https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/download-top-full-audiobooks-in-biography-memoir-business--6569966https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/user/194/ to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Do you want your children to access knowledge early? With over 500,000+ audiobooks, including categories like Ages 5 & Under, Bedtime Stories, and Early Education, we bring your beloved child useful lessons. Get 3 free audiobooks right away for your child to start exploring. Audiobooks can be listened to on iPhone, iPad, Android, helping your child learn anytime, anywhere. Let's build the future for children together! 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.]]>enArtsCopyright Colin Langhttps://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/21308b1fbe3497767c3faddf9a0bd7ca.jpghttps://www.spreaker.com/podcast/download-top-full-audiobooks-in-biography-memoir-business--6569966Mon, 24 Mar 2025 08:38:08 +0000Colin LangColin Langfeeds@spreaker.comPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/user/194/ to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Do you want your children to access knowledge early? With over 500,000+ audiobooks, including categories like Ages 5...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/user/194/ to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Do you want your children to access knowledge early? With over 500,000+ audiobooks, including categories like Ages 5 & Under, Bedtime Stories, and Early Education, we bring your beloved child useful lessons. Get 3 free audiobooks right away for your child to start exploring. Audiobooks can be listened to on iPhone, iPad, Android, helping your child learn anytime, anywhere. Let's build the future for children together! 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/truthful-living-the-first-writings-of-napoleon-hill-by-napoleon-hill-jeffrey-gitomer--65074261https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/339991 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Truthful Living: The First Writings of Napoleon Hill Author: Napoleon Hill, Jeffrey Gitomer Narrator: Jeffrey Gitomer Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 0 minutes Release date: October 30, 2018 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: New York Times bestselling author Jeffrey Gitomer brings you the very foundation of Napoleon Hill’s self-help legacy: his long-lost original notes, letters, and lectures—now compiled, edited, and annotated for the modern reader. Twenty years before the publication of his magnum opus Think and Grow Rich, Napoleon Hill was an instructor, philosopher, and writer at the George Washington Institute in Chicago, where he taught courses in advertising and sales. These rare, never-before-seen lectures were thought to be lost to history. Until now. Given exclusive access to the archives of the Napoleon Hill Foundation, Jeffrey Gitomer has unearthed Hill’s original course notes containing the fundamental beliefs in hard work and personal development that established Hill as a global leader of success and positive attitude. In Truthful Living, Gitomer has captured Hill’s foundational wisdom for the twenty-first century. These easy-to-implement real-world strategies for life, family, business, and the bottom line prove as energizing and inspiring today as they were nearly one hundred years ago.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/339991Tue, 30 Oct 2018 04:07:40 +0000Colin LangPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/339991 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Truthful Living: The First Writings of Napoleon Hill Author: Napoleon Hill, Jeffrey Gitomer Narrator: Jeffrey Gitomer Format: Unabridged Audiobook...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/339991 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Truthful Living: The First Writings of Napoleon Hill Author: Napoleon Hill, Jeffrey Gitomer Narrator: Jeffrey Gitomer Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 0 minutes Release date: October 30, 2018 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: New York Times bestselling author Jeffrey Gitomer brings you the very foundation of Napoleon Hill’s self-help legacy: his long-lost original notes, letters, and lectures—now compiled, edited, and annotated for the modern reader. Twenty years before the publication of his magnum opus Think and Grow Rich, Napoleon Hill was an instructor, philosopher, and writer at the George Washington Institute in Chicago, where he taught courses in advertising and sales. These rare, never-before-seen lectures were thought to be lost to history. Until now. Given exclusive access to the archives of the Napoleon Hill Foundation, Jeffrey Gitomer has unearthed Hill’s original course notes containing the fundamental beliefs in hard work and personal development that established Hill as a global leader of success and positive attitude. In Truthful Living, Gitomer has captured Hill’s foundational wisdom for the twenty-first century. These easy-to-implement real-world strategies for life, family, business, and the bottom line prove as energizing and inspiring today as they were nearly one hundred years ago.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/leaders-myth-and-reality-by-jay-mangone-jeff-eggers-stanley-mcchrystal--65074256https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/343316 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Leaders: Myth and Reality Author: Jay Mangone, Jeff Eggers, Stanley Mcchrystal Narrator: Stanley Mcchrystal, Paul Michael Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 17 hours 5 minutes Release date: October 23, 2018 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.45 of Total 11 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: AN INSTANT NATIONAL BESTSELLER! Stanley McChrystal, the retired US Army general and bestselling author of Team of Teams, profiles thirteen of history’s great leaders, including Walt Disney, Coco Chanel, and Robert E. Lee, to show that leadership is not what you think it is—and never was. Stan McChrystal served for thirty-four years in the US Army, rising from a second lieutenant in the 82nd Airborne Division to a four-star general, in command of all American and coalition forces in Afghanistan. During those years he worked with countless leaders and pondered an ancient question: “What makes a leader great?” He came to realize that there is no simple answer. With Plutarch’s Lives as his model, McChrystal looks at paired sets of leaders who followed unconventional paths to success. For instance . . . Walt Disney and Coco Chanel, Maximilien Robespierre and Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, Boss Tweed and Margaret Thatcher, Martin Luther and Martin Luther King Jr., and finally explores his former hero, Robert E. Lee, from his exceptional military career to leading an army to defeat in service of an immoral cause. He uses their stories to explore how leadership works in practice and to challenge the myths that complicate our thinking about this critical topic. Leaders will help you take stock of your own leadership, whether you’re part of a small team or responsible for an entire nation.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/343316Tue, 23 Oct 2018 04:07:40 +0000Colin LangPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/343316 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Leaders: Myth and Reality Author: Jay Mangone, Jeff Eggers, Stanley Mcchrystal Narrator: Stanley Mcchrystal, Paul Michael Format: Unabridged Audiobook...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/343316 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Leaders: Myth and Reality Author: Jay Mangone, Jeff Eggers, Stanley Mcchrystal Narrator: Stanley Mcchrystal, Paul Michael Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 17 hours 5 minutes Release date: October 23, 2018 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.45 of Total 11 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: AN INSTANT NATIONAL BESTSELLER! Stanley McChrystal, the retired US Army general and bestselling author of Team of Teams, profiles thirteen of history’s great leaders, including Walt Disney, Coco Chanel, and Robert E. Lee, to show that leadership is not what you think it is—and never was. Stan McChrystal served for thirty-four years in the US Army, rising from a second lieutenant in the 82nd Airborne Division to a four-star general, in command of all American and coalition forces in Afghanistan. During those years he worked with countless leaders and pondered an ancient question: “What makes a leader great?” He came to realize that there is no simple answer. With Plutarch’s Lives as his model, McChrystal looks at paired sets of leaders who followed unconventional paths to success. For instance . . . Walt Disney and Coco Chanel, Maximilien Robespierre and Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, Boss Tweed and Margaret Thatcher, Martin Luther and Martin Luther King Jr., and finally explores his former hero, Robert E. Lee, from his exceptional military career to leading an army to defeat in service of an immoral cause. He uses their stories to explore how leadership works in practice and to challenge the myths that complicate our thinking about this critical topic. Leaders will help you take stock of your own leadership, whether you’re part of a small team or responsible for an entire nation.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/who-is-michael-ovitz-by-michael-ovitz--65074246https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/344538 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Who Is Michael Ovitz? Author: Michael Ovitz Narrator: Michael Ovitz, Dennis Boutsikaris Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 54 minutes Release date: September 25, 2018 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.86 of Total 7 Ratings of Narrator: 4.5 of Total 2 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: “When the history of Hollywood is written, few people will have played a larger role than Michael Ovitz.... It is impossible to read such a chronicle and not see Mr. Ovitz as the Steve Jobs of agenting, possessing a version of Jobs’s fanatical drive and a similar desire to remake an industry.” —The Wall Street Journal Who is Michael Ovitz? He’s a striver who talked his way into the famous mailroom of the William Morris Agency without any connections, then worked his way out of the mailroom in record time. He’s an entrepreneur who left a safe job to launch Creative Artists Agency, growing it from five guys in a rundown office to the most powerful agency in the world. He’s a friend and confidant to megastars such as Steven Spielberg, Tom Cruise, Robert De Niro, David Letterman, Sean Connery, Bill Murray, Paul Newman, and Martin Scorsese. He’s a pioneer who reinvented the role of the agent in packaging actors, directors, writers, and producers, which made CAA the essential hub of countless movies and television shows. He’s a master negotiator who drove historic deals for many of his clients, as well as the acquisitions of two major studios by Sony and Matsushita. He’s a self-taught connoisseur of art and architecture, a generous philanthropist, a devoted father... And to his detractors he’s a world-class jerk and a ruthless manipulator who double-crossed his friends, crushed his enemies, and let nothing stand in his way, ever.  After decades of near silence in the face of relentless controversy, Ovitz finally tells his whole story in this memoir, with remarkable candor and insight. If you’re going to read just one book about how show business really works, this is the one.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/344538Tue, 25 Sep 2018 04:07:40 +0000Colin LangPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/344538 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Who Is Michael Ovitz? Author: Michael Ovitz Narrator: Michael Ovitz, Dennis Boutsikaris Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 54 minutes...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/344538 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Who Is Michael Ovitz? Author: Michael Ovitz Narrator: Michael Ovitz, Dennis Boutsikaris Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 54 minutes Release date: September 25, 2018 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.86 of Total 7 Ratings of Narrator: 4.5 of Total 2 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: “When the history of Hollywood is written, few people will have played a larger role than Michael Ovitz.... It is impossible to read such a chronicle and not see Mr. Ovitz as the Steve Jobs of agenting, possessing a version of Jobs’s fanatical drive and a similar desire to remake an industry.” —The Wall Street Journal Who is Michael Ovitz? He’s a striver who talked his way into the famous mailroom of the William Morris Agency without any connections, then worked his way out of the mailroom in record time. He’s an entrepreneur who left a safe job to launch Creative Artists Agency, growing it from five guys in a rundown office to the most powerful agency in the world. He’s a friend and confidant to megastars such as Steven Spielberg, Tom Cruise, Robert De Niro, David Letterman, Sean Connery, Bill Murray, Paul Newman, and Martin Scorsese. He’s a pioneer who reinvented the role of the agent in packaging actors, directors, writers, and producers, which made CAA the essential hub of countless movies and television shows. He’s a master negotiator who drove historic deals for many of his clients, as well as the acquisitions of two major studios by Sony and Matsushita. He’s a self-taught connoisseur of art and architecture, a generous philanthropist, a devoted father... And to his detractors he’s a world-class jerk and a ruthless manipulator who double-crossed his friends, crushed his enemies, and let nothing stand in his way, ever.  After decades of near silence in the face of relentless controversy, Ovitz finally tells his whole story in this memoir, with remarkable candor and insight. If you’re going to read just one book about how show business really works, this is the one.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/imagine-it-forward-courage-creativity-and-the-power-of-change-by-beth-comstock-tahl-raz--65074250https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/343255 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Imagine It Forward: Courage, Creativity, and the Power of Change Author: Beth Comstock, Tahl Raz Narrator: Beth Comstock Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 34 minutes Release date: September 18, 2018 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 2 of Total 1 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: FROM ONE OF TODAY'S FOREMOST INNOVATION LEADERS, AN INSPIRING, PERSONAL APPROACH TO MASTERING CHANGE IN THE FACE OF UNCERTAINTY. NAMED A 2018 BEST BUSINESS BOOK PICK BY FAST COMPANY AND WIRED UK. Confronting change is incredibly hard, both organizationally and personally. People become resistant. They are afraid. Yet the pace of change in our world will never be slower than it is right now, says Beth Comstock, the former Vice Chair and head of marketing and innovation at GE.   Imagine It Forward is an inspiring, fresh, candid, and deeply personal book about how to grapple with the challenges to change we face every day. It is a different kind of narrative, a big picture book that combines Comstock’s personal story in leading change with vital lessons on overcoming the inevitable roadblocks. One of the most successful women in business, Comstock shares her own transformation story from introverted publicist to GE’s first woman Vice Chair, and her hard-won lessons in shifting GE, a 125 year old American institution, toward a new digital future and a more innovative culture.  As the woman who initiated GE's Ecomagination clean-energy and its (and NBC’s) digital transformations, Comstock challenged a global organization to not wait for perfection, but to seek out emerging trends, embrace smart risks and test ideas boldly, and often. She shows how each one of us can become a “change maker” by leading with imagination.    “Ideas are rarely the problem,” writes Comstock.  “What holds all of us back, really—is fear. It’s the attachment to the old, to ‘What We Know.’”   As Comstock makes clear, transforming the mindset and culture of a company is messy. There is no easy checklist. It is fraught with uncertainty, tension and too often failure. It calls for the courage to defy convention, go around corporate gatekeepers when necessary, and reinvent what is possible.  For all those looking to spearhead change in their companies and careers, and reinvent “the way things are done,” Imagine It Forward masterfully points the way.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/343255Tue, 18 Sep 2018 04:07:40 +0000Colin LangPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/343255 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Imagine It Forward: Courage, Creativity, and the Power of Change Author: Beth Comstock, Tahl Raz Narrator: Beth Comstock Format: Unabridged Audiobook...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/343255 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Imagine It Forward: Courage, Creativity, and the Power of Change Author: Beth Comstock, Tahl Raz Narrator: Beth Comstock Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 34 minutes Release date: September 18, 2018 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 2 of Total 1 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: FROM ONE OF TODAY'S FOREMOST INNOVATION LEADERS, AN INSPIRING, PERSONAL APPROACH TO MASTERING CHANGE IN THE FACE OF UNCERTAINTY. NAMED A 2018 BEST BUSINESS BOOK PICK BY FAST COMPANY AND WIRED UK. Confronting change is incredibly hard, both organizationally and personally. People become resistant. They are afraid. Yet the pace of change in our world will never be slower than it is right now, says Beth Comstock, the former Vice Chair and head of marketing and innovation at GE.   Imagine It Forward is an inspiring, fresh, candid, and deeply personal book about how to grapple with the challenges to change we face every day. It is a different kind of narrative, a big picture book that combines Comstock’s personal story in leading change with vital lessons on overcoming the inevitable roadblocks. One of the most successful women in business, Comstock shares her own transformation story from introverted publicist to GE’s first woman Vice Chair, and her hard-won lessons in shifting GE, a 125 year old American institution, toward a new digital future and a more innovative culture.  As the woman who initiated GE's Ecomagination clean-energy and its (and NBC’s) digital transformations, Comstock challenged a global organization to not wait for perfection, but to seek out emerging trends, embrace smart risks and test ideas boldly, and often. She shows how each one of us can become a “change maker” by leading with imagination.    “Ideas are rarely the problem,” writes Comstock.  “What holds all of us back, really—is fear. It’s the attachment to the old, to ‘What We Know.’”   As Comstock makes clear, transforming the mindset and culture of a company is messy. There is no easy checklist. It is fraught with uncertainty, tension and too often failure. It calls for the courage to defy convention, go around corporate gatekeepers when necessary, and reinvent what is possible.  For all those looking to spearhead change in their companies and careers, and reinvent “the way things are done,” Imagine It Forward masterfully points the way.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/chaos-monkeys-revised-edition-obscene-fortune-and-random-failure-in-silicon-valley-by-antonio-garcia-martinez--65074257https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/335754 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Chaos Monkeys Revised Edition: Obscene Fortune and Random Failure in Silicon Valley Author: Antonio Garcia Martinez Narrator: Dan John Miller Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 16 hours 14 minutes Release date: July 24, 2018 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.33 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: The instant New York Times bestseller, now available in paperback and featuring a new afterword from the author—the insider's guide to the Facebook/Cambridge Analytica scandal, the inner workings of the tech world, and who really runs Silicon Valley “Incisive.... The most fun business book I have read this year.... Clearly there will be people who hate this book — which is probably one of the things that makes it such a great read.” — Andrew Ross Sorkin, New York Times Imagine a chimpanzee rampaging through a datacenter powering everything from Google to Facebook. Infrastructure engineers use a software version of this “chaos monkey” to test online services’ robustness—their ability to survive random failure and correct mistakes before they actually occur. Tech entrepreneurs are society’s chaos monkeys. One of Silicon Valley’s most audacious chaos monkeys is Antonio García Martínez. After stints on Wall Street and as CEO of his own startup, García Martínez joined Facebook’s nascent advertising team. Forced out in the wake of an internal product war over the future of the company’s monetization strategy, García Martínez eventually landed at rival Twitter. In Chaos Monkeys, this gleeful contrarian unravels the chaotic evolution of social media and online marketing and reveals how it is invading our lives and shaping our future.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/335754Tue, 24 Jul 2018 04:07:40 +0000Colin LangPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/335754 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Chaos Monkeys Revised Edition: Obscene Fortune and Random Failure in Silicon Valley Author: Antonio Garcia Martinez Narrator: Dan John Miller Format:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/335754 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Chaos Monkeys Revised Edition: Obscene Fortune and Random Failure in Silicon Valley Author: Antonio Garcia Martinez Narrator: Dan John Miller Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 16 hours 14 minutes Release date: July 24, 2018 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.33 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: The instant New York Times bestseller, now available in paperback and featuring a new afterword from the author—the insider's guide to the Facebook/Cambridge Analytica scandal, the inner workings of the tech world, and who really runs Silicon Valley “Incisive.... The most fun business book I have read this year.... Clearly there will be people who hate this book — which is probably one of the things that makes it such a great read.” — Andrew Ross Sorkin, New York Times Imagine a chimpanzee rampaging through a datacenter powering everything from Google to Facebook. Infrastructure engineers use a software version of this “chaos monkey” to test online services’ robustness—their ability to survive random failure and correct mistakes before they actually occur. Tech entrepreneurs are society’s chaos monkeys. One of Silicon Valley’s most audacious chaos monkeys is Antonio García Martínez. After stints on Wall Street and as CEO of his own startup, García Martínez joined Facebook’s nascent advertising team. Forced out in the wake of an internal product war over the future of the company’s monetization strategy, García Martínez eventually landed at rival Twitter. In Chaos Monkeys, this gleeful contrarian unravels the chaotic evolution of social media and online marketing and reveals how it is invading our lives and shaping our future.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/like-she-owns-the-place-unlock-the-secret-of-lasting-confidence-by-cara-alwill-leyba--65074252https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/339849 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Like She Owns the Place: Unlock the Secret of Lasting Confidence Author: Cara Alwill Leyba Narrator: Cara Alwill Leyba Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 35 minutes Release date: July 10, 2018 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: Penguin presents the audiobook edition of Like She Owns the Place written and read by Cara Alwill Leyba. Can you imagine what your life would be like if you abandoned the idea of perfection and decided to embrace your whole self - and even better - love yourself? Imagine if you stopped putting your happiness in the hands of others. Imagine you stopped waiting for validation from external forces and learnt how to be intimate with failure, cellulite, success, wrinkles, imperfection, mistakes, vulnerability. Imagine what life would be like if you just decided to feel good now. In Like She Owns the Place, master life coach and motivational speaker Cara Alwill Leyba teaches you that confidence is all about knowing yourself. Leyba lays down the foundations to help you build confidence from the ground up which include ditching the idea of winning, editing toxic people and habits from your life and embracing the achievements of other women. Follow Cara's advice and you'll be walking into every room like you own the place.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/339849Tue, 10 Jul 2018 04:07:40 +0000Colin LangPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/339849 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Like She Owns the Place: Unlock the Secret of Lasting Confidence Author: Cara Alwill Leyba Narrator: Cara Alwill Leyba Format: Unabridged Audiobook...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/339849 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Like She Owns the Place: Unlock the Secret of Lasting Confidence Author: Cara Alwill Leyba Narrator: Cara Alwill Leyba Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 35 minutes Release date: July 10, 2018 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: Penguin presents the audiobook edition of Like She Owns the Place written and read by Cara Alwill Leyba. Can you imagine what your life would be like if you abandoned the idea of perfection and decided to embrace your whole self - and even better - love yourself? Imagine if you stopped putting your happiness in the hands of others. Imagine you stopped waiting for validation from external forces and learnt how to be intimate with failure, cellulite, success, wrinkles, imperfection, mistakes, vulnerability. Imagine what life would be like if you just decided to feel good now. In Like She Owns the Place, master life coach and motivational speaker Cara Alwill Leyba teaches you that confidence is all about knowing yourself. Leyba lays down the foundations to help you build confidence from the ground up which include ditching the idea of winning, editing toxic people and habits from your life and embracing the achievements of other women. Follow Cara's advice and you'll be walking into every room like you own the place.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/damaged-goods-the-rise-and-fall-of-sir-philip-green-the-sunday-times-bestseller-by-oliver-shah--65074263https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/334212 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Damaged Goods: The Rise and Fall of Sir Philip Green - The Sunday Times Bestseller Author: Oliver Shah Narrator: Oliver Shah Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 11 minutes Release date: June 28, 2018 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.33 of Total 6 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: Penguin Audio presents Damaged Goods written and read by Oliver Shah. DISCOVER THE SHOCKING TRUTH BEHIND THE BUSINESS AND LIFESTYLE OF SIR PHILIP GREEN In this jaw-dropping expose, Oliver Shah uncovers the truth behind one of Britain's biggest business scandals, following Sir Philip Green's journey to the big time, the wild excesses of his heyday and his dramatic demise. Stunning praise for the book: 'A detailed and entertaining dismantling of the 'king of the high street'' Guardian 'Superb' Evening Standard 'From the glitzy parties to the threatening phone calls, the larger-than-life characters to the speedy downfall, this real-life tale of hubris has all the elements of a Greek tragedy' City AM 'Entertaining stuff, pacily written. Filled with colourful characters - and expletives' The Times 'Shah has written a hard-hitting, often funny, ultimately sobering tale of how fortunes were made and lost in late 20th and early 21st century Britain' Financial Times The author: Oliver Shah is the award-winning Business Editor of the Sunday Times who uncovered the methods Green used to amass his gigantic offshore fortune and the desperation that drove his doomed BHS deal. Shah was named business journalist of the year at both the Press Awards and London Press Club Awards in 2017 for his investigation into Sir Philip Green. He studied English at Cambridge University and journalism at City University before joining City AM in 2009 and the Sunday Times in 2010. Aged 34, Shah lives in east London.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/334212Thu, 28 Jun 2018 04:07:40 +0000Colin LangPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/334212 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Damaged Goods: The Rise and Fall of Sir Philip Green - The Sunday Times Bestseller Author: Oliver Shah Narrator: Oliver Shah Format: Unabridged...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/334212 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Damaged Goods: The Rise and Fall of Sir Philip Green - The Sunday Times Bestseller Author: Oliver Shah Narrator: Oliver Shah Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 11 minutes Release date: June 28, 2018 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.33 of Total 6 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: Penguin Audio presents Damaged Goods written and read by Oliver Shah. DISCOVER THE SHOCKING TRUTH BEHIND THE BUSINESS AND LIFESTYLE OF SIR PHILIP GREEN In this jaw-dropping expose, Oliver Shah uncovers the truth behind one of Britain's biggest business scandals, following Sir Philip Green's journey to the big time, the wild excesses of his heyday and his dramatic demise. Stunning praise for the book: 'A detailed and entertaining dismantling of the 'king of the high street'' Guardian 'Superb' Evening Standard 'From the glitzy parties to the threatening phone calls, the larger-than-life characters to the speedy downfall, this real-life tale of hubris has all the elements of a Greek tragedy' City AM 'Entertaining stuff, pacily written. Filled with colourful characters - and expletives' The Times 'Shah has written a hard-hitting, often funny, ultimately sobering tale of how fortunes were made and lost in late 20th and early 21st century Britain' Financial Times The author: Oliver Shah is the award-winning Business Editor of the Sunday Times who uncovered the methods Green used to amass his gigantic offshore fortune and the desperation that drove his doomed BHS deal. Shah was named business journalist of the year at both the Press Awards and London Press Club Awards in 2017 for his investigation into Sir Philip Green. He studied English at Cambridge University and journalism at City University before joining City AM in 2009 and the Sunday Times in 2010. Aged 34, Shah lives in east London.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-king-of-content-sumner-redstone-s-battle-for-viacom-cbs-and-everlasting-control-of-his-media-empire-by-keach-hagey--65074253https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/339560 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The King of Content: Sumner Redstone's Battle for Viacom, CBS, and Everlasting Control of His Media Empire Author: Keach Hagey Narrator: Gabra Zackman Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 52 minutes Release date: June 26, 2018 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: The remarkable story of Sumner Redstone, his family legacy, and the battles for all he controls. Sumner Murray Redstone, once feared as the “mad genius” of media who would dump his CEOs for mere wobbles in his companies’ stock price, had built one of the world’s greatest media empires through a series of audacious takeovers constructed to ensure that he always maintained control. Today he controls 80% of the voting shares of both Viacom and CBS, meaning that on a whim he could replace the entire boards of two public companies with a combined value of $40 billion. He spent decades performing meticulous estate planning so that his control would extend beyond the grave (which he loved telling reporters he would never lie in), constructing trusts designed to make it impossible for his heirs to sell his companies after he died. “Unless they start doing terribly,” he told the Wall Street Journal in 2012, “which they will not.” As readers will discover in The King of Content, Redstone’s confidence at the time was not misplaced. His life up to that point had been a story of exceeding expectations, climbing from the son of a linoleum peddler in the Jewish immigrant tenements of Boston’s West End to Harvard Law School, from the president of his father’s regional drive-in movie chain to the owner of Viacom, from a cerebral lawyer who shopped at Filene’s Basement to the owner of a coveted Hollywood studio, and ultimately, after the Viacom-CBS merger, to the controlling shareholder of the largest merged media entity in U.S. history. The credo that he coined and repeated for decades—“content is king”—turned out to be more true in the digital world than he could have ever guessed. Through exclusive interview and hundreds of pages of legal documents, Keach Hagey reveals the story behind the rise and fall of this remarkable figure, and the details of the family members fighting for control of his vast empire. At the heart of all the dueling lawsuits running through the Redstone family is Sumner Redstone’s tumultuous love life —particularly the fallout from his 2002 divorce from Phyllis, his wife of 52 years. More recently, Redstone’s life has become a tabloid soap opera thanks a lawsuit brought by one of his ex-girlfriends, Manuela Herzer. If the judge finds him incompetent, it will greatly increase the pressure on his trustees to begin the process of placing his controlling stakes in the hands of a seven-person trust who are expected to duke it out over what will become of the companies. Yet the appetite for Redstone’s assets is not what it would have been just a few years ago. While CBS—bolstered by its sports rights and the programming prowess of its former actor CEO, Les Moonves—has experienced modest declines in the age of cord-cutting, Viacom’s fall has been dizzying. Ratings at its biggest cable networks, which include MTV, Comedy Central, Nickelodeon, BET, and Vstrong, have been falling double-digit percentages for years. A few small cable companies, annoyed at Viacom’s demands for price hikes for their entire package of dozens of channels when ratings were so weak, dropped them altogether last year—a move widely viewed as a canary in the industry coal mine. There’s a corporate whodunnit here, as well as a series of mysteries that has captivated both the business and tabloid press. The answers lie in family feuds, corporate battles and alliances that go back decades, and will be laid bare in this ambitious book.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/339560Tue, 26 Jun 2018 04:07:40 +0000Colin LangPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/339560 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The King of Content: Sumner Redstone's Battle for Viacom, CBS, and Everlasting Control of His Media Empire Author: Keach Hagey Narrator: Gabra Zackman...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/339560 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The King of Content: Sumner Redstone's Battle for Viacom, CBS, and Everlasting Control of His Media Empire Author: Keach Hagey Narrator: Gabra Zackman Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 52 minutes Release date: June 26, 2018 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: The remarkable story of Sumner Redstone, his family legacy, and the battles for all he controls. Sumner Murray Redstone, once feared as the “mad genius” of media who would dump his CEOs for mere wobbles in his companies’ stock price, had built one of the world’s greatest media empires through a series of audacious takeovers constructed to ensure that he always maintained control. Today he controls 80% of the voting shares of both Viacom and CBS, meaning that on a whim he could replace the entire boards of two public companies with a combined value of $40 billion. He spent decades performing meticulous estate planning so that his control would extend beyond the grave (which he loved telling reporters he would never lie in), constructing trusts designed to make it impossible for his heirs to sell his companies after he died. “Unless they start doing terribly,” he told the Wall Street Journal in 2012, “which they will not.” As readers will discover in The King of Content, Redstone’s confidence at the time was not misplaced. His life up to that point had been a story of exceeding expectations, climbing from the son of a linoleum peddler in the Jewish immigrant tenements of Boston’s West End to Harvard Law School, from the president of his father’s regional drive-in movie chain to the owner of Viacom, from a cerebral lawyer who shopped at Filene’s Basement to the owner of a coveted Hollywood studio, and ultimately, after the Viacom-CBS merger, to the controlling shareholder of the largest merged media entity in U.S. history. The credo that he coined and repeated for decades—“content is king”—turned out to be more true in the digital world than he could have ever guessed. Through exclusive interview and hundreds of pages of legal documents, Keach Hagey reveals the story behind the rise and fall of this remarkable figure, and the details of the family members fighting for control of his vast empire. At the heart of all the dueling lawsuits running through the Redstone family is Sumner Redstone’s tumultuous love life —particularly the fallout from his 2002 divorce from Phyllis, his wife of 52 years. More recently, Redstone’s life has become a tabloid soap opera thanks a lawsuit brought by one of his ex-girlfriends, Manuela Herzer. If the judge finds him incompetent, it will greatly increase the pressure on his trustees to begin the process of placing his controlling stakes in the hands of a seven-person trust who are expected to duke it out over what will become of the companies. Yet the appetite for Redstone’s assets is not what it would have been just a few years ago. While CBS—bolstered by its sports rights and the programming prowess of its former actor CEO, Les Moonves—has experienced modest declines in the age of cord-cutting, Viacom’s fall has been dizzying. Ratings at its biggest cable networks, which include MTV, Comedy Central, Nickelodeon, BET, and Vstrong, have been falling double-digit percentages for years. A few small cable companies, annoyed at Viacom’s demands for price hikes for their entire package of dozens of channels when ratings were so weak, dropped them altogether last year—a move widely viewed as a canary in the industry coal mine. There’s a corporate whodunnit here, as well as a series of mysteries that has captivated both the business and tabloid press. The answers lie in family feuds, corporate battles and alliances that go back decades, and will be laid bare in this ambitious book.