iger pursues, from a deep friendship with Steve Jobs in his final years to an abiding love of the Star Wars mythology.   “The ideas in this book strike me as universal,” Iger writes. “Not just to the aspiring CEOs of the world, but to anyone wanting to feel less fearful, more confidently themselves, as they navigate their professional and even personal lives.”]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/what-it-takes-lessons-in-the-pursuit-of-excellence-by-stephen-a-schwarzman--65074104https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/382943 to listen full audiobooks. Title: What It Takes: Lessons in the Pursuit of Excellence Author: Stephen A. Schwarzman Narrator: Stephen A. Schwarzman, Drew Birdseye Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 0 minutes Release date: September 17, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.53 of Total 47 Ratings of Narrator: 4.89 of Total 9 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER From Blackstone chairman, CEO, and co-founder Stephen A. Schwarzman, a long-awaited book that uses impactful episodes from Schwarzman's life to show readers how to build, transform, and lead thriving organizations. Whether you are a student, entrepreneur, philanthropist, executive, or simply someone looking for ways to maximize your potential, the same lessons apply. People know who Stephen Schwarzman is—at least they think they do. He’s the man who took $400,000 and co-founded Blackstone, the investment firm that manages over $500 billion (as of January 2019). He’s the CEO whose views are sought by heads of state. He’s the billionaire philanthropist who founded Schwarzman Scholars, this century’s version of the Rhodes Scholarship, in China. But behind these achievements is a man who has spent his life learning and reflecting on what it takes to achieve excellence, make an impact, and live a life of consequence. Folding handkerchiefs in his father’s linen shop, Schwarzman dreamed of a larger life, filled with purpose and adventure. His grades and athleticism got him into Yale. After starting his career in finance with a short stint at a financial firm called DLJ, Schwarzman began working at Lehman Brothers where he ascended to run the mergers and acquisitions practice. He eventually partnered with his mentor and friend Pete Peterson to found Blackstone, vowing to create a new and different kind of financial institution. Building Blackstone into the leading global financial institution it is today didn’t come easy. Schwarzman focused intensely on culture, hiring great talent, and establishing processes that allow the firm to systematically analyze and evaluate risk. Schwarzman’s simple mantra “don’t lose money” has helped Blackstone become a leading private equity and real estate investor, and manager of alternative assets for institutional investors globally. Both he and the firm are known for the rigor of their investment process, their innovative approach to deal making, the diversification of their business lines, and a conviction to be the best at everything they do. Schwarzman is also an active philanthropist, having given away more than a billion dollars. In philanthropy, as in business, he is drawn to situations where his capital and energy can be applied to drive transformative solutions and change paradigms, notably in education. He uses the skills learned over a lifetime in finance to design, establish, and support impactful and innovative organizations and initiatives. His gifts have ranged from creating a new College of Computing at MIT for the study of artificial intelligence, to establishing a first-of-its-kind student and performing arts center at Yale, to enabling the renovation of the iconic New York Public Library, to founding the Schwarzman Scholars fellowship program at Tsinghua University in Beijing—the single largest philanthropic effort in China’s history from international donors. Schwarzman’s story is an empowering, entertaining, and informative guide for anyone striving for greater personal impact. From deal making to investing, leadership to entrepreneurship, philanthropy to diplomacy, Schwarzman has lessons for how to think about ambition and scale, risk and opportunities, and how to achieve success through the relentless pursuit of excellence. Schwarzman not only offers readers a thoughtful reflection on all his own experiences, but in doing so provides a practical blueprint for success.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/382943Tue, 17 Sep 2019 04:07:39 +0000Wilfrid HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/382943 to listen full audiobooks. Title: What It Takes: Lessons in the Pursuit of Excellence Author: Stephen A. Schwarzman Narrator: Stephen A. Schwarzman, Drew Birdseye Format: Unabridged...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/382943 to listen full audiobooks. Title: What It Takes: Lessons in the Pursuit of Excellence Author: Stephen A. Schwarzman Narrator: Stephen A. Schwarzman, Drew Birdseye Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 0 minutes Release date: September 17, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.53 of Total 47 Ratings of Narrator: 4.89 of Total 9 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER From Blackstone chairman, CEO, and co-founder Stephen A. Schwarzman, a long-awaited book that uses impactful episodes from Schwarzman's life to show readers how to build, transform, and lead thriving organizations. Whether you are a student, entrepreneur, philanthropist, executive, or simply someone looking for ways to maximize your potential, the same lessons apply. People know who Stephen Schwarzman is—at least they think they do. He’s the man who took $400,000 and co-founded Blackstone, the investment firm that manages over $500 billion (as of January 2019). He’s the CEO whose views are sought by heads of state. He’s the billionaire philanthropist who founded Schwarzman Scholars, this century’s version of the Rhodes Scholarship, in China. But behind these achievements is a man who has spent his life learning and reflecting on what it takes to achieve excellence, make an impact, and live a life of consequence. Folding handkerchiefs in his father’s linen shop, Schwarzman dreamed of a larger life, filled with purpose and adventure. His grades and athleticism got him into Yale. After starting his career in finance with a short stint at a financial firm called DLJ, Schwarzman began working at Lehman Brothers where he ascended to run the mergers and acquisitions practice. He eventually partnered with his mentor and friend Pete Peterson to found Blackstone, vowing to create a new and different kind of financial institution. Building Blackstone into the leading global financial institution it is today didn’t come easy. Schwarzman focused intensely on culture, hiring great talent, and establishing processes that allow the firm to systematically analyze and evaluate risk. Schwarzman’s simple mantra “don’t lose money” has helped Blackstone become a leading private equity and real estate investor, and manager of alternative assets for institutional investors globally. Both he and the firm are known for the rigor of their investment process, their innovative approach to deal making, the diversification of their business lines, and a conviction to be the best at everything they do. Schwarzman is also an active philanthropist, having given away more than a billion dollars. In philanthropy, as in business, he is drawn to situations where his capital and energy can be applied to drive transformative solutions and change paradigms, notably in education. He uses the skills learned over a lifetime in finance to design, establish, and support impactful and innovative organizations and initiatives. His gifts have ranged from creating a new College of Computing at MIT for the study of artificial intelligence, to establishing a first-of-its-kind student and performing arts center at Yale, to enabling the renovation of the iconic New York Public Library, to founding the Schwarzman Scholars fellowship program at Tsinghua University in Beijing—the single largest philanthropic effort in China’s history from international donors. Schwarzman’s story is an empowering, entertaining, and informative guide for anyone striving for greater personal impact. From deal making to investing, leadership to entrepreneurship, philanthropy to diplomacy, Schwarzman has lessons for how to think about ambition and scale, risk and opportunities, and how to achieve success through the relentless pursuit of excellence. Schwarzman not only offers readers a thoughtful reflection on all his own...]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-many-lives-of-michael-bloomberg-innovation-money-and-politics-by-eleanor-randolph--65074141https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/370601 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Many Lives of Michael Bloomberg: Innovation, Money, and Politics Author: Eleanor Randolph Narrator: Steven Jay Cohen Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 15 hours 15 minutes Release date: September 10, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 3 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: This authoritative and anecdote-filled biography of Michael Bloomberg—2020 presidential candidate and one of the richest and famously private/public figures in the country—is a “masterful work…[and] an absolutely first-rate study of leadership in business, politics, and philanthropy” (Doris Kearns Goodwin, Pulitzer Prize­–winning author) from a veteran New York Times reporter. Michael Bloomberg’s life sounds like an exaggerated version of The American Story, except his adventures are real. From modest Jewish middle class (and Eagle Scout) to Harvard MBA to Salomon Brothers hot shot (where he gets “sent upstairs” and later fired) to creator of the Bloomberg terminal, a machine that would change Wall Street and the financial universe and make him a billionaire, to presidential candidate in 2020, Randolph’s account of Bloomberg’s life reads almost like a novel. “A vivid, timely study of Bloomberg’s brand of plutocracy” (Publishers Weekly), this engaging and insightful biography recounts Mayor Bloomberg’s vigorous approach to New York City’s care—including his attempts at education reform, anti-smoking and anti-obesity campaigns, climate control, and new developments across the city. After he engineered a surprising third term as Mayor, Bloomberg returned to his business and philanthropies that focused increasingly on cities. The chapter that describes this is one of the most revealing of his temperament and energy and vision as well as how he spends his “private” time that was virtually off-limits even when he was mayor. Bloomberg promised to give away his money before he died, and his giving has focused on education, gun control, and a fighting climate change. He joined the 2020 presidential campaign as a moderate liberal and spent his millions focused on ousting President Donald Trump.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/370601Tue, 10 Sep 2019 04:07:39 +0000Wilfrid HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/370601 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Many Lives of Michael Bloomberg: Innovation, Money, and Politics Author: Eleanor Randolph Narrator: Steven Jay Cohen Format: Unabridged Audiobook...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/370601 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Many Lives of Michael Bloomberg: Innovation, Money, and Politics Author: Eleanor Randolph Narrator: Steven Jay Cohen Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 15 hours 15 minutes Release date: September 10, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 3 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: This authoritative and anecdote-filled biography of Michael Bloomberg—2020 presidential candidate and one of the richest and famously private/public figures in the country—is a “masterful work…[and] an absolutely first-rate study of leadership in business, politics, and philanthropy” (Doris Kearns Goodwin, Pulitzer Prize­–winning author) from a veteran New York Times reporter. Michael Bloomberg’s life sounds like an exaggerated version of The American Story, except his adventures are real. From modest Jewish middle class (and Eagle Scout) to Harvard MBA to Salomon Brothers hot shot (where he gets “sent upstairs” and later fired) to creator of the Bloomberg terminal, a machine that would change Wall Street and the financial universe and make him a billionaire, to presidential candidate in 2020, Randolph’s account of Bloomberg’s life reads almost like a novel. “A vivid, timely study of Bloomberg’s brand of plutocracy” (Publishers Weekly), this engaging and insightful biography recounts Mayor Bloomberg’s vigorous approach to New York City’s care—including his attempts at education reform, anti-smoking and anti-obesity campaigns, climate control, and new developments across the city. After he engineered a surprising third term as Mayor, Bloomberg returned to his business and philanthropies that focused increasingly on cities. The chapter that describes this is one of the most revealing of his temperament and energy and vision as well as how he spends his “private” time that was virtually off-limits even when he was mayor. Bloomberg promised to give away his money before he died, and his giving has focused on education, gun control, and a fighting climate change. He joined the 2020 presidential campaign as a moderate liberal and spent his millions focused on ousting President Donald Trump.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/russian-stiv-dzobs-by-sergej-ivanov--65074099https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/479844 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Russian] - Стив Джобс Author: сергей иванов Narrator: дмитрий креминский Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 1 hour 30 minutes Release date: September 9, 2019 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: Стив Джобс — человек-легенда мира цифровых технологий, основатель компаний Apple и Next, глава студии Pixar. Он умел иначе смотреть на вещи и понимал, что будет нужно людям завтра. Именно эти качества позволили его компаниям начать отсчет 'нового времени' в истории компьютерной отрасли. Джобс был деспотичным руководителем и часто ставил своим сотрудникам невыполнимые задачи. Он был далек от совершенства в личных отношениях и не желал считаться с человеческими слабостями. Порой Джобс не принимал мир таким, каков он есть, и все же продолжал заражать окружающих своим упорством и фанатизмом, вдохновляя на преодоление трудностей и создание новаторских продуктов. Он думал не так, как все. Удивлял. Восхищал. Всю жизнь служил идее совершенства.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/479844Mon, 09 Sep 2019 04:07:39 +0000Wilfrid HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/479844 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Russian] - Стив Джобс Author: сергей иванов Narrator: дмитрий креминский Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 1 hour 30 minutes Release date:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/479844 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Russian] - Стив Джобс Author: сергей иванов Narrator: дмитрий креминский Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 1 hour 30 minutes Release date: September 9, 2019 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: Стив Джобс — человек-легенда мира цифровых технологий, основатель компаний Apple и Next, глава студии Pixar. Он умел иначе смотреть на вещи и понимал, что будет нужно людям завтра. Именно эти качества позволили его компаниям начать отсчет 'нового времени' в истории компьютерной отрасли. Джобс был деспотичным руководителем и часто ставил своим сотрудникам невыполнимые задачи. Он был далек от совершенства в личных отношениях и не желал считаться с человеческими слабостями. Порой Джобс не принимал мир таким, каков он есть, и все же продолжал заражать окружающих своим упорством и фанатизмом, вдохновляя на преодоление трудностей и создание новаторских продуктов. Он думал не так, как все. Удивлял. Восхищал. Всю жизнь служил идее совершенства.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/russian-the-everything-store-dzeff-bezos-i-era-amazon-by-bred-stoun--65074029https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/476496 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Russian] - The Everything Store: Джефф Безос и эра Amazon Author: брэд стоун Narrator: михаил росляков Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 18 hours 28 minutes Release date: September 9, 2019 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: Эта книга — история успеха и расследование одновременно. Рассказ о том, как, пережив крах пузыря доткомов, Amazon сумел обойти конкурентов и начать свою беспрецедентную экспансию по странам и отраслям. Расследование того, как устроена одна из самых необычных на сегодняшний день компаний планеты, которой принадлежат не только самый известный интернет-магазин, но и фирмы робототехники, облачных технологий, космические проекты и СМИ. Джефф Безос — выдающийся бизнесмен, блестящий аналитический ум и жесткий организатор. Перед вами первая и весьма подробная биография этого неутомимого лидера и генератора идей, не признающего в бизнесе границ, традиций и стереотипов. Вы узнаете, чем живет Amazon сегодня и каковы его планы на ближайший, ХХI век, ведь 'магазин всего' — далеко не окончательная ипостась компании Безоса. Какой она будет через несколько лет, предсказать невозможно: эта история пишется в наши дни.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/476496Mon, 09 Sep 2019 04:07:39 +0000Wilfrid HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/476496 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Russian] - The Everything Store: Джефф Безос и эра Amazon Author: брэд стоун Narrator: михаил росляков Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 18 hours...