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/never-lost-again-the-google-mapping-revolution-that-sparked-new-industries-and-augmented-our-reality-by-bill-kilday--65074290https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/339552 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Never Lost Again: The Google Mapping Revolution That Sparked New Industries and Augmented Our Reality Author: Bill Kilday Narrator: Rob Shapiro Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 2 minutes Release date: June 19, 2018 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.25 of Total 4 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: As enlightening as The Facebook Effect, Elon Musk, and Chaos Monkeys—the compelling, behind-the-scenes story of the creation of one of the most essential applications ever devised, and the rag-tag team that built it and changed how we navigate the world. Never Lost Again chronicles the evolution of mapping technology—the ''overnight success twenty years in the making.'' Bill Kilday takes us behind the scenes of the tech’s development, and introduces to the team that gave us not only Google Maps but Google Earth, and most recently, Pokémon GO. He takes us back to the beginning to Keyhole—a cash-strapped startup mapping company started by a small-town Texas boy named John Hanke, that nearly folded when the tech bubble burst. While a contract with the CIA kept them afloat, the company’s big break came with the first invasion of Iraq; CNN used their technology to cover the war and made it famous. Then Google came on the scene, buying the company and relaunching the software as Google Maps and Google Earth. Eventually, Hanke’s original company was spun back out of Google, and is now responsible for Pokémon GO and the upcoming Harry Potter: Wizards Unite. Kilday, the marketing director for Keyhole and Google Maps, was there from the earliest days, and offers a personal look behind the scenes at the tech and the minds developing it. But this book isn’t only a look back at the past; it is also a glimpse of what’s to come. Kilday reveals how emerging map-based technologies including virtual reality and driverless cars are going to upend our lives once again. Never Lost Again shows us how our worldview changed dramatically as a result of vision, imagination, and implementation. It’s a crazy story. And it all started with a really good map.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/339552Tue, 19 Jun 2018 04:07:40 +0000Colin LangPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/339552 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Never Lost Again: The Google Mapping Revolution That Sparked New Industries and Augmented Our Reality Author: Bill Kilday Narrator: Rob Shapiro Format:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/339552 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Never Lost Again: The Google Mapping Revolution That Sparked New Industries and Augmented Our Reality Author: Bill Kilday Narrator: Rob Shapiro Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 2 minutes Release date: June 19, 2018 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.25 of Total 4 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: As enlightening as The Facebook Effect, Elon Musk, and Chaos Monkeys—the compelling, behind-the-scenes story of the creation of one of the most essential applications ever devised, and the rag-tag team that built it and changed how we navigate the world. Never Lost Again chronicles the evolution of mapping technology—the ''overnight success twenty years in the making.'' Bill Kilday takes us behind the scenes of the tech’s development, and introduces to the team that gave us not only Google Maps but Google Earth, and most recently, Pokémon GO. He takes us back to the beginning to Keyhole—a cash-strapped startup mapping company started by a small-town Texas boy named John Hanke, that nearly folded when the tech bubble burst. While a contract with the CIA kept them afloat, the company’s big break came with the first invasion of Iraq; CNN used their technology to cover the war and made it famous. Then Google came on the scene, buying the company and relaunching the software as Google Maps and Google Earth. Eventually, Hanke’s original company was spun back out of Google, and is now responsible for Pokémon GO and the upcoming Harry Potter: Wizards Unite. Kilday, the marketing director for Keyhole and Google Maps, was there from the earliest days, and offers a personal look behind the scenes at the tech and the minds developing it. But this book isn’t only a look back at the past; it is also a glimpse of what’s to come. Kilday reveals how emerging map-based technologies including virtual reality and driverless cars are going to upend our lives once again. Never Lost Again shows us how our worldview changed dramatically as a result of vision, imagination, and implementation. It’s a crazy story. And it all started with a really good map.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/my-father-s-business-the-small-town-values-that-built-dollar-general-into-a-billion-dollar-company-by-cal-turner--65074266https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/333943 to listen full audiobooks. Title: My Father's Business: The Small-Town Values That Built Dollar General into a Billion-Dollar Company Author: Cal Turner Narrator: Cal Turner Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 15 minutes Release date: May 22, 2018 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: The first-person account of the family that changed the American retail landscape that Dave Ramsey calls a must-read. Longtime Dollar General CEO Cal Turner, Jr. shares his extraordinary life as heir to the company founded by his father, Cal Turner, Sr., and his grandfather, a dirt farmer turned Depression-era entrepreneur. Cal's narrative is at its heart a father-son story, from his childhood in Scottsville, Kentucky, where business and family were one, to the triumph of reaching the Fortune 300 -- at the cost of risking that very father/son relationship. Cal shares how the small-town values with which he was raised helped him guide Dollar General from family enterprise to national powerhouse. Chronicling three generations of a successful family with very different leadership styles, Cal Jr. shares a wealth of wisdom from a lifetime on the entrepreneurial front lines. He shows how his grandfather turned a third-grade education into an asset for success. He reveals how his driven father hatched the game-changing dollar price point strategy and why it worked. And he explains how he found his own leadership style when he took his place at the helm -- values-based, people-oriented, and pragmatic. Cal's story provides a riveting look at the family love and drama behind Dollar General's spectacular rise, pays homage to the working-class people whose no-frills needs helped determine its rock-bottom prices, and shares the life and lessons of one of America's most compelling business leaders.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/333943Tue, 22 May 2018 04:07:40 +0000Colin LangPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/333943 to listen full audiobooks. Title: My Father's Business: The Small-Town Values That Built Dollar General into a Billion-Dollar Company Author: Cal Turner Narrator: Cal Turner Format:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/333943 to listen full audiobooks. Title: My Father's Business: The Small-Town Values That Built Dollar General into a Billion-Dollar Company Author: Cal Turner Narrator: Cal Turner Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 15 minutes Release date: May 22, 2018 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: The first-person account of the family that changed the American retail landscape that Dave Ramsey calls a must-read. Longtime Dollar General CEO Cal Turner, Jr. shares his extraordinary life as heir to the company founded by his father, Cal Turner, Sr., and his grandfather, a dirt farmer turned Depression-era entrepreneur. Cal's narrative is at its heart a father-son story, from his childhood in Scottsville, Kentucky, where business and family were one, to the triumph of reaching the Fortune 300 -- at the cost of risking that very father/son relationship. Cal shares how the small-town values with which he was raised helped him guide Dollar General from family enterprise to national powerhouse. Chronicling three generations of a successful family with very different leadership styles, Cal Jr. shares a wealth of wisdom from a lifetime on the entrepreneurial front lines. He shows how his grandfather turned a third-grade education into an asset for success. He reveals how his driven father hatched the game-changing dollar price point strategy and why it worked. And he explains how he found his own leadership style when he took his place at the helm -- values-based, people-oriented, and pragmatic. Cal's story provides a riveting look at the family love and drama behind Dollar General's spectacular rise, pays homage to the working-class people whose no-frills needs helped determine its rock-bottom prices, and shares the life and lessons of one of America's most compelling business leaders.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/i-love-capitalism-an-american-story-by-ken-langone--65074268https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/332120 to listen full audiobooks. Title: I Love Capitalism!: An American Story Author: Ken Langone Narrator: Ken Langone Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 51 minutes Release date: May 15, 2018 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.5 of Total 34 Ratings of Narrator: 4.38 of Total 8 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: New York Times Bestseller Iconoclastic entrepreneur and New York legend Ken Langone tells the compelling story of how a poor boy from Long Island became one of America's most successful businessmen. Ken Langone has seen it all on his way to a net worth beyond his wildest dreams. A pillar of corporate America for decades, he's a co-founder of Home Depot, a former director of the New York Stock Exchange, and a world-class philanthropist (including $200 million for NYU's Langone Health). In this memoir he finally tells the story of his unlikely rise and controversial career. It's also a passionate defense of the American Dream -- of preserving a country in which any hungry kid can reach the maximum potential of his or her talents and work ethic. In a series of fascinating stories, Langone shows how he struggled to get an education, break into Wall Street, and scramble for an MBA at night while competing with privileged competitors by day. He shares how he learned how to evaluate what a business is worth and apply his street smarts to 8-figure and 9-figure deals . And he's not shy about discussing, for the first time, his epic legal and PR battle with former NY Governor Eliot Spitzer. His ultimate theme is that free enterprise is the key to giving everyone a leg up. As he writes: This book is my love song to capitalism. Capitalism works! And I'm living proof -- it works for everybody. Absolutely anybody is entitled to dream big, and absolutely everybody should dream big. I did. Show me where the silver spoon was in my mouth. I've got to argue profoundly and passionately: I'm the American Dream.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/332120Tue, 15 May 2018 04:07:40 +0000Colin LangPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/332120 to listen full audiobooks. Title: I Love Capitalism!: An American Story Author: Ken Langone Narrator: Ken Langone Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 51 minutes Release date:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/332120 to listen full audiobooks. Title: I Love Capitalism!: An American Story Author: Ken Langone Narrator: Ken Langone Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 51 minutes Release date: May 15, 2018 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.5 of Total 34 Ratings of Narrator: 4.38 of Total 8 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: New York Times Bestseller Iconoclastic entrepreneur and New York legend Ken Langone tells the compelling story of how a poor boy from Long Island became one of America's most successful businessmen. Ken Langone has seen it all on his way to a net worth beyond his wildest dreams. A pillar of corporate America for decades, he's a co-founder of Home Depot, a former director of the New York Stock Exchange, and a world-class philanthropist (including $200 million for NYU's Langone Health). In this memoir he finally tells the story of his unlikely rise and controversial career. It's also a passionate defense of the American Dream -- of preserving a country in which any hungry kid can reach the maximum potential of his or her talents and work ethic. In a series of fascinating stories, Langone shows how he struggled to get an education, break into Wall Street, and scramble for an MBA at night while competing with privileged competitors by day. He shares how he learned how to evaluate what a business is worth and apply his street smarts to 8-figure and 9-figure deals . And he's not shy about discussing, for the first time, his epic legal and PR battle with former NY Governor Eliot Spitzer. His ultimate theme is that free enterprise is the key to giving everyone a leg up. As he writes: This book is my love song to capitalism. Capitalism works! And I'm living proof -- it works for everybody. Absolutely anybody is entitled to dream big, and absolutely everybody should dream big. I did. Show me where the silver spoon was in my mouth. I've got to argue profoundly and passionately: I'm the American Dream.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/we-all-scream-the-fall-of-the-gifford-s-ice-cream-empire-by-andrew-gifford--65074249https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/334024 to listen full audiobooks. Title: We All Scream: The Fall of the Gifford's Ice Cream Empire Author: Andrew Gifford Narrator: Charles Constant Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 50 minutes Release date: May 15, 2018 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: For more than seventy years, Gifford's Ice Cream and Candy Company was associated with nothing but pleasure for native Washingtonians and visitors to the nation's capital. But behind the iconic business's happy facade lay elaborate schemes, a crushing bankruptcy, two million dollars of missing cash, and a tragic suicide. As the last Gifford heir unfolds his story with remarkable immediacy and candor, he reveals the byzantine betrayals and intrigue rooted in the company from its modest beginnings—dark influences that would ultimately destroy the legendary Gifford business and its troubled founding family.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/334024Tue, 15 May 2018 04:07:40 +0000Colin LangPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/334024 to listen full audiobooks. Title: We All Scream: The Fall of the Gifford's Ice Cream Empire Author: Andrew Gifford Narrator: Charles Constant Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/334024 to listen full audiobooks. Title: We All Scream: The Fall of the Gifford's Ice Cream Empire Author: Andrew Gifford Narrator: Charles Constant Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 50 minutes Release date: May 15, 2018 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: For more than seventy years, Gifford's Ice Cream and Candy Company was associated with nothing but pleasure for native Washingtonians and visitors to the nation's capital. But behind the iconic business's happy facade lay elaborate schemes, a crushing bankruptcy, two million dollars of missing cash, and a tragic suicide. As the last Gifford heir unfolds his story with remarkable immediacy and candor, he reveals the byzantine betrayals and intrigue rooted in the company from its modest beginnings—dark influences that would ultimately destroy the legendary Gifford business and its troubled founding family.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/kicks-the-great-american-story-of-sneakers-by-nicholas-smith--65074285https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/331766 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Kicks: The Great American Story of Sneakers Author: Nicholas Smith Narrator: Christopher J. Grove Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 57 minutes Release date: May 1, 2018 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: A cultural history of sneakers, tracing the footprint of one of our most iconic fashions across sports, business, pop culture, and American identity When the athletic shoe graduated from the beaches and croquet courts of the wealthy elite to streetwear ubiquity, its journey through the heart of American life was just getting started. In this rollicking narrative, Nicholas K. Smith carries us through the long twentieth century as sneakers became the totem of subcultures from California skateboarders to New York rappers, the cause of gang violence and riots, the heart of a global economic controversy, the lynchpin in a quest to turn big sports into big business, and the muse of high fashion. Studded with larger-than-life mavericks and unexpected visionaries—from genius rubber inventor, Charles Goodyear, to road-warrior huckster Chuck Taylor, to the feuding brothers who founded Adidas and Puma, to the track coach who changed the sport by pouring rubber in his wife's waffle iron—Kicks introduces us to the sneaker's surprisingly influential, enduring, and evolving legacy.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/331766Tue, 01 May 2018 04:07:40 +0000Colin LangPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/331766 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Kicks: The Great American Story of Sneakers Author: Nicholas Smith Narrator: Christopher J. Grove Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 57...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/331766 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Kicks: The Great American Story of Sneakers Author: Nicholas Smith Narrator: Christopher J. Grove Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 57 minutes Release date: May 1, 2018 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: A cultural history of sneakers, tracing the footprint of one of our most iconic fashions across sports, business, pop culture, and American identity When the athletic shoe graduated from the beaches and croquet courts of the wealthy elite to streetwear ubiquity, its journey through the heart of American life was just getting started. In this rollicking narrative, Nicholas K. Smith carries us through the long twentieth century as sneakers became the totem of subcultures from California skateboarders to New York rappers, the cause of gang violence and riots, the heart of a global economic controversy, the lynchpin in a quest to turn big sports into big business, and the muse of high fashion. Studded with larger-than-life mavericks and unexpected visionaries—from genius rubber inventor, Charles Goodyear, to road-warrior huckster Chuck Taylor, to the feuding brothers who founded Adidas and Puma, to the track coach who changed the sport by pouring rubber in his wife's waffle iron—Kicks introduces us to the sneaker's surprisingly influential, enduring, and evolving legacy.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/wikid-power-how-to-make-influential-decisions-for-superiority-by-ian-coombe--65074300https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/333285 to listen full audiobooks. Title: WIKID POWER - How To Make Influential Decisions For Superiority Author: Ian Coombe Narrator: Ian Coombe Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 32 minutes Release date: April 14, 2018 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: Decision-making is as vital to success as mathematics! How many decisions have you made today? Were you taught how? Everyone makes decisions more often than they use mathematics but decision-making is not taught ... until now. The process outlined in Wikid Power shows you how to make influential decisions that deliver such incredible results that the military wanted to classify the process beyond "Top Secret". Following an easy to remember step-by-step process Ian leads you on the journey to become masterful and superior in all your decision-making. This book is for anyone who makes decisions anytime or anywhere: Leaders get the best decisions and results from your team Parents ensure your decisions are the best for your children and help them learn how to make decisions for their future Teachers from prep to university determine futures, be a teacher who's remembered for moulding great futures Everyone make personal decisions that get you where you want in life Ian Coombe developed Wikid Power to help military leaders learn a decision-making process vital to succeed. He introduced his military's first group decision-making capability and then facilitated myriad decisions for others from everyday matters to the Olympics and to urgent national security issues. He has been awarded a US military commendation and an Australian Leadership Excellence Award (ALEA). His decision-making process, experience and authority is unrivalled. If you're not using Wikid Power those you deal with might be. Join the decisions leaders!]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/333285Sat, 14 Apr 2018 04:07:40 +0000Colin LangPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/333285 to listen full audiobooks. Title: WIKID POWER - How To Make Influential Decisions For Superiority Author: Ian Coombe Narrator: Ian Coombe Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 32...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/333285 to listen full audiobooks. Title: WIKID POWER - How To Make Influential Decisions For Superiority Author: Ian Coombe Narrator: Ian Coombe Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 32 minutes Release date: April 14, 2018 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: Decision-making is as vital to success as mathematics! How many decisions have you made today? Were you taught how? Everyone makes decisions more often than they use mathematics but decision-making is not taught ... until now. The process outlined in Wikid Power shows you how to make influential decisions that deliver such incredible results that the military wanted to classify the process beyond "Top Secret". Following an easy to remember step-by-step process Ian leads you on the journey to become masterful and superior in all your decision-making. This book is for anyone who makes decisions anytime or anywhere: Leaders get the best decisions and results from your team Parents ensure your decisions are the best for your children and help them learn how to make decisions for their future Teachers from prep to university determine futures, be a teacher who's remembered for moulding great futures Everyone make personal decisions that get you where you want in life Ian Coombe developed Wikid Power to help military leaders learn a decision-making process vital to succeed. He introduced his military's first group decision-making capability and then facilitated myriad decisions for others from everyday matters to the Olympics and to urgent national security issues. He has been awarded a US military commendation and an Australian Leadership Excellence Award (ALEA). His decision-making process, experience and authority is unrivalled. If you're not using Wikid Power those you deal with might be. Join the decisions leaders!]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/how-to-be-an-overnight-success-by-maria-hatzistefanis--65074267https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/332654 to listen full audiobooks. Title: How to Be an Overnight Success Author: Maria Hatzistefanis Narrator: Janice Vee, Maria Hatzistefanis Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 54 minutes Release date: April 12, 2018 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.27 of Total 15 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 3 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: Random House presents the audiobook edition of How to Be an Overnight Success by Maria Hatzistefanis, read by Janice Vee and with an introduction read by the author. 'You are not born an entrepreneur. It's a skill that you learn along the way.' When the skincare company Rodial launched its cult 'snake' serum, the press quickly called the business an 'overnight success'. However, Rodial's founder Maria Hatzistefanis had been toiling for 18 years, building the company from scratch in her bedroom. Now, the beauty boss sets out to demonstrate in this very accessible book that its success stemmed from sheer hard work, tireless efforts and a lot of patience. Fashion-loving Maria set out with a dream to build a beauty business and - despite not excelling at school, and being fired from her first job - she has achieved it. She did it by dreaming big, working hard, surrounding herself with the best, taking risks, creating buzz and building her own personal brand, which is now a favourite with high-profile models and media personalities including Poppy Delevingne, Daisy Lowe and Kylie Jenner. Crucially, she believes anyone can do this and her book, brimming with good sense, great advice, tips and secrets - all presented in an easy, friendly style - shows how.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/332654Thu, 12 Apr 2018 04:07:40 +0000Colin LangPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/332654 to listen full audiobooks. Title: How to Be an Overnight Success Author: Maria Hatzistefanis Narrator: Janice Vee, Maria Hatzistefanis Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 54...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/332654 to listen full audiobooks. Title: How to Be an Overnight Success Author: Maria Hatzistefanis Narrator: Janice Vee, Maria Hatzistefanis Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 54 minutes Release date: April 12, 2018 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.27 of Total 15 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 3 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: Random House presents the audiobook edition of How to Be an Overnight Success by Maria Hatzistefanis, read by Janice Vee and with an introduction read by the author. 'You are not born an entrepreneur. It's a skill that you learn along the way.' When the skincare company Rodial launched its cult 'snake' serum, the press quickly called the business an 'overnight success'. However, Rodial's founder Maria Hatzistefanis had been toiling for 18 years, building the company from scratch in her bedroom. Now, the beauty boss sets out to demonstrate in this very accessible book that its success stemmed from sheer hard work, tireless efforts and a lot of patience. Fashion-loving Maria set out with a dream to build a beauty business and - despite not excelling at school, and being fired from her first job - she has achieved it. She did it by dreaming big, working hard, surrounding herself with the best, taking risks, creating buzz and building her own personal brand, which is now a favourite with high-profile models and media personalities including Poppy Delevingne, Daisy Lowe and Kylie Jenner. Crucially, she believes anyone can do this and her book, brimming with good sense, great advice, tips and secrets - all presented in an easy, friendly style - shows how.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/epitaph-for-the-ash-in-search-of-recovery-and-renewal-by-lisa-samson--65074307https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/328417 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Epitaph for the Ash: In Search of Recovery and Renewal Author: Lisa Samson Narrator: Charlotte Strevens Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 35 minutes Release date: March 22, 2018 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: Inspired by her uncle, Lisa Samson has communed with trees since her childhood. Tragically, a disease from mainland Europe now poses a very serious threat to the ash tree’s survival. Epitaph for the Ash explores how barren our landscape could become without the ash’s familiar branches protruding from limestone scars and chalky cliff faces. The trees’ grave prognosis takes on a personal resonance when, in the course of writing this book, Lisa is diagnosed with a brain tumour. While she receives treatment, and learns to walk and talk again, Lisa finds solace once more in the natural world. She continues to research her beloved forests, which once sheltered a wealth of flora and fauna, seeking out the possibilities that modern science might provide for their survival. Taking us from the lowlands of Norfolk to northernmost reaches of the British Isles, Lisa's book is a celebration of the deep cultural and historical significance of the ash. As Lisa contemplates her own mortality, and the trees’ likely fate emerges, Epitaph for the Ash offers up a rallying cry to treasure these remarkable woodlands while we still can, before it is too late.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/328417Thu, 22 Mar 2018 04:07:40 +0000Colin LangPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/328417 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Epitaph for the Ash: In Search of Recovery and Renewal Author: Lisa Samson Narrator: Charlotte Strevens Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 35...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/328417 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Epitaph for the Ash: In Search of Recovery and Renewal Author: Lisa Samson Narrator: Charlotte Strevens Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 35 minutes Release date: March 22, 2018 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: Inspired by her uncle, Lisa Samson has communed with trees since her childhood. Tragically, a disease from mainland Europe now poses a very serious threat to the ash tree’s survival. Epitaph for the Ash explores how barren our landscape could become without the ash’s familiar branches protruding from limestone scars and chalky cliff faces. The trees’ grave prognosis takes on a personal resonance when, in the course of writing this book, Lisa is diagnosed with a brain tumour. While she receives treatment, and learns to walk and talk again, Lisa finds solace once more in the natural world. She continues to research her beloved forests, which once sheltered a wealth of flora and fauna, seeking out the possibilities that modern science might provide for their survival. Taking us from the lowlands of Norfolk to northernmost reaches of the British Isles, Lisa's book is a celebration of the deep cultural and historical significance of the ash. As Lisa contemplates her own mortality, and the trees’ likely fate emerges, Epitaph for the Ash offers up a rallying cry to treasure these remarkable woodlands while we still can, before it is too late.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/just-the-funny-parts-and-a-few-hard-truths-about-sneaking-into-the-hollywood-boys-club-by-nell-scovell--65074270https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/325627 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Just the Funny Parts: … And a Few Hard Truths About Sneaking Into the Hollywood Boys’ Club Author: Nell Scovell Narrator: Amy Hohn Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 38 minutes Release date: March 20, 2018 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 2 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: You’ve almost certainly laughed at Scovell’s jokes—you just didn’t know it until now. Just the Funny Parts is a juicy and scathingly funny insider look at how pop culture gets made. For more than thirty years, writer, producer and director Nell Scovell worked behind the scenes of iconic TV shows, including The Simpsons, Late Night with David Letterman, Murphy Brown, NCIS, The Muppets, and Sabrina, the Teenage Witch, which she created and executive produced. In 2009, Scovell gave up her behind-the-scenes status when the David Letterman sex scandal broke. Only the second woman ever to write for his show, Scovell used the moment to publicly call out the lack of gender diversity in late-night TV writers’ rooms. “One of the boys” came out hard for “all of the girls.” Her criticisms fueled a cultural debate. Two years later, Scovell was collaborating with Sheryl Sandberg on speeches and later on Lean In, which resulted in a worldwide movement. Now Scovell is opening up with this fun, honest, and often shocking account. Scovell knows what it’s like to put words in the mouths of President Barack Obama, Mark Harmon, Candice Bergen, Bob Newhart, Conan O’Brien, Alyssa Milano, and Kermit the Frog, among many others. Through her eyes, you’ll sit in the Simpson writers’ room… stand on the Oscar red carpet… pin a tail on Miss Piggy…bond with Star Trek’s Leonard Nimoy… and experience a Stephen King-like encounter with Stephen King. Just the Funny Parts is a fast-paced account of a nerdy girl from New England who fought her way to the top of the highly-competitive, male-dominated entertainment field. The book delivers invaluable insights into the creative process and tricks for navigating a difficult workplace. It's part memoir, part how-to, and part survival story. Or, as Scovell puts it, “It’s like Unbroken, but funnier and with slightly less torture.”]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/325627Tue, 20 Mar 2018 04:07:40 +0000Colin LangPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/325627 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Just the Funny Parts: … And a Few Hard Truths About Sneaking Into the Hollywood Boys’ Club Author: Nell Scovell Narrator: Amy Hohn Format: Unabridged...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/325627 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Just the Funny Parts: … And a Few Hard Truths About Sneaking Into the Hollywood Boys’ Club Author: Nell Scovell Narrator: Amy Hohn Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 38 minutes Release date: March 20, 2018 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 2 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: You’ve almost certainly laughed at Scovell’s jokes—you just didn’t know it until now. Just the Funny Parts is a juicy and scathingly funny insider look at how pop culture gets made. For more than thirty years, writer, producer and director Nell Scovell worked behind the scenes of iconic TV shows, including The Simpsons, Late Night with David Letterman, Murphy Brown, NCIS, The Muppets, and Sabrina, the Teenage Witch, which she created and executive produced. In 2009, Scovell gave up her behind-the-scenes status when the David Letterman sex scandal broke. Only the second woman ever to write for his show, Scovell used the moment to publicly call out the lack of gender diversity in late-night TV writers’ rooms. “One of the boys” came out hard for “all of the girls.” Her criticisms fueled a cultural debate. Two years later, Scovell was collaborating with Sheryl Sandberg on speeches and later on Lean In, which resulted in a worldwide movement. Now Scovell is opening up with this fun, honest, and often shocking account. Scovell knows what it’s like to put words in the mouths of President Barack Obama, Mark Harmon, Candice Bergen, Bob Newhart, Conan O’Brien, Alyssa Milano, and Kermit the Frog, among many others. Through her eyes, you’ll sit in the Simpson writers’ room… stand on the Oscar red carpet… pin a tail on Miss Piggy…bond with Star Trek’s Leonard Nimoy… and experience a Stephen King-like encounter with Stephen King. Just the Funny Parts is a fast-paced account of a nerdy girl from New England who fought her way to the top of the highly-competitive, male-dominated entertainment field. The book delivers invaluable insights into the creative process and tricks for navigating a difficult workplace. It's part memoir, part how-to, and part survival story. Or, as Scovell puts it, “It’s like Unbroken, but funnier and with slightly less torture.”]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-space-barons-elon-musk-jeff-bezos-and-the-quest-to-colonize-the-cosmos-by-christian-davenport--65074260https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/328871 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Space Barons: Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, and the Quest to Colonize the Cosmos Author: Christian Davenport Narrator: Will Collyer Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 0 minutes Release date: March 20, 2018 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.42 of Total 60 Ratings of Narrator: 4.6 of Total 10 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: The historic quest to rekindle the human exploration and colonization of space led by two rivals and their vast fortunes, egos, and visions of space as the next entrepreneurial frontier The Space Barons is the story of a group of billionaire entrepreneurs who are pouring their fortunes into the epic resurrection of the American space program. Nearly a half-century after Neil Armstrong walked on the moon, these Space Barons-most notably Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos, along with Richard Branson and Paul Allen-are using Silicon Valley-style innovation to dramatically lower the cost of space travel, and send humans even further than NASA has gone. These entrepreneurs have founded some of the biggest brands in the world-Amazon, Microsoft, Virgin, Tesla, PayPal-and upended industry after industry. Now they are pursuing the biggest disruption of all: space. Based on years of reporting and exclusive interviews with all four billionaires, this authoritative account is a dramatic tale of risk and high adventure, the birth of a new Space Age, fueled by some of the world's richest men as they struggle to end governments' monopoly on the cosmos. The Space Barons is also a story of rivalry-hard-charging startups warring with established contractors, and the personal clashes of the leaders of this new space movement, particularly Musk and Bezos, as they aim for the moon and Mars and beyond.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/328871Tue, 20 Mar 2018 04:07:40 +0000Colin LangPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/328871 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Space Barons: Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, and the Quest to Colonize the Cosmos Author: Christian Davenport Narrator: Will Collyer Format: Unabridged...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/328871 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Space Barons: Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, and the Quest to Colonize the Cosmos Author: Christian Davenport Narrator: Will Collyer Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 0 minutes Release date: March 20, 2018 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.42 of Total 60 Ratings of Narrator: 4.6 of Total 10 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: The historic quest to rekindle the human exploration and colonization of space led by two rivals and their vast fortunes, egos, and visions of space as the next entrepreneurial frontier The Space Barons is the story of a group of billionaire entrepreneurs who are pouring their fortunes into the epic resurrection of the American space program. Nearly a half-century after Neil Armstrong walked on the moon, these Space Barons-most notably Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos, along with Richard Branson and Paul Allen-are using Silicon Valley-style innovation to dramatically lower the cost of space travel, and send humans even further than NASA has gone. These entrepreneurs have founded some of the biggest brands in the world-Amazon, Microsoft, Virgin, Tesla, PayPal-and upended industry after industry. Now they are pursuing the biggest disruption of all: space. Based on years of reporting and exclusive interviews with all four billionaires, this authoritative account is a dramatic tale of risk and high adventure, the birth of a new Space Age, fueled by some of the world's richest men as they struggle to end governments' monopoly on the cosmos. The Space Barons is also a story of rivalry-hard-charging startups warring with established contractors, and the personal clashes of the leaders of this new space movement, particularly Musk and Bezos, as they aim for the moon and Mars and beyond.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-kevin-show-an-olympic-athlete-s-battle-with-mental-illness-by-mary-pilon--65074272https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/329626 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Kevin Show: An Olympic Athlete's Battle with Mental Illness Author: Mary Pilon Narrator: Andrew Sellon Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 15 minutes Release date: March 6, 2018 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: From the New York Times bestselling author of The Monopolists, the incredible story of Olympic sailor Kevin Hall, and the psychiatric syndrome that makes him believe he stars in a television show of his life. Meet Kevin Hall, brother, son, husband, father, and Olympic and America's Cup sailor. Kevin has an Ivy League degree, a winning smile, and throughout his adult life, he has been engaged in an ongoing battle with a person that doesn't exist to anyone but him: the Director. Kevin suffers from what doctors are beginning to call the 'Truman Show' delusion, a form of psychosis named for the 1998 movie, where the main character is trapped as the star of a reality TV show. When the Director commands Kevin to do things, the results can lead to handcuffs, hospitalization, or both. Once he nearly drove a car into Boston Harbor. His girlfriend, now wife, was in the passenger seat. In the tradition of Kay Redfield Jamison's An Unquiet Mind, journalist Mary Pilon's The Kevin Show reveals the many-sided struggle by Kevin, his family, and the medical profession to understand and treat a psychiatric disorder whose euphoric highs and creative ties to pop culture have become inextricable from Kevin's experience of himself. Interweaving his perspective, journals, and sketches with police reports, medical records, and interviews with those who were present at key moments in his life, The Kevin Show is a bracing, suspenseful, and eye-opening view of the role that mental health plays in a seemingly ordinary life.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/329626Tue, 06 Mar 2018 04:07:40 +0000Colin LangPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/329626 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Kevin Show: An Olympic Athlete's Battle with Mental Illness Author: Mary Pilon Narrator: Andrew Sellon Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/329626 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Kevin Show: An Olympic Athlete's Battle with Mental Illness Author: Mary Pilon Narrator: Andrew Sellon Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 15 minutes Release date: March 6, 2018 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: From the New York Times bestselling author of The Monopolists, the incredible story of Olympic sailor Kevin Hall, and the psychiatric syndrome that makes him believe he stars in a television show of his life. Meet Kevin Hall, brother, son, husband, father, and Olympic and America's Cup sailor. Kevin has an Ivy League degree, a winning smile, and throughout his adult life, he has been engaged in an ongoing battle with a person that doesn't exist to anyone but him: the Director. Kevin suffers from what doctors are beginning to call the 'Truman Show' delusion, a form of psychosis named for the 1998 movie, where the main character is trapped as the star of a reality TV show. When the Director commands Kevin to do things, the results can lead to handcuffs, hospitalization, or both. Once he nearly drove a car into Boston Harbor. His girlfriend, now wife, was in the passenger seat. In the tradition of Kay Redfield Jamison's An Unquiet Mind, journalist Mary Pilon's The Kevin Show reveals the many-sided struggle by Kevin, his family, and the medical profession to understand and treat a psychiatric disorder whose euphoric highs and creative ties to pop culture have become inextricable from Kevin's experience of himself. Interweaving his perspective, journals, and sketches with police reports, medical records, and interviews with those who were present at key moments in his life, The Kevin Show is a bracing, suspenseful, and eye-opening view of the role that mental health plays in a seemingly ordinary life.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/conspiracy-a-true-story-of-power-sex-and-a-billionaire-s-secret-plot-to-destroy-a-media-empire-by-ryan-holiday--65074262https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/328675 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Conspiracy: A True Story of Power, Sex, and a Billionaire's Secret Plot to Destroy a Media Empire Author: Ryan Holiday Narrator: Ryan Holiday Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 39 minutes Release date: February 27, 2018 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 2 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: An NPR Book Concierge Best Book of 2018! A stunning story about how power works in the modern age--the book the New York Times called 'one helluva page-turner' and The Sunday Times of London celebrated as 'riveting...an astonishing modern media conspiracy that is a fantastic read.' Pick up the book everyone is talking about. In 2007, a short blogpost on Valleywag, the Silicon Valley-vertical of Gawker Media, outed PayPal founder and billionaire investor Peter Thiel as gay. Thiel's sexuality had been known to close friends and family, but he didn't consider himself a public figure, and believed the information was private. This post would be the casus belli for a meticulously plotted conspiracy that would end nearly a decade later with a $140 million dollar judgment against Gawker, its bankruptcy and with Nick Denton, Gawker's CEO and founder, out of a job. Only later would the world learn that Gawker's demise was not incidental--it had been masterminded by Thiel. For years, Thiel had searched endlessly for a solution to what he'd come to call the 'Gawker Problem.' When an unmarked envelope delivered an illegally recorded sex tape of Hogan with his best friend's wife, Gawker had seen the chance for millions of pageviews and to say the things that others were afraid to say. Thiel saw their publication of the tape as the opportunity he was looking for. He would come to pit Hogan against Gawker in a multi-year proxy war through the Florida legal system, while Gawker remained confidently convinced they would prevail as they had over so many other lawsuit--until it was too late. The verdict would stun the world and so would Peter's ultimate unmasking as the man who had set it all in motion. Why had he done this? How had no one discovered it? What would this mean--for the First Amendment? For privacy? For culture? In Holiday's masterful telling of this nearly unbelievable conspiracy, informed by interviews with all the key players, this case transcends the narrative of how one billionaire took down a media empire or the current state of the free press. It's a study in power, strategy, and one of the most wildly ambitious--and successful--secret plots in recent memory. Some will cheer Gawker's destruction and others will lament it, but after reading these pages--and seeing the access the author was given--no one will deny that there is something ruthless and brilliant about Peter Thiel's shocking attempt to shake up the world.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/328675Tue, 27 Feb 2018 04:07:40 +0000Colin LangPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/328675 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Conspiracy: A True Story of Power, Sex, and a Billionaire's Secret Plot to Destroy a Media Empire Author: Ryan Holiday Narrator: Ryan Holiday Format:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/328675 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Conspiracy: A True Story of Power, Sex, and a Billionaire's Secret Plot to Destroy a Media Empire Author: Ryan Holiday Narrator: Ryan Holiday Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 39 minutes Release date: February 27, 2018 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 2 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: An NPR Book Concierge Best Book of 2018! A stunning story about how power works in the modern age--the book the New York Times called 'one helluva page-turner' and The Sunday Times of London celebrated as 'riveting...an astonishing modern media conspiracy that is a fantastic read.' Pick up the book everyone is talking about. In 2007, a short blogpost on Valleywag, the Silicon Valley-vertical of Gawker Media, outed PayPal founder and billionaire investor Peter Thiel as gay. Thiel's sexuality had been known to close friends and family, but he didn't consider himself a public figure, and believed the information was private. This post would be the casus belli for a meticulously plotted conspiracy that would end nearly a decade later with a $140 million dollar judgment against Gawker, its bankruptcy and with Nick Denton, Gawker's CEO and founder, out of a job. Only later would the world learn that Gawker's demise was not incidental--it had been masterminded by Thiel. For years, Thiel had searched endlessly for a solution to what he'd come to call the 'Gawker Problem.' When an unmarked envelope delivered an illegally recorded sex tape of Hogan with his best friend's wife, Gawker had seen the chance for millions of pageviews and to say the things that others were afraid to say. Thiel saw their publication of the tape as the opportunity he was looking for. He would come to pit Hogan against Gawker in a multi-year proxy war through the Florida legal system, while Gawker remained confidently convinced they would prevail as they had over so many other lawsuit--until it was too late. The verdict would stun the world and so would Peter's ultimate unmasking as the man who had set it all in motion. Why had he done this? How had no one discovered it? What would this mean--for the First Amendment? For privacy? For culture? In Holiday's masterful telling of this nearly unbelievable conspiracy, informed by interviews with all the key players, this case transcends the narrative of how one billionaire took down a media empire or the current state of the free press. It's a study in power, strategy, and one of the most wildly ambitious--and successful--secret plots in recent memory. Some will cheer Gawker's destruction and others will lament it, but after reading these pages--and seeing the access the author was given--no one will deny that there is something ruthless and brilliant about Peter Thiel's shocking attempt to shake up the world.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/a-good-time-to-be-a-girl-don-t-lean-in-change-the-system-by-helena-morrissey--65074303https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/324347 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Good Time to be a Girl: Don’t Lean In, Change the System Author: Helena Morrissey Narrator: Helena Morrissey Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 49 minutes Release date: February 8, 2018 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: From the founder of the worldwide 30% Club campaign comes a career book for women in a transforming world who don't just want to lean in, but instead, shatter the paradigm as we know it. ‘I absolutely love her, I think she’s such a force for good’ Pandora Sykes, The High Low In A Good Time to be a Girl, Helena Morrissey sets out how we might achieve the next big breakthrough towards a truly inclusive modern society. Drawing on her experience as a City CEO, mother of nine, and founder of the influential 30% Club which campaigns for gender-balanced UK company boards, her manifesto for new ways of working, living, loving and raising families is for everyone, not just women. Making a powerful case for diversity and difference in any workplace, she shows how, together, we can develop smarter thinking and broader definitions of success. Gender balance, in her view, is an essential driver of economic prosperity and part of the solution to the many problems we face today. Her approach is not aimed merely at training a few more women in working practices that have outlived their usefulness. Instead, this book sets out a way to reinvent the game – not at the expense of men but in ways that are right and relevant for a digital age. It is a powerful guide to success for us all.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/324347Thu, 08 Feb 2018 04:07:40 +0000Colin LangPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/324347 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Good Time to be a Girl: Don’t Lean In, Change the System Author: Helena Morrissey Narrator: Helena Morrissey Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/324347 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Good Time to be a Girl: Don’t Lean In, Change the System Author: Helena Morrissey Narrator: Helena Morrissey Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 49 minutes Release date: February 8, 2018 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: From the founder of the worldwide 30% Club campaign comes a career book for women in a transforming world who don't just want to lean in, but instead, shatter the paradigm as we know it. ‘I absolutely love her, I think she’s such a force for good’ Pandora Sykes, The High Low In A Good Time to be a Girl, Helena Morrissey sets out how we might achieve the next big breakthrough towards a truly inclusive modern society. Drawing on her experience as a City CEO, mother of nine, and founder of the influential 30% Club which campaigns for gender-balanced UK company boards, her manifesto for new ways of working, living, loving and raising families is for everyone, not just women. Making a powerful case for diversity and difference in any workplace, she shows how, together, we can develop smarter thinking and broader definitions of success. Gender balance, in her view, is an essential driver of economic prosperity and part of the solution to the many problems we face today. Her approach is not aimed merely at training a few more women in working practices that have outlived their usefulness. Instead, this book sets out a way to reinvent the game – not at the expense of men but in ways that are right and relevant for a digital age. It is a powerful guide to success for us all.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/maybe-esther-by-katja-petrowskaja--65074277https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/323735 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Maybe Esther Author: Katja Petrowskaja Narrator: Emma Gregory Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 29 minutes Release date: January 30, 2018 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: The poignant, searching, haunting story of one family’s entanglement with twentieth-century history AN INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER ‘Intensely involving … a fervent meditation on love and loss, with a remarkable cast of characters’ Financial Times ‘Rich, intriguing … Maybe Esther calls to mind the itinerant style of W. G. Sebald’ Guardian ‘Unflinchingly potent … Revolutionaries, war heroes, teachers and phantoms populate these magnetic pages’ Irish Independent Katja Petrowskaja’s family story is impossible to untangle from the history of twentieth-century Europe. There is her great-uncle, who shot a German diplomat in Moscow in 1932 and was sentenced to death. (Could this act have had more significance than anyone at the time understood?) There is her Ukrainian grandfather, who disappeared during World War II and reappeared without explanation forty-one years later. (How was it that he then went back to normal family life, as though nothing had happened?) And there is her great-grandmother (was she really called Esther?) who was too old and frail to leave Kiev when the Jews there were ordered to leave, and was brutally killed by the Nazis on the street. Taking the reader from Moscow to Kiev to Warsaw to Berlin, and deep into archives and pieced-together conversations, photos and memories, Maybe Esther is a journey into language, memory, philosophy, history and trauma, and a singular, beautiful, unforgettable work of literature.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/323735Tue, 30 Jan 2018 04:07:40 +0000Colin LangPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/323735 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Maybe Esther Author: Katja Petrowskaja Narrator: Emma Gregory Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 29 minutes Release date: January 30, 2018...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/323735 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Maybe Esther Author: Katja Petrowskaja Narrator: Emma Gregory Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 29 minutes Release date: January 30, 2018 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: The poignant, searching, haunting story of one family’s entanglement with twentieth-century history AN INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER ‘Intensely involving … a fervent meditation on love and loss, with a remarkable cast of characters’ Financial Times ‘Rich, intriguing … Maybe Esther calls to mind the itinerant style of W. G. Sebald’ Guardian ‘Unflinchingly potent … Revolutionaries, war heroes, teachers and phantoms populate these magnetic pages’ Irish Independent Katja Petrowskaja’s family story is impossible to untangle from the history of twentieth-century Europe. There is her great-uncle, who shot a German diplomat in Moscow in 1932 and was sentenced to death. (Could this act have had more significance than anyone at the time understood?) There is her Ukrainian grandfather, who disappeared during World War II and reappeared without explanation forty-one years later. (How was it that he then went back to normal family life, as though nothing had happened?) And there is her great-grandmother (was she really called Esther?) who was too old and frail to leave Kiev when the Jews there were ordered to leave, and was brutally killed by the Nazis on the street. Taking the reader from Moscow to Kiev to Warsaw to Berlin, and deep into archives and pieced-together conversations, photos and memories, Maybe Esther is a journey into language, memory, philosophy, history and trauma, and a singular, beautiful, unforgettable work of literature.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-gambler-how-penniless-dropout-kirk-kerkorian-became-the-greatest-deal-maker-in-capitalist-history-by-william-c-rempel--65074317https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/323228 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Gambler: How Penniless Dropout Kirk Kerkorian Became the Greatest Deal Maker in Capitalist History Author: William C. Rempel Narrator: Fred Sanders Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 3 minutes Release date: January 23, 2018 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.53 of Total 17 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 2 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: “Offers an entertaining look at Kerkorian’s outsize life… an interesting portrait of a billionaire.” – Wall Street Journal The rags-to-riches story of one of America’s wealthiest and least-known financial giants, self-made billionaire Kirk Kerkorian—the daring aviator, movie mogul, risk-taker, and business tycoon who transformed Las Vegas and Hollywood to become one of the leading financiers in American business. Kerkorian combined the courage of a World War II pilot, the fortitude of a scrappy boxer, the cunning of an inscrutable poker player and an unmatched genius for making deals. He never put his name on a building, but when he died he owned almost every major hotel and casino in Las Vegas. He envisioned and fostered a new industry —the leisure business. Three times he built the biggest resort hotel in the world. Three times he bought and sold the fabled MGM Studios, forever changing the way Hollywood does business. His early life began as far as possible from a place on the Forbes List of Billionaires when he and his Armenian immigrant family lost their farm to foreclosure. He was four. They arrived in Los Angeles penniless and moved often, staying one step ahead of more evictions. Young Kirk learned English on the streets of L.A., made pennies hawking newspapers and dropped out after eighth grade. How he went on to become one of the richest and most generous men in America—his net worth as much as $20 billion—is a story largely unknown to the world. That’s because what Kerkorian valued most was his privacy. His very private life turned to tabloid fodder late in life when a former professional tennis player falsely claimed that the eighty-five-year-old billionaire fathered her child. In this engrossing biography, investigative reporter William C. Rempel digs deep into Kerkorian’s long-guarded history to introduce a man of contradictions—a poorly educated genius for deal-making, an extraordinarily shy man who made the boldest of business ventures, a careful and calculating investor who was willing to bet everything on a single roll of the dice. Unlike others of his status and importance, Kerkorian made few public appearances and strenuously avoided personal publicity. His friends and associates, however, were some of the biggest names in business, entertainment, and sports—among them Howard Hughes, Ted Turner, Steve Wynn, Michael Milken, Cary Grant, Frank Sinatra, Barbra Streisand, Elvis Presley, Mike Tyson, and Andre Agassi. When he died in 2015 two years shy of the century mark, Kerkorian had outlived many of his closest friends and associates. Now, Rempel meticulously pieces together revealing fragments of Kerkorian’s life, collected from diverse sources—war records, business archives, court documents, news clippings and the recollections and recorded memories of longtime pals and relatives. In The Gambler, Rempel illuminates this unknown, self-made man and his inspiring legacy as never before.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/323228Tue, 23 Jan 2018 04:07:40 +0000Colin LangPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/323228 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Gambler: How Penniless Dropout Kirk Kerkorian Became the Greatest Deal Maker in Capitalist History Author: William C. Rempel Narrator: Fred Sanders...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/323228 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Gambler: How Penniless Dropout Kirk Kerkorian Became the Greatest Deal Maker in Capitalist History Author: William C. Rempel Narrator: Fred Sanders Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 3 minutes Release date: January 23, 2018 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.53 of Total 17 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 2 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: “Offers an entertaining look at Kerkorian’s outsize life… an interesting portrait of a billionaire.” – Wall Street Journal The rags-to-riches story of one of America’s wealthiest and least-known financial giants, self-made billionaire Kirk Kerkorian—the daring aviator, movie mogul, risk-taker, and business tycoon who transformed Las Vegas and Hollywood to become one of the leading financiers in American business. Kerkorian combined the courage of a World War II pilot, the fortitude of a scrappy boxer, the cunning of an inscrutable poker player and an unmatched genius for making deals. He never put his name on a building, but when he died he owned almost every major hotel and casino in Las Vegas. He envisioned and fostered a new industry —the leisure business. Three times he built the biggest resort hotel in the world. Three times he bought and sold the fabled MGM Studios, forever changing the way Hollywood does business. His early life began as far as possible from a place on the Forbes List of Billionaires when he and his Armenian immigrant family lost their farm to foreclosure. He was four. They arrived in Los Angeles penniless and moved often, staying one step ahead of more evictions. Young Kirk learned English on the streets of L.A., made pennies hawking newspapers and dropped out after eighth grade. How he went on to become one of the richest and most generous men in America—his net worth as much as $20 billion—is a story largely unknown to the world. That’s because what Kerkorian valued most was his privacy. His very private life turned to tabloid fodder late in life when a former professional tennis player falsely claimed that the eighty-five-year-old billionaire fathered her child. In this engrossing biography, investigative reporter William C. Rempel digs deep into Kerkorian’s long-guarded history to introduce a man of contradictions—a poorly educated genius for deal-making, an extraordinarily shy man who made the boldest of business ventures, a careful and calculating investor who was willing to bet everything on a single roll of the dice. Unlike others of his status and importance, Kerkorian made few public appearances and strenuously avoided personal publicity. His friends and associates, however, were some of the biggest names in business, entertainment, and sports—among them Howard Hughes, Ted Turner, Steve Wynn, Michael Milken, Cary Grant, Frank Sinatra, Barbra Streisand, Elvis Presley, Mike Tyson, and Andre Agassi. When he died in 2015 two years shy of the century mark, Kerkorian had outlived many of his closest friends and associates. Now, Rempel meticulously pieces together revealing fragments of Kerkorian’s life, collected from diverse sources—war records, business archives, court documents, news clippings and the recollections and recorded memories of longtime pals and relatives. In The Gambler, Rempel illuminates this unknown, self-made man and his inspiring legacy as never before.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-autobiography-of-andrew-carnegie-and-the-gospel-of-wealth-by-andrew-carnegie--65074314https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/323413 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Autobiography of Andrew Carnegie and the Gospel of Wealth Author: Andrew Carnegie Narrator: John Lescault Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 2 minutes Release date: January 16, 2018 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.25 of Total 8 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: His good friend Mark Twain dubbed him “St. Andrew.” British Prime Minister William Gladstone called him an “example” for the wealthy. Such terms seldom apply to multimillionaires. But Andrew Carnegie was no run-of-the-mill steel magnate. At age thirteen and full of dreams, he sailed from his native Dunfermline, Scotland, to America. The story of his success begins with a $1.20-a-week job at a bobbin factory. By the end of his life, he had amassed an unprecedented fortune—and given away more than 90 percent of it for the good of mankind. Here, for the first time in one volume, are two impressive works by Andrew Carnegie himself: his autobiography and “The Gospel of Wealth,” a groundbreaking manifesto on the duty of the wealthy to give back to society all of their fortunes. And he practiced what he preached, erecting 1,600 libraries across the country, founding Carnegie Mellon University, building Carnegie Hall, and performing countless other acts of philanthropy because, as Carnegie wrote, “The man who dies thus rich dies disgraced.”]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/323413Tue, 16 Jan 2018 04:07:40 +0000Colin LangPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/323413 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Autobiography of Andrew Carnegie and the Gospel of Wealth Author: Andrew Carnegie Narrator: John Lescault Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/323413 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Autobiography of Andrew Carnegie and the Gospel of Wealth Author: Andrew Carnegie Narrator: John Lescault Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 2 minutes Release date: January 16, 2018 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.25 of Total 8 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: His good friend Mark Twain dubbed him “St. Andrew.” British Prime Minister William Gladstone called him an “example” for the wealthy. Such terms seldom apply to multimillionaires. But Andrew Carnegie was no run-of-the-mill steel magnate. At age thirteen and full of dreams, he sailed from his native Dunfermline, Scotland, to America. The story of his success begins with a $1.20-a-week job at a bobbin factory. By the end of his life, he had amassed an unprecedented fortune—and given away more than 90 percent of it for the good of mankind. Here, for the first time in one volume, are two impressive works by Andrew Carnegie himself: his autobiography and “The Gospel of Wealth,” a groundbreaking manifesto on the duty of the wealthy to give back to society all of their fortunes. And he practiced what he preached, erecting 1,600 libraries across the country, founding Carnegie Mellon University, building Carnegie Hall, and performing countless other acts of philanthropy because, as Carnegie wrote, “The man who dies thus rich dies disgraced.”]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/my-life-and-work-by-henry-ford--65074287https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/322006 to listen full audiobooks. Title: My Life and Work Author: Henry Ford Narrator: Traber Burns Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 8 minutes Release date: December 26, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.58 of Total 12 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: The book that has inspired entrepreneurs for generations, My Life and Work by Henry Ford is not only a memoir of an American icon, but also shows the spirit that built America. Written in 1922, this work provides a unique insight into the observations, ideas, and problem-solving skills of this remarkable man.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/322006Tue, 26 Dec 2017 04:07:40 +0000Colin LangPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/322006 to listen full audiobooks. Title: My Life and Work Author: Henry Ford Narrator: Traber Burns Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 8 minutes Release date: December 26, 2017...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/322006 to listen full audiobooks. Title: My Life and Work Author: Henry Ford Narrator: Traber Burns Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 8 minutes Release date: December 26, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.58 of Total 12 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: The book that has inspired entrepreneurs for generations, My Life and Work by Henry Ford is not only a memoir of an American icon, but also shows the spirit that built America. Written in 1922, this work provides a unique insight into the observations, ideas, and problem-solving skills of this remarkable man.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/obroni-and-the-chocolate-factory-an-unlikely-story-of-globalization-and-ghana-s-first-chocolate-bar-by-steven-wallace--65074334https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/303769 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Obroni and the Chocolate Factory: An Unlikely Story of Globalization and Ghana's First Chocolate Bar Author: Steven Wallace Narrator: Tom Parks Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 45 minutes Release date: November 7, 2017 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: What country makes the best chocolate? Most people would answer “Switzerland,” or, if they’re discerning, “Belgium” or “France.” But, how many cocoa trees grow in Zurich? Lyon? Antwerp? Shouldn’t the country known for growing the best cocoa beans be the one that makes the best chocolate? So, captivated by theories of international trade but with precious little knowledge of cocoa or chocolate, Steven Wallace set out to build the Omanhene Cocoa Bean Company in Ghana—a country renowned for its cocoa and where Wallace spent part of his youth—in a quest to produce the world’s first export-ready, single-origin chocolate bar. What followed would be the true story of an obroni—white person—from Wisconsin taking on the ultimate entrepreneurial challenge. Written with sensitivity and devastating self-awareness, Obroni and the Chocolate Factory is Steven’s chaotic, fascinating, and bemusing journey to create a successful international business that aspired do a bit of good in the world. This book is at once a penetrating business memoir and a story about imagining globalism done right. Wallace’s picaresque journey takes him to Ghana’s residence for the head of state, to the Amsterdam offices of a secretive international cocoa conglomerate, and face-to-face with key figures in the sharp-elbowed world of global trade and geopolitics. Along the way he’ll be forced to deal with bureaucratic roadblocks, a legacy of colonialism, corporate intrigue, inscrutable international politics, a Bond-esque villain nemesis, and constant uncertainty about whether he’ll actually pull it off. This rollicking love letter to both Ghana and the world of business is a rare glimpse into the mind of an unusually literate and articulate entrepreneur.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/303769Tue, 07 Nov 2017 04:07:40 +0000Colin LangPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/303769 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Obroni and the Chocolate Factory: An Unlikely Story of Globalization and Ghana's First Chocolate Bar Author: Steven Wallace Narrator: Tom Parks Format:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/303769 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Obroni and the Chocolate Factory: An Unlikely Story of Globalization and Ghana's First Chocolate Bar Author: Steven Wallace Narrator: Tom Parks Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 45 minutes Release date: November 7, 2017 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: What country makes the best chocolate? Most people would answer “Switzerland,” or, if they’re discerning, “Belgium” or “France.” But, how many cocoa trees grow in Zurich? Lyon? Antwerp? Shouldn’t the country known for growing the best cocoa beans be the one that makes the best chocolate? So, captivated by theories of international trade but with precious little knowledge of cocoa or chocolate, Steven Wallace set out to build the Omanhene Cocoa Bean Company in Ghana—a country renowned for its cocoa and where Wallace spent part of his youth—in a quest to produce the world’s first export-ready, single-origin chocolate bar. What followed would be the true story of an obroni—white person—from Wisconsin taking on the ultimate entrepreneurial challenge. Written with sensitivity and devastating self-awareness, Obroni and the Chocolate Factory is Steven’s chaotic, fascinating, and bemusing journey to create a successful international business that aspired do a bit of good in the world. This book is at once a penetrating business memoir and a story about imagining globalism done right. Wallace’s picaresque journey takes him to Ghana’s residence for the head of state, to the Amsterdam offices of a secretive international cocoa conglomerate, and face-to-face with key figures in the sharp-elbowed world of global trade and geopolitics. Along the way he’ll be forced to deal with bureaucratic roadblocks, a legacy of colonialism, corporate intrigue, inscrutable international politics, a Bond-esque villain nemesis, and constant uncertainty about whether he’ll actually pull it off. This rollicking love letter to both Ghana and the world of business is a rare glimpse into the mind of an unusually literate and articulate entrepreneur.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/inventing-joy-dare-to-build-a-brave-creative-life-by-joy-mangano--65074296https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/306384 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Inventing Joy: Dare to Build a Brave & Creative Life Author: Joy Mangano Narrator: Joy Mangano Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 0 minutes Release date: November 7, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.67 of Total 3 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: NATIONAL BESTSELLER “It was an honor to play Joy on the big screen—she’s such a fearless woman, an incredible business force and an inspiration to everyone she meets.” —Jennifer Lawrence From Joy Mangano, self-made millionaire, entrepreneur, inventor of the Miracle Mop and inspiration behind the acclaimed film Joy starring Jennifer Lawrence comes a breakthrough story of love and hope that will unlock the best and brightest version of you. Joy’s rise from single mother of three to the nation’s most celebrated female inventor is truly what dreams are made of. Full of twists and turns, work and love, obstacles encountered and overcome, Inventing Joy is a binge-worthy book in every aspect. Dive in and be swept along for the ride as she relives her incredible and inspiring journey to joy. But there’s more. Throughout her inspirational rags-to-riches story, Joy points out her very own personal light-bulb moments—lessons that she learned the hard way, and principles she still relies on today. Thoughts and ideas that drive her business, life, and family and are the foundation for her success. These concepts come together in the end to form Joy’s Blueprint, a resource that will help you live your most joyful life—the Blueprint that Joy delivers to the world for the first time. So look inside yourself, grab hold of your dreams, and be brave enough to take that very first step and start your next best chapter. You’ll be in good company with Inventing Joy.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/306384Tue, 07 Nov 2017 04:07:40 +0000Colin LangPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/306384 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Inventing Joy: Dare to Build a Brave & Creative Life Author: Joy Mangano Narrator: Joy Mangano Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 0...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/306384 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Inventing Joy: Dare to Build a Brave & Creative Life Author: Joy Mangano Narrator: Joy Mangano Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 0 minutes Release date: November 7, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.67 of Total 3 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: NATIONAL BESTSELLER “It was an honor to play Joy on the big screen—she’s such a fearless woman, an incredible business force and an inspiration to everyone she meets.” —Jennifer Lawrence From Joy Mangano, self-made millionaire, entrepreneur, inventor of the Miracle Mop and inspiration behind the acclaimed film Joy starring Jennifer Lawrence comes a breakthrough story of love and hope that will unlock the best and brightest version of you. Joy’s rise from single mother of three to the nation’s most celebrated female inventor is truly what dreams are made of. Full of twists and turns, work and love, obstacles encountered and overcome, Inventing Joy is a binge-worthy book in every aspect. Dive in and be swept along for the ride as she relives her incredible and inspiring journey to joy. But there’s more. Throughout her inspirational rags-to-riches story, Joy points out her very own personal light-bulb moments—lessons that she learned the hard way, and principles she still relies on today. Thoughts and ideas that drive her business, life, and family and are the foundation for her success. These concepts come together in the end to form Joy’s Blueprint, a resource that will help you live your most joyful life—the Blueprint that Joy delivers to the world for the first time. So look inside yourself, grab hold of your dreams, and be brave enough to take that very first step and start your next best chapter. You’ll be in good company with Inventing Joy.