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/476496 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Russian] - The Everything Store: Джефф Безос и эра Amazon Author: брэд стоун Narrator: михаил росляков Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 18 hours 28 minutes Release date: September 9, 2019 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: Эта книга — история успеха и расследование одновременно. Рассказ о том, как, пережив крах пузыря доткомов, Amazon сумел обойти конкурентов и начать свою беспрецедентную экспансию по странам и отраслям. Расследование того, как устроена одна из самых необычных на сегодняшний день компаний планеты, которой принадлежат не только самый известный интернет-магазин, но и фирмы робототехники, облачных технологий, космические проекты и СМИ. Джефф Безос — выдающийся бизнесмен, блестящий аналитический ум и жесткий организатор. Перед вами первая и весьма подробная биография этого неутомимого лидера и генератора идей, не признающего в бизнесе границ, традиций и стереотипов. Вы узнаете, чем живет Amazon сегодня и каковы его планы на ближайший, ХХI век, ведь 'магазин всего' — далеко не окончательная ипостась компании Безоса. Какой она будет через несколько лет, предсказать невозможно: эта история пишется в наши дни.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/german-erfolgreich-mit-elon-musk-die-prinzipien-des-grossmeisters-by-sebastian-blake--65074090https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/394249 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [German] - Erfolgreich mit Elon Musk. Die Prinzipien des Großmeisters Author: Sebastian Blake Narrator: Dominic Kolb Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 1 hour 52 minutes Release date: August 20, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: Erfahren Sie Prinzipien des Erfolgs von dem 'Real Iron Man' des 21. Jahrhunderts. Elon Musk ist nicht nur ein Unternehmer, der weltweit große Popularität genießt, sondern ein Ausnahmemensch, der Dinge erreicht und plant, die andere als unmöglich gelten. Eine Idee nach der anderen ist visionärer: PayPal, Tesla Motors und SpaceX. Bereits existierende Ideen und Geschäftskonzepte greift er und definiert sie neu. Dabei arbeitet er unermüdlich und erweckt als einer der wenigen Milliardäre und Multi-Millionäre glaubwürdig den Eindruck, dass es ihm wirklich nicht nur ums Geld geht, sondern darum, der Menschheit zu helfen. Es stellt sich somit wie bei den meisten Siegermenschen die Frage: Wie ist das machbar? Was ist sein Geheimnis? Kann auch ich einen Teil seines Erfolgs haben? Nun, einen Teil seines Erfolgs abbekommen ist schwer, aber von Elon Musk lernen, ist in jedem Fall möglich. Mit Erscheinen seiner Biografie 'Wie Elon Musk die Welt verändert' von Ashlee Vance in den vergangenen Jahren erfuhr die Öffentlichkeit mehr über den Menschen Musk und vor allem die bis dahin wohlgehütete Kindheit und Jugendzeit. Aber seine Erfolgsprinzipien erhalten Sie in diesem Hörbuch Kapitel für Kapitel erklärt. Im Hörbuch erfahren Sie: -wie Elon Musk die Dinge tat, und was für Möglichkeiten existieren, um es ihm gleichzutun; -viel Nützliches über das Durchhaltevermögen, das für große Ziele erforderlich ist; -wie wichtig Mut ist: Mut, Risiken einzugehen, anders zu denken und eigene Träume zu leben; -warum Geld tatsächlich nicht das Wichtigste im Leben ist und wieso auffällig oft diejenigen reich sind, die es gar nicht in erster Linie werden wollten.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/394249Tue, 20 Aug 2019 04:07:39 +0000Wilfrid HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/394249 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [German] - Erfolgreich mit Elon Musk. Die Prinzipien des Großmeisters Author: Sebastian Blake Narrator: Dominic Kolb Format: Unabridged Audiobook...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/394249 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [German] - Erfolgreich mit Elon Musk. Die Prinzipien des Großmeisters Author: Sebastian Blake Narrator: Dominic Kolb Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 1 hour 52 minutes Release date: August 20, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: Erfahren Sie Prinzipien des Erfolgs von dem 'Real Iron Man' des 21. Jahrhunderts. Elon Musk ist nicht nur ein Unternehmer, der weltweit große Popularität genießt, sondern ein Ausnahmemensch, der Dinge erreicht und plant, die andere als unmöglich gelten. Eine Idee nach der anderen ist visionärer: PayPal, Tesla Motors und SpaceX. Bereits existierende Ideen und Geschäftskonzepte greift er und definiert sie neu. Dabei arbeitet er unermüdlich und erweckt als einer der wenigen Milliardäre und Multi-Millionäre glaubwürdig den Eindruck, dass es ihm wirklich nicht nur ums Geld geht, sondern darum, der Menschheit zu helfen. Es stellt sich somit wie bei den meisten Siegermenschen die Frage: Wie ist das machbar? Was ist sein Geheimnis? Kann auch ich einen Teil seines Erfolgs haben? Nun, einen Teil seines Erfolgs abbekommen ist schwer, aber von Elon Musk lernen, ist in jedem Fall möglich. Mit Erscheinen seiner Biografie 'Wie Elon Musk die Welt verändert' von Ashlee Vance in den vergangenen Jahren erfuhr die Öffentlichkeit mehr über den Menschen Musk und vor allem die bis dahin wohlgehütete Kindheit und Jugendzeit. Aber seine Erfolgsprinzipien erhalten Sie in diesem Hörbuch Kapitel für Kapitel erklärt. Im Hörbuch erfahren Sie: -wie Elon Musk die Dinge tat, und was für Möglichkeiten existieren, um es ihm gleichzutun; -viel Nützliches über das Durchhaltevermögen, das für große Ziele erforderlich ist; -wie wichtig Mut ist: Mut, Risiken einzugehen, anders zu denken und eigene Träume zu leben; -warum Geld tatsächlich nicht das Wichtigste im Leben ist und wieso auffällig oft diejenigen reich sind, die es gar nicht in erster Linie werden wollten.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/kochland-the-secret-history-of-koch-industries-and-corporate-power-in-america-by-christopher-leonard--65074137https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/370596 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Kochland: The Secret History of Koch Industries and Corporate Power in America Author: Christopher Leonard Narrator: Jacques Roy Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 23 hours 18 minutes Release date: August 13, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.32 of Total 19 Ratings of Narrator: 4.83 of Total 6 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK OF 2019 * WINNER OF THE J ANTHONY LUKAS WORK-IN-PROGRESS AWARD * FINANCIAL TIMES’ BEST BOOKS OF 2019 * NPR FAVORITE BOOKS OF 2019 * FINALIST FOR THE FINACIAL TIMES/MCKINSEY BUSINESS BOOK OF 2019 * KIRKUS REVIEWS BEST BOOKS OF 2019 * SCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNAL BEST BOOKS OF 2019 “Superb…Among the best books ever written about an American corporation.” —Bryan Burrough, The New York Times Book Review Just as Steve Coll told the story of globalization through ExxonMobil and Andrew Ross Sorkin told the story of Wall Street excess through Too Big to Fail, Christopher Leonard’s Kochland uses the extraordinary account of how one of the biggest private companies in the world grew to be that big to tell the story of modern corporate America. The annual revenue of Koch Industries is bigger than that of Goldman Sachs, Facebook, and US Steel combined. Koch is everywhere: from the fertilizers that make our food to the chemicals that make our pipes to the synthetics that make our carpets and diapers to the Wall Street trading in all these commodities. But few people know much about Koch Industries and that’s because the billionaire Koch brothers have wanted it that way. For five decades, CEO Charles Koch has kept Koch Industries quietly operating in deepest secrecy, with a view toward very, very long-term profits. He’s a genius businessman: patient with earnings, able to learn from his mistakes, determined that his employees develop a reverence for free-market ruthlessness, and a master disrupter. These strategies made him and his brother David together richer than Bill Gates. But there’s another side to this story. If you want to understand how we killed the unions in this country, how we widened the income divide, stalled progress on climate change, and how our corporations bought the influence industry, all you have to do is read this book. Seven years in the making, Kochland “is a dazzling feat of investigative reporting and epic narrative writing, a tour de force that takes the reader deep inside the rise of a vastly powerful family corporation that has come to influence American workers, markets, elections, and the very ideas debated in our public square. Leonard’s work is fair and meticulous, even as it reveals the Kochs as industrial Citizens Kane of our time” (Steve Coll, Pulitzer Prize–winning author of Private Empire).]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/370596Tue, 13 Aug 2019 04:07:39 +0000Wilfrid HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/370596 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Kochland: The Secret History of Koch Industries and Corporate Power in America Author: Christopher Leonard Narrator: Jacques Roy Format: Unabridged...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/370596 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Kochland: The Secret History of Koch Industries and Corporate Power in America Author: Christopher Leonard Narrator: Jacques Roy Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 23 hours 18 minutes Release date: August 13, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.32 of Total 19 Ratings of Narrator: 4.83 of Total 6 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK OF 2019 * WINNER OF THE J ANTHONY LUKAS WORK-IN-PROGRESS AWARD * FINANCIAL TIMES’ BEST BOOKS OF 2019 * NPR FAVORITE BOOKS OF 2019 * FINALIST FOR THE FINACIAL TIMES/MCKINSEY BUSINESS BOOK OF 2019 * KIRKUS REVIEWS BEST BOOKS OF 2019 * SCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNAL BEST BOOKS OF 2019 “Superb…Among the best books ever written about an American corporation.” —Bryan Burrough, The New York Times Book Review Just as Steve Coll told the story of globalization through ExxonMobil and Andrew Ross Sorkin told the story of Wall Street excess through Too Big to Fail, Christopher Leonard’s Kochland uses the extraordinary account of how one of the biggest private companies in the world grew to be that big to tell the story of modern corporate America. The annual revenue of Koch Industries is bigger than that of Goldman Sachs, Facebook, and US Steel combined. Koch is everywhere: from the fertilizers that make our food to the chemicals that make our pipes to the synthetics that make our carpets and diapers to the Wall Street trading in all these commodities. But few people know much about Koch Industries and that’s because the billionaire Koch brothers have wanted it that way. For five decades, CEO Charles Koch has kept Koch Industries quietly operating in deepest secrecy, with a view toward very, very long-term profits. He’s a genius businessman: patient with earnings, able to learn from his mistakes, determined that his employees develop a reverence for free-market ruthlessness, and a master disrupter. These strategies made him and his brother David together richer than Bill Gates. But there’s another side to this story. If you want to understand how we killed the unions in this country, how we widened the income divide, stalled progress on climate change, and how our corporations bought the influence industry, all you have to do is read this book. Seven years in the making, Kochland “is a dazzling feat of investigative reporting and epic narrative writing, a tour de force that takes the reader deep inside the rise of a vastly powerful family corporation that has come to influence American workers, markets, elections, and the very ideas debated in our public square. Leonard’s work is fair and meticulous, even as it reveals the Kochs as industrial Citizens Kane of our time” (Steve Coll, Pulitzer Prize–winning author of Private Empire).]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/homeless-to-billionaire-the-18-principles-of-wealth-attraction-and-creating-unlimited-opportunity-by-andres-pira--65074092https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/409329 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Homeless to Billionaire: The 18 Principles of Wealth Attraction and Creating Unlimited Opportunity Author: Andres Pira Narrator: Paul Heitsch Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 42 minutes Release date: August 13, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: Create Business Legacy Adventure In Homeless to Billionaire, Andres Pira presents eighteen principles for attracting wealth, creating opportunity, and celebrating self-discovery. Inspired by his own massive life changes, Pira details his business journey from telemarketer to one of Thailand’s best-known billionaires. Using his mentors like Bryan Tracy, Jack Canfield, and Bob Proctor, Pira puts proven knowledge into action, innovating along the way, using his own employees and clients; through failure and success, the 18 Principles are forged. Uncanny wisdom, from this millennial adventurer turned businessman, is blended with proven research and case studies into powerful lessons. “Do whatever it is you want to do in life. Be whomever you want to be. Go wherever you want to go. Have whatever it is you want to have right now,” urges Pira. It’s part autobiography, part success workbook, and 100 percent life lessons. From making employees jump out of airplanes, to summiting mountain tops, Pira details how to move from fear to inspiration, competitiveness to domination, and student to mentor in business. His call to action is for readers to live their legacy every day.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/409329Tue, 13 Aug 2019 04:07:39 +0000Wilfrid HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/409329 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Homeless to Billionaire: The 18 Principles of Wealth Attraction and Creating Unlimited Opportunity Author: Andres Pira Narrator: Paul Heitsch Format:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/409329 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Homeless to Billionaire: The 18 Principles of Wealth Attraction and Creating Unlimited Opportunity Author: Andres Pira Narrator: Paul Heitsch Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 42 minutes Release date: August 13, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: Create Business Legacy Adventure In Homeless to Billionaire, Andres Pira presents eighteen principles for attracting wealth, creating opportunity, and celebrating self-discovery. Inspired by his own massive life changes, Pira details his business journey from telemarketer to one of Thailand’s best-known billionaires. Using his mentors like Bryan Tracy, Jack Canfield, and Bob Proctor, Pira puts proven knowledge into action, innovating along the way, using his own employees and clients; through failure and success, the 18 Principles are forged. Uncanny wisdom, from this millennial adventurer turned businessman, is blended with proven research and case studies into powerful lessons. “Do whatever it is you want to do in life. Be whomever you want to be. Go wherever you want to go. Have whatever it is you want to have right now,” urges Pira. It’s part autobiography, part success workbook, and 100 percent life lessons. From making employees jump out of airplanes, to summiting mountain tops, Pira details how to move from fear to inspiration, competitiveness to domination, and student to mentor in business. His call to action is for readers to live their legacy every day.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lady-with-balls-a-single-mom-s-triumphant-battle-in-a-man-s-world-by-alice-combs--65074151https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/404912 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Lady with Balls: A Single Mom’s Triumphant Battle in a Man’s World Author: Alice Combs Narrator: Alice Combs Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 30 minutes Release date: July 19, 2019 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: During the 1970s, Alice Combs, undeterred by a former employer’s snobbish pronouncement, “You’re not corporate material,” transformed herself from divorced mother on food stamps to successful entrepreneur. Resolute, Alice overcame her initial ignorance of the recycling trade and recovered from the many novice mistakes she inevitably made while teaching herself to operate Vulcan Wire, which would slowly become a thriving business despite an embezzling partner, cutthroat competitors, and several employees who proved unreliable when they were most needed. Alice refused to be intimidated and wouldn’t take no for an answer. Her exceptional achievement in a traditionally male arena is an inspiration for all women who aspire to the heights of success in their chosen fields.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/404912Fri, 19 Jul 2019 04:07:39 +0000Wilfrid HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/404912 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Lady with Balls: A Single Mom’s Triumphant Battle in a Man’s World Author: Alice Combs Narrator: Alice Combs Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/404912 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Lady with Balls: A Single Mom’s Triumphant Battle in a Man’s World Author: Alice Combs Narrator: Alice Combs Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 30 minutes Release date: July 19, 2019 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: During the 1970s, Alice Combs, undeterred by a former employer’s snobbish pronouncement, “You’re not corporate material,” transformed herself from divorced mother on food stamps to successful entrepreneur. Resolute, Alice overcame her initial ignorance of the recycling trade and recovered from the many novice mistakes she inevitably made while teaching herself to operate Vulcan Wire, which would slowly become a thriving business despite an embezzling partner, cutthroat competitors, and several employees who proved unreliable when they were most needed. Alice refused to be intimidated and wouldn’t take no for an answer. Her exceptional achievement in a traditionally male arena is an inspiration for all women who aspire to the heights of success in their chosen fields.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/this-is-not-a-t-shirt-a-brand-a-culture-a-community-a-life-in-streetwear-by-bobby-hundreds--65074119https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/356522 to listen full audiobooks. Title: This Is Not a T-Shirt: A Brand, a Culture, a Community--a Life in Streetwear Author: Bobby Hundreds Narrator: Bobby Hundreds Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 50 minutes Release date: June 25, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.75 of Total 4 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: The story of The Hundreds and the precepts that made it an iconic streetwear brand by Bobby Hundreds himself Streetwear occupies that rarefied space where genuine 'cool' coexists with big business; where a star designer might work concurrently with Nike, a tattoo artist, Louis Vuitton, and a skateboard company. It’s the ubiquitous style of dress comprising hoodies, sneakers, and T-shirts. In the beginning, a few brands defined this style; fewer still survived as streetwear went mainstream. They are the OGs, the “heritage brands.” The Hundreds is one of those persevering companies, and Bobby Hundreds is at the center of it all. The creative force behind the brand, Bobby Kim, a.k.a. Bobby Hundreds, has emerged as a prominent face and voice in streetwear. In telling the story of his formative years, he reminds us that The Hundreds was started by outsiders; and this is truly the story of streetwear culture. In This Is Not a T-Shirt, Bobby Hundreds cements his spot as a champion of an industry he helped create and tells the story of The Hundreds—with anecdotes ranging from his Southern California, punk-DIY-tinged youth to the brand’s explosive success. Both an inspiring memoir and an expert assessment of the history and future of streetwear, this is the tale of Bobby’s commitment to his creative vision and to building a real community.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/356522Tue, 25 Jun 2019 04:07:39 +0000Wilfrid HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/356522 to listen full audiobooks. Title: This Is Not a T-Shirt: A Brand, a Culture, a Community--a Life in Streetwear Author: Bobby Hundreds Narrator: Bobby Hundreds Format: Unabridged...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/356522 to listen full audiobooks. Title: This Is Not a T-Shirt: A Brand, a Culture, a Community--a Life in Streetwear Author: Bobby Hundreds Narrator: Bobby Hundreds Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 50 minutes Release date: June 25, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.75 of Total 4 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: The story of The Hundreds and the precepts that made it an iconic streetwear brand by Bobby Hundreds himself Streetwear occupies that rarefied space where genuine 'cool' coexists with big business; where a star designer might work concurrently with Nike, a tattoo artist, Louis Vuitton, and a skateboard company. It’s the ubiquitous style of dress comprising hoodies, sneakers, and T-shirts. In the beginning, a few brands defined this style; fewer still survived as streetwear went mainstream. They are the OGs, the “heritage brands.” The Hundreds is one of those persevering companies, and Bobby Hundreds is at the center of it all. The creative force behind the brand, Bobby Kim, a.k.a. Bobby Hundreds, has emerged as a prominent face and voice in streetwear. In telling the story of his formative years, he reminds us that The Hundreds was started by outsiders; and this is truly the story of streetwear culture. In This Is Not a T-Shirt, Bobby Hundreds cements his spot as a champion of an industry he helped create and tells the story of The Hundreds—with anecdotes ranging from his Southern California, punk-DIY-tinged youth to the brand’s explosive success. Both an inspiring memoir and an expert assessment of the history and future of streetwear, this is the tale of Bobby’s commitment to his creative vision and to building a real community.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/hired-six-months-undercover-in-low-wage-britain-by-james-bloodworth--65074097https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/383375 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Hired: Six Months Undercover in Low-Wage Britain Author: James Bloodworth Narrator: Alister Austin Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 9 minutes Release date: June 20, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.33 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 3 of Total 1 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: From the Orwellian reach of an Amazon warehouse to the time trials of a council care worker and the grim reality behind the glossy Uber App, Hired is a clear-eyed analysis of a divided nation and a riveting dispatch from the very frontline of low-wage Britain. We all define ourselves by our profession. But what if our job was demeaning, poorly paid, and tedious? Cracking open Britain's divisions journalist James Bloodworth spends six months living and working across Britain, taking on the country's most gruelling jobs. He lives on the meagre proceeds and discovers the anxieties and hopes of those he encounters, including working-class British, young students striving to make ends meet, and Eastern European immigrants. From the Staffordshire Amazon warehouse to the taxi-cabs of Uber, Bloodworth narrates how traditional working-class communities have been decimated by the move to soulless service jobs with no security, advancement or satisfaction. This is a gripping examination of Brexit Britain, a divided nation which needs to understand the true reality of how other people live and work before it can heal. 'A very discomforting book, no matter what your politics might be... very good' Sunday Times 'Potent, disturbing and revelatory' Evening Standard]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/383375Thu, 20 Jun 2019 04:07:39 +0000Wilfrid HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/383375 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Hired: Six Months Undercover in Low-Wage Britain Author: James Bloodworth Narrator: Alister Austin Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 9...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/383375 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Hired: Six Months Undercover in Low-Wage Britain Author: James Bloodworth Narrator: Alister Austin Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 9 minutes Release date: June 20, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.33 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 3 of Total 1 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: From the Orwellian reach of an Amazon warehouse to the time trials of a council care worker and the grim reality behind the glossy Uber App, Hired is a clear-eyed analysis of a divided nation and a riveting dispatch from the very frontline of low-wage Britain. We all define ourselves by our profession. But what if our job was demeaning, poorly paid, and tedious? Cracking open Britain's divisions journalist James Bloodworth spends six months living and working across Britain, taking on the country's most gruelling jobs. He lives on the meagre proceeds and discovers the anxieties and hopes of those he encounters, including working-class British, young students striving to make ends meet, and Eastern European immigrants. From the Staffordshire Amazon warehouse to the taxi-cabs of Uber, Bloodworth narrates how traditional working-class communities have been decimated by the move to soulless service jobs with no security, advancement or satisfaction. This is a gripping examination of Brexit Britain, a divided nation which needs to understand the true reality of how other people live and work before it can heal. 'A very discomforting book, no matter what your politics might be... very good' Sunday Times 'Potent, disturbing and revelatory' Evening Standard]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/mr-five-per-cent-the-many-lives-of-calouste-gulbenkian-the-world-s-richest-man-by-jonathan-conlin--65074144https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/368929 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Mr Five Per Cent: The Many Lives of Calouste Gulbenkian, the World's Richest Man Author: Jonathan Conlin Narrator: Simon Vance Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 25 minutes Release date: June 11, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: When Calouste Gulbenkian died in 1955 at the age of 86, he was the richest man in the world, known as 'Mr Five Per Cent' for his personal share of Middle East oil. The son of a wealthy Armenian merchant in Istanbul, for half a century he brokered top-level oil deals, concealing his mysterious web of business interests and contacts within a labyrinth of Asian and European cartels, and convincing governments and oil barons alike of his impartiality as an 'honest broker'. Today his name is known principally through the Gulbenkian Foundation in Lisbon, to which his spectacular art collection and most of his vast wealth were bequeathed. Gulbenkian's private life was as labyrinthine as his business dealings. He insisted on the highest 'moral values', yet ruthlessly used his wife's charm as a hostess to further his career, and demanded complete obedience from his family, whom he monitored obsessively. As a young man he lived a champagne lifestyle, escorting actresses and showgirls, and in later life - on doctor's orders - he slept with a succession of discreetly provided young women. Meanwhile he built up a superb art collection which included Rembrandts and other treasures sold to him by Stalin from the Hermitage Museum. Published to mark the 150th anniversary of his birth, Mr Five Per Cent reveals Gulbenkian's complex and many-sided existence. Written with full access to the Gulbenkian Foundation's archives, this is the fascinating story of the man who more than anyone else helped shape the modern oil industry.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/368929Tue, 11 Jun 2019 04:07:39 +0000Wilfrid HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/368929 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Mr Five Per Cent: The Many Lives of Calouste Gulbenkian, the World's Richest Man Author: Jonathan Conlin Narrator: Simon Vance Format: Unabridged...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/368929 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Mr Five Per Cent: The Many Lives of Calouste Gulbenkian, the World's Richest Man Author: Jonathan Conlin Narrator: Simon Vance Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 25 minutes Release date: June 11, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: When Calouste Gulbenkian died in 1955 at the age of 86, he was the richest man in the world, known as 'Mr Five Per Cent' for his personal share of Middle East oil. The son of a wealthy Armenian merchant in Istanbul, for half a century he brokered top-level oil deals, concealing his mysterious web of business interests and contacts within a labyrinth of Asian and European cartels, and convincing governments and oil barons alike of his impartiality as an 'honest broker'. Today his name is known principally through the Gulbenkian Foundation in Lisbon, to which his spectacular art collection and most of his vast wealth were bequeathed. Gulbenkian's private life was as labyrinthine as his business dealings. He insisted on the highest 'moral values', yet ruthlessly used his wife's charm as a hostess to further his career, and demanded complete obedience from his family, whom he monitored obsessively. As a young man he lived a champagne lifestyle, escorting actresses and showgirls, and in later life - on doctor's orders - he slept with a succession of discreetly provided young women. Meanwhile he built up a superb art collection which included Rembrandts and other treasures sold to him by Stalin from the Hermitage Museum. Published to mark the 150th anniversary of his birth, Mr Five Per Cent reveals Gulbenkian's complex and many-sided existence. Written with full access to the Gulbenkian Foundation's archives, this is the fascinating story of the man who more than anyone else helped shape the modern oil industry.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/boom-mad-money-mega-dealers-and-the-rise-of-contemporary-art-by-michael-shnayerson--65074136https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/381294 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Boom: Mad Money, Mega Dealers, and the Rise of Contemporary Art Author: Michael Shnayerson Narrator: Jonathan Davis Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 16 hours 40 minutes Release date: May 21, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.67 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: The meteoric rise of the largest unregulated financial market in the world -- for contemporary art -- is driven by a few passionate, guileful, and very hard-nosed dealers. They can make and break careers and fortunes. The contemporary art market is an international juggernaut, throwing off multimillion-dollar deals as wealthy buyers move from fair to fair, auction to auction, party to glittering party. But none of it would happen without the dealers-the tastemakers who back emerging artists and steer them to success, often to see them picked off by a rival. Dealers operate within a private world of handshake agreements, negotiating for the highest commissions. Michael Shnayerson, a longtime contributing editor to Vanity Fair, writes the first ever definitive history of their activities. He has spoken to all of today's so-called mega dealers -- Larry Gagosian, David Zwirner, Arne and Marc Glimcher, and Iwan Wirth -- along with dozens of other dealers -- from Irving Blum to Gavin Brown -- who worked with the greatest artists of their times: Jackson Pollock, Andy Warhol, Cy Twombly, and more. This kaleidoscopic history begins in the mid-1940s in genteel poverty with a scattering of galleries in midtown Manhattan, takes us through the ramshackle 1950s studios of Coenties Slip, the hipster locations in SoHo and Chelsea, London's Bond Street, and across the terraces of Art Basel until today. Now, dealers and auctioneers are seeking the first billion-dollar painting. It hasn't happened yet, but they are confident they can push the price there soon.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/381294Tue, 21 May 2019 04:07:39 +0000Wilfrid HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/381294 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Boom: Mad Money, Mega Dealers, and the Rise of Contemporary Art Author: Michael Shnayerson Narrator: Jonathan Davis Format: Unabridged Audiobook...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/381294 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Boom: Mad Money, Mega Dealers, and the Rise of Contemporary Art Author: Michael Shnayerson Narrator: Jonathan Davis Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 16 hours 40 minutes Release date: May 21, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.67 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: The meteoric rise of the largest unregulated financial market in the world -- for contemporary art -- is driven by a few passionate, guileful, and very hard-nosed dealers. They can make and break careers and fortunes. The contemporary art market is an international juggernaut, throwing off multimillion-dollar deals as wealthy buyers move from fair to fair, auction to auction, party to glittering party. But none of it would happen without the dealers-the tastemakers who back emerging artists and steer them to success, often to see them picked off by a rival. Dealers operate within a private world of handshake agreements, negotiating for the highest commissions. Michael Shnayerson, a longtime contributing editor to Vanity Fair, writes the first ever definitive history of their activities. He has spoken to all of today's so-called mega dealers -- Larry Gagosian, David Zwirner, Arne and Marc Glimcher, and Iwan Wirth -- along with dozens of other dealers -- from Irving Blum to Gavin Brown -- who worked with the greatest artists of their times: Jackson Pollock, Andy Warhol, Cy Twombly, and more. This kaleidoscopic history begins in the mid-1940s in genteel poverty with a scattering of galleries in midtown Manhattan, takes us through the ramshackle 1950s studios of Coenties Slip, the hipster locations in SoHo and Chelsea, London's Bond Street, and across the terraces of Art Basel until today. Now, dealers and auctioneers are seeking the first billion-dollar painting. It hasn't happened yet, but they are confident they can push the price there soon.