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-journey-of-not-knowing-how-21st-century-leaders-can-chart-a-course-where-there-is-none-by-julie-benezet--65074279https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/306904 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Journey of Not Knowing: How 21st Century Leaders Can Chart a Course Where There Is None Author: Julie Benezet Narrator: Karen White Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 36 minutes Release date: October 31, 2017 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: The Journey of Not Knowing is a fast-paced, entertaining book that gets to the heart of a critical state in today’s business climate and society overall: the constantly changing, ambiguous twenty-first century and the uncharted waters ahead. This book will inspire leaders of any size organization to come to grips with the scariness of the unknown while it advances a new approach to leadership that leverages the discomfort of the new as a powerful source of inspiration rather than a deterrent to building a better future. Written by former Amazon executive, coach, and lawyer, Julie Benezet, the book combines storytelling, business experience, and human psychology to create a roadmap through the ambiguity of building something better in the context of the realities of humans in organizational life. The book tells a story of a day in the life at Arrow, Inc., a fictional company. It follows the defended behaviors throughout that day of its eight very recognizable leadership team members as they work first to avoid and then finally to solve the mystery of why a client fired them. The reward of the discovery is a critical piece of new business and substantial personal growth. To get there, each of the team members must face their past, present, and future. The memorable characters in the book are persons with whom the listeners may cringingly identify. The book creates a framework for them to confront their own resistance to change, and tools to start them on their way toward pursuing new possibilities for their lives once they can confront and embrace the scariness of the unknown. The author opens the book with a description of an experience at Amazon that led to her belief about leadership and the unknown. It ends with a primer on the Journey of Not Knowing leadership model, using the Arrow story to illustrate its principles. The Journey of Not Knowing forms the core of a leadership program that been attended by executives from around the world over the past five years.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/306904Tue, 31 Oct 2017 04:07:40 +0000Colin LangPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/306904 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Journey of Not Knowing: How 21st Century Leaders Can Chart a Course Where There Is None Author: Julie Benezet Narrator: Karen White Format:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/306904 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Journey of Not Knowing: How 21st Century Leaders Can Chart a Course Where There Is None Author: Julie Benezet Narrator: Karen White Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 36 minutes Release date: October 31, 2017 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: The Journey of Not Knowing is a fast-paced, entertaining book that gets to the heart of a critical state in today’s business climate and society overall: the constantly changing, ambiguous twenty-first century and the uncharted waters ahead. This book will inspire leaders of any size organization to come to grips with the scariness of the unknown while it advances a new approach to leadership that leverages the discomfort of the new as a powerful source of inspiration rather than a deterrent to building a better future. Written by former Amazon executive, coach, and lawyer, Julie Benezet, the book combines storytelling, business experience, and human psychology to create a roadmap through the ambiguity of building something better in the context of the realities of humans in organizational life. The book tells a story of a day in the life at Arrow, Inc., a fictional company. It follows the defended behaviors throughout that day of its eight very recognizable leadership team members as they work first to avoid and then finally to solve the mystery of why a client fired them. The reward of the discovery is a critical piece of new business and substantial personal growth. To get there, each of the team members must face their past, present, and future. The memorable characters in the book are persons with whom the listeners may cringingly identify. The book creates a framework for them to confront their own resistance to change, and tools to start them on their way toward pursuing new possibilities for their lives once they can confront and embrace the scariness of the unknown. The author opens the book with a description of an experience at Amazon that led to her belief about leadership and the unknown. It ends with a primer on the Journey of Not Knowing leadership model, using the Arrow story to illustrate its principles. The Journey of Not Knowing forms the core of a leadership program that been attended by executives from around the world over the past five years.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/never-look-at-the-empty-seats-a-memoir-by-charlie-daniels--65074288https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/303298 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Never Look at the Empty Seats: A Memoir Author: Charlie Daniels Narrator: Charlie Daniels Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 23 minutes Release date: October 24, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.27 of Total 15 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 2 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: The Incredible Story of a Country Music Legend Few artists have left a more indelible mark on America’s musical landscape than Charlie Daniels. Readers will experience a soft, personal side of Charlie Daniels that has never before been documented. In his own words, he presents the path from his post-depression childhood to performing for millions as one of the most successful country acts of all time and what he has learned along the way. The book also includes insights into the many musicians that orbited Charlie’s world, including Elvis Presley, Bob Dylan, Willie Nelson, Tammy Wynette and many more. Charlie was officially inducted into The Country Music Hall of Fame in 2016, shortly before his 80th birthday. He now shares the inside stories, reflections, and rare personal photographs from his earliest days in the 1940s to his self-taught guitar and fiddle playing high school days of the fifties through his rise to music stardom in the seventies, eighties and beyond.  Charlie Daniels presents a life lesson for all of us regardless of profession: “Walk on stage with a positive attitude. Your troubles are your own and are not included in the ticket price. Some nights you have more to give than others, but put it all out there every show. You're concerned with the people who showed up, not the ones who didn't. So give them a show and…Never look at the empty seats!”]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/303298Tue, 24 Oct 2017 04:07:40 +0000Colin LangPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/303298 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Never Look at the Empty Seats: A Memoir Author: Charlie Daniels Narrator: Charlie Daniels Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 23 minutes...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/303298 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Never Look at the Empty Seats: A Memoir Author: Charlie Daniels Narrator: Charlie Daniels Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 23 minutes Release date: October 24, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.27 of Total 15 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 2 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: The Incredible Story of a Country Music Legend Few artists have left a more indelible mark on America’s musical landscape than Charlie Daniels. Readers will experience a soft, personal side of Charlie Daniels that has never before been documented. In his own words, he presents the path from his post-depression childhood to performing for millions as one of the most successful country acts of all time and what he has learned along the way. The book also includes insights into the many musicians that orbited Charlie’s world, including Elvis Presley, Bob Dylan, Willie Nelson, Tammy Wynette and many more. Charlie was officially inducted into The Country Music Hall of Fame in 2016, shortly before his 80th birthday. He now shares the inside stories, reflections, and rare personal photographs from his earliest days in the 1940s to his self-taught guitar and fiddle playing high school days of the fifties through his rise to music stardom in the seventies, eighties and beyond.  Charlie Daniels presents a life lesson for all of us regardless of profession: “Walk on stage with a positive attitude. Your troubles are your own and are not included in the ticket price. Some nights you have more to give than others, but put it all out there every show. You're concerned with the people who showed up, not the ones who didn't. So give them a show and…Never look at the empty seats!”]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/permission-to-screw-up-how-i-learned-to-lead-by-doing-almost-everything-wrong-by-kristen-hadeed--65074291https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/302432 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Permission to Screw Up: How I Learned to Lead by Doing (Almost) Everything Wrong Author: Kristen Hadeed Narrator: Kristen Hadeed Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 32 minutes Release date: October 10, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.33 of Total 9 Ratings of Narrator: 4.67 of Total 3 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: The inspiring, unlikely, laugh-out-loud story of how one woman learned to lead–and how she ultimately succeeded, not despite her many mistakes, but because of them. This is the story of how Kristen Hadeed built Student Maid, a cleaning company where people are happy, loyal, productive, and empowered, even while they’re mopping floors and scrubbing toilets. It’s the story of how she went from being an almost comically inept leader to a sought-after CEO who teaches others how to lead.   Hadeed unintentionally launched Student Maid while attending college ten years ago. Since then, Student Maid has employed hundreds of students and is widely recognized for its industry-leading retention rate and its culture of trust and accountability. But Kristen and her company were no overnight sensa­tion. In fact, they were almost nothing at all. Along the way, Kristen got it wrong almost as often as she got it right. Giving out hugs instead of feed­back, fixing errors instead of enforcing accountability, and hosting parties instead of cultivating meaning­ful relationships were just a few of her many mistakes. But Kristen’s willingness to admit and learn from those mistakes helped her give her people the chance to learn from their own screwups too. Permission to Screw Up dismisses the idea that leaders and orga­nizations should try to be perfect. It encourages people of all ages to go for it and learn to lead by acting, rather than waiting or thinking. Through a brutally honest and often hilarious account of her own strug­gles, Kristen encourages us to embrace our failures and proves that we’ll be better leaders when we do.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/302432Tue, 10 Oct 2017 04:07:40 +0000Colin LangPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/302432 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Permission to Screw Up: How I Learned to Lead by Doing (Almost) Everything Wrong Author: Kristen Hadeed Narrator: Kristen Hadeed Format: Unabridged...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/302432 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Permission to Screw Up: How I Learned to Lead by Doing (Almost) Everything Wrong Author: Kristen Hadeed Narrator: Kristen Hadeed Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 32 minutes Release date: October 10, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.33 of Total 9 Ratings of Narrator: 4.67 of Total 3 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: The inspiring, unlikely, laugh-out-loud story of how one woman learned to lead–and how she ultimately succeeded, not despite her many mistakes, but because of them. This is the story of how Kristen Hadeed built Student Maid, a cleaning company where people are happy, loyal, productive, and empowered, even while they’re mopping floors and scrubbing toilets. It’s the story of how she went from being an almost comically inept leader to a sought-after CEO who teaches others how to lead.   Hadeed unintentionally launched Student Maid while attending college ten years ago. Since then, Student Maid has employed hundreds of students and is widely recognized for its industry-leading retention rate and its culture of trust and accountability. But Kristen and her company were no overnight sensa­tion. In fact, they were almost nothing at all. Along the way, Kristen got it wrong almost as often as she got it right. Giving out hugs instead of feed­back, fixing errors instead of enforcing accountability, and hosting parties instead of cultivating meaning­ful relationships were just a few of her many mistakes. But Kristen’s willingness to admit and learn from those mistakes helped her give her people the chance to learn from their own screwups too. Permission to Screw Up dismisses the idea that leaders and orga­nizations should try to be perfect. It encourages people of all ages to go for it and learn to lead by acting, rather than waiting or thinking. Through a brutally honest and often hilarious account of her own strug­gles, Kristen encourages us to embrace our failures and proves that we’ll be better leaders when we do.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/turn-your-passion-into-profit-by-zai-miztiq--65074264https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/312170 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Turn Your Passion Into Profit Author: Zai Miztiq Narrator: Zai Miztiq Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 18 minutes Release date: October 6, 2017 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: This book is especially for the aspiring at heart , those who are in need of contagious energy and enthusiasm, those who really want to make a difference in their life and willing to follow the lead of change, those who are looking for a new and fresh perspective, those who are seeking an appreciation of the mystery and wonder of life and all creation. This book is for you. It is time now for you to react with immediacy to the immediate. It is now or never! We are never Forever. The question is, Where do I begin? How do I get there? I do not know what I want to do! This book will help you uncover your potential and share with you 5 Secret Formulas to Turn Your Passion to Profits. The formula of truth will take you on a journey of self­discovery, self-appreciation and on a journey to becoming the next self­made millionaire. Did you know that every things being have the freedom to experience the joy and the drama of life. What is this life without drama? What is this life without defamation if we intentionally refuse to take action. Living life to the fullest has always been my number one top priority. Zai Miztiq]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/312170Fri, 06 Oct 2017 04:07:40 +0000Colin LangPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/312170 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Turn Your Passion Into Profit Author: Zai Miztiq Narrator: Zai Miztiq Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 18 minutes Release date: October 6,...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/312170 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Turn Your Passion Into Profit Author: Zai Miztiq Narrator: Zai Miztiq Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 18 minutes Release date: October 6, 2017 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: This book is especially for the aspiring at heart , those who are in need of contagious energy and enthusiasm, those who really want to make a difference in their life and willing to follow the lead of change, those who are looking for a new and fresh perspective, those who are seeking an appreciation of the mystery and wonder of life and all creation. This book is for you. It is time now for you to react with immediacy to the immediate. It is now or never! We are never Forever. The question is, Where do I begin? How do I get there? I do not know what I want to do! This book will help you uncover your potential and share with you 5 Secret Formulas to Turn Your Passion to Profits. The formula of truth will take you on a journey of self­discovery, self-appreciation and on a journey to becoming the next self­made millionaire. Did you know that every things being have the freedom to experience the joy and the drama of life. What is this life without drama? What is this life without defamation if we intentionally refuse to take action. Living life to the fullest has always been my number one top priority. Zai Miztiq]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/disneywar-by-james-b-stewart--65074295https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/303465 to listen full audiobooks. Title: DisneyWar Author: James B. Stewart Narrator: Patrick Lawlor Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 25 hours 40 minutes Release date: October 3, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.45 of Total 11 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 2 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: The dramatic inside story of the downfall of Michael Eisner—Disney Chairman and CEO—and the scandals that drove America’s best-known entertainment company to civil war. “When You Wish Upon a Star,” “Whistle While You Work,” “The Happiest Place on Earth”—these are lyrics indelibly linked to Disney, one of the most admired and best-known companies in the world. So when Roy Disney, chairman of Walt Disney Animation and nephew of founder Walt Disney, abruptly resigned in November 2003 and declared war on chairman and chief executive Michael Eisner, he sent shock waves through the entertainment industry, corporate boardrooms, theme parks, and living rooms around the world—everywhere Disney does business and its products are cherished. Drawing on unprecedented access to both Eisner and Roy Disney, current and former Disney executives and board members, as well as thousands of pages of never-before-seen letters, memos, transcripts, and other documents, James B. Stewart gets to the bottom of mysteries that have enveloped Disney for years: What really caused the rupture with studio chairman Jeffrey Katzenberg, a man who once regarded Eisner as a father but who became his fiercest rival? How could Eisner have so misjudged Michael Ovitz, a man who was not only “the most powerful man in Hollywood” but also his friend, whom he appointed as Disney president and immediately wanted to fire? What caused the break between Eisner and Pixar chairman Steve Jobs, and why did Pixar abruptly abandon its partnership with Disney? Why did Eisner so mistrust Roy Disney that he assigned Disney company executives to spy on him? How did Eisner control the Disney board for so long, and what really happened in the fateful board meeting in September 2004, when Eisner played his last cards? DisneyWar is an enthralling tale of one of America’s most powerful media and entertainment companies, the people who control it, and those trying to overthrow them. It tells a story that—in its sudden twists, vivid, larger-than-life characters, and thrilling climax—might itself have been the subject of a Disney classic—except that it’s all true.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/303465Tue, 03 Oct 2017 04:07:40 +0000Colin LangPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/303465 to listen full audiobooks. Title: DisneyWar Author: James B. Stewart Narrator: Patrick Lawlor Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 25 hours 40 minutes Release date: October 3, 2017...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/303465 to listen full audiobooks. Title: DisneyWar Author: James B. Stewart Narrator: Patrick Lawlor Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 25 hours 40 minutes Release date: October 3, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.45 of Total 11 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 2 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: The dramatic inside story of the downfall of Michael Eisner—Disney Chairman and CEO—and the scandals that drove America’s best-known entertainment company to civil war. “When You Wish Upon a Star,” “Whistle While You Work,” “The Happiest Place on Earth”—these are lyrics indelibly linked to Disney, one of the most admired and best-known companies in the world. So when Roy Disney, chairman of Walt Disney Animation and nephew of founder Walt Disney, abruptly resigned in November 2003 and declared war on chairman and chief executive Michael Eisner, he sent shock waves through the entertainment industry, corporate boardrooms, theme parks, and living rooms around the world—everywhere Disney does business and its products are cherished. Drawing on unprecedented access to both Eisner and Roy Disney, current and former Disney executives and board members, as well as thousands of pages of never-before-seen letters, memos, transcripts, and other documents, James B. Stewart gets to the bottom of mysteries that have enveloped Disney for years: What really caused the rupture with studio chairman Jeffrey Katzenberg, a man who once regarded Eisner as a father but who became his fiercest rival? How could Eisner have so misjudged Michael Ovitz, a man who was not only “the most powerful man in Hollywood” but also his friend, whom he appointed as Disney president and immediately wanted to fire? What caused the break between Eisner and Pixar chairman Steve Jobs, and why did Pixar abruptly abandon its partnership with Disney? Why did Eisner so mistrust Roy Disney that he assigned Disney company executives to spy on him? How did Eisner control the Disney board for so long, and what really happened in the fateful board meeting in September 2004, when Eisner played his last cards? DisneyWar is an enthralling tale of one of America’s most powerful media and entertainment companies, the people who control it, and those trying to overthrow them. It tells a story that—in its sudden twists, vivid, larger-than-life characters, and thrilling climax—might itself have been the subject of a Disney classic—except that it’s all true.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/give-work-reversing-poverty-one-job-at-a-time-by-leila-janah--65074343https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/301672 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Give Work: Reversing Poverty One Job at a Time Author: Leila Janah Narrator: Leila Janah Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 18 minutes Release date: September 26, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: Want to end poverty for good? Entrepreneur and Samasource founder Leila Janah has the solution—give work, not aid.   “An audacious, inspiring, and practical book. Leila shows how it’s possible to build a successful business that lifts people out of poverty—not by giving them money but by giving them work. It’s required reading for anyone who’s passionate about solving real problems.” —Adam Grant, author of Give and Take and Originals   Despite trillions of dollars in Western aid, 2.8 billion people worldwide still struggle in abject poverty. Yet the world’s richest countries continue to send money—mostly to governments—targeting the symptoms, rather than the root causes of poverty. We need a better solution. In Give Work, Leila Janah offers a much-needed solution to solving poverty: incentivize everyone from entrepreneurs to big companies to give dignified, steady, fair-wage work to low-income people. Her social business, Samasource, connects people living below the poverty line—on roughly $2 a day—to digital work for major tech companies. To date, the organization has provided over $10 million in direct income to tens of thousands of people the world had written off, dramatically altering the trajectory of entire communities for the better. Janah and her team go into the world’s poorest regions—from refugee camps in Kenya to the Mississippi Delta in Arkansas—and train people to do digital work for companies like Google, Walmart, and Microsoft. Janah has tested various Give Work business models in all corners of the world. She shares poignant stories of people who have benefited from Samasource’s work, where and why it hasn’t worked, and offers a blueprint to fight poverty with an evidence-based, economically sustainable model. We can end extreme poverty in our lifetimes. Give work, and you give the poorest people on the planet a chance at happiness. Give work, and you give people the freedom to choose how to develop their own communities. Give work, and you create infinite possibilities.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/301672Tue, 26 Sep 2017 04:07:40 +0000Colin LangPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/301672 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Give Work: Reversing Poverty One Job at a Time Author: Leila Janah Narrator: Leila Janah Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 18 minutes...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/301672 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Give Work: Reversing Poverty One Job at a Time Author: Leila Janah Narrator: Leila Janah Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 18 minutes Release date: September 26, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: Want to end poverty for good? Entrepreneur and Samasource founder Leila Janah has the solution—give work, not aid.   “An audacious, inspiring, and practical book. Leila shows how it’s possible to build a successful business that lifts people out of poverty—not by giving them money but by giving them work. It’s required reading for anyone who’s passionate about solving real problems.” —Adam Grant, author of Give and Take and Originals   Despite trillions of dollars in Western aid, 2.8 billion people worldwide still struggle in abject poverty. Yet the world’s richest countries continue to send money—mostly to governments—targeting the symptoms, rather than the root causes of poverty. We need a better solution. In Give Work, Leila Janah offers a much-needed solution to solving poverty: incentivize everyone from entrepreneurs to big companies to give dignified, steady, fair-wage work to low-income people. Her social business, Samasource, connects people living below the poverty line—on roughly $2 a day—to digital work for major tech companies. To date, the organization has provided over $10 million in direct income to tens of thousands of people the world had written off, dramatically altering the trajectory of entire communities for the better. Janah and her team go into the world’s poorest regions—from refugee camps in Kenya to the Mississippi Delta in Arkansas—and train people to do digital work for companies like Google, Walmart, and Microsoft. Janah has tested various Give Work business models in all corners of the world. She shares poignant stories of people who have benefited from Samasource’s work, where and why it hasn’t worked, and offers a blueprint to fight poverty with an evidence-based, economically sustainable model. We can end extreme poverty in our lifetimes. Give work, and you give the poorest people on the planet a chance at happiness. Give work, and you give people the freedom to choose how to develop their own communities. Give work, and you create infinite possibilities.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/hit-refresh-the-quest-to-rediscover-microsoft-s-soul-and-imagine-a-better-future-for-everyone-by-greg-shaw-satya-nadella--65074304https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/303204 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Hit Refresh: The Quest to Rediscover Microsoft's Soul and Imagine a Better Future for Everyone Author: Greg Shaw, Satya Nadella Narrator: Shridhar Solanki, Satya Nadella Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 27 minutes Release date: September 26, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.2 of Total 10 Ratings of Narrator: 4.67 of Total 6 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: Foreword by Bill Gates Microsoft’s CEO tells the inside story of the company’s continuing transformation, tracing his own personal journey from a childhood in India to leading some of the most significant technological changes in the digital era. As much a humanist as engineer and executive, Nadella concludes with his vision for the coming wave of intelligent technologies and a distinct call to action for leaders everywhere. Hit Refresh is about individual change, about the transformation happening inside of Microsoft and the technology that will soon impact all of our lives—the arrival of the most exciting and disruptive wave of technology humankind has experienced: artificial intelligence, mixed reality, and quantum computing. It’s about how people, organizations, and societies can and must transform ''hit refresh'' in their persistent quest for new energy, new ideas, and continued relevance and renewal. At its core, it’s about us humans and how our one unique quality—empathy—will become ever more valuable in a world where technological advancement will disrupt the status quo as never before. Satya Nadella explores a fascinating childhood before immigrating to the U.S. and how he learned to lead along the way. He then shares his meditations as sitting CEO—one who is mostly unknown following the brainy Bill Gates and energetic Steve Ballmer. He tells the inside story of how a company rediscovered its soul—transforming everything from culture to their fiercely competitive landscape and industry partnerships. Nadella concludes with his vision for the coming wave of technology and by exploring the potential impact to society and delivering call to action for world leaders. ''Ideas excite me,'' Nadella explains. ''Empathy grounds and centers me.'' Hit Refresh is a reflection, meditations, and series of recommendations presented as algorithms from a principled, deliberative leader searching for improvement—for himself, for a storied company, and for society.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/303204Tue, 26 Sep 2017 04:07:40 +0000Colin LangPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/303204 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Hit Refresh: The Quest to Rediscover Microsoft's Soul and Imagine a Better Future for Everyone Author: Greg Shaw, Satya Nadella Narrator: Shridhar...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/303204 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Hit Refresh: The Quest to Rediscover Microsoft's Soul and Imagine a Better Future for Everyone Author: Greg Shaw, Satya Nadella Narrator: Shridhar Solanki, Satya Nadella Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 27 minutes Release date: September 26, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.2 of Total 10 Ratings of Narrator: 4.67 of Total 6 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: Foreword by Bill Gates Microsoft’s CEO tells the inside story of the company’s continuing transformation, tracing his own personal journey from a childhood in India to leading some of the most significant technological changes in the digital era. As much a humanist as engineer and executive, Nadella concludes with his vision for the coming wave of intelligent technologies and a distinct call to action for leaders everywhere. Hit Refresh is about individual change, about the transformation happening inside of Microsoft and the technology that will soon impact all of our lives—the arrival of the most exciting and disruptive wave of technology humankind has experienced: artificial intelligence, mixed reality, and quantum computing. It’s about how people, organizations, and societies can and must transform ''hit refresh'' in their persistent quest for new energy, new ideas, and continued relevance and renewal. At its core, it’s about us humans and how our one unique quality—empathy—will become ever more valuable in a world where technological advancement will disrupt the status quo as never before. Satya Nadella explores a fascinating childhood before immigrating to the U.S. and how he learned to lead along the way. He then shares his meditations as sitting CEO—one who is mostly unknown following the brainy Bill Gates and energetic Steve Ballmer. He tells the inside story of how a company rediscovered its soul—transforming everything from culture to their fiercely competitive landscape and industry partnerships. Nadella concludes with his vision for the coming wave of technology and by exploring the potential impact to society and delivering call to action for world leaders. ''Ideas excite me,'' Nadella explains. ''Empathy grounds and centers me.'' Hit Refresh is a reflection, meditations, and series of recommendations presented as algorithms from a principled, deliberative leader searching for improvement—for himself, for a storied company, and for society.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/hit-refresh-a-memoir-by-microsoft-s-ceo-by-satya-nadella--65074289https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/307318 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Hit Refresh: A Memoir by Microsoft’s CEO Author: Satya Nadella Narrator: Shridhar Solanki Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 27 minutes Release date: September 26, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.5 of Total 6 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: The Quest to Rediscover Microsoft’s Soul and Imagine a Better Future for Everyone Microsoft’s CEO tells the inside story of the company’s continuing transformation, while tracing his own journey from a childhood in India to leading some of the most significant changes of the digital era. LONGLISTED FOR THE FT & MCKINSEY BUSINESS BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD Satya Nadella grew up in India, studied in the US and went on to become Microsoft’s third CEO after Bill Gates and Steve Ballmer. In Hit Refresh he offers a unique view of the transformation happening inside one of the world’s most iconic tech companies, and the arrival of the most exciting and disruptive wave of technology humankind has experienced – including artificial intelligence, mixed reality, and quantum computing. Nadella examines how people, organisations and societies can and must transform – ‘hit refresh’ – in their persistent quest for new energy, new ideas, and continued relevance and renewal. Yet at its core, this book is about humans, and how one of our essential qualities – empathy – will become ever more valuable in a world where technological advancement will alter the status quo as never before.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/307318Tue, 26 Sep 2017 04:07:40 +0000Colin LangPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/307318 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Hit Refresh: A Memoir by Microsoft’s CEO Author: Satya Nadella Narrator: Shridhar Solanki Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 27 minutes...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/307318 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Hit Refresh: A Memoir by Microsoft’s CEO Author: Satya Nadella Narrator: Shridhar Solanki Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 27 minutes Release date: September 26, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.5 of Total 6 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: The Quest to Rediscover Microsoft’s Soul and Imagine a Better Future for Everyone Microsoft’s CEO tells the inside story of the company’s continuing transformation, while tracing his own journey from a childhood in India to leading some of the most significant changes of the digital era. LONGLISTED FOR THE FT & MCKINSEY BUSINESS BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD Satya Nadella grew up in India, studied in the US and went on to become Microsoft’s third CEO after Bill Gates and Steve Ballmer. In Hit Refresh he offers a unique view of the transformation happening inside one of the world’s most iconic tech companies, and the arrival of the most exciting and disruptive wave of technology humankind has experienced – including artificial intelligence, mixed reality, and quantum computing. Nadella examines how people, organisations and societies can and must transform – ‘hit refresh’ – in their persistent quest for new energy, new ideas, and continued relevance and renewal. Yet at its core, this book is about humans, and how one of our essential qualities – empathy – will become ever more valuable in a world where technological advancement will alter the status quo as never before.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ego-free-leadership-ending-the-unconscious-habits-that-hijack-your-business-by-brandon-black-shayne-hughes--65074340https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/303685 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Ego Free Leadership: Ending the Unconscious Habits that Hijack Your Business Author: Brandon Black, Shayne Hughes Narrator: Amy Anuk Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 28 minutes Release date: September 19, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.33 of Total 3 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: “I’ve got a solution,” Encore’s CFO tells Brandon, “but it’s unorthodox.” It’s 2005, and Brandon Black has just been promoted to CEO of Encore Capital, a company struggling to navigate an increasingly difficult business environment. Faced with a rapidly declining stock price and low workplace morale, Brandon knows he needs change—and fast. Following his CFO’s advice, he and his executive team start working with Learning as Leadership (LaL) and its president, Shayne Hughes. Through their partnership, Encore’s executive team learns to root out the unproductive ego habits that undermine collaboration and performance. As they instill these more effective behaviors throughout the organization, Encore begins to solve problems collectively, prioritize resources without infighting, and focus on the initiatives with the greatest strategic value. When the financial crisis of 2008–09 forces 90 percent of its competitors out of business, Encore thrives, with its profits increasing by 300 percent and its stock price by 1,200 percent. Told from two lively first-person perspectives, Ego Free Leadership brings listeners along for Encore’s incredible success story. They’ll see a CEO overcome his unconscious resistance to modeling the change he wants in his team and discover a time-tested road map for eliminating the destructive effects of the ego in teams and organizations.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/303685Tue, 19 Sep 2017 04:07:40 +0000Colin LangPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/303685 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Ego Free Leadership: Ending the Unconscious Habits that Hijack Your Business Author: Brandon Black, Shayne Hughes Narrator: Amy Anuk Format: Unabridged...