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/what-it-takes-how-i-built-a-100-million-business-against-the-odds-by-raegan-moya-jones--65074109https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/346308 to listen full audiobooks. Title: What It Takes: How I Built a $100 Million Business Against the Odds Author: Raegan Moya-Jones Narrator: Raegan Moya-Jones Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 21 minutes Release date: May 9, 2019 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: Penguin presents the audiobook edition of What It Takes written and read by Raegan Moya-Jones. When Raegan Moya-Jones was told by her overbearing male boss that she didn't have an 'entrepreneurial bone' in her whole body, she almost laughed in his face. What he didn't know was that the business she'd been secretly working on in the small hours of the night after putting her baby to bed had just hit a revenue of $1 million. Today, aden + anais, the swaddling blanket and baby goods company Moya-Jones founded is a global, multi-million dollar franchise and one that Beyoncé, Gwen Stefani and the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge loyally support. In this clever, relatable and iconoclastic success story, Moya-Jones busts every myth and misconception about women in business and argues that women should embrace the attributes that set them apart from men. Blanket conventions and perceived barriers attached to the female entrepreneur can be transformed into assets and profit - all you have to do is take the leap.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/346308Thu, 09 May 2019 04:07:39 +0000Wilfrid HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/346308 to listen full audiobooks. Title: What It Takes: How I Built a $100 Million Business Against the Odds Author: Raegan Moya-Jones Narrator: Raegan Moya-Jones Format: Unabridged Audiobook...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/346308 to listen full audiobooks. Title: What It Takes: How I Built a $100 Million Business Against the Odds Author: Raegan Moya-Jones Narrator: Raegan Moya-Jones Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 21 minutes Release date: May 9, 2019 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: Penguin presents the audiobook edition of What It Takes written and read by Raegan Moya-Jones. When Raegan Moya-Jones was told by her overbearing male boss that she didn't have an 'entrepreneurial bone' in her whole body, she almost laughed in his face. What he didn't know was that the business she'd been secretly working on in the small hours of the night after putting her baby to bed had just hit a revenue of $1 million. Today, aden + anais, the swaddling blanket and baby goods company Moya-Jones founded is a global, multi-million dollar franchise and one that Beyoncé, Gwen Stefani and the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge loyally support. In this clever, relatable and iconoclastic success story, Moya-Jones busts every myth and misconception about women in business and argues that women should embrace the attributes that set them apart from men. Blanket conventions and perceived barriers attached to the female entrepreneur can be transformed into assets and profit - all you have to do is take the leap.]]>65cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-face-pressed-against-a-window-a-memoir-by-tim-waterstone--65074102https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/381139 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Face Pressed Against a Window: A Memoir Author: Tim Waterstone Narrator: Tim Waterstone Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 9 minutes Release date: May 9, 2019 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: Candid and moving, The Face Pressed Against a Window charts the life of one of our most celebrated business leaders. Tim Waterstone is one of Britain's most successful businessmen, having built the Waterstone's empire that started with one small bookshop in 1982. In this charming and evocative memoir, he recalls the childhood experiences that led him to become an entrepreneur and outlines the business philosophy that allowed Waterstone's to dominate the bookselling business throughout the country. Tim explores his formative years in a small town in rural England at the end of the Second World War, and the troubled relationship he had with his father, before moving on to the epiphany he had while studying at Cambridge, which set him on the road to Waterstone's and gave birth to the creative strategy that made him a high street name.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/381139Thu, 09 May 2019 04:07:39 +0000Wilfrid HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/381139 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Face Pressed Against a Window: A Memoir Author: Tim Waterstone Narrator: Tim Waterstone Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 9 minutes...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/381139 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Face Pressed Against a Window: A Memoir Author: Tim Waterstone Narrator: Tim Waterstone Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 9 minutes Release date: May 9, 2019 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: Candid and moving, The Face Pressed Against a Window charts the life of one of our most celebrated business leaders. Tim Waterstone is one of Britain's most successful businessmen, having built the Waterstone's empire that started with one small bookshop in 1982. In this charming and evocative memoir, he recalls the childhood experiences that led him to become an entrepreneur and outlines the business philosophy that allowed Waterstone's to dominate the bookselling business throughout the country. Tim explores his formative years in a small town in rural England at the end of the Second World War, and the troubled relationship he had with his father, before moving on to the epiphany he had while studying at Cambridge, which set him on the road to Waterstone's and gave birth to the creative strategy that made him a high street name.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/tim-cook-the-genius-who-took-apple-to-the-next-level-by-leander-kahney--65074149https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/351380 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Tim Cook: The Genius Who Took Apple to the Next Level Author: Leander Kahney Narrator: Jonathan Cowley Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 56 minutes Release date: April 18, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.8 of Total 5 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: Penguin presents the audiobook edition of Tim Cook written by Leander Kahney, read by Jonathan Cowley. The first biography of Apple's CEO, Tim Cook 'A rich narrative with chapters covering values and Apple's progress under Cook' Wall Street Journal In 2011, Tim Cook took on an impossible task - following in the footsteps of one of history's greatest business visionaries, Steve Jobs. Facing worldwide scrutiny, Cook (who was often described as shy, unassuming and unimaginative) defied all expectations. Under Cook's leadership Apple has soared: its stock has nearly tripled to become the world's first trillion-dollar company. From the massive growth of the iPhone to new victories like the Apple Watch, Cook is leading Apple to a new era of success. But he's also spearheaded a cultural revolution within the company. Since becoming CEO, Cook has introduced a new style of management that emphasizes kindness, collaboration and honesty, and has quietly pushed Apple to support sexual and racial equal rights and invest heavily in renewable energy. Drawing on authorized access with several Apple insiders, Kahney, the world's leading reporter on Apple, tells the inspiring story of how one man attempted to replace the irreplaceable and succeeded better than anyone thought possible.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/351380Thu, 18 Apr 2019 04:07:39 +0000Wilfrid HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/351380 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Tim Cook: The Genius Who Took Apple to the Next Level Author: Leander Kahney Narrator: Jonathan Cowley Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 56...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/351380 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Tim Cook: The Genius Who Took Apple to the Next Level Author: Leander Kahney Narrator: Jonathan Cowley Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 56 minutes Release date: April 18, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.8 of Total 5 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: Penguin presents the audiobook edition of Tim Cook written by Leander Kahney, read by Jonathan Cowley. The first biography of Apple's CEO, Tim Cook 'A rich narrative with chapters covering values and Apple's progress under Cook' Wall Street Journal In 2011, Tim Cook took on an impossible task - following in the footsteps of one of history's greatest business visionaries, Steve Jobs. Facing worldwide scrutiny, Cook (who was often described as shy, unassuming and unimaginative) defied all expectations. Under Cook's leadership Apple has soared: its stock has nearly tripled to become the world's first trillion-dollar company. From the massive growth of the iPhone to new victories like the Apple Watch, Cook is leading Apple to a new era of success. But he's also spearheaded a cultural revolution within the company. Since becoming CEO, Cook has introduced a new style of management that emphasizes kindness, collaboration and honesty, and has quietly pushed Apple to support sexual and racial equal rights and invest heavily in renewable energy. Drawing on authorized access with several Apple insiders, Kahney, the world's leading reporter on Apple, tells the inspiring story of how one man attempted to replace the irreplaceable and succeeded better than anyone thought possible.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/lebron-inc-the-making-of-a-billion-dollar-athlete-by-brian-windhorst--65074101https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/379528 to listen full audiobooks. Title: LeBron, Inc.: The Making of a Billion-Dollar Athlete Author: Brian Windhorst Narrator: Chris Abell Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 36 minutes Release date: April 9, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.43 of Total 7 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: From the New York Times bestselling author of Return of the King comes the story of LeBron James's incredible transformation from basketball star to sports and business mogul. With eight straight trips to the NBA Finals, LeBron James has proven himself one of the greatest basketball players of all time. And like Magic Johnson and Michael Jordan before him, LeBron has also become a global brand and businessman who has altered the way professional athletes think about their value, maximize their leverage, and use their voice. LEBRON, INC tells the story of James's journey down the path to becoming a billionaire sports icon -- his successes, his failures, and the lessons both have taught him along the way. With plenty of newsmaking tidbits about his rollercoaster last season in Cleveland and high-profile move to the Lakers, LEBRON, INC. shows how James has changed the way most elite athletes manage their careers, and how he launched a movement among his peers that may last decades beyond his playing days.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/379528Tue, 09 Apr 2019 04:07:39 +0000Wilfrid HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/379528 to listen full audiobooks. Title: LeBron, Inc.: The Making of a Billion-Dollar Athlete Author: Brian Windhorst Narrator: Chris Abell Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 36...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/379528 to listen full audiobooks. Title: LeBron, Inc.: The Making of a Billion-Dollar Athlete Author: Brian Windhorst Narrator: Chris Abell Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 36 minutes Release date: April 9, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.43 of Total 7 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: From the New York Times bestselling author of Return of the King comes the story of LeBron James's incredible transformation from basketball star to sports and business mogul. With eight straight trips to the NBA Finals, LeBron James has proven himself one of the greatest basketball players of all time. And like Magic Johnson and Michael Jordan before him, LeBron has also become a global brand and businessman who has altered the way professional athletes think about their value, maximize their leverage, and use their voice. LEBRON, INC tells the story of James's journey down the path to becoming a billionaire sports icon -- his successes, his failures, and the lessons both have taught him along the way. With plenty of newsmaking tidbits about his rollercoaster last season in Cleveland and high-profile move to the Lakers, LEBRON, INC. shows how James has changed the way most elite athletes manage their careers, and how he launched a movement among his peers that may last decades beyond his playing days.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/let-it-go-my-extraordinary-story-from-refugee-to-entrepreneur-to-philanthropist-by-richard-askwith-stephanie-shirley--65074124https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/374130 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Let It Go: My Extraordinary Story - From Refugee to Entrepreneur to Philanthropist Author: Richard Askwith, Stephanie Shirley Narrator: Rachel Atkins Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 26 minutes Release date: April 4, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.33 of Total 3 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: A moving memoir from a woman who made a fortune in a man's world and then gave it all away...soon to be turned into a film In 1962, Stephanie 'Steve' Shirley created a software company when the concept of software barely existed. Freelance Programmers employed women to work on complex projects such as Concorde's black box recorder from the comfort of their own home. Shirley empowered a generation of women in technology, giving them unheard of freedom to choose their own hours and manage their own workloads. The business thrived and Shirley gradually transferred ownership to her staff, creating 70 millionaires in the process. Let It Go explores Shirley's trail blazing career as an entrepreneur but it also charts her incredible personal story - her dramatic arrival in England as an unaccompanied Kindertransport refugee during World War Two and the tragic loss of her only child who suffered severely from Autism. Today, Dame Stephanie Shirley is one of Britain's leading philanthropists, devoting most of her time, energy and wealth to charities that are close to her heart. In Let It Go, Shirley tells her inspirational story and explains why giving her wealth away - letting it go - has brought her infinitely more happiness and fulfilment than acquiring it in the first place. Co-written with Richard Askwith, the former Executive Editor of The Independent and the award-winning author of seven books in his own name, including biographies of Emil Zátopek and Lata Brandisová. 'An extraordinary tale of creativity and resilience' - Guardian 'This engrossing story of an extraordinary life is filled with lessons in what it means to be human' - Financial Times]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/374130Thu, 04 Apr 2019 04:07:39 +0000Wilfrid HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/374130 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Let It Go: My Extraordinary Story - From Refugee to Entrepreneur to Philanthropist Author: Richard Askwith, Stephanie Shirley Narrator: Rachel Atkins...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/374130 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Let It Go: My Extraordinary Story - From Refugee to Entrepreneur to Philanthropist Author: Richard Askwith, Stephanie Shirley Narrator: Rachel Atkins Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 26 minutes Release date: April 4, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.33 of Total 3 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: A moving memoir from a woman who made a fortune in a man's world and then gave it all away...soon to be turned into a film In 1962, Stephanie 'Steve' Shirley created a software company when the concept of software barely existed. Freelance Programmers employed women to work on complex projects such as Concorde's black box recorder from the comfort of their own home. Shirley empowered a generation of women in technology, giving them unheard of freedom to choose their own hours and manage their own workloads. The business thrived and Shirley gradually transferred ownership to her staff, creating 70 millionaires in the process. Let It Go explores Shirley's trail blazing career as an entrepreneur but it also charts her incredible personal story - her dramatic arrival in England as an unaccompanied Kindertransport refugee during World War Two and the tragic loss of her only child who suffered severely from Autism. Today, Dame Stephanie Shirley is one of Britain's leading philanthropists, devoting most of her time, energy and wealth to charities that are close to her heart. In Let It Go, Shirley tells her inspirational story and explains why giving her wealth away - letting it go - has brought her infinitely more happiness and fulfilment than acquiring it in the first place. Co-written with Richard Askwith, the former Executive Editor of The Independent and the award-winning author of seven books in his own name, including biographies of Emil Zátopek and Lata Brandisová. 