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/303685 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Ego Free Leadership: Ending the Unconscious Habits that Hijack Your Business Author: Brandon Black, Shayne Hughes Narrator: Amy Anuk Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 28 minutes Release date: September 19, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.33 of Total 3 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: “I’ve got a solution,” Encore’s CFO tells Brandon, “but it’s unorthodox.” It’s 2005, and Brandon Black has just been promoted to CEO of Encore Capital, a company struggling to navigate an increasingly difficult business environment. Faced with a rapidly declining stock price and low workplace morale, Brandon knows he needs change—and fast. Following his CFO’s advice, he and his executive team start working with Learning as Leadership (LaL) and its president, Shayne Hughes. Through their partnership, Encore’s executive team learns to root out the unproductive ego habits that undermine collaboration and performance. As they instill these more effective behaviors throughout the organization, Encore begins to solve problems collectively, prioritize resources without infighting, and focus on the initiatives with the greatest strategic value. When the financial crisis of 2008–09 forces 90 percent of its competitors out of business, Encore thrives, with its profits increasing by 300 percent and its stock price by 1,200 percent. Told from two lively first-person perspectives, Ego Free Leadership brings listeners along for Encore’s incredible success story. They’ll see a CEO overcome his unconscious resistance to modeling the change he wants in his team and discover a time-tested road map for eliminating the destructive effects of the ego in teams and organizations.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/empire-how-to-succeed-with-nothing-but-passion-great-ideas-and-a-wealthy-family-by-brendan-jack--65074282https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/306476 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Empire: How to Succeed with Nothing but Passion, Great Ideas and a Wealthy Family Author: Brendan Jack Narrator: Brendan Jack Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 27 minutes Release date: August 16, 2017 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: Dunlop Fantasia has a passion for marketing, excellent ideas, hovercrafts and avoiding rehab. A dark, complicated family upbringing sets him on course for early divorce, a blunder with his father's mistress, making TV shows, the heartbreaking death of a manservant, pursuit of celebrity endorsements and winning respect for his growing advertising empire. Follow his satirical exploration of wealth, self-help advice, business success, gritty optimism and downgrading to business class flights. In easily-digested nuggets of wisdom, Dunlop feels privileged to answer every question you'll ever ask about building your legacy and getting ahead in life.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/306476Wed, 16 Aug 2017 04:07:40 +0000Colin LangPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/306476 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Empire: How to Succeed with Nothing but Passion, Great Ideas and a Wealthy Family Author: Brendan Jack Narrator: Brendan Jack Format: Unabridged...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/306476 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Empire: How to Succeed with Nothing but Passion, Great Ideas and a Wealthy Family Author: Brendan Jack Narrator: Brendan Jack Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 27 minutes Release date: August 16, 2017 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: Dunlop Fantasia has a passion for marketing, excellent ideas, hovercrafts and avoiding rehab. A dark, complicated family upbringing sets him on course for early divorce, a blunder with his father's mistress, making TV shows, the heartbreaking death of a manservant, pursuit of celebrity endorsements and winning respect for his growing advertising empire. Follow his satirical exploration of wealth, self-help advice, business success, gritty optimism and downgrading to business class flights. In easily-digested nuggets of wisdom, Dunlop feels privileged to answer every question you'll ever ask about building your legacy and getting ahead in life.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/russian-bill-gates-secrets-of-success-russian-edition-by-john-bowerman--65074306https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/301078 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Russian] - Bill Gates: Secrets of Success [Russian Edition] Author: John Bowerman Narrator: Stanislav Ivanov Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 22 minutes Release date: July 17, 2017 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: The most effective and convincing quotes of Microsoft founder Bill Gates! Perhaps there is no one in the civilized world who would not know about Bill Gates. He headed the lists of the richest people in the world for many years. He is a talented businessman, philanthropist, innovator, holder of the knightly title of Great Britain. In this audiobook the most interesting statements of Bill Gates are collected. He shares the secrets of success, honestly and frankly speaking, what he thinks about the most pressing problems of business and the world economy, personality and self-development, relations between people at work and in the family. AB Publishing. Reference and information edition.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/301078Mon, 17 Jul 2017 04:07:40 +0000Colin LangPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/301078 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Russian] - Bill Gates: Secrets of Success [Russian Edition] Author: John Bowerman Narrator: Stanislav Ivanov Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/301078 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Russian] - Bill Gates: Secrets of Success [Russian Edition] Author: John Bowerman Narrator: Stanislav Ivanov Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 22 minutes Release date: July 17, 2017 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: The most effective and convincing quotes of Microsoft founder Bill Gates! Perhaps there is no one in the civilized world who would not know about Bill Gates. He headed the lists of the richest people in the world for many years. He is a talented businessman, philanthropist, innovator, holder of the knightly title of Great Britain. In this audiobook the most interesting statements of Bill Gates are collected. He shares the secrets of success, honestly and frankly speaking, what he thinks about the most pressing problems of business and the world economy, personality and self-development, relations between people at work and in the family. AB Publishing. Reference and information edition.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/russian-never-give-up-russian-edition-the-story-of-aliexpress-by-john-grisham--65074299https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/301057 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Russian] - Never Give Up [Russian Edition]: The Story of AliExpress Author: John Grisham Narrator: Maxim Kireev Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 1 hour 16 minutes Release date: July 14, 2017 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: Secrets of success and wealth from Jack Ma - a man named by Forbes as the most influential businessman in Asia! Jack Ma's small Internet company, which provides small enterprises the opportunity to sell their goods and services, since its start in 1999 has turned into a large company, with value exceeding $231 billion! The Alibaba group includes Alibaba.com, Yahoo! China, Alibaba Pictures, and even payment system Alipay. A billionaire, a well-known philanthropist, and one of the 30 most powerful people in the world, Jack Ma behaves in a reserved and modest manner in public. He is a person who has created a real revolution in Internet commerce and has achieved incredible success.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/301057Fri, 14 Jul 2017 04:07:40 +0000Colin LangPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/301057 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Russian] - Never Give Up [Russian Edition]: The Story of AliExpress Author: John Grisham Narrator: Maxim Kireev Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 1...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/301057 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Russian] - Never Give Up [Russian Edition]: The Story of AliExpress Author: John Grisham Narrator: Maxim Kireev Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 1 hour 16 minutes Release date: July 14, 2017 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: Secrets of success and wealth from Jack Ma - a man named by Forbes as the most influential businessman in Asia! Jack Ma's small Internet company, which provides small enterprises the opportunity to sell their goods and services, since its start in 1999 has turned into a large company, with value exceeding $231 billion! The Alibaba group includes Alibaba.com, Yahoo! China, Alibaba Pictures, and even payment system Alipay. A billionaire, a well-known philanthropist, and one of the 30 most powerful people in the world, Jack Ma behaves in a reserved and modest manner in public. He is a person who has created a real revolution in Internet commerce and has achieved incredible success.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/amazing-entrepreneurs-and-business-people-b2-by-fiona-mackenzie--65074335https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/308528 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Amazing Entrepreneurs and Business People: B2 Author: Fiona MacKenzie Narrator: Collins Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 1 hour 56 minutes Release date: July 13, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: The inspiring stories of 6 people who changed history. Contents: Henry J Heinz, the man who invented tomato ketchup William Lever who made millions from soap Michael Marks, founder of the Marks and Spencer stores Henry Ford, who mass-produced cars and made them affordable Coco Chanel, the businesswoman who changed fashion for women Ray Kroc, the man who created the McDonald’s chain of restaurants BRITISH ENGLISH Word count: 18,209 Headword count: 1,624 PLUS: visit www.collinselt.com/readers for videos, teacher resources and self-study materials. This book is Level 4 in the Collins ELT Readers series. Level 4 is equivalent to CEF level B2. About the Amazing People series: A unique opportunity for learners of English to read about the exceptional lives and incredible abilities of some of the most insightful people the world has seen. Each book contains six short stories, told by the characters themselves, as if in their own words. The stories explain the most significant parts of each character’s life, giving an insight into how they came to be such an important historic figure. After each story, a timeline presents the most major events in their life in a clear and succinct fashion. The timeline is ideal for checking comprehension or as a basis for project work or further research. Created in association with The Amazing People Club. About Collins ELT Readers: Collins ELT Readers are divided into four levels: Level 1 – elementary (A2) Level 2 – pre-intermediate (A2–B1) Level 3 – intermediate (B1) Level 4 – upper intermediate (B2) Each level is carefully graded to ensure that the learner both enjoys and benefits from their reading experience.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/308528Thu, 13 Jul 2017 04:07:40 +0000Colin LangPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/308528 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Amazing Entrepreneurs and Business People: B2 Author: Fiona MacKenzie Narrator: Collins Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 1 hour 56 minutes Release...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/308528 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Amazing Entrepreneurs and Business People: B2 Author: Fiona MacKenzie Narrator: Collins Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 1 hour 56 minutes Release date: July 13, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: The inspiring stories of 6 people who changed history. Contents: Henry J Heinz, the man who invented tomato ketchup William Lever who made millions from soap Michael Marks, founder of the Marks and Spencer stores Henry Ford, who mass-produced cars and made them affordable Coco Chanel, the businesswoman who changed fashion for women Ray Kroc, the man who created the McDonald’s chain of restaurants BRITISH ENGLISH Word count: 18,209 Headword count: 1,624 PLUS: visit www.collinselt.com/readers for videos, teacher resources and self-study materials. This book is Level 4 in the Collins ELT Readers series. Level 4 is equivalent to CEF level B2. About the Amazing People series: A unique opportunity for learners of English to read about the exceptional lives and incredible abilities of some of the most insightful people the world has seen. Each book contains six short stories, told by the characters themselves, as if in their own words. The stories explain the most significant parts of each character’s life, giving an insight into how they came to be such an important historic figure. After each story, a timeline presents the most major events in their life in a clear and succinct fashion. The timeline is ideal for checking comprehension or as a basis for project work or further research. Created in association with The Amazing People Club. About Collins ELT Readers: Collins ELT Readers are divided into four levels: Level 1 – elementary (A2) Level 2 – pre-intermediate (A2–B1) Level 3 – intermediate (B1) Level 4 – upper intermediate (B2) Each level is carefully graded to ensure that the learner both enjoys and benefits from their reading experience.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/weird-in-a-world-that-s-not-a-career-guide-for-misfits-f-ckups-and-failures-by-jennifer-romolini--65074301https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/292664 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Weird in a World That's Not: A Career Guide for Misfits, F*ckups, and Failures Author: Jennifer Romolini Narrator: Em Eldridge Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 12 minutes Release date: June 6, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.5 of Total 2 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: An honest, sharp-witted, practical guide to help you get and keep the job you want—from an outsider whose been there and done it, a woman who went from being a broke, divorced, college dropout to running some of the biggest websites in the world. Jennifer Romolini started her career as an awkward twenty-seven-year-old misfit, navigated her way through New York media and became a boss—an editor-in-chief, an editorial director, and a vice president—all within little more than a decade. Her book, Weird In A World That’s Not, asserts that being outside-the-norm and achieving real, high-level success are not mutually exclusive, even if the perception of the business world often seems otherwise, even if it seems like only office-politicking extroverts are set up for reward. Part career memoir, part real-world guide, Weird in a World That’s Not offers relatable advice on how to achieve your dreams, even when the odds seem stacked against you. Romolini helps you face down your fears, find a career that’s right for you, and get and keep a job. She tackles practical issues and offers empathetic, clear-cut answers to important questions: - How do I navigate the awkwardness of networking? - How do I deal with intense office politics? - How do I leave my crappy job? - How do I learn how to be a boss not just a #boss? - And, most importantly: How do I do all this and stay true to who I really am? Authentic, funny, and moving, Weird in a World That’s Not will help you tap into your inner tenacity and find your path, no matter how offbeat you are.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/292664Tue, 06 Jun 2017 04:07:40 +0000Colin LangPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/292664 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Weird in a World That's Not: A Career Guide for Misfits, F*ckups, and Failures Author: Jennifer Romolini Narrator: Em Eldridge Format: Unabridged...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/292664 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Weird in a World That's Not: A Career Guide for Misfits, F*ckups, and Failures Author: Jennifer Romolini Narrator: Em Eldridge Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 12 minutes Release date: June 6, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.5 of Total 2 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: An honest, sharp-witted, practical guide to help you get and keep the job you want—from an outsider whose been there and done it, a woman who went from being a broke, divorced, college dropout to running some of the biggest websites in the world. Jennifer Romolini started her career as an awkward twenty-seven-year-old misfit, navigated her way through New York media and became a boss—an editor-in-chief, an editorial director, and a vice president—all within little more than a decade. Her book, Weird In A World That’s Not, asserts that being outside-the-norm and achieving real, high-level success are not mutually exclusive, even if the perception of the business world often seems otherwise, even if it seems like only office-politicking extroverts are set up for reward. Part career memoir, part real-world guide, Weird in a World That’s Not offers relatable advice on how to achieve your dreams, even when the odds seem stacked against you. Romolini helps you face down your fears, find a career that’s right for you, and get and keep a job. She tackles practical issues and offers empathetic, clear-cut answers to important questions: - How do I navigate the awkwardness of networking? - How do I deal with intense office politics? - How do I leave my crappy job? - How do I learn how to be a boss not just a #boss? - And, most importantly: How do I do all this and stay true to who I really am? Authentic, funny, and moving, Weird in a World That’s Not will help you tap into your inner tenacity and find your path, no matter how offbeat you are.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/anatomy-of-greed-the-unshredded-truth-from-an-enron-insider-by-brian-cruver--65074259https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/335257 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Anatomy of Greed: The Unshredded Truth from an Enron Insider Author: Brian Cruver Narrator: Mel Foster Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 47 minutes Release date: May 16, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 2 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: Brian Cruver first entered the 'Death Star,' Enron's office complex, in March 2001. He was twenty-nine years old, an eager MBA ready to cash in as a new hire with one of America's most highly valued companies. But, from his first day—when his new boss warned him, 'there was a mix-up in the hiring process,' but that it was 'no big deal...just think of it like you're adopted'—to his last, when he and his colleagues were given thirty minutes to leave the building, Cruver found himself enmeshed in a business cult that each day grew only more bizarre.With dark humor and page-turning momentum, Cruver lays out firsthand: the giddy group-think nurtured by Enron's leadership, whose incessant cheerleading for the company's stock price rendered many Enronians unable to believe that they were routinely being spoon-fed lies; the 'rank and yank' peer review process that fostered horse-trading among managers over which employees would be given poor evaluations; the traders who made dubious deals to ensure their own lucrative bonuses; and the sinister designs and funding of Enron's fraudulent off-the-books partnerships. As Cruver probes the sleazy escapades that Enron executives milked for personal gain, he introduces us, up close and personal, to such storied figures as Ken Lay, Jeff Skilling, and Andy Fastow, along with other important Enron personalities like Rebecca Mark; Lou Pai; Thomas White, George W. Bush's Secretary of the Army; Joe Sutton; the 'Mr. Blue,' a disillusioned Enron executive; and Cruver's trading floor neighbor, a machine he christened 'Sherman the Shredder'—who was always working overtime.Cruver's day-by-day chronicle, which includes a running stock ticker to show the trajectory of Enron's collapse, is instantly reminiscent of such bestsellers as Liar's Poker and Barbarians at the Gate. Told in a fresh, empathetic voice, Anatomy of Greed is brimming with grist for political pundits and comic relief for victims of corporate collateral damage. It is also the personal story of a young executive, a Houston native, whose dream job and dream company crashed around him in an avalanche of lies and greed. From the wreckage, this newly hardened veteran of the corporate wars has written a cautionary tale that our leaders must heed—or imperil us all to future disasters.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/335257Tue, 16 May 2017 04:07:40 +0000Colin LangPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/335257 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Anatomy of Greed: The Unshredded Truth from an Enron Insider Author: Brian Cruver Narrator: Mel Foster Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 47...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/335257 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Anatomy of Greed: The Unshredded Truth from an Enron Insider Author: Brian Cruver Narrator: Mel Foster Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 47 minutes Release date: May 16, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 2 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: Brian Cruver first entered the 'Death Star,' Enron's office complex, in March 2001. He was twenty-nine years old, an eager MBA ready to cash in as a new hire with one of America's most highly valued companies. But, from his first day—when his new boss warned him, 'there was a mix-up in the hiring process,' but that it was 'no big deal...just think of it like you're adopted'—to his last, when he and his colleagues were given thirty minutes to leave the building, Cruver found himself enmeshed in a business cult that each day grew only more bizarre.With dark humor and page-turning momentum, Cruver lays out firsthand: the giddy group-think nurtured by Enron's leadership, whose incessant cheerleading for the company's stock price rendered many Enronians unable to believe that they were routinely being spoon-fed lies; the 'rank and yank' peer review process that fostered horse-trading among managers over which employees would be given poor evaluations; the traders who made dubious deals to ensure their own lucrative bonuses; and the sinister designs and funding of Enron's fraudulent off-the-books partnerships. As Cruver probes the sleazy escapades that Enron executives milked for personal gain, he introduces us, up close and personal, to such storied figures as Ken Lay, Jeff Skilling, and Andy Fastow, along with other important Enron personalities like Rebecca Mark; Lou Pai; Thomas White, George W. Bush's Secretary of the Army; Joe Sutton; the 'Mr. Blue,' a disillusioned Enron executive; and Cruver's trading floor neighbor, a machine he christened 'Sherman the Shredder'—who was always working overtime.Cruver's day-by-day chronicle, which includes a running stock ticker to show the trajectory of Enron's collapse, is instantly reminiscent of such bestsellers as Liar's Poker and Barbarians at the Gate. Told in a fresh, empathetic voice, Anatomy of Greed is brimming with grist for political pundits and comic relief for victims of corporate collateral damage. It is also the personal story of a young executive, a Houston native, whose dream job and dream company crashed around him in an avalanche of lies and greed. From the wreckage, this newly hardened veteran of the corporate wars has written a cautionary tale that our leaders must heed—or imperil us all to future disasters.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/jimmy-buffett-a-good-life-all-the-way-by-ryan-white--65074312https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/291807 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Jimmy Buffett: A Good Life All the Way Author: Ryan White Narrator: Gibson Frazier Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 56 minutes Release date: May 9, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.57 of Total 14 Ratings of Narrator: 3.67 of Total 3 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: A candid, compelling, and rollicking portrait of the legendary pirate captain of Margaritaville—Jimmy Buffett. In Jimmy Buffett: A Good Life All the Way, acclaimed music critic Ryan White has crafted the definitive account of Buffett’s rise from singing songs for beer to his becoming a tropical icon and inspiration behind the Margaritaville industrial complex, a vast network of merchandise, chain restaurants, resorts, and lifestyle products all inspired by his sunny but disillusioned hit “Margaritaville.” Filled with interviews from friends, musicians, Coral Reefer Band members, and business partners who were there, this book is a top-down joyride with plenty of side trips and meanderings from Mobile and Pascagoula to New Orleans, Key West, down into the islands aboard the Euphoria and the Euphoria II, and into the studios and onto the stages where the foundation of Buffett’s reputation was laid. Buffett wasn’t always the pied piper of beaches, bars, and laid-back living. Born on the Gulf Coast, the son of a son of a sailing ship captain, Buffett scuffed around New Orleans in the late sixties, flunked out of Nashville (and a marriage) in 1971, and found refuge among the artists, dopers, shrimpers, and genuine characters who’d collected at the end of the road in Key West. And it was there, in those waning outlaw days at the last American exit, where Buffett, like Hemingway before him, found his voice and eventually brought to life the song that would launch Parrot Head nation. And just where is Margaritaville? It’s wherever it’s five o’clock; it’s wherever there’s a breeze and salt in the air; and it’s wherever Buffett set his bare feet, smiled, and sang his songs.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/291807Tue, 09 May 2017 04:07:40 +0000Colin LangPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/291807 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Jimmy Buffett: A Good Life All the Way Author: Ryan White Narrator: Gibson Frazier Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 56 minutes Release...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/291807 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Jimmy Buffett: A Good Life All the Way Author: Ryan White Narrator: Gibson Frazier Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 56 minutes Release date: May 9, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.57 of Total 14 Ratings of Narrator: 3.67 of Total 3 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: A candid, compelling, and rollicking portrait of the legendary pirate captain of Margaritaville—Jimmy Buffett. In Jimmy Buffett: A Good Life All the Way, acclaimed music critic Ryan White has crafted the definitive account of Buffett’s rise from singing songs for beer to his becoming a tropical icon and inspiration behind the Margaritaville industrial complex, a vast network of merchandise, chain restaurants, resorts, and lifestyle products all inspired by his sunny but disillusioned hit “Margaritaville.” Filled with interviews from friends, musicians, Coral Reefer Band members, and business partners who were there, this book is a top-down joyride with plenty of side trips and meanderings from Mobile and Pascagoula to New Orleans, Key West, down into the islands aboard the Euphoria and the Euphoria II, and into the studios and onto the stages where the foundation of Buffett’s reputation was laid. Buffett wasn’t always the pied piper of beaches, bars, and laid-back living. Born on the Gulf Coast, the son of a son of a sailing ship captain, Buffett scuffed around New Orleans in the late sixties, flunked out of Nashville (and a marriage) in 1971, and found refuge among the artists, dopers, shrimpers, and genuine characters who’d collected at the end of the road in Key West. And it was there, in those waning outlaw days at the last American exit, where Buffett, like Hemingway before him, found his voice and eventually brought to life the song that would launch Parrot Head nation. And just where is Margaritaville? It’s wherever it’s five o’clock; it’s wherever there’s a breeze and salt in the air; and it’s wherever Buffett set his bare feet, smiled, and sang his songs.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/am-i-being-too-subtle-the-adventures-of-a-business-maverick-by-sam-zell--65074308https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/292057 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Am I Being Too Subtle?: The Adventures of a Business Maverick Author: Sam Zell Narrator: Sam Zell Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 58 minutes Release date: May 9, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.14 of Total 28 Ratings of Narrator: 4.8 of Total 5 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: The traits that make Sam Zell one of the world’s most successful entrepreneurs also make him one of the most surprising, enigmatic, and entertaining mavericks in American business.   Self-made billionaire Sam Zell consistently sees what others don’t. From finding a market for overpriced Playboy magazines among his junior high classmates, to buying real estate on the cheap after a market crash, to investing in often unglamorous industries with long-term value, Zell acts boldly on supply and demand trends to grab the first-mover advantage. And he can find opportunity virtually anywhere—from an arcane piece of legislation to a desert meeting in Abu Dhabi. “If everyone is going left, look right,” Zell often says. To him, conventional wisdom is nothing but a reference point. Year after year, deal after deal, he shuts out the noise of the crowd, gathers as much information as possible, then trusts his own instincts. He credits much of his independent thinking to his parents, who were Jewish refugees from World War II. Talk to any two people and you might get wild swings in their descriptions of Zell. A media firestorm ensued when the Tribune Company went into bankruptcy a year after he agreed to steward the enterprise. At the same time, his razor-sharp instincts are legendary on Wall Street, and he has sponsored over a dozen IPOs.  He’s known as the Grave Dancer for his strategy of targeting troubled assets, yet he’s created thousands of jobs. Within his own organization, he has an inordinate number of employees at every level who are fiercely loyal and have worked for him for decades. Zell’s got a big personality; he is often contrarian, blunt, and irreverent, and always curious and hardworking. This is the guy who started wearing jeans to work in the 1960s, when offices were a sea of gray suits. He’s the guy who told The Wall Street Journal in 1985, “If it ain’t fun, we don’t do it.” He rides motorcycles with his friends, the Zell’s Angels, around the world and he keeps ducks on the deck outside his office. As he writes: “I simply don’t buy into many of the made-up rules of social convention. The bottom line is: If you’re really good at what you do, you have the freedom to be who you really are.” Am I Being Too Subtle?—a reference to Zell’s favorite way to underscore a point—takes readers on a ride across his business terrain, sharing with honesty and humor stories of the times he got it right, when he didn’t, and most important, what he learned in the process.  This is an indispensable guide for the next generation of disrupters, entrepreneurs, and investors.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/292057Tue, 09 May 2017 04:07:40 +0000Colin LangPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/292057 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Am I Being Too Subtle?: The Adventures of a Business Maverick Author: Sam Zell Narrator: Sam Zell Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 58...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/292057 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Am I Being Too Subtle?: The Adventures of a Business Maverick Author: Sam Zell Narrator: Sam Zell Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 58 minutes Release date: May 9, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.14 of Total 28 Ratings of Narrator: 4.8 of Total 5 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: The traits that make Sam Zell one of the world’s most successful entrepreneurs also make him one of the most surprising, enigmatic, and entertaining mavericks in American business.   Self-made billionaire Sam Zell consistently sees what others don’t. From finding a market for overpriced Playboy magazines among his junior high classmates, to buying real estate on the cheap after a market crash, to investing in often unglamorous industries with long-term value, Zell acts boldly on supply and demand trends to grab the first-mover advantage. And he can find opportunity virtually anywhere—from an arcane piece of legislation to a desert meeting in Abu Dhabi. “If everyone is going left, look right,” Zell often says. To him, conventional wisdom is nothing but a reference point. Year after year, deal after deal, he shuts out the noise of the crowd, gathers as much information as possible, then trusts his own instincts. He credits much of his independent thinking to his parents, who were Jewish refugees from World War II. Talk to any two people and you might get wild swings in their descriptions of Zell. A media firestorm ensued when the Tribune Company went into bankruptcy a year after he agreed to steward the enterprise. At the same time, his razor-sharp instincts are legendary on Wall Street, and he has sponsored over a dozen IPOs.  He’s known as the Grave Dancer for his strategy of targeting troubled assets, yet he’s created thousands of jobs. Within his own organization, he has an inordinate number of employees at every level who are fiercely loyal and have worked for him for decades. Zell’s got a big personality; he is often contrarian, blunt, and irreverent, and always curious and hardworking. This is the guy who started wearing jeans to work in the 1960s, when offices were a sea of gray suits. He’s the guy who told The Wall Street Journal in 1985, “If it ain’t fun, we don’t do it.” He rides motorcycles with his friends, the Zell’s Angels, around the world and he keeps ducks on the deck outside his office. As he writes: “I simply don’t buy into many of the made-up rules of social convention. The bottom line is: If you’re really good at what you do, you have the freedom to be who you really are.” Am I Being Too Subtle?—a reference to Zell’s favorite way to underscore a point—takes readers on a ride across his business terrain, sharing with honesty and humor stories of the times he got it right, when he didn’t, and most important, what he learned in the process.  This is an indispensable guide for the next generation of disrupters, entrepreneurs, and investors.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/giving-it-all-away-and-getting-it-all-back-again-the-way-of-living-generously-by-david-green--65074352https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/289777 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Giving It All Away…and Getting It All Back Again: The Way of Living Generously Author: David Green Narrator: Milton Bagby Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 18 minutes Release date: April 25, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.45 of Total 31 Ratings of Narrator: 4.5 of Total 6 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: Join self-made billionaire David Green, founder of America's craft store giant Hobby Lobby, as he shares the key to building a powerful legacy: generosity. In Giving It All Away…and Getting It All Back Again, Green unpacks time-tested principles that will help you reap the benefits of generosity for multiple generations to come. In 1970, David Green began making picture frames in his garage. With hard work, he and his wife, Barbara, turned that humble beginning into the world's largest privately owned arts-and-crafts retailer, employing forty-three thousand people across nine hundred stores in forty-seven states. But it's not all about business. Giving It All Away…and Getting It All Back Again--part memoir, part personal manifesto--will change the way you think about prosperity, teaching you that true wealth is about more than money. It's about growing your faith, your family, and your intellectual capital alongside your bank account. Green also reminds us that it's not just giving that sets the foundation for financial freedom. Practicing good stewardship also helps us pass on our values and set good examples for future generations. As Hobby Lobby has grown, Green has stayed true to this philosophy by adhering to three key principles: - Work with all your heart for God and not for men - Think ahead, but hold your plans lightly--you don't know what God has in store for you - Consider what you want your legacy to be Follow Green as he invites you to see that a life marked by generosity can also be a life full of adventure--a life that pays the best rewards, changes the lives of those around you, and gives you the tools you need to leave a lasting legacy.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/289777Tue, 25 Apr 2017 04:07:40 +0000Colin LangPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/289777 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Giving It All Away…and Getting It All Back Again: The Way of Living Generously Author: David Green Narrator: Milton Bagby Format: Unabridged Audiobook...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/289777 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Giving It All Away…and Getting It All Back Again: The Way of Living Generously Author: David Green Narrator: Milton Bagby Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 18 minutes Release date: April 25, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.45 of Total 31 Ratings of Narrator: 4.5 of Total 6 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: Join self-made billionaire David Green, founder of America's craft store giant Hobby Lobby, as he shares the key to building a powerful legacy: generosity. In Giving It All Away…and Getting It All Back Again, Green unpacks time-tested principles that will help you reap the benefits of generosity for multiple generations to come. In 1970, David Green began making picture frames in his garage. With hard work, he and his wife, Barbara, turned that humble beginning into the world's largest privately owned arts-and-crafts retailer, employing forty-three thousand people across nine hundred stores in forty-seven states. But it's not all about business. Giving It All Away…and Getting It All Back Again--part memoir, part personal manifesto--will change the way you think about prosperity, teaching you that true wealth is about more than money. It's about growing your faith, your family, and your intellectual capital alongside your bank account. Green also reminds us that it's not just giving that sets the foundation for financial freedom. Practicing good stewardship also helps us pass on our values and set good examples for future generations. As Hobby Lobby has grown, Green has stayed true to this philosophy by adhering to three key principles: - Work with all your heart for God and not for men - Think ahead, but hold your plans lightly--you don't know what God has in store for you - Consider what you want your legacy to be Follow Green as he invites you to see that a life marked by generosity can also be a life full of adventure--a life that pays the best rewards, changes the lives of those around you, and gives you the tools you need to leave a lasting legacy.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/applied-wisdom-bad-news-is-good-news-and-other-insights-that-can-help-anyone-be-a-better-manager-by-james-c-morgan--65074269https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/295074 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Applied Wisdom: Bad News Is Good News and Other Insights That Can Help Anyone Be a Better Manager Author: James C. Morgan Narrator: Dan Triandiflou Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 26 minutes Release date: April 20, 2017 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: Success in business demands the effective management of people. James C. Morgan, who for nearly three decades led the high-tech powerhouse Applied Materials Inc. to both financial success and to the designation as one of America's most admired companies and best places to work, provides a simple, straightforward set of principles and tips that he says can help anyone be a better manager. Applied Materials is one of Silicon Valley's great success stories and it helped propel the digital revolution. But Jim Morgan's management techniques are not reserved for high-tech: Applied Wisdom shows how the same approaches, tools, and values work at any scale, from start-ups to middle management in a global corporation — and even to non-profits. Rich in stories and practical examples, it's a must-read for those seeking a timeless and proven management manual.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/295074Thu, 20 Apr 2017 04:07:40 +0000Colin LangPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/295074 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Applied Wisdom: Bad News Is Good News and Other Insights That Can Help Anyone Be a Better Manager Author: James C. Morgan Narrator: Dan Triandiflou...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/295074 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Applied Wisdom: Bad News Is Good News and Other Insights That Can Help Anyone Be a Better Manager Author: James C. Morgan Narrator: Dan Triandiflou Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 26 minutes Release date: April 20, 2017 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: Success in business demands the effective management of people. James C. Morgan, who for nearly three decades led the high-tech powerhouse Applied Materials Inc. to both financial success and to the designation as one of America's most admired companies and best places to work, provides a simple, straightforward set of principles and tips that he says can help anyone be a better manager. Applied Materials is one of Silicon Valley's great success stories and it helped propel the digital revolution. But Jim Morgan's management techniques are not reserved for high-tech: Applied Wisdom shows how the same approaches, tools, and values work at any scale, from start-ups to middle management in a global corporation — and even to non-profits. Rich in stories and practical examples, it's a must-read for those seeking a timeless and proven management manual.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/how-not-to-run-a-b-b-by-bobby-hutchinson--65074326https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/317741 to listen full audiobooks. Title: How Not To Run A B&B Author: Bobby Hutchinson Narrator: Randye Kaye Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 40 minutes Release date: April 18, 2017 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: Bobby Hutchinson, a bestselling Harlequin writer, decides to open a B&B in Vancouver, B.C., when sales of romance novels falter. Despite never having stayed in a B&B and knowing absolutely nothing about running one, she jumps right in. Strange people from nearby and halfway around the world arrive at her home with their stories and struggles, not to mention their baggage, psychological and otherwise. Each chapter is peppered with a humor, a little tragedy and many life lessons (but mostly humor). There are sure fire breakfast recipes guaranteed to turn out even if the cook is half asleep. In explaining why she opened a B&B, she says, 'I was far too old for prostitution, the only other job I could think of which might net enough to pay the mortgage.']]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/317741Tue, 18 Apr 2017 04:07:40 +0000Colin LangPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/317741 to listen full audiobooks. Title: How Not To Run A B&B Author: Bobby Hutchinson Narrator: Randye Kaye Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 40 minutes Release date: April 18,...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/317741 to listen full audiobooks. Title: How Not To Run A B&B Author: Bobby Hutchinson Narrator: Randye Kaye Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 40 minutes Release date: April 18, 2017 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: Bobby Hutchinson, a bestselling Harlequin writer, decides to open a B&B in Vancouver, B.C., when sales of romance novels falter. Despite never having stayed in a B&B and knowing absolutely nothing about running one, she jumps right in. Strange people from nearby and halfway around the world arrive at her home with their stories and struggles, not to mention their baggage, psychological and otherwise. Each chapter is peppered with a humor, a little tragedy and many life lessons (but mostly humor). There are sure fire breakfast recipes guaranteed to turn out even if the cook is half asleep. In explaining why she opened a B&B, she says, 'I was far too old for prostitution, the only other job I could think of which might net enough to pay the mortgage.']]>1805cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/jack-ma-the-biography-of-a-self-made-billionaire-and-ceo-of-alibaba-group-by-my-ebook-publishing-house--65074322https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/284112 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Jack Ma: The Biography of a Self-Made Billionaire and CEO of Alibaba Group Author: My Ebook Publishing House Narrator: Matt Montanez Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 52 minutes Release date: January 28, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 2.45 of Total 11 Ratings of Narrator: 2.75 of Total 4 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: Jack Ma is the founder and CEO of the Alibaba Group, a privately owned Internet-based e-commerce company in China whose sales are estimated to be bigger than its American competitors eBay and Amazon.com combined. This book unveils Jack Ma s thousand faces in real life from different angles, and it reveals a Jack Ma different from your imagination. How did Jack overcome his humble origins and early failures to achieve massive success with Alibaba? How did he outsmart rival entrepreneurs from China and Silicon Valley? Can Alibaba maintain its 80% market share? Jack Ma is a man who does not see failure as an option, not a final one anyway. Ma has been through more failure than success in his life, we just don't hear much about it because his success has been so big! Ma's education through failure more than traditional channels has shaped a man that is globally savvy, compassionate and fiercely passionate about entrepreneurship. He recently shared with Charlie Rose, 'I failed a key primary school test 2 times, I failed the middle school test 3 times, I failed the college entrance exam 2 times and when I graduated, I was rejected for most jobs I applied for out of college.' (Ma was one of 5 applicants to the police force and the only one to be rejected. Then there is the application as one of 24 applicants to be a KFC manager and also be rejected. 'I applied for Harvard ten times, got rejected ten times and I told myself that'Someday I should go teach there.' Even in the early success of Alibaba Ma was told by Silicon Valley venture capitalists that his business model was wholly unprofitable and he was sent back to China unfunded. In the face of all this adversity Ma did not give up, give in or blame, he just continued to try.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/284112Sat, 28 Jan 2017 04:07:40 +0000Colin LangPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/284112 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Jack Ma: The Biography of a Self-Made Billionaire and CEO of Alibaba Group Author: My Ebook Publishing House Narrator: Matt Montanez Format: Unabridged...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/284112 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Jack Ma: The Biography of a Self-Made Billionaire and CEO of Alibaba Group Author: My Ebook Publishing House Narrator: Matt Montanez Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 52 minutes Release date: January 28, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 2.45 of Total 11 Ratings of Narrator: 2.75 of Total 4 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: Jack Ma is the founder and CEO of the Alibaba Group, a privately owned Internet-based e-commerce company in China whose sales are estimated to be bigger than its American competitors eBay and Amazon.com combined. This book unveils Jack Ma s thousand faces in real life from different angles, and it reveals a Jack Ma different from your imagination. How did Jack overcome his humble origins and early failures to achieve massive success with Alibaba? How did he outsmart rival entrepreneurs from China and Silicon Valley? Can Alibaba maintain its 80% market share? Jack Ma is a man who does not see failure as an option, not a final one anyway. Ma has been through more failure than success in his life, we just don't hear much about it because his success has been so big! Ma's education through failure more than traditional channels has shaped a man that is globally savvy, compassionate and fiercely passionate about entrepreneurship. He recently shared with Charlie Rose, 'I failed a key primary school test 2 times, I failed the middle school test 3 times, I failed the college entrance exam 2 times and when I graduated, I was rejected for most jobs I applied for out of college.' (Ma was one of 5 applicants to the police force and the only one to be rejected. Then there is the application as one of 24 applicants to be a KFC manager and also be rejected. 'I applied for Harvard ten times, got rejected ten times and I told myself that'Someday I should go teach there.' Even in the early success of Alibaba Ma was told by Silicon Valley venture capitalists that his business model was wholly unprofitable and he was sent back to China unfunded. In the face of all this adversity Ma did not give up, give in or blame, he just continued to try.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/a-man-for-all-markets-from-las-vegas-to-wall-street-how-i-beat-the-dealer-and-the-market-by-edward-o-thorp--65074311https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/281749 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Man for All Markets: From Las Vegas to Wall Street, How I Beat the Dealer and the Market Author: Edward O. Thorp Narrator: Edward O. Thorp Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 16 hours 30 minutes Release date: January 24, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.63 of Total 16 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 4 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: The incredible true story of the card-counting mathematics professor who taught the world how to beat the dealer and, as the first of the great quantitative investors, ushered in a revolution on Wall Street. A child of the Great Depression, legendary mathematician Edward O. Thorp invented card counting, proving the seemingly impossible: that you could beat the dealer at the blackjack table. As a result he launched a gambling renaissance. His remarkable success—and mathematically unassailable method—caused such an uproar that casinos altered the rules of the game to thwart him and the legions he inspired. They barred him from their premises, even put his life in jeopardy. Nonetheless, gambling was forever changed. Thereafter, Thorp shifted his sights to “the biggest casino in the world”: Wall Street. Devising and then deploying mathematical formulas to beat the market, Thorp ushered in the era of quantitative finance we live in today. Along the way, the so-called godfather of the quants played bridge with Warren Buffett, crossed swords with a young Rudy Giuliani, detected the Bernie Madoff scheme, and, to beat the game of roulette, invented, with Claude Shannon, the world’s first wearable computer. Here, for the first time, Thorp tells the story of what he did, how he did it, his passions and motivations, and the curiosity that has always driven him to disregard conventional wisdom and devise game-changing solutions to seemingly insoluble problems. An intellectual thrill ride, replete with practical wisdom that can guide us all in uncertain financial waters, A Man for All Markets is an instant classic—a book that challenges its readers to think logically about a seemingly irrational world. Includes a PDF of appendices from the book. Advance praise for A Man for All Markets “An amazing book by a true icon . . . Edward O. Thorp launched revolutions in Vegas and on Wall Street by turning math into magic, and here he weaves his own life lessons into a page-turner as hot as a deck full of aces. Loved it!”—Ben Mezrich, New York Times bestselling author of Bringing Down the House and The Accidental Billionaires “Whether you are an aspiring professional player, a casual gambler, or an occasional visitor to Las Vegas, you can feel the impact of Edward O. Thorp’s intellect on that desert city. In 1962, Thorp published the classic book Beat the Dealer. The text was based on Thorp’s original research that stemmed from his curiosity about the game of 21 and was billed as a how-to book for the layperson to beat the casinos at blackjack. Simply stated, it changed everything. A Man for All Markets chronicles Thorp’s personal journey in navigating the unexpected and sometimes dangerous obstacles that come along with challenging the status quo of a wealthy corporate adversary.”—Nicholas G. Colon, professional advantage gambler and managing director, Alea Consulting Group “What a CV! Figure out how to win at blackjack using card counting? Check. Build the world’s first wearable computer? Check. Find the formula for valuing financial options but use it to make money rather than win a Nobel Prize? Check. This book is in part the gripping story of how one man’s genius and dedication has solved so many problems in diverse fields. But more important, it’s a fascinating insight into the thought processes of someone with little interest in fame, who has mostly stayed under the radar, yet who has followed his inquisitive mind wherever it has led him, and reaped the resulting rewards. There is nothing more important than knowing how to think clearly. Read this book and learn from a master.”—Paul Wilmott, founder, Wilmott magazine]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/281749Tue, 24 Jan 2017 04:07:40 +0000Colin LangPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/281749 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Man for All Markets: From Las Vegas to Wall Street, How I Beat the Dealer and the Market Author: Edward O. Thorp Narrator: Edward O. Thorp Format:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/281749 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Man for All Markets: From Las Vegas to Wall Street, How I Beat the Dealer and the Market Author: Edward O. Thorp Narrator: Edward O. Thorp Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 16 hours 30 minutes Release date: January 24, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.63 of Total 16 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 4 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: The incredible true story of the card-counting mathematics professor who taught the world how to beat the dealer and, as the first of the great quantitative investors, ushered in a revolution on Wall Street. A child of the Great Depression, legendary mathematician Edward O. Thorp invented card counting, proving the seemingly impossible: that you could beat the dealer at the blackjack table. As a result he launched a gambling renaissance. His remarkable success—and mathematically unassailable method—caused such an uproar that casinos altered the rules of the game to thwart him and the legions he inspired. They barred him from their premises, even put his life in jeopardy. Nonetheless, gambling was forever changed. Thereafter, Thorp shifted his sights to “the biggest casino in the world”: Wall Street. Devising and then deploying mathematical formulas to beat the market, Thorp ushered in the era of quantitative finance we live in today. Along the way, the so-called godfather of the quants played bridge with Warren Buffett, crossed swords with a young Rudy Giuliani, detected the Bernie Madoff scheme, and, to beat the game of roulette, invented, with Claude Shannon, the world’s first wearable computer. Here, for the first time, Thorp tells the story of what he did, how he did it, his passions and motivations, and the curiosity that has always driven him to disregard conventional wisdom and devise game-changing solutions to seemingly insoluble problems. An intellectual thrill ride, replete with practical wisdom that can guide us all in uncertain financial waters, A Man for All Markets is an instant classic—a book that challenges its readers to think logically about a seemingly irrational world. Includes a PDF of appendices from the book. Advance praise for A Man for All Markets “An amazing book by a true icon . . . Edward O. Thorp launched revolutions in Vegas and on Wall Street by turning math into magic, and here he weaves his own life lessons into a page-turner as hot as a deck full of aces. Loved it!”—Ben Mezrich, New York Times bestselling author of Bringing Down the House and The Accidental Billionaires “Whether you are an aspiring professional player, a casual gambler, or an occasional visitor to Las Vegas, you can feel the impact of Edward O. Thorp’s intellect on that desert city. In 1962, Thorp published the classic book Beat the Dealer. The text was based on Thorp’s original research that stemmed from his curiosity about the game of 21 and was billed as a how-to book for the layperson to beat the casinos at blackjack. Simply stated, it changed everything. A Man for All Markets chronicles Thorp’s personal journey in navigating the unexpected and sometimes dangerous obstacles that come along with challenging the status quo of a wealthy corporate adversary.”—Nicholas G. Colon, professional advantage gambler and managing director, Alea Consulting Group “What a CV! Figure out how to win at blackjack using card counting? Check. Build the world’s first wearable computer? Check. Find the formula for valuing financial options but use it to make money rather than win a Nobel Prize? Check. This book is in part the gripping story of how one man’s genius and dedication has solved so many problems in diverse fields. But more important, it’s a fascinating insight into the thought processes of someone with little interest in fame, who has mostly stayed under the radar, yet who has...]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-warburgs-the-twentieth-century-odyssey-of-a-remarkable-jewish-family-by-ron-chernow--65074360https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/275468 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Warburgs: The Twentieth-Century Odyssey of a Remarkable Jewish Family Author: Ron Chernow Narrator: Jonathan Reese Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 35 hours 22 minutes Release date: November 15, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.33 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: Bankers, philanthropists, scholars, socialites, artists, and politicians, the Warburgs stood at the pinnacle of German (and, later, of German-American) Jewry. They forged economic dynasties, built mansions and estates, assembled libraries, endowed charities, and advised a German kaiser and two American presidents. But their very success made the Warburgs lightning rods for anti-Semitism, and their sense of patriotism became increasingly dangerous in a Germany that had declared Jews the enemy. Ron Chernow's hugely fascinating history is a group portrait of a clan whose members were renowned for their brilliance, culture, and personal energy yet tragically vulnerable to the dark and irrational currents of the twentieth century.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/275468Tue, 15 Nov 2016 04:07:40 +0000Colin LangPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/275468 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Warburgs: The Twentieth-Century Odyssey of a Remarkable Jewish Family Author: Ron Chernow Narrator: Jonathan Reese Format: Unabridged Audiobook...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/275468 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Warburgs: The Twentieth-Century Odyssey of a Remarkable Jewish Family Author: Ron Chernow Narrator: Jonathan Reese Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 35 hours 22 minutes Release date: November 15, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.33 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: Bankers, philanthropists, scholars, socialites, artists, and politicians, the Warburgs stood at the pinnacle of German (and, later, of German-American) Jewry. They forged economic dynasties, built mansions and estates, assembled libraries, endowed charities, and advised a German kaiser and two American presidents. But their very success made the Warburgs lightning rods for anti-Semitism, and their sense of patriotism became increasingly dangerous in a Germany that had declared Jews the enemy. Ron Chernow's hugely fascinating history is a group portrait of a clan whose members were renowned for their brilliance, culture, and personal energy yet tragically vulnerable to the dark and irrational currents of the twentieth century.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/to-pixar-and-beyond-my-unlikely-journey-with-steve-jobs-to-make-entertainment-history-by-lawrence-levy--65074283https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/279049 to listen full audiobooks. Title: To Pixar and Beyond: My Unlikely Journey with Steve Jobs to Make Entertainment History Author: Lawrence Levy Narrator: Bronson Pinchot Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 58 minutes Release date: November 1, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.47 of Total 38 Ratings of Narrator: 4.4 of Total 10 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: The never-before-told story of Pixar's improbable success. Hi, Lawrence? the caller asked. This is Steve Jobs. I saw your picture in a magazine a few years ago and thought we'd work together someday. After Steve Jobs was unceremoniously dismissed from Apple, he turned his attention to a little-known graphics art company that he owned called Pixar. One day, out of the blue, Jobs called Lawrence Levy, a Harvard-trained lawyer and Silicon Valley executive to whom he had never spoken before, in the hope of persuading Levy to help him get Pixar on the right track. What Levy found in Pixar was a company on the verge of failure. To Pixar and Beyond is the extraordinary story of what happened next: How Levy, working closely with Jobs and the Pixar team, produced and implemented a highly improbable roadmap that transformed the sleepy graphics art studio into one of Hollywood's greatest success stories. Set in the worlds of Silicon Valley and Hollywood, the book takes readers inside Pixar, Disney, law firms, and investment banks. It provides an up-close, first-hand account of Pixar's stunning ascent, how it took risks, Levy's enduring collaboration and friendship with Jobs, and how Levy came to see in Pixar deeper parallels that apply to all aspects of our lives. Reviews: What a delightful book about the creation of Pixar from the inside. I learned more about Mr. Jobs, Pixar and business in Silicon Valley than I have in quite some time. And like a good Pixar film, it'll put a smile on your face. -- Andrew Ross Sorkinin The New York Times (7/4/2016) I love this book! I think it is brilliant. Of course I am biased, but even so, I think people will love this story -- one they didn't even know existed. And Lawrence has told it beautifully. -- Ed Catmull, Co-Founder and President Pixar Animation, President Disney Animation, bestselling author of Creativity Inc. Lawrence Levy's To Pixar and Beyond is the gripping story of how, through hard work, vision, and a devotion to excellence, tiny Pixar transformed itself into a Hollywood powerhouse. But it's also something more: a wonderful buddy story -- between Levy and Steve Jobs --and how their friendship and partnership transformed them both. -- William D. Cohan, bestselling author of House of Cards and Money and Power]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/279049Tue, 01 Nov 2016 04:07:40 +0000Colin LangPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/279049 to listen full audiobooks. Title: To Pixar and Beyond: My Unlikely Journey with Steve Jobs to Make Entertainment History Author: Lawrence Levy Narrator: Bronson Pinchot Format:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/279049 to listen full audiobooks. Title: To Pixar and Beyond: My Unlikely Journey with Steve Jobs to Make Entertainment History Author: Lawrence Levy Narrator: Bronson Pinchot Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 58 minutes Release date: November 1, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.47 of Total 38 Ratings of Narrator: 4.4 of Total 10 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: The never-before-told story of Pixar's improbable success. Hi, Lawrence? the caller asked. This is Steve Jobs. I saw your picture in a magazine a few years ago and thought we'd work together someday. After Steve Jobs was unceremoniously dismissed from Apple, he turned his attention to a little-known graphics art company that he owned called Pixar. One day, out of the blue, Jobs called Lawrence Levy, a Harvard-trained lawyer and Silicon Valley executive to whom he had never spoken before, in the hope of persuading Levy to help him get Pixar on the right track. What Levy found in Pixar was a company on the verge of failure. To Pixar and Beyond is the extraordinary story of what happened next: How Levy, working closely with Jobs and the Pixar team, produced and implemented a highly improbable roadmap that transformed the sleepy graphics art studio into one of Hollywood's greatest success stories. Set in the worlds of Silicon Valley and Hollywood, the book takes readers inside Pixar, Disney, law firms, and investment banks. It provides an up-close, first-hand account of Pixar's stunning ascent, how it took risks, Levy's enduring collaboration and friendship with Jobs, and how Levy came to see in Pixar deeper parallels that apply to all aspects of our lives. Reviews: What a delightful book about the creation of Pixar from the inside. I learned more about Mr. Jobs, Pixar and business in Silicon Valley than I have in quite some time. And like a good Pixar film, it'll put a smile on your face. -- Andrew Ross Sorkinin The New York Times (7/4/2016) I love this book! I think it is brilliant. Of course I am biased, but even so, I think people will love this story -- one they didn't even know existed. And Lawrence has told it beautifully. -- Ed Catmull, Co-Founder and President Pixar Animation, President Disney Animation, bestselling author of Creativity Inc. Lawrence Levy's To Pixar and Beyond is the gripping story of how, through hard work, vision, and a devotion to excellence, tiny Pixar transformed itself into a Hollywood powerhouse. But it's also something more: a wonderful buddy story -- between Levy and Steve Jobs --and how their friendship and partnership transformed them both. -- William D. Cohan, bestselling author of House of Cards and Money and Power]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/a-truck-full-of-money-by-tracy-kidder--65074321https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/270838 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Truck Full of Money Author: Tracy Kidder Narrator: Paul Michael Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 43 minutes Release date: September 20, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 2 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: “A perfectly executed, exquisitely reported parable of the Internet age and the wild, mad adventure that is start-up culture.”—Charles Duhigg Fortune, mania, genius, philanthropy—the bestselling author of Mountains Beyond Mountains gives us the inspiring story of Paul English, the founder of Kayak and Lola. Tracy Kidder, the “master of the nonfiction narrative” (The Baltimore Sun) and author of the bestselling classic The Soul of a New Machine, now tells the story of Paul English, a kinetic and unconventional inventor and entrepreneur, who as a boy rebelled against authority. Growing up in working-class Boston, English discovers a medium for his talents the first time he sees a computer. As a young man, despite suffering from what would eventually be diagnosed as bipolar disorder, he begins his pilgrim’s journey through the ups and downs in the brave new world of computers. Relating to the Internet as if it’s an extension of his own mind, he discovers that he has a talent for conceiving innovative enterprises and building teams that can develop them, becoming “a Pied Piper” of geeks. His innovative management style, success, and innate sense of fair play inspire intense loyalty. Early on, one colleague observes: “Someday this boy’s going to get hit by a truck full of money, and I’m going to be standing beside him.” Yet when English does indeed make a fortune, when the travel website Kayak is sold for almost two billion dollars—the first thing he thinks about is how to give the money away: “What else would you do with it?” The second thing he thinks is, What’s next? With the power of a consummate storyteller, Tracy Kidder casts a fresh, critical, and often humorous eye on the way new ideas and new money are reshaping our culture and the world. A Truck Full of Money is a mesmerizing portrait of an irresistibly endearing man who is indefatigable, original, and as unpredictable as America itself. Praise for A Truck Full of Money “Kidder’s prose glides with a figure skater’s ease, but without the glam. His is a seemingly artless art, like John McPhee’s, that conceals itself in sentences that are necessary, economical, and unpretentious.”—The Boston Globe “Kidder’s portrayal of living with manic depression is as nuanced and intimate as a reader might ever expect to get. . . . You can’t help admiring Mr. English and cheering for him.”—The New York Times]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/270838Tue, 20 Sep 2016 04:07:40 +0000Colin LangPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/270838 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Truck Full of Money Author: Tracy Kidder Narrator: Paul Michael Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 43 minutes Release date: September 20,...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/270838 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Truck Full of Money Author: Tracy Kidder Narrator: Paul Michael Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 43 minutes Release date: September 20, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 2 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: “A perfectly executed, exquisitely reported parable of the Internet age and the wild, mad adventure that is start-up culture.”—Charles Duhigg Fortune, mania, genius, philanthropy—the bestselling author of Mountains Beyond Mountains gives us the inspiring story of Paul English, the founder of Kayak and Lola. Tracy Kidder, the “master of the nonfiction narrative” (The Baltimore Sun) and author of the bestselling classic The Soul of a New Machine, now tells the story of Paul English, a kinetic and unconventional inventor and entrepreneur, who as a boy rebelled against authority. Growing up in working-class Boston, English discovers a medium for his talents the first time he sees a computer. As a young man, despite suffering from what would eventually be diagnosed as bipolar disorder, he begins his pilgrim’s journey through the ups and downs in the brave new world of computers. Relating to the Internet as if it’s an extension of his own mind, he discovers that he has a talent for conceiving innovative enterprises and building teams that can develop them, becoming “a Pied Piper” of geeks. His innovative management style, success, and innate sense of fair play inspire intense loyalty. Early on, one colleague observes: “Someday this boy’s going to get hit by a truck full of money, and I’m going to be standing beside him.” Yet when English does indeed make a fortune, when the travel website Kayak is sold for almost two billion dollars—the first thing he thinks about is how to give the money away: “What else would you do with it?” The second thing he thinks is, What’s next? With the power of a consummate storyteller, Tracy Kidder casts a fresh, critical, and often humorous eye on the way new ideas and new money are reshaping our culture and the world. A Truck Full of Money is a mesmerizing portrait of an irresistibly endearing man who is indefatigable, original, and as unpredictable as America itself. Praise for A Truck Full of Money “Kidder’s prose glides with a figure skater’s ease, but without the glam. His is a seemingly artless art, like John McPhee’s, that conceals itself in sentences that are necessary, economical, and unpretentious.”—The Boston Globe “Kidder’s portrayal of living with manic depression is as nuanced and intimate as a reader might ever expect to get. . . . You can’t help admiring Mr. English and cheering for him.”—The New York Times]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/larry-h-miller-behind-the-drive-99-inspiring-stories-from-the-life-of-an-american-entrepreneur-by-bryan-miller--65074297https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/273758 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Larry H. Miller: Behind the Drive: 99 Inspiring Stories from the Life of an American Entrepreneur Author: Bryan Miller Narrator: Tom Taylorson, Elijah Alexander, Traber Burns, Mirron Willis, Kirsten Potter, Kirby Heyborne, Mark Bramhall Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 50 minutes Release date: September 20, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.67 of Total 3 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: Hear firsthand from multitudes of people whose lives were influenced, inspired, and even transformed by the compassion, generosity, and leadership of Larry H. Miller. Larry H. Miller played by his own rules. Owner of an NBA franchise and founder of one of the country’s largest automotive retail groups, Larry was a college dropout who went on to buy or build nearly one hundred businesses. While his life as a successful businessman played out in public, his health challenges, as well as his quiet acts of service, were known to very few. Behind the Drive contains ninety-nine uplifting and untold stories from every aspect and era of Larry’s life. Contributors range from NBA legends to religious officials, business moguls to political leaders, employees to childhood friends, and colleagues to competitors. These stories of an ordinary-yet-extraordinary man will inspire listeners to find and live their own greatness by following Larry’s example of working hard at something he loved, applying his God-given talents in service to others, and allowing his life to be guided by something greater than himself. This book is a guide for anyone who wishes to find success in today’s busy world. The stories in Behind the Drive have the power to lift and inspire the next generation of leaders and entrepreneurs, as well as help everyone discover Larry’s formula for success: do work you love, get better at it every day, and serve others.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/273758Tue, 20 Sep 2016 04:07:40 +0000Colin LangPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/273758 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Larry H. Miller: Behind the Drive: 99 Inspiring Stories from the Life of an American Entrepreneur Author: Bryan Miller Narrator: Tom Taylorson, Elijah...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/273758 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Larry H. Miller: Behind the Drive: 99 Inspiring Stories from the Life of an American Entrepreneur Author: Bryan Miller Narrator: Tom Taylorson, Elijah Alexander, Traber Burns, Mirron Willis, Kirsten Potter, Kirby Heyborne, Mark Bramhall Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 50 minutes Release date: September 20, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.67 of Total 3 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: Hear firsthand from multitudes of people whose lives were influenced, inspired, and even transformed by the compassion, generosity, and leadership of Larry H. Miller. Larry H. Miller played by his own rules. Owner of an NBA franchise and founder of one of the country’s largest automotive retail groups, Larry was a college dropout who went on to buy or build nearly one hundred businesses. While his life as a successful businessman played out in public, his health challenges, as well as his quiet acts of service, were known to very few. Behind the Drive contains ninety-nine uplifting and untold stories from every aspect and era of Larry’s life. Contributors range from NBA legends to religious officials, business moguls to political leaders, employees to childhood friends, and colleagues to competitors. These stories of an ordinary-yet-extraordinary man will inspire listeners to find and live their own greatness by following Larry’s example of working hard at something he loved, applying his God-given talents in service to others, and allowing his life to be guided by something greater than himself. This book is a guide for anyone who wishes to find success in today’s busy world. The stories in Behind the Drive have the power to lift and inspire the next generation of leaders and entrepreneurs, as well as help everyone discover Larry’s formula for success: do work you love, get better at it every day, and serve others.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/a-perfect-score-the-art-soul-and-business-of-a-21st-century-winery-by-kathryn-hall-craig-hall--65074302https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/274537 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Perfect Score: The Art, Soul, and Business of a 21st-Century Winery Author: Kathryn Hall, Craig Hall Narrator: Craig Hall, Kathryn Hall Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 22 minutes Release date: September 13, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.33 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: A lively husband and wife team recounts their twenty-year climb from amateur winemakers to recipients of an almost unheard-of perfect score from Robert Parker's Wine Advocate. Kathryn and Craig Hall launched themselves head first into Napa Valley 20 years ago with the purchase of an 1885 winery and never looked back. Since the couple's purchase of their debut winery, their critically acclaimed HALL Wines and WALT Wines have become fixtures of the California wine industry, winning numerous accolades including a coveted 100-point 'perfect score.' A PERFECT SCORE weaves a vibrant tale of the HALL brand's meteoric rise to success, Napa Valley's tug-of-war between localism and tourism, and the evolving nature of the wine industry as a whole. Listeners who love a good glass of wine will find much to savor in the Halls' expert account of the art, soul, and business of a modern winery.