'An extraordinary tale of creativity and resilience' - Guardian 'This engrossing story of an extraordinary life is filled with lessons in what it means to be human' - Financial Times]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/misfit-autistic-gay-immigrant-changemaker-by-andreas-souvaliotis--65074127https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/355669 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Misfit: autistic. gay. immigrant. changemaker. Author: Andreas Souvaliotis Narrator: Andreas Souvaliotis Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 33 minutes Release date: March 5, 2019 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: Updated and expanded: A new edition of the inspiring memoir by one of Canada's most unusual, successful and socially conscious businesspeople. 'I am different. I have always been different. I grew up scared of being found out, scared of my natural inability to fit in, to conform, to look and sound and dress and behave 'normal.' I was always drawn to the different ones and I observed them with fascination--but the thought of being even a little bit like them mortified me. I was desperate to fit in. . . .' --From Misfit Andreas Souvaliotis was raised at a time when being on the autism spectrum wasn't easily diagnosed or even discussed. Minds like his were simply considered odd. He also knew from an early age he was gay, and it terrified him as he was growing up with openly homophobic parents in one of Europe's least tolerant societies. Andreas's differences made him an outsider, right through to his mid-forties. And then suddenly, everything changed. Misfit is the extraordinary memoir of a man who realized there was strength in his strangeness, that it could be used as a force for good. 'It all happened in a flash. On a beautiful spring morning in 2007, sitting in my backyard and licking my wounds from a spectacular career derailment, I came up with a big idea--and I found myself contemplating the most daring and unconventional pursuit of my life.' The weird kid from Greece was on his way to making his world, and everyone's world, a better place. Andreas Souvaliotis's inspiring story shows us that everyone has what it takes to trigger positive change, and that none of us should see our differences and quirks as handicaps. • The author is donating all of his proceeds from this book to 6 Degrees, a global charitable initiative that promotes inclusion, diversity, belonging and citizenhip. 6degreesto.com]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/355669Tue, 05 Mar 2019 04:07:39 +0000Wilfrid HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/355669 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Misfit: autistic. gay. immigrant. changemaker. Author: Andreas Souvaliotis Narrator: Andreas Souvaliotis Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/355669 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Misfit: autistic. gay. immigrant. changemaker. Author: Andreas Souvaliotis Narrator: Andreas Souvaliotis Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 33 minutes Release date: March 5, 2019 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: Updated and expanded: A new edition of the inspiring memoir by one of Canada's most unusual, successful and socially conscious businesspeople. 'I am different. I have always been different. I grew up scared of being found out, scared of my natural inability to fit in, to conform, to look and sound and dress and behave 'normal.' I was always drawn to the different ones and I observed them with fascination--but the thought of being even a little bit like them mortified me. I was desperate to fit in. . . .' --From Misfit Andreas Souvaliotis was raised at a time when being on the autism spectrum wasn't easily diagnosed or even discussed. Minds like his were simply considered odd. He also knew from an early age he was gay, and it terrified him as he was growing up with openly homophobic parents in one of Europe's least tolerant societies. Andreas's differences made him an outsider, right through to his mid-forties. And then suddenly, everything changed. Misfit is the extraordinary memoir of a man who realized there was strength in his strangeness, that it could be used as a force for good. 'It all happened in a flash. On a beautiful spring morning in 2007, sitting in my backyard and licking my wounds from a spectacular career derailment, I came up with a big idea--and I found myself contemplating the most daring and unconventional pursuit of my life.' The weird kid from Greece was on his way to making his world, and everyone's world, a better place. Andreas Souvaliotis's inspiring story shows us that everyone has what it takes to trigger positive change, and that none of us should see our differences and quirks as handicaps. • The author is donating all of his proceeds from this book to 6 Degrees, a global charitable initiative that promotes inclusion, diversity, belonging and citizenhip. 6degreesto.com]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/steve-jobs-lessons-to-be-learned-from-the-business-wisdom-of-steve-jobs-by-walter-j-stross--65074134https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/368229 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Steve Jobs: Lessons to be Learned from The Business Wisdom of Steve Jobs Author: Walter J. Stross Narrator: Nick Dolle Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 10 minutes Release date: January 24, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 2.2 of Total 5 Ratings of Narrator: 1 of Total 1 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: We all look to successful people when we want inspiration! For anyone seeking success in life, a mentor or someone who can be looked up to or imitated is probably an essential part of the process. Learning how someone got it right, as well as the mistakes they made along the way and how they overcame them, can mean the difference between success and failure. People like Steve Jobs, the co-founder of the successful Apple business, are those who have paved the way for millions of others to follow and in Steve Jobs: Lessons to be Learned from The Business Wisdom of Steve Jobs, you can begin to understand something of what made him tick, with chapters that examine: - The Basics - Have Passion - Learn To Communicate - Learn to Relate - Build A Community If you are serious about reaching the goals you set for yourself and are determined to make it happen, then reading about the inspiration and motivation provided in this book is the first step to take. Get a copy of Steve Jobs: Lessons to be Learned from The Business Wisdom of Steve Jobs and see how you can build your own success with his as a template.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/368229Thu, 24 Jan 2019 04:07:39 +0000Wilfrid HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/368229 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Steve Jobs: Lessons to be Learned from The Business Wisdom of Steve Jobs Author: Walter J. Stross Narrator: Nick Dolle Format: Unabridged Audiobook...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/368229 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Steve Jobs: Lessons to be Learned from The Business Wisdom of Steve Jobs Author: Walter J. Stross Narrator: Nick Dolle Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 10 minutes Release date: January 24, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 2.2 of Total 5 Ratings of Narrator: 1 of Total 1 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: We all look to successful people when we want inspiration! For anyone seeking success in life, a mentor or someone who can be looked up to or imitated is probably an essential part of the process. Learning how someone got it right, as well as the mistakes they made along the way and how they overcame them, can mean the difference between success and failure. People like Steve Jobs, the co-founder of the successful Apple business, are those who have paved the way for millions of others to follow and in Steve Jobs: Lessons to be Learned from The Business Wisdom of Steve Jobs, you can begin to understand something of what made him tick, with chapters that examine: - The Basics - Have Passion - Learn To Communicate - Learn to Relate - Build A Community If you are serious about reaching the goals you set for yourself and are determined to make it happen, then reading about the inspiration and motivation provided in this book is the first step to take. Get a copy of Steve Jobs: Lessons to be Learned from The Business Wisdom of Steve Jobs and see how you can build your own success with his as a template.]]>65cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/hershey-milton-s-hershey-s-extraordinary-life-of-wealth-empire-and-utopian-dreams-by-michael-d-antonio--65074157https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/366972 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Hershey: Milton S. Hershey's Extraordinary Life of Wealth, Empire, and Utopian Dreams Author: Michael D'antonio Narrator: Jonathan Yen Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 36 minutes Release date: January 17, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3 of Total 1 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: The name Hershey evokes many things: chocolate bars, the company town in Pennsylvania, one of America's most recognizable brands. But who was the man behind the name? In this compelling biography, Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist Michael D'Antonio gives us the real-life rags-to-riches story of Milton S. Hershey, a largely uneducated businessman whose idealistic sense of purpose created an immense financial empire, a town, and a legacy that lasts to this day. Hershey, the son of a minister's daughter and an irresponsible father who deserted the family, began his career inauspiciously when the two candy shops he opened both went bankrupt. Undeterred, he started the Lancaster Caramel Company, which brought him success at last. Eventually he sold his caramel operation and went on to perfect the production process of chocolate to create a stable, consistent bar with a long shelf life . . . and an American icon was born. Hershey was more than a successful businessman—he was a progressive thinker who believed in capitalism as a means to higher goals. He built the world's largest chocolate factory and a utopian village for his workers on a large tract of land in rural Pennsylvania, and used his own fortune to keep his workers employed during the Great Depression. In addition, he secretly willed his fortune to a boys' school and orphanage, both of which now control a vast endowment. Extensively researched and vividly written, Hershey is the fascinating story of this uniquely American visionary.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/366972Thu, 17 Jan 2019 04:07:39 +0000Wilfrid HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/366972 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Hershey: Milton S. Hershey's Extraordinary Life of Wealth, Empire, and Utopian Dreams Author: Michael D'antonio Narrator: Jonathan Yen Format:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/366972 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Hershey: Milton S. Hershey's Extraordinary Life of Wealth, Empire, and Utopian Dreams Author: Michael D'antonio Narrator: Jonathan Yen Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 36 minutes Release date: January 17, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3 of Total 1 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: The name Hershey evokes many things: chocolate bars, the company town in Pennsylvania, one of America's most recognizable brands. But who was the man behind the name? In this compelling biography, Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist Michael D'Antonio gives us the real-life rags-to-riches story of Milton S. Hershey, a largely uneducated businessman whose idealistic sense of purpose created an immense financial empire, a town, and a legacy that lasts to this day. Hershey, the son of a minister's daughter and an irresponsible father who deserted the family, began his career inauspiciously when the two candy shops he opened both went bankrupt. Undeterred, he started the Lancaster Caramel Company, which brought him success at last. Eventually he sold his caramel operation and went on to perfect the production process of chocolate to create a stable, consistent bar with a long shelf life . . . and an American icon was born. Hershey was more than a successful businessman—he was a progressive thinker who believed in capitalism as a means to higher goals. He built the world's largest chocolate factory and a utopian village for his workers on a large tract of land in rural Pennsylvania, and used his own fortune to keep his workers employed during the Great Depression. In addition, he secretly willed his fortune to a boys' school and orphanage, both of which now control a vast endowment. Extensively researched and vividly written, Hershey is the fascinating story of this uniquely American visionary.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/a-pocketful-of-holes-and-dreams-by-jeff-pearce--65074082https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/364765 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Pocketful of Holes and Dreams Author: Jeff Pearce Narrator: Robin Morrissey Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 7 minutes Release date: December 13, 2018 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: Little Jeff Pearce grew up in a post-war Liverpool slum. His father lived the life of an affluent gentleman whilst his mother was forced to steal bread to feed her starving children. Life was tough and from the moment Jeff could walk he learned to go door to door, begging rags from the rich, which he sold down the markets. Leaving school at the age of fourteen, he embarked on an extraordinary journey, and found himself, before the age of thirty, a millionaire. Then a cruel twist of fate left him penniless. With nothing but holes in his pockets, Jeff had no alternative but to go back down the markets and start all over again. Could he really get back everything he had lost?]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/364765Thu, 13 Dec 2018 04:07:39 +0000Wilfrid HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/364765 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Pocketful of Holes and Dreams Author: Jeff Pearce Narrator: Robin Morrissey Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 7 minutes Release date:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/364765 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Pocketful of Holes and Dreams Author: Jeff Pearce Narrator: Robin Morrissey Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 7 minutes Release date: December 13, 2018 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: Little Jeff Pearce grew up in a post-war Liverpool slum. His father lived the life of an affluent gentleman whilst his mother was forced to steal bread to feed her starving children. Life was tough and from the moment Jeff could walk he learned to go door to door, begging rags from the rich, which he sold down the markets. Leaving school at the age of fourteen, he embarked on an extraordinary journey, and found himself, before the age of thirty, a millionaire. Then a cruel twist of fate left him penniless. With nothing but holes in his pockets, Jeff had no alternative but to go back down the markets and start all over again. Could he really get back everything he had lost?]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/american-entrepreneur-how-400-years-of-risk-takers-innovators-and-business-visionaries-built-the-u-s-a-by-willie-robertson-william-doyl--65074164https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/345355 to listen full audiobooks. Title: American Entrepreneur: How 400 Years of Risk-Takers, Innovators, and Business Visionaries Built the U.S.A. Author: Willie Robertson, William Doyle Narrator: Brian Holsopple Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 52 minutes Release date: November 20, 2018 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.22 of Total 9 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: America is the ultimate start-up venture – and these are the heroes who made it happen. The history of the United States is, to a remarkable degree, the story of its entrepreneurs, those daring movers and shakers who dreamed big and risked everything to build better lives for themselves, and their fellow Americans. In American Entrepreneur, Duck Commander CEO and star of the blockbuster Duck Dynasty series Willie tells the captivating true tale of the visionaries and doers who have embodied the American Dream. We begin with the first American entrepreneurs, the Native Americans, who established a highly sophisticated commercial network across the land in the precolonial days. The original Founding Father, George Washington, was also a founding entrepreneur, at the head of a thriving agri-business venture that gave him the executive skills to steer the nation through the darkest hours of the revolution. Then, of course, there were the Mega-entrepreneurs, legendary figures like Astor, Vanderbilt, Carnegie, and Rockefeller, who transformed America, connected the country with miles of railroad track and supplied the fuel and steel that would help make this country the most powerful nation on earth. And in recent years, business visionaries from Jobs to Gates to Zuckerberg, not to mention the thousands of equally vital, yet smaller-scale, operators that spring up every year, have ushered America into the 21st century. American Entrepreneur also relates the story of the Robertson family business, telling how Willie’s family turned a humble regional duck call manufacturer, founded by his father Phil, into an international powerhouse brand. From a young age, Willie had the entrepreneurial bug, buying candy in bulk and hawking it on the school bus. He did special orders, offered revolving credit plans, and earned a small fortune for a ten-year-old—until he was hauled into the principal’s office and told to knock it off. So he transferred his focus to Phil’s fledgling business, helping in whatever way he could, from folding endless numbers of cardboard boxes to acting as the company’s customer service department—though he still wasn’t out of grade school. Willie helped build Duck Commander, which he now runs, into a worldwide brand, culminating in the mega-success of the Duck Dynasty television show. American Entrepreneur tells a most American tale, of those among us who through their vision, ingenuity, and good old-fashioned hard work, made something that changed the world.