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/274537Tue, 13 Sep 2016 04:07:40 +0000Colin LangPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/274537 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Perfect Score: The Art, Soul, and Business of a 21st-Century Winery Author: Kathryn Hall, Craig Hall Narrator: Craig Hall, Kathryn Hall Format:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/274537 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Perfect Score: The Art, Soul, and Business of a 21st-Century Winery Author: Kathryn Hall, Craig Hall Narrator: Craig Hall, Kathryn Hall Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 22 minutes Release date: September 13, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.33 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: A lively husband and wife team recounts their twenty-year climb from amateur winemakers to recipients of an almost unheard-of perfect score from Robert Parker's Wine Advocate. Kathryn and Craig Hall launched themselves head first into Napa Valley 20 years ago with the purchase of an 1885 winery and never looked back. Since the couple's purchase of their debut winery, their critically acclaimed HALL Wines and WALT Wines have become fixtures of the California wine industry, winning numerous accolades including a coveted 100-point 'perfect score.' A PERFECT SCORE weaves a vibrant tale of the HALL brand's meteoric rise to success, Napa Valley's tug-of-war between localism and tourism, and the evolving nature of the wine industry as a whole. Listeners who love a good glass of wine will find much to savor in the Halls' expert account of the art, soul, and business of a modern winery.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/business-unlimited-memories-of-the-coming-kingdom-by-j-gunnar-olson--65074265https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/295076 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Business unlimited: Memories of the Coming Kingdom Author: J. Gunnar Olson Narrator: Jörg A. Pasquay Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 49 minutes Release date: August 15, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.33 of Total 3 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: This is the story of an ordinary man's life turning into an extraordinary journey, impacting nations, presidents and kings. It tells of a dream becoming reality, influencing the lives of people throughout the world. As he experienced the limits of success and personal ambition, he discovered an incredible liberty that is available to everyone.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/295076Mon, 15 Aug 2016 04:07:40 +0000Colin LangPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/295076 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Business unlimited: Memories of the Coming Kingdom Author: J. Gunnar Olson Narrator: Jörg A. Pasquay Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 49...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/295076 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Business unlimited: Memories of the Coming Kingdom Author: J. Gunnar Olson Narrator: Jörg A. Pasquay Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 49 minutes Release date: August 15, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.33 of Total 3 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: This is the story of an ordinary man's life turning into an extraordinary journey, impacting nations, presidents and kings. It tells of a dream becoming reality, influencing the lives of people throughout the world. As he experienced the limits of success and personal ambition, he discovered an incredible liberty that is available to everyone.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/for-the-love-of-money-a-memoir-by-sam-polk--65074318https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/269089 to listen full audiobooks. Title: For the Love of Money: A Memoir Author: Sam Polk Narrator: Sam Polk Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 21 minutes Release date: July 19, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.5 of Total 2 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: “Part coming-of-age story, part recovery memoir, and part exposé of a rotten, money-drenched Wall Street culture” (Salon), Sam Polk’s unflinching account chronicles his fight to overcome the ghosts of his past—and the radical new way he now defines success. At just thirty years old, Sam Polk was a senior trader for one of the biggest hedge funds on Wall Street, on the verge of making it to the very top. When he was offered an annual bonus of $3.75 million, he grew angry because it was not enough. It was then he knew he had lost himself in his obsessive pursuit of money. And he had come to loathe the culture—the shallowness, the sexism, the crude machismo—and Wall Street’s use of wealth as the sole measure of a person’s worth. He decided to walk away from it all. For Polk, becoming a Wall Street trader was the fulfillment of his dreams. But in reality it was just the culmination of a life of addictive and self-destructive behaviors, from overeating, to bulimia, to alcohol and drug abuse. His obsessive pursuit of money papered over years of insecurity and emotional abuse. Making money was just the latest attempt to fill the void left by his narcissistic and emotionally unavailable father. “Vivid, picaresque...riveting” (NewYorker.com), For the Love of Money brings you into the rarefied world of Wall Street trading floors, capturing the modern frustrations of young graduates drawn to Wall Street. Polk’s “raw, honest and intimate take on one man’s journey in and out of the business…really gives readers something to think about” (CNBC.com). It is “compellingly written...unflinchingly honest...about the inner journey Polk undertakes to redefine success” (Forbes).]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/269089Tue, 19 Jul 2016 04:07:40 +0000Colin LangPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/269089 to listen full audiobooks. Title: For the Love of Money: A Memoir Author: Sam Polk Narrator: Sam Polk Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 21 minutes Release date: July 19, 2016...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/269089 to listen full audiobooks. Title: For the Love of Money: A Memoir Author: Sam Polk Narrator: Sam Polk Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 21 minutes Release date: July 19, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.5 of Total 2 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: “Part coming-of-age story, part recovery memoir, and part exposé of a rotten, money-drenched Wall Street culture” (Salon), Sam Polk’s unflinching account chronicles his fight to overcome the ghosts of his past—and the radical new way he now defines success. At just thirty years old, Sam Polk was a senior trader for one of the biggest hedge funds on Wall Street, on the verge of making it to the very top. When he was offered an annual bonus of $3.75 million, he grew angry because it was not enough. It was then he knew he had lost himself in his obsessive pursuit of money. And he had come to loathe the culture—the shallowness, the sexism, the crude machismo—and Wall Street’s use of wealth as the sole measure of a person’s worth. He decided to walk away from it all. For Polk, becoming a Wall Street trader was the fulfillment of his dreams. But in reality it was just the culmination of a life of addictive and self-destructive behaviors, from overeating, to bulimia, to alcohol and drug abuse. His obsessive pursuit of money papered over years of insecurity and emotional abuse. Making money was just the latest attempt to fill the void left by his narcissistic and emotionally unavailable father. “Vivid, picaresque...riveting” (NewYorker.com), For the Love of Money brings you into the rarefied world of Wall Street trading floors, capturing the modern frustrations of young graduates drawn to Wall Street. Polk’s “raw, honest and intimate take on one man’s journey in and out of the business…really gives readers something to think about” (CNBC.com). It is “compellingly written...unflinchingly honest...about the inner journey Polk undertakes to redefine success” (Forbes).]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/an-entrepreneur-s-impact-a-memoir-of-success-by-david-ewen--65074377https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/269500 to listen full audiobooks. Title: An Entrepreneur's Impact: A Memoir of Success Author: David Ewen Narrator: David Ewen Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 1 hour 54 minutes Release date: July 14, 2016 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: David K. Ewen, M.Ed. is an author, speaker, and talk show host on media topics related to digital multimedia technology, entrepreneurial studies, marketing, publicity, and business adventurism. He is the former Executive Director of the New England Publishers Association which was sold and re-founded as the Independent Publishers of New England. David toured the seven states of New York and New England with his 'Professor Lecture Series' for 11 years from 2004 to 2015. Since 1998, David has been a radio talk show host, TV producer, filmmaker, and publicity event manager. This branch out to other media formats has made him a subject matter expert on digital multimedia technology. As a touring professor, David K. Ewen, M.Ed. has lectured on a variety of media topics related to digital multimedia technology, entrepreneurial studies, marketing, publicity, and business adventurism. This memoir is a matter of record and a testimony showing that hard work and perseverance driven by passion results in good things. It also includes an understanding that a faith in our God and His Will is incorporated into successful elements of people's lives. David Ewen did not know this in the early stages of his entrepreneurial career, but after nearly a quarter of a century of experience, this has been proven to be evident. This is a discussion of David Ewen’s entrepreneurial experience that will shed light on what truly defines success in business without having to become wealthy. The purpose is to show that wealth does not define success. The best way to describe success is when you enjoy what you are doing and are good at it. Every entrepreneur has a parent or a mentor who always says to them I want you to be happy. That is what David’s parents said to him and that's what his pastors say to him. David Ewen says that he is happy.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/269500Thu, 14 Jul 2016 04:07:40 +0000Colin LangPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/269500 to listen full audiobooks. Title: An Entrepreneur's Impact: A Memoir of Success Author: David Ewen Narrator: David Ewen Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 1 hour 54 minutes Release...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/269500 to listen full audiobooks. Title: An Entrepreneur's Impact: A Memoir of Success Author: David Ewen Narrator: David Ewen Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 1 hour 54 minutes Release date: July 14, 2016 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: David K. Ewen, M.Ed. is an author, speaker, and talk show host on media topics related to digital multimedia technology, entrepreneurial studies, marketing, publicity, and business adventurism. He is the former Executive Director of the New England Publishers Association which was sold and re-founded as the Independent Publishers of New England. David toured the seven states of New York and New England with his 'Professor Lecture Series' for 11 years from 2004 to 2015. Since 1998, David has been a radio talk show host, TV producer, filmmaker, and publicity event manager. This branch out to other media formats has made him a subject matter expert on digital multimedia technology. As a touring professor, David K. Ewen, M.Ed. has lectured on a variety of media topics related to digital multimedia technology, entrepreneurial studies, marketing, publicity, and business adventurism. This memoir is a matter of record and a testimony showing that hard work and perseverance driven by passion results in good things. It also includes an understanding that a faith in our God and His Will is incorporated into successful elements of people's lives. David Ewen did not know this in the early stages of his entrepreneurial career, but after nearly a quarter of a century of experience, this has been proven to be evident. This is a discussion of David Ewen’s entrepreneurial experience that will shed light on what truly defines success in business without having to become wealthy. The purpose is to show that wealth does not define success. The best way to describe success is when you enjoy what you are doing and are good at it. Every entrepreneur has a parent or a mentor who always says to them I want you to be happy. That is what David’s parents said to him and that's what his pastors say to him. David Ewen says that he is happy.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/find-your-extraordinary-dream-bigger-live-happier-and-achieve-success-on-your-own-terms-by-jessica-herrin--65074284https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/266354 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Find Your Extraordinary: Dream Bigger, Live Happier and Achieve Success on Your Own Terms Author: Jessica Herrin Narrator: Jessica Herrin Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 6 minutes Release date: June 30, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: Penguin presents the unabridged, downloadable, audiobook edition of Find Your Extraordinary , written and read by Jessica Herrin. Jessica Herrin has cracked the code for how to balance a wildly successful career with a full, rich life. In Find Your Extraordinary, she shows how any woman can create a fulfilling and successful career in a flexible way. This book is #GIRLBOSS for the older set. It will bring Jessica's mission and message beyond her fast-growing network of Stella & Dot stylists and empower any woman who wants to pursue entrepreneurial ambitions, whether it's by starting a business or finding a way to stay professionally engaged while at home raising a family.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/266354Thu, 30 Jun 2016 04:07:40 +0000Colin LangPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/266354 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Find Your Extraordinary: Dream Bigger, Live Happier and Achieve Success on Your Own Terms Author: Jessica Herrin Narrator: Jessica Herrin Format:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/266354 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Find Your Extraordinary: Dream Bigger, Live Happier and Achieve Success on Your Own Terms Author: Jessica Herrin Narrator: Jessica Herrin Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 6 minutes Release date: June 30, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: Penguin presents the unabridged, downloadable, audiobook edition of Find Your Extraordinary , written and read by Jessica Herrin. Jessica Herrin has cracked the code for how to balance a wildly successful career with a full, rich life. In Find Your Extraordinary, she shows how any woman can create a fulfilling and successful career in a flexible way. This book is #GIRLBOSS for the older set. It will bring Jessica's mission and message beyond her fast-growing network of Stella & Dot stylists and empower any woman who wants to pursue entrepreneurial ambitions, whether it's by starting a business or finding a way to stay professionally engaged while at home raising a family.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/trumpnation-the-art-of-being-the-donald-by-timothy-l-o-brien--65074378https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/266498 to listen full audiobooks. Title: TrumpNation: The Art of Being The Donald Author: Timothy L. O'brien Narrator: Timothy L. O'brien Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 25 minutes Release date: June 14, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.2 of Total 10 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: Available for the first time in a decade-the book that launched a $5 billion lawsuit--with a new introduction by the author in which O'Brien reflects on the recent wave of TrumpMania. This entertaining look inside the world of Donald Trump is chock full of rip-roaring anecdotes, jaw-dropping quotes, and rigorous research into the business deals, political antics, curious relationships, and complex background of the leading Republican presidential candidate. The world of Donald Trump is seemingly full of glitz and glamour. Yet despite glaring cracks in the shimmering fa?àövüade, the myth of the man has remained impenetrable to a fascinated public. Through interviews with Trump's closest friends-and with Trump himself-award-winning journalist and author Timothy L. O'Brien presents a look inside the life of one of the world's most famous businessmen, pulling back the curtain on the wizard of hype known as The Donald. Prepare to enter... Trump Nation This 'myth-busting biography' (Kirkus Reviews) is the only argument you need against making America a TrumpNation, providing all the necessary details to 'separate Trump the reality from Trump the reality show' (USA Today.)]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/266498Tue, 14 Jun 2016 04:07:40 +0000Colin LangPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/266498 to listen full audiobooks. Title: TrumpNation: The Art of Being The Donald Author: Timothy L. O'brien Narrator: Timothy L. O'brien Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 25 minutes...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/266498 to listen full audiobooks. Title: TrumpNation: The Art of Being The Donald Author: Timothy L. O'brien Narrator: Timothy L. O'brien Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 25 minutes Release date: June 14, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.2 of Total 10 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: Available for the first time in a decade-the book that launched a $5 billion lawsuit--with a new introduction by the author in which O'Brien reflects on the recent wave of TrumpMania. This entertaining look inside the world of Donald Trump is chock full of rip-roaring anecdotes, jaw-dropping quotes, and rigorous research into the business deals, political antics, curious relationships, and complex background of the leading Republican presidential candidate. The world of Donald Trump is seemingly full of glitz and glamour. Yet despite glaring cracks in the shimmering fa?àövüade, the myth of the man has remained impenetrable to a fascinated public. Through interviews with Trump's closest friends-and with Trump himself-award-winning journalist and author Timothy L. O'Brien presents a look inside the life of one of the world's most famous businessmen, pulling back the curtain on the wizard of hype known as The Donald. Prepare to enter... Trump Nation This 'myth-busting biography' (Kirkus Reviews) is the only argument you need against making America a TrumpNation, providing all the necessary details to 'separate Trump the reality from Trump the reality show' (USA Today.)]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/play-it-forward-from-gymboree-to-the-yoga-mat-and-beyond-by-joan-barnes--65074372https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/263221 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Play It Forward: From Gymboree to the Yoga Mat and Beyond Author: Joan Barnes Narrator: Hillary Huber Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 31 minutes Release date: May 10, 2016 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: Play It Forward details the remarkable journey of Joan Barnes, founder and former CEO of Gymboree, and how she learned to align her inner life with outward success. Forty years ago, Joan Barnes founded a play center in a church basement with $3,000. Determined to enable women to achieve personal and entrepreneurial success, Barnes led Gymboree to become an innovative leader in a new industry: activity-based early childhood development. The company eventually became a global billion-dollar brand. But this dramatic entrepreneurial memoir is also a cautionary tale and redemption story. When GymboreeÕs IPO became a phenomenal success story, Barnes was nowhere near Wall Street. She had left the company because of an eating disorder that threatened to destroy her and everything she built. Barnes overcame the disorder, charting a path that replaced demons with an enduring sense of worth and hope. She eventually resumed her business career on healthier terms with a line of yoga studios in an inspiring example of how women can triumph through reinvention. Published to coincide with GymboreeÕs 40th anniversary, Play It Forward offers readers a deeply honest perspective of the challenges of business building and seeking a work-life balance in tune with personal values.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/263221Tue, 10 May 2016 04:07:40 +0000Colin LangPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/263221 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Play It Forward: From Gymboree to the Yoga Mat and Beyond Author: Joan Barnes Narrator: Hillary Huber Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 31...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/263221 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Play It Forward: From Gymboree to the Yoga Mat and Beyond Author: Joan Barnes Narrator: Hillary Huber Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 31 minutes Release date: May 10, 2016 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: Play It Forward details the remarkable journey of Joan Barnes, founder and former CEO of Gymboree, and how she learned to align her inner life with outward success. Forty years ago, Joan Barnes founded a play center in a church basement with $3,000. Determined to enable women to achieve personal and entrepreneurial success, Barnes led Gymboree to become an innovative leader in a new industry: activity-based early childhood development. The company eventually became a global billion-dollar brand. But this dramatic entrepreneurial memoir is also a cautionary tale and redemption story. When GymboreeÕs IPO became a phenomenal success story, Barnes was nowhere near Wall Street. She had left the company because of an eating disorder that threatened to destroy her and everything she built. Barnes overcame the disorder, charting a path that replaced demons with an enduring sense of worth and hope. She eventually resumed her business career on healthier terms with a line of yoga studios in an inspiring example of how women can triumph through reinvention. Published to coincide with GymboreeÕs 40th anniversary, Play It Forward offers readers a deeply honest perspective of the challenges of business building and seeking a work-life balance in tune with personal values.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/elon-musk-how-the-billionaire-ceo-of-spacex-and-tesla-is-shaping-our-future-by-ashlee-vance--65074338https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/262910 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Elon Musk: How the Billionaire CEO of SpaceX and Tesla is Shaping our Future Author: Ashlee Vance Narrator: Fred Sanders Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 25 minutes Release date: April 28, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.44 of Total 202 Ratings of Narrator: 4.3 of Total 33 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. A remarkable man in possession of limitless curiosity and intellect, Elon Musk makes a fascinating subject. Tech reporter Ashlee Vance has shadowed him for a year to bring us an engaging and deeply personal account of the man who wants to send us into outer space. South African-born Elon Musk is the renowned entrepreneur and innovator behind PayPal, SpaceX, Tesla, and SolarCity. Musk wants to save our planet; he wants to send citizens into space, to form a colony on Mars; he wants to make money while doing these things; and he wants us all to know about it. He is the real-life inspiration for the Iron Man series of films starring Robert Downey, Jr. The personal tale of Musk's life comes with all the trappings one associates with a great, drama-filled story. He was a freakishly bright kid who was bullied brutally at school and abused by his father. In the midst of these rough conditions and the violence of apartheid South Africa, Musk still thrived academically and attended the University of Pennsylvania, where he paid his own way through school by turning his house into a club and throwing massive parties. He started a pair of huge dot-com successes, including PayPal, which eBay acquired for $1.5 billion in 2002. Musk was forced out as CEO and so began his lost years, in which he decided to go it alone and baffled friends by investing his fortune in rockets and electric cars. Meanwhile Musk's marriage disintegrated as his technological obsessions took over his life... Elon Musk is the Steve Jobs of the present and the future, and for the past 12 months he has been shadowed by tech reporter Ashlee Vance. Elon Musk is an important, exciting and intelligent account of the real-life Iron Man. © Ashlee Vance 2015 (P) Penguin Audio 2016]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/262910Thu, 28 Apr 2016 04:07:40 +0000Colin LangPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/262910 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Elon Musk: How the Billionaire CEO of SpaceX and Tesla is Shaping our Future Author: Ashlee Vance Narrator: Fred Sanders Format: Unabridged Audiobook...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/262910 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Elon Musk: How the Billionaire CEO of SpaceX and Tesla is Shaping our Future Author: Ashlee Vance Narrator: Fred Sanders Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 25 minutes Release date: April 28, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.44 of Total 202 Ratings of Narrator: 4.3 of Total 33 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. A remarkable man in possession of limitless curiosity and intellect, Elon Musk makes a fascinating subject. Tech reporter Ashlee Vance has shadowed him for a year to bring us an engaging and deeply personal account of the man who wants to send us into outer space. South African-born Elon Musk is the renowned entrepreneur and innovator behind PayPal, SpaceX, Tesla, and SolarCity. Musk wants to save our planet; he wants to send citizens into space, to form a colony on Mars; he wants to make money while doing these things; and he wants us all to know about it. He is the real-life inspiration for the Iron Man series of films starring Robert Downey, Jr. The personal tale of Musk's life comes with all the trappings one associates with a great, drama-filled story. He was a freakishly bright kid who was bullied brutally at school and abused by his father. In the midst of these rough conditions and the violence of apartheid South Africa, Musk still thrived academically and attended the University of Pennsylvania, where he paid his own way through school by turning his house into a club and throwing massive parties. He started a pair of huge dot-com successes, including PayPal, which eBay acquired for $1.5 billion in 2002. Musk was forced out as CEO and so began his lost years, in which he decided to go it alone and baffled friends by investing his fortune in rockets and electric cars. Meanwhile Musk's marriage disintegrated as his technological obsessions took over his life... Elon Musk is the Steve Jobs of the present and the future, and for the past 12 months he has been shadowed by tech reporter Ashlee Vance. Elon Musk is an important, exciting and intelligent account of the real-life Iron Man. © Ashlee Vance 2015 (P) Penguin Audio 2016]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/shoe-dog-a-memoir-by-the-creator-of-nike-by-phil-knight--65074330https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/262123 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Shoe Dog: A Memoir by the Creator of Nike Author: Phil Knight Narrator: Norbert Leo Butz Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 21 minutes Release date: April 26, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.61 of Total 1081 Ratings of Narrator: 4.74 of Total 125 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: In this instant and tenacious New York Times bestseller, Nike founder and board chairman Phil Knight “offers a rare and revealing look at the notoriously media-shy man behind the swoosh” (Booklist, starred review), illuminating his company’s early days as an intrepid start-up and its evolution into one of the world’s most iconic, game-changing, and profitable brands. Bill Gates named Shoe Dog one of his five favorite books of the year and called it “an amazing tale, a refreshingly honest reminder of what the path to business success really looks like. It’s a messy, perilous, and chaotic journey, riddled with mistakes, endless struggles, and sacrifice. Phil Knight opens up in ways few CEOs are willing to do.” Fresh out of business school, Phil Knight borrowed fifty dollars from his father and launched a company with one simple mission: import high-quality, low-cost running shoes from Japan. Selling the shoes from the trunk of his car in 1963, Knight grossed eight thousand dollars that first year. Today, Nike’s annual sales top $30 billion. In this age of start-ups, Knight’s Nike is the gold standard, and its swoosh is one of the few icons instantly recognized in every corner of the world. But Knight, the man behind the swoosh, has always been a mystery. In Shoe Dog, he tells his story at last. At twenty-four, Knight decides that rather than work for a big corporation, he will create something all his own, new, dynamic, different. He details the many risks he encountered, the crushing setbacks, the ruthless competitors and hostile bankers—as well as his many thrilling triumphs. Above all, he recalls the relationships that formed the heart and soul of Nike, with his former track coach, the irascible and charismatic Bill Bowerman, and with his first employees, a ragtag group of misfits and savants who quickly became a band of swoosh-crazed brothers. Together, harnessing the electrifying power of a bold vision and a shared belief in the transformative power of sports, they created a brand—and a culture—that changed everything.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/262123Tue, 26 Apr 2016 04:07:40 +0000Colin LangPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/262123 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Shoe Dog: A Memoir by the Creator of Nike Author: Phil Knight Narrator: Norbert Leo Butz Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 21 minutes...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/262123 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Shoe Dog: A Memoir by the Creator of Nike Author: Phil Knight Narrator: Norbert Leo Butz Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 21 minutes Release date: April 26, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.61 of Total 1081 Ratings of Narrator: 4.74 of Total 125 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: In this instant and tenacious New York Times bestseller, Nike founder and board chairman Phil Knight “offers a rare and revealing look at the notoriously media-shy man behind the swoosh” (Booklist, starred review), illuminating his company’s early days as an intrepid start-up and its evolution into one of the world’s most iconic, game-changing, and profitable brands. Bill Gates named Shoe Dog one of his five favorite books of the year and called it “an amazing tale, a refreshingly honest reminder of what the path to business success really looks like. It’s a messy, perilous, and chaotic journey, riddled with mistakes, endless struggles, and sacrifice. Phil Knight opens up in ways few CEOs are willing to do.” Fresh out of business school, Phil Knight borrowed fifty dollars from his father and launched a company with one simple mission: import high-quality, low-cost running shoes from Japan. Selling the shoes from the trunk of his car in 1963, Knight grossed eight thousand dollars that first year. Today, Nike’s annual sales top $30 billion. In this age of start-ups, Knight’s Nike is the gold standard, and its swoosh is one of the few icons instantly recognized in every corner of the world. But Knight, the man behind the swoosh, has always been a mystery. In Shoe Dog, he tells his story at last. At twenty-four, Knight decides that rather than work for a big corporation, he will create something all his own, new, dynamic, different. He details the many risks he encountered, the crushing setbacks, the ruthless competitors and hostile bankers—as well as his many thrilling triumphs. Above all, he recalls the relationships that formed the heart and soul of Nike, with his former track coach, the irascible and charismatic Bill Bowerman, and with his first employees, a ragtag group of misfits and savants who quickly became a band of swoosh-crazed brothers. Together, harnessing the electrifying power of a bold vision and a shared belief in the transformative power of sports, they created a brand—and a culture—that changed everything.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/icompete-how-my-extraordinary-strategy-for-winning-can-be-yours-by-john-t-hewitt--65074286https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/262875 to listen full audiobooks. Title: iCompete: How My Extraordinary Strategy for Winning Can Be Yours Author: John T. Hewitt Narrator: Qarie Marshall Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 2 minutes Release date: April 26, 2016 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: John Hewitt's no-nonsense personal story will knock you out of your comfort zone and show you how to win in any business you choose. Hewitt has been called annoying, challenging and brilliant—with a fanatical desire to improve and out-give everyone he meets. He competes to win!]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/262875Tue, 26 Apr 2016 04:07:40 +0000Colin LangPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/262875 to listen full audiobooks. Title: iCompete: How My Extraordinary Strategy for Winning Can Be Yours Author: John T. Hewitt Narrator: Qarie Marshall Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/262875 to listen full audiobooks. Title: iCompete: How My Extraordinary Strategy for Winning Can Be Yours Author: John T. Hewitt Narrator: Qarie Marshall Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 2 minutes Release date: April 26, 2016 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: John Hewitt's no-nonsense personal story will knock you out of your comfort zone and show you how to win in any business you choose. Hewitt has been called annoying, challenging and brilliant—with a fanatical desire to improve and out-give everyone he meets. He competes to win!]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/quench-your-own-thirst-business-lessons-learned-over-a-beer-or-two-by-jim-koch--65074348https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/256645 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Quench Your Own Thirst: Business Lessons Learned Over a Beer or Two Author: Jim Koch Narrator: Jim Koch Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 32 minutes Release date: April 12, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.07 of Total 15 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 3 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: NATIONAL BESTSELLER and named a 2016 Best Book of the Year by Inc., Business Insider, Forbes, and Amazon Founder of The Boston Beer Company, brewer of Samuel Adams Boston Lager, and a key catalyst of the American craft beer revolution, Jim Koch offers his unique perspective when it comes to business, beer, and turning your passion into a successful company or career. In 1984, it looked like an unwinnable David and Goliath struggle: one guy against the mammoth American beer industry. When others scoffed at Jim Koch’s plan to leave his consulting job and start a brewery that would challenge American palates, he chose a nineteenth-century family recipe and launched Samuel Adams. Now one of America’s leading craft breweries, Samuel Adams has redefined the way Americans think about beer and helped spur a craft beer revolution. In Quench Your Own Thirst, Koch offers unprecedented insights into the whirlwind ride from scrappy start-up to thriving public company. His innovative business model and refreshingly frank stories offer counterintuitive lessons that you can apply to business and to life. Koch covers everything from finding your own Yoda to his theory on how a piece of string can teach you the most important lesson you’ll ever learn about business. He also has surprising advice on sales, marketing, hiring, and company culture. Koch’s anecdotes, quirky musings, and bits of wisdom go far beyond brewing. A fun, engaging guide for building a career or launching a successful business based on your passions, Quench Your Own Thirst is the key to the ultimate dream: being successful while doing what you love.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/256645Tue, 12 Apr 2016 04:07:40 +0000Colin LangPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/256645 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Quench Your Own Thirst: Business Lessons Learned Over a Beer or Two Author: Jim Koch Narrator: Jim Koch Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 32...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/256645 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Quench Your Own Thirst: Business Lessons Learned Over a Beer or Two Author: Jim Koch Narrator: Jim Koch Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 32 minutes Release date: April 12, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.07 of Total 15 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 3 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: NATIONAL BESTSELLER and named a 2016 Best Book of the Year by Inc., Business Insider, Forbes, and Amazon Founder of The Boston Beer Company, brewer of Samuel Adams Boston Lager, and a key catalyst of the American craft beer revolution, Jim Koch offers his unique perspective when it comes to business, beer, and turning your passion into a successful company or career. In 1984, it looked like an unwinnable David and Goliath struggle: one guy against the mammoth American beer industry. When others scoffed at Jim Koch’s plan to leave his consulting job and start a brewery that would challenge American palates, he chose a nineteenth-century family recipe and launched Samuel Adams. Now one of America’s leading craft breweries, Samuel Adams has redefined the way Americans think about beer and helped spur a craft beer revolution. In Quench Your Own Thirst, Koch offers unprecedented insights into the whirlwind ride from scrappy start-up to thriving public company. His innovative business model and refreshingly frank stories offer counterintuitive lessons that you can apply to business and to life. Koch covers everything from finding your own Yoda to his theory on how a piece of string can teach you the most important lesson you’ll ever learn about business. He also has surprising advice on sales, marketing, hiring, and company culture. Koch’s anecdotes, quirky musings, and bits of wisdom go far beyond brewing. A fun, engaging guide for building a career or launching a successful business based on your passions, Quench Your Own Thirst is the key to the ultimate dream: being successful while doing what you love.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/fierce-optimism-seven-secrets-for-playing-nice-and-winning-big-by-leeza-gibbons--65074305https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/259414 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Fierce Optimism: Seven Secrets for Playing Nice and Winning Big Author: Leeza Gibbons Narrator: Leeza Gibbons Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 1 minute Release date: April 12, 2016 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: Attitude can be sexy— a practical and inspirational guide for using  kindness and positivity as a winning strategy from Celebrity Apprentice champion, Hollywood veteran, and New York Times bestselling author Leeza Gibbons. We live in a winner-take-all world, in which only the toughest   thrive.  