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/345355Tue, 20 Nov 2018 04:07:39 +0000Wilfrid HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/345355 to listen full audiobooks. Title: American Entrepreneur: How 400 Years of Risk-Takers, Innovators, and Business Visionaries Built the U.S.A. Author: Willie Robertson, William Doyle...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/345355 to listen full audiobooks. Title: American Entrepreneur: How 400 Years of Risk-Takers, Innovators, and Business Visionaries Built the U.S.A. Author: Willie Robertson, William Doyle Narrator: Brian Holsopple Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 52 minutes Release date: November 20, 2018 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.22 of Total 9 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: America is the ultimate start-up venture – and these are the heroes who made it happen. The history of the United States is, to a remarkable degree, the story of its entrepreneurs, those daring movers and shakers who dreamed big and risked everything to build better lives for themselves, and their fellow Americans. In American Entrepreneur, Duck Commander CEO and star of the blockbuster Duck Dynasty series Willie tells the captivating true tale of the visionaries and doers who have embodied the American Dream. We begin with the first American entrepreneurs, the Native Americans, who established a highly sophisticated commercial network across the land in the precolonial days. The original Founding Father, George Washington, was also a founding entrepreneur, at the head of a thriving agri-business venture that gave him the executive skills to steer the nation through the darkest hours of the revolution. Then, of course, there were the Mega-entrepreneurs, legendary figures like Astor, Vanderbilt, Carnegie, and Rockefeller, who transformed America, connected the country with miles of railroad track and supplied the fuel and steel that would help make this country the most powerful nation on earth. And in recent years, business visionaries from Jobs to Gates to Zuckerberg, not to mention the thousands of equally vital, yet smaller-scale, operators that spring up every year, have ushered America into the 21st century. American Entrepreneur also relates the story of the Robertson family business, telling how Willie’s family turned a humble regional duck call manufacturer, founded by his father Phil, into an international powerhouse brand. From a young age, Willie had the entrepreneurial bug, buying candy in bulk and hawking it on the school bus. He did special orders, offered revolving credit plans, and earned a small fortune for a ten-year-old—until he was hauled into the principal’s office and told to knock it off. So he transferred his focus to Phil’s fledgling business, helping in whatever way he could, from folding endless numbers of cardboard boxes to acting as the company’s customer service department—though he still wasn’t out of grade school. Willie helped build Duck Commander, which he now runs, into a worldwide brand, culminating in the mega-success of the Duck Dynasty television show. American Entrepreneur tells a most American tale, of those among us who through their vision, ingenuity, and good old-fashioned hard work, made something that changed the world.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-price-of-fortune-the-untold-story-of-being-james-packer-by-damon-kitney--65074148https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/360324 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Price of Fortune: The Untold Story of Being James Packer Author: Damon Kitney Narrator: Damon Kitney, Paul English Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 18 minutes Release date: October 22, 2018 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.25 of Total 4 Ratings of Narrator: 3 of Total 2 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: The acclaimed biography of James Packer. James Packer turns to Greek mythology in an attempt to explain the most exciting yet tumultuous period of his 50 years on earth. ''I was like Icarus,'' the billionaire tells his biographer, journalist Damon Kitney, of the heady days of 2016 when he broke up with pop star Mariah Carey, abandoned living in Hollywood and Israel, left the global casino stage, and divided the family fortune in a bitter separation from his sister. ''I flew too close to the sun.'' With these words, Packer delves for the first time into the story behind his stunning public revelation in mid-March 2018 of his battle with mental health issues, which forced him to resign from the board of the Crown Casino company he owns and loves. Never before has a member of the Packer family co-operated with a writer to tell their story. In his biography The Price of Fortune, one of the nation's richest and most psychoanalysed men opens up in an attempt to make sense of his rollercoaster life and to tell the human story of being James Douglas Packer. Of how his wealth, charm and intellect took him to such exciting places. Yet how sometimes trusting the wrong people and his own rash actions cost him money, friendships, his health and business reputation on the global stage - and how he is now working on getting it all back. PRAISE FOR THE PRICE OF FORTUNE: 'a revealing portrait of a complex man' - Australian Financial Review 'a journalistic classic' - John Lehmann, editor of The Australian 'Engrossing, highly readable' The Sydney Morning Herald/The Age 'Kitney manages to tread the fine line between documenting the bizarre spectacle that is Packer's life, and eliciting sympathy for this man of extraordinary wealth.' The Sydney Morning Herald/The Age]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/360324Mon, 22 Oct 2018 04:07:39 +0000Wilfrid HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/360324 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Price of Fortune: The Untold Story of Being James Packer Author: Damon Kitney Narrator: Damon Kitney, Paul English Format: Unabridged Audiobook...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/360324 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Price of Fortune: The Untold Story of Being James Packer Author: Damon Kitney Narrator: Damon Kitney, Paul English Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 18 minutes Release date: October 22, 2018 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.25 of Total 4 Ratings of Narrator: 3 of Total 2 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: The acclaimed biography of James Packer. James Packer turns to Greek mythology in an attempt to explain the most exciting yet tumultuous period of his 50 years on earth. ''I was like Icarus,'' the billionaire tells his biographer, journalist Damon Kitney, of the heady days of 2016 when he broke up with pop star Mariah Carey, abandoned living in Hollywood and Israel, left the global casino stage, and divided the family fortune in a bitter separation from his sister. ''I flew too close to the sun.'' With these words, Packer delves for the first time into the story behind his stunning public revelation in mid-March 2018 of his battle with mental health issues, which forced him to resign from the board of the Crown Casino company he owns and loves. Never before has a member of the Packer family co-operated with a writer to tell their story. In his biography The Price of Fortune, one of the nation's richest and most psychoanalysed men opens up in an attempt to make sense of his rollercoaster life and to tell the human story of being James Douglas Packer. Of how his wealth, charm and intellect took him to such exciting places. Yet how sometimes trusting the wrong people and his own rash actions cost him money, friendships, his health and business reputation on the global stage - and how he is now working on getting it all back. PRAISE FOR THE PRICE OF FORTUNE: 'a revealing portrait of a complex man' - Australian Financial Review 'a journalistic classic' - John Lehmann, editor of The Australian 'Engrossing, highly readable' The Sydney Morning Herald/The Age 'Kitney manages to tread the fine line between documenting the bizarre spectacle that is Packer's life, and eliciting sympathy for this man of extraordinary wealth.' The Sydney Morning Herald/The Age]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/michael-o-leary-turbulent-times-for-the-man-who-made-ryanair-by-matt-cooper--65074142https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/344872 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Michael O'Leary: Turbulent Times for the Man Who Made Ryanair Author: Matt Cooper Narrator: Stephen Hogan Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 9 minutes Release date: September 27, 2018 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: Penguin presents the audiobook edition of Michael O'Leary by Matt Cooper, read by Stephen Hogan. September 2017. Ryanair cancels over 700,000 bookings and its powerful PR juggernaut comes shuddering to a halt. For once, the airline's aggressive and flamboyant CEO, Michael O'Leary, is contrite and apologetic. A month later Ryanair announces increased passenger traffic for October, year-on-year growth and increased profits. Its share price soars. For the moment, it appears, a fundamental shake-up of Europe's biggest airline is off the table. But questions remain about the causes of the debacle and O'Leary's role in it. Michael O'Leary lifts the veil on the wildly successful and wildly controversial Ryanair CEO. Based on extensive research - including with close associates of O'Leary - the book examines O'Leary's personality, beliefs and obsessions and describes how these have moulded the business he runs. Written by a multi-award-winning journalist and broadcaster, with a thirty-year career covering business and current affairs, it is a fascinating insight into the business behind the man, and the man behind the business.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/344872Thu, 27 Sep 2018 04:07:39 +0000Wilfrid HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/344872 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Michael O'Leary: Turbulent Times for the Man Who Made Ryanair Author: Matt Cooper Narrator: Stephen Hogan Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/344872 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Michael O'Leary: Turbulent Times for the Man Who Made Ryanair Author: Matt Cooper Narrator: Stephen Hogan Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 9 minutes Release date: September 27, 2018 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: Penguin presents the audiobook edition of Michael O'Leary by Matt Cooper, read by Stephen Hogan. September 2017. Ryanair cancels over 700,000 bookings and its powerful PR juggernaut comes shuddering to a halt. For once, the airline's aggressive and flamboyant CEO, Michael O'Leary, is contrite and apologetic. A month later Ryanair announces increased passenger traffic for October, year-on-year growth and increased profits. Its share price soars. For the moment, it appears, a fundamental shake-up of Europe's biggest airline is off the table. But questions remain about the causes of the debacle and O'Leary's role in it. Michael O'Leary lifts the veil on the wildly successful and wildly controversial Ryanair CEO. Based on extensive research - including with close associates of O'Leary - the book examines O'Leary's personality, beliefs and obsessions and describes how these have moulded the business he runs. Written by a multi-award-winning journalist and broadcaster, with a thirty-year career covering business and current affairs, it is a fascinating insight into the business behind the man, and the man behind the business.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/grinding-it-out-the-making-of-mcdonald-s-by-ray-kroc--65074163https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/354015 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Grinding It Out: The Making of McDonald's Author: Ray Kroc Narrator: Stephen Bel Davies Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 59 minutes Release date: September 19, 2018 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.26 of Total 149 Ratings of Narrator: 4.56 of Total 27 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: Few entrepreneurs can claim to have radically changed the way we live, and Ray Kroc is one of them. His revolutions in food-service automation, franchising, shared national training, and advertising have earned him a place beside the men and women who have founded not only businesses, but entire empires. But even more interesting than Ray Kroc the business man is Ray Kroc the man. Not your typical self-made tycoon, Kroc was fifty-two years old when he opened his first franchise. In Grinding It Out, you'll meet the man behind McDonald's, one of the largest fast-food corporations in the world with over 32,000 stores around the globe. An irrepressible enthusiast, intuitive people person, and born storyteller, Kroc will fascinate and inspire you.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/354015Wed, 19 Sep 2018 04:07:39 +0000Wilfrid HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/354015 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Grinding It Out: The Making of McDonald's Author: Ray Kroc Narrator: Stephen Bel Davies Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 59 minutes Release...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/354015 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Grinding It Out: The Making of McDonald's Author: Ray Kroc Narrator: Stephen Bel Davies Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 59 minutes Release date: September 19, 2018 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.26 of Total 149 Ratings of Narrator: 4.56 of Total 27 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: Few entrepreneurs can claim to have radically changed the way we live, and Ray Kroc is one of them. His revolutions in food-service automation, franchising, shared national training, and advertising have earned him a place beside the men and women who have founded not only businesses, but entire empires. But even more interesting than Ray Kroc the business man is Ray Kroc the man. Not your typical self-made tycoon, Kroc was fifty-two years old when he opened his first franchise. In Grinding It Out, you'll meet the man behind McDonald's, one of the largest fast-food corporations in the world with over 32,000 stores around the globe. An irrepressible enthusiast, intuitive people person, and born storyteller, Kroc will fascinate and inspire you.]]>1805cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/spanish-slim-by-diego-enrique-osorno--65074152https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/349723 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Spanish] - Slim Author: Diego Enrique Osorno Narrator: Mauricio Pérez Castillo, Diego Enrique Osorno Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 24 minutes Release date: September 6, 2018 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.3 of Total 10 Ratings of Narrator: 3.67 of Total 3 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: ¿Puede uno de los hombres más ricos del mundo ser una buena persona? «La biografía más completa de Carlos Slim hasta la fecha. Osorno narra también partes desconocidas de la historia familiar del magnate: el hambre de éxito del multimillonario no muestra signos de disminuir con la edad» The Guardian «Un recorrido analítico por distintas etapas de la historia de México: desde la llegada de los ancestros de Carlos Slim durante la Revolución Mexicana, hasta los primeros años del siglo XXI con su nombramiento como hombre más rico del mundo» Gatopardo «Mientras cava implacablemente en busca de cualquier suciedad que se pueda encontrar, la biografía de Osorno también pinta la imagen de un emprendedor digno y decidido, un genio matemático y un obstinado trabajador, que mantiene cierta humildad incluso cuando su riqueza superó los 77 mil millones de dólares» Time «Osorno descubre a un millonario que gusta de leer sobre los genios de la economía y los negocios, un hombre austero que conduce su propio coche por lasruidosas calles de la Ciudad de México, un defensor de su familia y un empresario con posicionamientos políticos ambiguos» El País]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/349723Thu, 06 Sep 2018 04:07:39 +0000Wilfrid HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/349723 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Spanish] - Slim Author: Diego Enrique Osorno Narrator: Mauricio Pérez Castillo, Diego Enrique Osorno Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 24...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/349723 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Spanish] - Slim Author: Diego Enrique Osorno Narrator: Mauricio Pérez Castillo, Diego Enrique Osorno Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 24 minutes Release date: September 6, 2018 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.3 of Total 10 Ratings of Narrator: 3.67 of Total 3 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: ¿Puede uno de los hombres más ricos del mundo ser una buena persona? «La biografía más completa de Carlos Slim hasta la fecha. Osorno narra también partes desconocidas de la historia familiar del magnate: el hambre de éxito del multimillonario no muestra signos de disminuir con la edad» The Guardian «Un recorrido analítico por distintas etapas de la historia de México: desde la llegada de los ancestros de Carlos Slim durante la Revolución Mexicana, hasta los primeros años del siglo XXI con su nombramiento como hombre más rico del mundo» Gatopardo «Mientras cava implacablemente en busca de cualquier suciedad que se pueda encontrar, la biografía de Osorno también pinta la imagen de un emprendedor digno y decidido, un genio matemático y un obstinado trabajador, que mantiene cierta humildad incluso cuando su riqueza superó los 77 mil millones de dólares» Time «Osorno descubre a un millonario que gusta de leer sobre los genios de la economía y los negocios, un hombre austero que conduce su propio coche por lasruidosas calles de la Ciudad de México, un defensor de su familia y un empresario con posicionamientos políticos ambiguos» El País]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-unusual-billionaires-by-saurabh-mukherjea--65074158https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/361624 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Unusual Billionaires Author: Saurabh Mukherjea Narrator: Gaurav Marwa Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 13 minutes Release date: January 4, 2018 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 2 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: What makes a company truly outstanding? What is the secret sauce of delivering successful results year-on-year? What is common to Asian Paints, HDFC Bank, Marico, Axis Bank, Hindustan Unilever and Berger Paints? They are Unusual Companies, built by Unusual Billionaires. The Unusual Billionaires tells the story of eight, truly outstanding companies which delivered 10 per cent revenue growth over the last ten years and 15 per cent return on capital employed. In simple words, these companies defeated 5000 other public listed companies to deliver high growth while maintaining profitability year-on-year for the last decade. How did these companies do it? Why couldn’t this be reciprocated by other companies? What are they doing differently? Saurabh Mukherjea, bestselling author of Gurus of Chaos, delivers an outstanding book with lessons to learn from these eight businesses. Mukherjea tells you why focusing on the core business could save a company’s life or how giving control to top management could be a boon. Packed with these learnings are riveting corporate stories of how Hindustan Unilever made aggressive bids to buy Mariwala’s business, but had to sell it to the same company in a few years, or how Page Industries found an exciting way to stop unionization at their manufacturing units. It also includes the turnaround of Axis Bank and the boardroom coup that led to its chairman’s downfall, and how Vijay Mallya lost control of Asian Paints to the Dhingra Brothers. These and many more makes this book a mandatory read for all corporate leaders to simulate and implement.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/361624Thu, 04 Jan 2018 04:07:39 +0000Wilfrid HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/361624 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Unusual Billionaires Author: Saurabh Mukherjea Narrator: Gaurav Marwa Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 13 minutes Release date: January...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/361624 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Unusual Billionaires Author: Saurabh Mukherjea Narrator: Gaurav Marwa Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 13 minutes Release date: January 4, 2018 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 2 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: What makes a company truly outstanding? What is the secret sauce of delivering successful results year-on-year? What is common to Asian Paints, HDFC Bank, Marico, Axis Bank, Hindustan Unilever and Berger Paints? They are Unusual Companies, built by Unusual Billionaires. The Unusual Billionaires tells the story of eight, truly outstanding companies which delivered 10 per cent revenue growth over the last ten years and 15 per cent return on capital employed. In simple words, these companies defeated 5000 other public listed companies to deliver high growth while maintaining profitability year-on-year for the last decade. How did these companies do it? Why couldn’t this be reciprocated by other companies? What are they doing differently? Saurabh Mukherjea, bestselling author of Gurus of Chaos, delivers an outstanding book with lessons to learn from these eight businesses. Mukherjea tells you why focusing on the core business could save a company’s life or how giving control to top management could be a boon. Packed with these learnings are riveting corporate stories of how Hindustan Unilever made aggressive bids to buy Mariwala’s business, but had to sell it to the same company in a few years, or how Page Industries found an exciting way to stop unionization at their manufacturing units. It also includes the turnaround of Axis Bank and the boardroom coup that led to its chairman’s downfall, and how Vijay Mallya lost control of Asian Paints to the Dhingra Brothers. These and many more makes this book a mandatory read for all corporate leaders to simulate and implement.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/german-cafe-heimat-die-geschichte-meiner-familie-by-louise-jabobs--65074005https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/500090 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [German] - Café Heimat: Die Geschichte meiner Familie Author: Louise Jabobs Narrator: Louise Jacobs, Frank Arnold Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 39 minutes Release date: May 9, 2017 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: Louise Jacobs entstammt einer Familie, deren Name im 20. Jahrhundert durch Kaffeehandel berühmt wurde: 'Jacobs Kaffee … wunderbar' lautete der Werbespruch ihres erfolgreichen Bremer Großvaters Walther. Die junge Frau macht sich auf die Suche nach Zeugen der Fami­lien­ge­schichte und entdeckt dabei auch ihre jüdischen Vorfahren mütterlicherseits, die Hamburger Jessuruns. Es entsteht ein spannendes Panorama des 20. Jahrhunderts.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/500090Tue, 09 May 2017 04:07:39 +0000Wilfrid HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/500090 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [German] - Café Heimat: Die Geschichte meiner Familie Author: Louise Jabobs Narrator: Louise Jacobs, Frank Arnold Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 3...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/500090 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [German] - Café Heimat: Die Geschichte meiner Familie Author: Louise Jabobs Narrator: Louise Jacobs, Frank Arnold Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 39 minutes Release date: May 9, 2017 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: Louise Jacobs entstammt einer Familie, deren Name im 20. Jahrhundert durch Kaffeehandel berühmt wurde: 'Jacobs Kaffee … wunderbar' lautete der Werbespruch ihres erfolgreichen Bremer Großvaters Walther. Die junge Frau macht sich auf die Suche nach Zeugen der Fami­lien­ge­schichte und entdeckt dabei auch ihre jüdischen Vorfahren mütterlicherseits, die Hamburger Jessuruns. Es entsteht ein spannendes Panorama des 20. Jahrhunderts.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/good-for-the-money-my-fight-to-pay-back-america-by-bob-benmosche--65074161https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/347650 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Good for the Money: My Fight to Pay Back America Author: Bob Benmosche Narrator: Sean Pratt Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 34 minutes Release date: May 10, 2016 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: In 2009, at the peak of the financial crisis, AIG - the American insurance behemoth - was sinking fast. It was the peg upon which the nation hung its ire and resentment during the financial crisis: the pinnacle of Wall Street arrogance and greed. When Bob Benmosche climbed aboard as CEO, it was widely assumed that he would go down with his ship. In mere months, he turned things around, pulling AIG from the brink of financial collapse and restoring its profitability. Before three years were up, AIG had fully repaid its staggering debt to the U.S. government - with interest. Good for the Money is an unyielding leader's memoir of a career spent fixing companies through thoughtful, unconventional strategy. With his brash, no-holds-barred approach to the job, Benmosche restored AIG's employee morale and good name. His is a story of perseverance, told with refreshing irreverence in unpretentious terms. Called 'an American hero' by Andrew Ross Sorkin, author of Too Big to Fail, Benmosche was a self-made man who never forgot what life is like for the nation's 99-percent; again and again, he pushed back against obstinate colleagues to salvage American jobs and industry. Good for the Money affords you a front-row seat for Benmosche's heated battles with major players from Geithner to Obama to Cuomo, and offers incomparable lessons in leadership from the legendary CEO who changed the way Wall Street does business.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/347650Tue, 10 May 2016 04:07:39 +0000Wilfrid HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/347650 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Good for the Money: My Fight to Pay Back America Author: Bob Benmosche Narrator: Sean Pratt Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 34 minutes...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/347650 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Good for the Money: My Fight to Pay Back America Author: Bob Benmosche Narrator: Sean Pratt Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 34 minutes Release date: May 10, 2016 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: In 2009, at the peak of the financial crisis, AIG - the American insurance behemoth - was sinking fast. It was the peg upon which the nation hung its ire and resentment during the financial crisis: the pinnacle of Wall Street arrogance and greed. When Bob Benmosche climbed aboard as CEO, it was widely assumed that he would go down with his ship. In mere months, he turned things around, pulling AIG from the brink of financial collapse and restoring its profitability. Before three years were up, AIG had fully repaid its staggering debt to the U.S. government - with interest. Good for the Money is an unyielding leader's memoir of a career spent fixing companies through thoughtful, unconventional strategy. With his brash, no-holds-barred approach to the job, Benmosche restored AIG's employee morale and good name. His is a story of perseverance, told with refreshing irreverence in unpretentious terms. Called 'an American hero' by Andrew Ross Sorkin, author of Too Big to Fail, Benmosche was a self-made man who never forgot what life is like for the nation's 99-percent; again and again, he pushed back against obstinate colleagues to salvage American jobs and industry. Good for the Money affords you a front-row seat for Benmosche's heated battles with major players from Geithner to Obama to Cuomo, and offers incomparable lessons in leadership from the legendary CEO who changed the way Wall Street does business.]]>1805cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/german-morgen-ist-leider-auch-noch-ein-tag-irgendwie-hatte-ich-von-meiner-depression-mehr-erwartet-by-tobi-katze--65074030https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/540681 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [German] - Morgen ist leider auch noch ein Tag: Irgendwie hatte ich von meiner Depression mehr erwartet Author: Tobi Katze Narrator: Tobi Katze Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 2 hours 56 minutes Release date: September 25, 2015 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: In schlechten Phasen starrt er die Raufasertapete an ('irre Action für die Augen'), spricht mit seiner schmutzigen Wäsche und reagiert nicht auf Anrufe. In guten Phasen verabredet er sich mit einem Freund - ob er es schafft hinzugehen, ist eine andere Frage - oder macht sich Pudding ('immerhin gekocht'). Sein Therapeut stellt die Diagnose: Depression. Unterhaltsam und unverblümt erzählt Tobi Katze von seinem Leben mit der Krankheit, unter der vier Millionen Menschen in Deutschland leiden.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/540681Fri, 25 Sep 2015 04:07:39 +0000Wilfrid HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/540681 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [German] - Morgen ist leider auch noch ein Tag: Irgendwie hatte ich von meiner Depression mehr erwartet Author: Tobi Katze Narrator: Tobi Katze Format:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/540681 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [German] - Morgen ist leider auch noch ein Tag: Irgendwie hatte ich von meiner Depression mehr erwartet Author: Tobi Katze Narrator: Tobi Katze Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 2 hours 56 minutes Release date: September 25, 2015 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: In schlechten Phasen starrt er die Raufasertapete an ('irre Action für die Augen'), spricht mit seiner schmutzigen Wäsche und reagiert nicht auf Anrufe. In guten Phasen verabredet er sich mit einem Freund - ob er es schafft hinzugehen, ist eine andere Frage - oder macht sich Pudding ('immerhin gekocht'). Sein Therapeut stellt die Diagnose: Depression. Unterhaltsam und unverblümt erzählt Tobi Katze von seinem Leben mit der Krankheit, unter der vier Millionen Menschen in Deutschland leiden.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/german-bergab-und-doch-bergauf-by-armin-assinger--65074074https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/469409 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [German] - Bergab und doch bergauf Author: Armin Assinger Narrator: Martina Rammer-Gmeiner Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 2 hours 33 minutes Release date: July 14, 2015 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: Armin Assinger schreibt in diesem Buch über das Leben, über Höhen und Tiefen, Freud und Leid, Motivation, Resignation und weitere Befindlichkeiten, die uns durch unser Leben begleiten. Es geht in diesem Buch aber auch um die Frage, wie jeder einzelne von uns es schaffen kann, Grenzen zu überwinden. Der Abfahrtslauf ist für Armin Assinger zur Metapher für das Leben geworden und zum Gegenstand von Reflexion: bodenständig und mit Tiefgang]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/469409Tue, 14 Jul 2015 04:07:39 +0000Wilfrid HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/469409 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [German] - Bergab und doch bergauf Author: Armin Assinger Narrator: Martina Rammer-Gmeiner Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 2 hours 33 minutes...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/469409 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [German] - Bergab und doch bergauf Author: Armin Assinger Narrator: Martina Rammer-Gmeiner Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 2 hours 33 minutes Release date: July 14, 2015 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: Armin Assinger schreibt in diesem Buch über das Leben, über Höhen und Tiefen, Freud und Leid, Motivation, Resignation und weitere Befindlichkeiten, die uns durch unser Leben begleiten. Es geht in diesem Buch aber auch um die Frage, wie jeder einzelne von uns es schaffen kann, Grenzen zu überwinden. Der Abfahrtslauf ist für Armin Assinger zur Metapher für das Leben geworden und zum Gegenstand von Reflexion: bodenständig und mit Tiefgang]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/andrew-carnegie-by-david-nasaw--65074162https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/354026 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Andrew Carnegie Author: David Nasaw Narrator: Grover Gardner Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 32 hours 45 minutes Release date: March 1, 2015 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.14 of Total 7 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: Andrew Carnegie, whose lifetime spanned the era from the beginning of the Industrial Revolution to the First World War was America's first modern titan. In this magnificent biography, celebrated historian David Nasaw brings to life this period of unprecedented transition—a time of self-made millionaires, scabs, strikes, and a new kind of philanthropy—through the fascinating rags-to-riches story of one of our most iconic business legends. The Scottish-born son of a failed weaver and a mother who supported the family by binding shoes, Andrew Carnegie was the embodiment of the American dream. In his rise from a job as a bobbin boy in a cotton factory to being the richest man in the world, he was single-minded, relentless, and a major player in some of the most violent and notorious labor strikes of the time. The prototype of today's billionaire, he was a visionary in the way he earned his money and in the way he gave it away. Nasaw explains how Carnegie made his fortune and how he tried to pull the world back from a war he predicted. Brimming with new material, personal letters, diaries, prenuptial agreements, letters to and from presidents and prime ministers, Nasaw plumbs the core of this fascinating man, fixing him in his place as one of the most compelling, elusive, and multifaceted personalities of the 20th century.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/354026Sun, 01 Mar 2015 04:07:39 +0000Wilfrid HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/354026 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Andrew Carnegie Author: David Nasaw Narrator: Grover Gardner Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 32 hours 45 minutes Release date: March 1, 2015...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/354026 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Andrew Carnegie Author: David Nasaw Narrator: Grover Gardner Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 32 hours 45 minutes Release date: March 1, 2015 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.14 of Total 7 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: Andrew Carnegie, whose lifetime spanned the era from the beginning of the Industrial Revolution to the First World War was America's first modern titan. In this magnificent biography, celebrated historian David Nasaw brings to life this period of unprecedented transition—a time of self-made millionaires, scabs, strikes, and a new kind of philanthropy—through the fascinating rags-to-riches story of one of our most iconic business legends. The Scottish-born son of a failed weaver and a mother who supported the family by binding shoes, Andrew Carnegie was the embodiment of the American dream. In his rise from a job as a bobbin boy in a cotton factory to being the richest man in the world, he was single-minded, relentless, and a major player in some of the most violent and notorious labor strikes of the time. The prototype of today's billionaire, he was a visionary in the way he earned his money and in the way he gave it away. Nasaw explains how Carnegie made his fortune and how he tried to pull the world back from a war he predicted. Brimming with new material, personal letters, diaries, prenuptial agreements, letters to and from presidents and prime ministers, Nasaw plumbs the core of this fascinating man, fixing him in his place as one of the most compelling, elusive, and multifaceted personalities of the 20th century.]]>1805cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/german-tisch-17-is-n-arsch-gestandnisse-eines-gastwirts-by-irmin-burdekat--65074069https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/475232 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [German] - Tisch 17 is'n Arsch!: Geständnisse eines Gastwirts Author: Irmin Burdekat Narrator: Irmin Burdekat Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 33 minutes Release date: October 6, 2014 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: Einer der erfolgreichsten Gastwirte Deutschlands hat (mal wieder) ein Buch geschrieben - und als Hörbuch vorgelesen: Irmin Burdekat erzählt über sein Leben an der Gäste-Front. Ob als Hotelpage, Hotelier auf einer Insel oder Chef einer Autobahnraststätte, als Livemusikkneipier oder nationaler Systemgastronomie-Guru (»Alex«, »Café & Bar Celona«) - entlang der vielfältigen Stationen seiner gastronomischen Biografie spinnt Burdekat einen kurzweiligen Faden an Geschichten und Beobachtungen, an Begegnungen und Gastrotipps. Man erfährt nicht nur, wie es hinter der Theke zugeht, sondern Burdekat gestattet auch Einblicke in Kopf und Herz eines »Dienstleistungssklaven«. Augenzwinkernde Gästebeschimpfung und ein wenig Kollegenschelte gehören natürlich dazu. Ein Buch für Gäste. Und Gastronomen. Also für alle! EXTRA DER HÖRBUCHFASSUNG: Gunter Gabriel singt exklusiv seinen Song »Es war nicht alles schlecht, was früher einmal gut war« »Bemerkenswert ist Burdekats unverwüstlicher Glaube an das Gute im Gast. Seine Mission ist und bleibt das fröhliche Restaurant« - Jörg Rosenstengel »Vierzig Jahre Gastronomie bieten reichlich Stoff für Dramen, Tragödien und Triumphe. Von denen erzählt Burdekat mit angenehmer Leichtigkeit und serviert dem Leser en passant eine kleine (Pop-)Kulturgeschichte der Bundesrepublik Deutschland mit.« - Jörg Rosenstengel]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/475232Mon, 06 Oct 2014 04:07:39 +0000Wilfrid HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/475232 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [German] - Tisch 17 is'n Arsch!: Geständnisse eines Gastwirts Author: Irmin Burdekat Narrator: Irmin Burdekat Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/475232 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [German] - Tisch 17 is'n Arsch!: Geständnisse eines Gastwirts Author: Irmin Burdekat Narrator: Irmin Burdekat Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 33 minutes Release date: October 6, 2014 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: Einer der erfolgreichsten Gastwirte Deutschlands hat (mal wieder) ein Buch geschrieben - und als Hörbuch vorgelesen: Irmin Burdekat erzählt über sein Leben an der Gäste-Front. Ob als Hotelpage, Hotelier auf einer Insel oder Chef einer Autobahnraststätte, als Livemusikkneipier oder nationaler Systemgastronomie-Guru (»Alex«, »Café & Bar Celona«) - entlang der vielfältigen Stationen seiner gastronomischen Biografie spinnt Burdekat einen kurzweiligen Faden an Geschichten und Beobachtungen, an Begegnungen und Gastrotipps. Man erfährt nicht nur, wie es hinter der Theke zugeht, sondern Burdekat gestattet auch Einblicke in Kopf und Herz eines »Dienstleistungssklaven«. Augenzwinkernde Gästebeschimpfung und ein wenig Kollegenschelte gehören natürlich dazu. Ein Buch für Gäste. Und Gastronomen. Also für alle! EXTRA DER HÖRBUCHFASSUNG: Gunter Gabriel singt exklusiv seinen Song »Es war nicht alles schlecht, was früher einmal gut war« »Bemerkenswert ist Burdekats unverwüstlicher Glaube an das Gute im Gast. Seine Mission ist und bleibt das fröhliche Restaurant« - Jörg Rosenstengel »Vierzig Jahre Gastronomie bieten reichlich Stoff für Dramen, Tragödien und Triumphe. Von denen erzählt Burdekat mit angenehmer Leichtigkeit und serviert dem Leser en passant eine kleine (Pop-)Kulturgeschichte der Bundesrepublik Deutschland mit.« - Jörg Rosenstengel]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/richard-branson-in-his-own-words-by-richard-branson--65074125https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/405882 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Richard Branson In His Own Words Author: Richard Branson Narrator: Richard Branson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 1 hour 5 minutes Release date: December 21, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: Sir Richard Branson is a world-famous entrepreneur and businessman. Here he discusses his life and achievements in a series of interviews from the BBC radio and TV archive: Pebble Mill, broadcast on BBC One, 15 October 1984 (featuring Bob Langley); Desert Island Discs, broadcast on BBC Radio 4, 4 June 1989 (featuring Sue Lawley); Sport on Four, broadcast on BBC Radio 4, 12 May 1990 (featuring Byron Butler); Breakfast With Frost, broadcast on BBC One, 21 January 2001 (featuring David Frost); Midweek, broadcast on BBC Radio 4, 26 June 2002 (featuring Libby Purves); Steve Wright in the Afternoon, broadcast on BBC Radio 2, 4 July 2002 (featuring Steve Wright); The Johnnie Walker Show, broadcast on BBC Radio 2, 2 July 2006 (featuring Johnnie Walker). Due to the age and nature of this archive material, the sound quality may vary. ©2022 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd (P)2022 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/405882Fri, 21 Dec 2012 04:07:39 +0000Wilfrid HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/405882 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Richard Branson In His Own Words Author: Richard Branson Narrator: Richard Branson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 1 hour 5 minutes Release date:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/405882 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Richard Branson In His Own Words Author: Richard Branson Narrator: Richard Branson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 1 hour 5 minutes Release date: December 21, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: Sir Richard Branson is a world-famous entrepreneur and businessman. Here he discusses his life and achievements in a series of interviews from the BBC radio and TV archive: Pebble Mill, broadcast on BBC One, 15 October 1984 (featuring Bob Langley); Desert Island Discs, broadcast on BBC Radio 4, 4 June 1989 (featuring Sue Lawley); Sport on Four, broadcast on BBC Radio 4, 12 May 1990 (featuring Byron Butler); Breakfast With Frost, broadcast on BBC One, 21 January 2001 (featuring David Frost); Midweek, broadcast on BBC Radio 4, 26 June 2002 (featuring Libby Purves); Steve Wright in the Afternoon, broadcast on BBC Radio 2, 4 July 2002 (featuring Steve Wright); The Johnnie Walker Show, broadcast on BBC Radio 2, 2 July 2006 (featuring Johnnie Walker). Due to the age and nature of this archive material, the sound quality may vary. ©2022 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd (P)2022 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/king-of-the-club-richard-grasso-and-the-survival-of-the-new-york-stock-exchange-by-charles-gasparino--65074159https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/368641 to listen full audiobooks. Title: King of the Club: Richard Grasso and the Survival of the New York Stock Exchange Author: Charles Gasparino Narrator: Fred Stella Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 22 minutes Release date: December 8, 2011 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: Rags-to-riches stories abound in American lore, but even Horatio Alger would have been hard-pressed to write one as powerful as Richard Grasso's: the son of a working-class family whose childhood dream was to become a cop. He grew up in New York City's outer boroughs, far removed from the marble halls, expensive suits, and imported cigars of the New York Stock Exchange. Here is the riveting story of how he rose to become the most influential CEO in the Exchange's history. Minus the tony upbringing, affluent prep schools, or inside connections that were de rigueur for top Wall Street players, Grasso would master the subtle deal-making and politics necessary to succeed in the most competitive business on Earth. But despite his successes, Grasso would soon sow the seeds of his own downfall, an event that would change the Exchange forever.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/368641Thu, 08 Dec 2011 04:07:39 +0000Wilfrid HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/368641 to listen full audiobooks. Title: King of the Club: Richard Grasso and the Survival of the New York Stock Exchange Author: Charles Gasparino Narrator: Fred Stella Format: Unabridged...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/368641 to listen full audiobooks. Title: King of the Club: Richard Grasso and the Survival of the New York Stock Exchange Author: Charles Gasparino Narrator: Fred Stella Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 22 minutes Release date: December 8, 2011 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: Rags-to-riches stories abound in American lore, but even Horatio Alger would have been hard-pressed to write one as powerful as Richard Grasso's: the son of a working-class family whose childhood dream was to become a cop. He grew up in New York City's outer boroughs, far removed from the marble halls, expensive suits, and imported cigars of the New York Stock Exchange. Here is the riveting story of how he rose to become the most influential CEO in the Exchange's history. Minus the tony upbringing, affluent prep schools, or inside connections that were de rigueur for top Wall Street players, Grasso would master the subtle deal-making and politics necessary to succeed in the most competitive business on Earth. But despite his successes, Grasso would soon sow the seeds of his own downfall, an event that would change the Exchange forever.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/jack-straight-from-the-gut-by-jack-welch-john-a-byrne--65074133https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/425943 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Jack: Straight from the Gut Author: Jack Welch, John A. Byrne Narrator: Mike Barnicle Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 0 minutes Release date: November 1, 2005 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.83 of Total 6 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: The most widely respected CEO in America looks back on his brilliant career at General Electric and reveals his personal business philosophy and unique managerial style. Nearly 20 years ago, former General Electric CEO Reg Jones walked into Jack Welch's office and wrapped him in a bear hug. 'Congratulations, Mr. Chairman,' said Reg. It was a defining moment for American business. So begins the story of a self-made man and a self-described rebel who thrived in one of the most volatile and economically robust eras in U.S. history, while managing to maintain a unique leadership style. In what is the most anticipated book on business management for our time, Jack Welch surveys the landscape of his career running one of the world's largest and most successful corporations.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/425943Tue, 01 Nov 2005 04:07:39 +0000Wilfrid HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/425943 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Jack: Straight from the Gut Author: Jack Welch, John A. Byrne Narrator: Mike Barnicle Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 0 minutes Release...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/425943 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Jack: Straight from the Gut Author: Jack Welch, John A. Byrne Narrator: Mike Barnicle Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 0 minutes Release date: November 1, 2005 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.83 of Total 6 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: The most widely respected CEO in America looks back on his brilliant career at General Electric and reveals his personal business philosophy and unique managerial style. Nearly 20 years ago, former General Electric CEO Reg Jones walked into Jack Welch's office and wrapped him in a bear hug. 'Congratulations, Mr. Chairman,' said Reg. It was a defining moment for American business. So begins the story of a self-made man and a self-described rebel who thrived in one of the most volatile and economically robust eras in U.S. history, while managing to maintain a unique leadership style. In what is the most anticipated book on business management for our time, Jack Welch surveys the landscape of his career running one of the world's largest and most successful corporations.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/jim-moran-the-courtesy-man-by-jim-moran--65074002https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/548854 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Jim Moran: The Courtesy Man Author: Jim Moran Narrator: Lee Gordon Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 35 minutes Release date: January 1, 1996 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.29 of Total 35 Ratings of Narrator: 4.72 of Total 18 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: "An entrepreneur at heart, Jim Moran began selling soda pop at sandlot baseball diamonds at the age of seven in Chicago to help provide for his family. The hard earned purchase of a Sinclair gas station for $360 in 1939 led to a remarkable career in the automotive industry that spanned more than six decades. Having grown up during the Great Depression, Jim never forgot where he came from, was a man of his word, and lived by the Golden Rule. He measured his success in business by taking care of those who worked with him, creating opportunities to give back and leaving a lasting legacy of compassionate philanthropy. In his book, Jim Moran shares his lifetime of experiences and lessons learned."]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/548854Mon, 01 Jan 1996 04:07:39 +0000Wilfrid HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/548854 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Jim Moran: The Courtesy Man Author: Jim Moran Narrator: Lee Gordon Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 35 minutes Release date: January 1,...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/548854 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Jim Moran: The Courtesy Man Author: Jim Moran Narrator: Lee Gordon Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 35 minutes Release date: January 1, 1996 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.29 of Total 35 Ratings of Narrator: 4.72 of Total 18 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: "An entrepreneur at heart, Jim Moran began selling soda pop at sandlot baseball diamonds at the age of seven in Chicago to help provide for his family. The hard earned purchase of a Sinclair gas station for $360 in 1939 led to a remarkable career in the automotive industry that spanned more than six decades. Having grown up during the Great Depression, Jim never forgot where he came from, was a man of his word, and lived by the Golden Rule. He measured his success in business by taking care of those who worked with him, creating opportunities to give back and leaving a lasting legacy of compassionate philanthropy. In his book, Jim Moran shares his lifetime of experiences and lessons learned."]]>305cleanfull