On the surface, from the living room to the boardroom, it’s certainly no place for nice.  Civility and kindness are often the price of admission, and empowering communication is checked at the door. Leeza Gibbons is a culture changer who doesn’t “mess with mean.” She has fiercely redefined optimism, and used positive communication as an empowerment strategy to win with class. She refuses to to sacrifice kindness as she has succeeded in getting ahead. Working for decades in an intense, often merciless industry that rewards novelty, ruthlessness, and the next big thing she has applied smart principles and excelled through savviness—without having to sell her soul or fake it.   But redefining nice does not mean being a pushover. As the winning  contestant on the hit show Celebrity Apprentice, the former host of Entertainment Tonight relied on her fresh and authentic “no drama” mentality and smart strategies to outmaneuver the other contestants without disempowering them. Throughout the competition, Leeza kept her cool and, most importantly, remained true to herself and her values. In this book, she reveals the secrets of her years of success and bares the stories and vulnerable moments that led to where she is today. Her success is proof that optimism works. You can play it your way and still win. In Fierce Optimism Leeza combines stories from her own life and tales of other pioneering business leaders with core principles that others can apply to take them to the next level of success: •    Engage optimism and kindness as your competitive edge •    See success unshared as failure •    Empower the team, and you win  •    Pay it forward by mentoring others •    Be transparently you Filled with down-to-earth advice and empowering stories, Fierce Optimism makes clear that with kindness, authenticity, and smart teamwork, you can be nice—and win.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/259414Tue, 12 Apr 2016 04:07:40 +0000Colin LangPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/259414 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Fierce Optimism: Seven Secrets for Playing Nice and Winning Big Author: Leeza Gibbons Narrator: Leeza Gibbons Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/259414 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Fierce Optimism: Seven Secrets for Playing Nice and Winning Big Author: Leeza Gibbons Narrator: Leeza Gibbons Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 1 minute Release date: April 12, 2016 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: Attitude can be sexy— a practical and inspirational guide for using  kindness and positivity as a winning strategy from Celebrity Apprentice champion, Hollywood veteran, and New York Times bestselling author Leeza Gibbons. We live in a winner-take-all world, in which only the toughest   thrive.  On the surface, from the living room to the boardroom, it’s certainly no place for nice.  Civility and kindness are often the price of admission, and empowering communication is checked at the door. Leeza Gibbons is a culture changer who doesn’t “mess with mean.” She has fiercely redefined optimism, and used positive communication as an empowerment strategy to win with class. She refuses to to sacrifice kindness as she has succeeded in getting ahead. Working for decades in an intense, often merciless industry that rewards novelty, ruthlessness, and the next big thing she has applied smart principles and excelled through savviness—without having to sell her soul or fake it.   But redefining nice does not mean being a pushover. As the winning  contestant on the hit show Celebrity Apprentice, the former host of Entertainment Tonight relied on her fresh and authentic “no drama” mentality and smart strategies to outmaneuver the other contestants without disempowering them. Throughout the competition, Leeza kept her cool and, most importantly, remained true to herself and her values. In this book, she reveals the secrets of her years of success and bares the stories and vulnerable moments that led to where she is today. Her success is proof that optimism works. You can play it your way and still win. In Fierce Optimism Leeza combines stories from her own life and tales of other pioneering business leaders with core principles that others can apply to take them to the next level of success: •    Engage optimism and kindness as your competitive edge •    See success unshared as failure •    Empower the team, and you win  •    Pay it forward by mentoring others •    Be transparently you Filled with down-to-earth advice and empowering stories, Fierce Optimism makes clear that with kindness, authenticity, and smart teamwork, you can be nice—and win.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-truth-about-trump-by-michael-d-antonio--65074293https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/259361 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Truth About Trump Author: Michael D'Antonio Narrator: Eric Pollins Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 16 hours 38 minutes Release date: March 8, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 2.2 of Total 5 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: For all those who wonder, 'Just who is Donald Trump?', The Truth About Trump supplies the answer. Drawing upon exclusive interviews and exhaustive research, Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter Michael D'Antonio presents Trump's full story, from his beginnings as a businessman to his juggernaut presidential campaign. Along the way, D'Antonio charts the successes and failures, scandals and triumphs, and relentless pursuit of money and fame that have made Trump who he is today. D'Antonio also details the origins of the Trump family fortune, Trump's history of using politics to get ahead, and how he has mastered the media to turn publicity into power. First published in 2015, and now updated to cover Trump's rise to political prominence, The Truth About Trump is an unsparing, eye-opening account of the life and career of the most talked-about man in America. This audiobook was previously published as Never Enough: Donald Trump and the Pursuit of Success. “A carefully reported and fair-minded account.”—USA Today “A brisk and entertaining read, drawing on interviews and documents and distilling decades' worth of news coverage to tell the story of Trump's childhood, family, business deals, and political forays.” —The Washington Post 'Balanced, well sourced, and perfectly timed.'—Financial Times (UK)]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/259361Tue, 08 Mar 2016 04:07:40 +0000Colin LangPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/259361 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Truth About Trump Author: Michael D'Antonio Narrator: Eric Pollins Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 16 hours 38 minutes Release date: March 8,...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/259361 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Truth About Trump Author: Michael D'Antonio Narrator: Eric Pollins Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 16 hours 38 minutes Release date: March 8, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 2.2 of Total 5 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: For all those who wonder, 'Just who is Donald Trump?', The Truth About Trump supplies the answer. Drawing upon exclusive interviews and exhaustive research, Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter Michael D'Antonio presents Trump's full story, from his beginnings as a businessman to his juggernaut presidential campaign. Along the way, D'Antonio charts the successes and failures, scandals and triumphs, and relentless pursuit of money and fame that have made Trump who he is today. D'Antonio also details the origins of the Trump family fortune, Trump's history of using politics to get ahead, and how he has mastered the media to turn publicity into power. First published in 2015, and now updated to cover Trump's rise to political prominence, The Truth About Trump is an unsparing, eye-opening account of the life and career of the most talked-about man in America. This audiobook was previously published as Never Enough: Donald Trump and the Pursuit of Success. “A carefully reported and fair-minded account.”—USA Today “A brisk and entertaining read, drawing on interviews and documents and distilling decades' worth of news coverage to tell the story of Trump's childhood, family, business deals, and political forays.” —The Washington Post 'Balanced, well sourced, and perfectly timed.'—Financial Times (UK)]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-new-confessions-of-an-economic-hit-man-by-john-perkins--65074320https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/255707 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The New Confessions of an Economic Hit Man Author: John Perkins Narrator: Tom Taylorson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 24 minutes Release date: February 9, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.29 of Total 76 Ratings of Narrator: 4.33 of Total 12 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: Shocking bestseller: the original version of this astonishing tell-all book spent seventy-three weeks on the New York Times bestseller list, has sold more than 1.25 million copies, and has been translated into more than thirty languages. New revelations: featuring fifteen explosive new chapters, this expanded edition of Perkins’s classic bestseller brings the story of economic hit men (EHMs) up to date and, chillingly, home to the US. Over forty percent of the book is new, including chapters identifying today’s EHMs and a detailed chronology extensively documenting EHM activity since the first edition was published in 2004. Former economic hit man John Perkins shares new details about the ways he and others cheated countries around the globe out of trillions of dollars. Then he reveals how the deadly EHM cancer he helped create has spread far more widely and deeply than ever in the United States and everywhere else—to become the dominant system of business, government, and society today. Finally, he gives an insider view of what we each can do to change it. Economic hit men are the shock troops of what Perkins calls the corporatocracy, a vast network of corporations, banks, colluding governments, and the rich and powerful people tied to them. If the EHMs can’t maintain the corrupt status quo through nonviolent coercion, the jackal assassins swoop in. The heart of this book is a completely new section, over 100 pages long, that exposes the fact that all the EHM and jackal tools—false economics, false promises, threats, bribes, extortion, debt, deception, coups, assassinations, unbridled military power—are used around the world today exponentially more than during the era Perkins exposed over a decade ago. The material in this new section ranges from the Seychelles, Honduras, Ecuador, and Libya to Turkey, Western Europe, Vietnam, China, and, in perhaps the most unexpected and sinister development, the United States, where the new EHMs—bankers, lobbyists, corporate executives, and others—“con governments and the public into submitting to policies that make the rich richer and the poor poorer.” But as dark as the story gets, this reformed EHM also provides hope. Perkins offers a detailed list of specific actions each of us can take to transform what he calls a failing Death Economy into a Life Economy that provides sustainable abundance for all.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/255707Tue, 09 Feb 2016 04:07:40 +0000Colin LangPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/255707 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The New Confessions of an Economic Hit Man Author: John Perkins Narrator: Tom Taylorson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 24 minutes...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/255707 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The New Confessions of an Economic Hit Man Author: John Perkins Narrator: Tom Taylorson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 24 minutes Release date: February 9, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.29 of Total 76 Ratings of Narrator: 4.33 of Total 12 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: Shocking bestseller: the original version of this astonishing tell-all book spent seventy-three weeks on the New York Times bestseller list, has sold more than 1.25 million copies, and has been translated into more than thirty languages. New revelations: featuring fifteen explosive new chapters, this expanded edition of Perkins’s classic bestseller brings the story of economic hit men (EHMs) up to date and, chillingly, home to the US. Over forty percent of the book is new, including chapters identifying today’s EHMs and a detailed chronology extensively documenting EHM activity since the first edition was published in 2004. Former economic hit man John Perkins shares new details about the ways he and others cheated countries around the globe out of trillions of dollars. Then he reveals how the deadly EHM cancer he helped create has spread far more widely and deeply than ever in the United States and everywhere else—to become the dominant system of business, government, and society today. Finally, he gives an insider view of what we each can do to change it. Economic hit men are the shock troops of what Perkins calls the corporatocracy, a vast network of corporations, banks, colluding governments, and the rich and powerful people tied to them. If the EHMs can’t maintain the corrupt status quo through nonviolent coercion, the jackal assassins swoop in. The heart of this book is a completely new section, over 100 pages long, that exposes the fact that all the EHM and jackal tools—false economics, false promises, threats, bribes, extortion, debt, deception, coups, assassinations, unbridled military power—are used around the world today exponentially more than during the era Perkins exposed over a decade ago. The material in this new section ranges from the Seychelles, Honduras, Ecuador, and Libya to Turkey, Western Europe, Vietnam, China, and, in perhaps the most unexpected and sinister development, the United States, where the new EHMs—bankers, lobbyists, corporate executives, and others—“con governments and the public into submitting to policies that make the rich richer and the poor poorer.” But as dark as the story gets, this reformed EHM also provides hope. Perkins offers a detailed list of specific actions each of us can take to transform what he calls a failing Death Economy into a Life Economy that provides sustainable abundance for all.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/make-it-new-the-history-of-silicon-valley-design-by-barry-katz--65074331https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/249327 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Make It New: The History of Silicon Valley Design Author: Barry Katz Narrator: Sean Pratt Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 28 minutes Release date: November 1, 2015 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 4.5 of Total 2 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: California’s Silicon Valley is home to the greatest concentration of designers in the world: corporate design offices at flagship technology companies and volunteers at nonprofit NGOs; global design consultancies and boutique studios; research laboratories and academic design programs. Together they form the interconnected network that is Silicon Valley. Apple products are famously “Designed in California,” but, as Barry Katz shows in this first-ever, extensively illustrated history, the role of design in Silicon Valley began decades before Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak dreamed up Apple in a garage. Offering a thoroughly original view of the subject, Katz tells how design helped transform Silicon Valley into the most powerful engine of innovation in the world. From Hewlett-Packard and Ampex in the 1950s to Google and Facebook today, design has provided the bridge between research and development, art and engineering, technical performance and human behavior. Katz traces the origins of all of the leading consultancies—including IDEO, frog, and Lunar—and shows the process by which some of the world’s most influential companies came to place design at the center of their business strategies. At the same time, universities, foundations, and even governments have learned to apply “design thinking” to their missions. Drawing on unprecedented access to a vast array of primary sources and interviews with nearly every influential design leader—including Douglas Engelbart, Steve Jobs, and Don Norman—Katz reveals design to be the missing link in Silicon Valley’s ecosystem of innovation.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/249327Sun, 01 Nov 2015 04:07:40 +0000Colin LangPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/249327 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Make It New: The History of Silicon Valley Design Author: Barry Katz Narrator: Sean Pratt Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 28 minutes...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/249327 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Make It New: The History of Silicon Valley Design Author: Barry Katz Narrator: Sean Pratt Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 28 minutes Release date: November 1, 2015 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 4.5 of Total 2 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: California’s Silicon Valley is home to the greatest concentration of designers in the world: corporate design offices at flagship technology companies and volunteers at nonprofit NGOs; global design consultancies and boutique studios; research laboratories and academic design programs. Together they form the interconnected network that is Silicon Valley. Apple products are famously “Designed in California,” but, as Barry Katz shows in this first-ever, extensively illustrated history, the role of design in Silicon Valley began decades before Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak dreamed up Apple in a garage. Offering a thoroughly original view of the subject, Katz tells how design helped transform Silicon Valley into the most powerful engine of innovation in the world. From Hewlett-Packard and Ampex in the 1950s to Google and Facebook today, design has provided the bridge between research and development, art and engineering, technical performance and human behavior. Katz traces the origins of all of the leading consultancies—including IDEO, frog, and Lunar—and shows the process by which some of the world’s most influential companies came to place design at the center of their business strategies. At the same time, universities, foundations, and even governments have learned to apply “design thinking” to their missions. Drawing on unprecedented access to a vast array of primary sources and interviews with nearly every influential design leader—including Douglas Engelbart, Steve Jobs, and Don Norman—Katz reveals design to be the missing link in Silicon Valley’s ecosystem of innovation.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/my-journey-by-donna-karan--65074387https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/244914 to listen full audiobooks. Title: My Journey Author: Donna Karan Narrator: Kathleen Boyes, Donna Karan Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 30 minutes Release date: October 13, 2015 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 2 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY HARPER’S BAZAAR • In this candid memoir, featuring a foreword by Barbra Streisand, renowned designer Donna Karan shares intimate details about her lonely childhood, her four-plus decades in the fashion industry, her two marriages, motherhood, and her ongoing quest for self-acceptance and spiritual peace. Donna Karan was born into the fashion business—her father was a tailor, and her mother was a showroom model and Seventh Avenue saleswoman—yet Karan dreamed of becoming a dancer like Martha Graham or a singer like Barbra Streisand. Fashion was her destiny, though. My Journey traces Karan’s early days as an intern at Anne Klein, the creation of her Seven Easy Pieces (which forever changed the way working women dressed), and the meteoric rise of her company. Along with juicy industry stories, Karan candidly discusses her difficult mother and traumatic childhood, her turbulent romantic life, all the loved ones she has lost over the years, and the personal awakening that occurred just as she reached the height of professional and financial success. That awakening set Karan down a path of spiritual discovery and self-improvement. From est to Kabbalah, from silent retreats to leech therapy, Karan tried everything to find, as she writes, “calm in the chaos.” But she also reveals how a chaotic life, fueled by endless curiosity and childlike impulses, helped her design seminal collections season after season for global powerhouse brands Donna Karan New York and DKNY. She also details how she has channeled her creativity (and her urge to solve problems and nurture others) into philanthropic work, particularly her early outspoken advocacy for AIDS awareness and research, and the creation of her Urban Zen Foundation, focusing on integrated healthcare and education as well as preservation of culture, which led to her current efforts in Haiti. Karan’s life has been crowded with glamorous characters and adventures around the world. But she sometimes still feels like that awkward teen from Long Island who never fit in—which makes her all the more endearing. Brimming with Karan’s infectious energy, My Journey is about much more than the fashion world: It is the story of a young woman whose vision and hard work made her a role model for women everywhere—a woman who dreamed big, fought to have it all, broke the rules, and loved passionately along the way. Praise for My Journey “By turns moving, insightful, and hilarious, yet always, always heartfelt . . . When you’re a true force of fashion, nothing holds you back.”—Vogue “When Donna Karan stepped down . . . it was the end of an era, so consider this autobiography her parting gift. . . . Expect a holistic view of the woman behind one of the most influential American labels.”—StyleCaster “Donna’s creativity and passion as a committed philanthropist are matched only by her gift for friendship. Whether she’s making the world more beautiful or giving a Haitian artisan the tools to create a sustainable business, Donna has always led with great heart and wonderful humor.”—President Bill Clinton “What we take for granted often comes from the most revolutionary of sources. In New York in the 1980s, no one was more radical than Donna Karan. She created a way of dressing that was womanly, practical, and empowering.”—Anna Wintour “An extraordinary personal, professional, and spiritual life . . . defined by Donna’s incredible resilience, her inward search for calm in the midst of success, and her insistence on always following her heart.”—Arianna Huffington]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/244914Tue, 13 Oct 2015 04:07:40 +0000Colin LangPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/244914 to listen full audiobooks. Title: My Journey Author: Donna Karan Narrator: Kathleen Boyes, Donna Karan Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 30 minutes Release date: October 13,...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/244914 to listen full audiobooks. Title: My Journey Author: Donna Karan Narrator: Kathleen Boyes, Donna Karan Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 30 minutes Release date: October 13, 2015 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 2 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY HARPER’S BAZAAR • In this candid memoir, featuring a foreword by Barbra Streisand, renowned designer Donna Karan shares intimate details about her lonely childhood, her four-plus decades in the fashion industry, her two marriages, motherhood, and her ongoing quest for self-acceptance and spiritual peace. Donna Karan was born into the fashion business—her father was a tailor, and her mother was a showroom model and Seventh Avenue saleswoman—yet Karan dreamed of becoming a dancer like Martha Graham or a singer like Barbra Streisand. Fashion was her destiny, though. My Journey traces Karan’s early days as an intern at Anne Klein, the creation of her Seven Easy Pieces (which forever changed the way working women dressed), and the meteoric rise of her company. Along with juicy industry stories, Karan candidly discusses her difficult mother and traumatic childhood, her turbulent romantic life, all the loved ones she has lost over the years, and the personal awakening that occurred just as she reached the height of professional and financial success. That awakening set Karan down a path of spiritual discovery and self-improvement. From est to Kabbalah, from silent retreats to leech therapy, Karan tried everything to find, as she writes, “calm in the chaos.” But she also reveals how a chaotic life, fueled by endless curiosity and childlike impulses, helped her design seminal collections season after season for global powerhouse brands Donna Karan New York and DKNY. She also details how she has channeled her creativity (and her urge to solve problems and nurture others) into philanthropic work, particularly her early outspoken advocacy for AIDS awareness and research, and the creation of her Urban Zen Foundation, focusing on integrated healthcare and education as well as preservation of culture, which led to her current efforts in Haiti. Karan’s life has been crowded with glamorous characters and adventures around the world. But she sometimes still feels like that awkward teen from Long Island who never fit in—which makes her all the more endearing. Brimming with Karan’s infectious energy, My Journey is about much more than the fashion world: It is the story of a young woman whose vision and hard work made her a role model for women everywhere—a woman who dreamed big, fought to have it all, broke the rules, and loved passionately along the way. Praise for My Journey “By turns moving, insightful, and hilarious, yet always, always heartfelt . . . When you’re a true force of fashion, nothing holds you back.”—Vogue “When Donna Karan stepped down . . . it was the end of an era, so consider this autobiography her parting gift. . . . Expect a holistic view of the woman behind one of the most influential American labels.”—StyleCaster “Donna’s creativity and passion as a committed philanthropist are matched only by her gift for friendship. Whether she’s making the world more beautiful or giving a Haitian artisan the tools to create a sustainable business, Donna has always led with great heart and wonderful humor.”—President Bill Clinton “What we take for granted often comes from the most revolutionary of sources. In New York in the 1980s, no one was more radical than Donna Karan. She created a way of dressing that was womanly, practical, and empowering.”—Anna Wintour “An extraordinary personal, professional, and spiritual life . . . defined by Donna’s incredible resilience, her inward search for calm in the midst of success, and her insistence on always...]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/never-enough-donald-trump-and-the-pursuit-of-success-by-michael-d-antonio--65074328https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/245020 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Never Enough: Donald Trump and the Pursuit of Success Author: Michael D'Antonio Narrator: Eric Pollins Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 16 hours 17 minutes Release date: September 22, 2015 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.33 of Total 12 Ratings of Narrator: 3 of Total 6 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: In the summer of 2015, as he vaulted to the lead among the many GOP candidates for president, Donald Trump was the only one dogged by questions about his true intentions. This most famous American businessman had played the role of provocateur so often that pundits, reporters, and voters struggled to believe that he was a serious contender. Trump stirred so much controversy that his candidacy puzzled anyone who applied ordinary political logic to the race. But as Michael D'Antonio shows in Never Enough, Trump has rarely been ordinary in his pursuit of success and his trademark method is based on a logic that begins with his firm belief that he is a singular and superior human being. As revealed in this landmark biography, Donald Trump is a man whose appetite for wealth, attention, power, and conquest is practically insatiable. Declaring that he is still the person he was as a rascally little boy, Trump confesses that he avoids reflecting on himself 'because I might not like what I see' and he believes 'most people aren't worthy of respect.' A product of the media age and the Me Generation that emerged in the 1970s, Trump was a Broadway showman before he became a developer. Mentored by the scoundrel attorney Roy Cohn, Trump was a regular on the New York club scene and won press attention as a dashing young mogul before he had built his first major project. He leveraged his father's enormous fortune and political connections to get his business off the ground, and soon developed a larger-than-life persona. In time, and through many setbacks, he made himself into a living symbol of extravagance and achievement. Drawing upon extensive and exclusive interviews with Trump and many of his family members, including all his adult children, D'Antonio presents the full story of a truly American icon, from his beginnings as a businessman to his stormy romantic life and his pursuit of power in its many forms. For all those who wonder: Just who is Donald Trump?, Never Enough supplies the answer. He is a promoter, builder, performer and politician who pursues success with a drive that borders on obsession and yet, has given him, almost everything he ever wanted.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/245020Tue, 22 Sep 2015 04:07:40 +0000Colin LangPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/245020 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Never Enough: Donald Trump and the Pursuit of Success Author: Michael D'Antonio Narrator: Eric Pollins Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 16 hours 17...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/245020 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Never Enough: Donald Trump and the Pursuit of Success Author: Michael D'Antonio Narrator: Eric Pollins Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 16 hours 17 minutes Release date: September 22, 2015 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.33 of Total 12 Ratings of Narrator: 3 of Total 6 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: In the summer of 2015, as he vaulted to the lead among the many GOP candidates for president, Donald Trump was the only one dogged by questions about his true intentions. This most famous American businessman had played the role of provocateur so often that pundits, reporters, and voters struggled to believe that he was a serious contender. Trump stirred so much controversy that his candidacy puzzled anyone who applied ordinary political logic to the race. But as Michael D'Antonio shows in Never Enough, Trump has rarely been ordinary in his pursuit of success and his trademark method is based on a logic that begins with his firm belief that he is a singular and superior human being. As revealed in this landmark biography, Donald Trump is a man whose appetite for wealth, attention, power, and conquest is practically insatiable. Declaring that he is still the person he was as a rascally little boy, Trump confesses that he avoids reflecting on himself 'because I might not like what I see' and he believes 'most people aren't worthy of respect.' A product of the media age and the Me Generation that emerged in the 1970s, Trump was a Broadway showman before he became a developer. Mentored by the scoundrel attorney Roy Cohn, Trump was a regular on the New York club scene and won press attention as a dashing young mogul before he had built his first major project. He leveraged his father's enormous fortune and political connections to get his business off the ground, and soon developed a larger-than-life persona. In time, and through many setbacks, he made himself into a living symbol of extravagance and achievement. Drawing upon extensive and exclusive interviews with Trump and many of his family members, including all his adult children, D'Antonio presents the full story of a truly American icon, from his beginnings as a businessman to his stormy romantic life and his pursuit of power in its many forms. For all those who wonder: Just who is Donald Trump?, Never Enough supplies the answer. He is a promoter, builder, performer and politician who pursues success with a drive that borders on obsession and yet, has given him, almost everything he ever wanted.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/sorted-the-good-psychopath-s-guide-to-bossing-your-life-by-kevin-dutton-andy-mcnab--65074401https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/242704 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Sorted!: The Good Psychopath’s Guide to Bossing Your Life Author: Kevin Dutton, Andy McNab Narrator: Kevin Dutton, Andy McNab Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 49 minutes Release date: August 13, 2015 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.5 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: Over thirty different examples of situations and ideas to show you how you can change your approach and change your life . . . Looking to nail an INTERVIEW? Want to make a better first impression on a DATE? Trying to make your MONEY go further? Bet you never thought being a bit more PSYCHOPATH could be the answer. Time to grab that bullsh*t by the horns! Dr KEVIN DUTTON studies psychopaths and his latest subject is SAS hero ANDY MCNAB. Andy’s a bit different, he’s a GOOD PSYCHOPATH. He can control qualities like decisiveness, ruthlessness and fearlessness to get the BEST out of himself and life. Together, this unlikely duo has established what they call the SEVEN DEADLY WINS, the good psychopathic quirks that can help make you more SUCCESSFUL. And now it’s time to put their theories to the test. SORTED! THE GOOD PSYCHOPATH’S GUIDE TO BOSSING YOUR LIFE offers a new approach to the everyday to help you get more out of life than it gets out of you.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/242704Thu, 13 Aug 2015 04:07:40 +0000Colin LangPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/242704 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Sorted!: The Good Psychopath’s Guide to Bossing Your Life Author: Kevin Dutton, Andy McNab Narrator: Kevin Dutton, Andy McNab Format: Unabridged...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/242704 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Sorted!: The Good Psychopath’s Guide to Bossing Your Life Author: Kevin Dutton, Andy McNab Narrator: Kevin Dutton, Andy McNab Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 49 minutes Release date: August 13, 2015 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.5 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: Over thirty different examples of situations and ideas to show you how you can change your approach and change your life . . . Looking to nail an INTERVIEW? Want to make a better first impression on a DATE? Trying to make your MONEY go further? Bet you never thought being a bit more PSYCHOPATH could be the answer. Time to grab that bullsh*t by the horns! Dr KEVIN DUTTON studies psychopaths and his latest subject is SAS hero ANDY MCNAB. Andy’s a bit different, he’s a GOOD PSYCHOPATH. He can control qualities like decisiveness, ruthlessness and fearlessness to get the BEST out of himself and life. Together, this unlikely duo has established what they call the SEVEN DEADLY WINS, the good psychopathic quirks that can help make you more SUCCESSFUL. And now it’s time to put their theories to the test. SORTED! THE GOOD PSYCHOPATH’S GUIDE TO BOSSING YOUR LIFE offers a new approach to the everyday to help you get more out of life than it gets out of you.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/girlboss-by-sophia-amoruso--65074347https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/237346 to listen full audiobooks. Title: #Girlboss Author: Sophia Amoruso Narrator: Sarah Jes Austell Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 41 minutes Release date: August 6, 2015 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 12 Ratings of Narrator: 4.5 of Total 4 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. *#GIRLBOSS NETFLIX ORIGINAL OUT NOW* Penguin presents the unabridged, downloadable, audiobook edition of the New York Times bestselling sensation #GIRLBOSS by Sophia Amoruso, read by Sarah Jes Austell. '#GIRLBOSS is more than a book . . . #GIRLBOSS is a movement' Lena Dunham 'A millennial alternative to Lean In' New York Magazine 'A compellingly motivational read' The Telegraph 'The book you need in your life' Marie Claire *Winner of the 2014 Goodreads Choice Award for Best Business Book* In the space of ten years, Sophia Amoruso has gone from high-school dropout to founder and Executive Chairman of Nasty Gal, one of the fastest-growing retailers in the world. Sophia's never been a typical executive, or a typical anything, and she's written #GIRLBOSS for other girls like her: outsiders (and insiders) seeking a unique path to success. Filled with brazen wake-up calls, cunning and frank observations, and behind-the-scenes stories from Nasty Gal's meteoric rise, #GIRLBOSS covers a lot of ground. It proves that success doesn't come from where you went to college or how popular you were in school. Success is about trusting your instincts and following your gut, knowing which rules to follow and which to break. Inspiring, motivating and empowering, #GIRLBOSS will give you the kick up the ass you need to reach your potential. © Sophia Amoruso 2014 (P) Penguin Audio 2015]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/237346Thu, 06 Aug 2015 04:07:40 +0000Colin LangPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/237346 to listen full audiobooks. Title: #Girlboss Author: Sophia Amoruso Narrator: Sarah Jes Austell Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 41 minutes Release date: August 6, 2015...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/237346 to listen full audiobooks. Title: #Girlboss Author: Sophia Amoruso Narrator: Sarah Jes Austell Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 41 minutes Release date: August 6, 2015 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 12 Ratings of Narrator: 4.5 of Total 4 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. *#GIRLBOSS NETFLIX ORIGINAL OUT NOW* Penguin presents the unabridged, downloadable, audiobook edition of the New York Times bestselling sensation #GIRLBOSS by Sophia Amoruso, read by Sarah Jes Austell. '#GIRLBOSS is more than a book . . . #GIRLBOSS is a movement' Lena Dunham 'A millennial alternative to Lean In' New York Magazine 'A compellingly motivational read' The Telegraph 'The book you need in your life' Marie Claire *Winner of the 2014 Goodreads Choice Award for Best Business Book* In the space of ten years, Sophia Amoruso has gone from high-school dropout to founder and Executive Chairman of Nasty Gal, one of the fastest-growing retailers in the world. Sophia's never been a typical executive, or a typical anything, and she's written #GIRLBOSS for other girls like her: outsiders (and insiders) seeking a unique path to success. Filled with brazen wake-up calls, cunning and frank observations, and behind-the-scenes stories from Nasty Gal's meteoric rise, #GIRLBOSS covers a lot of ground. It proves that success doesn't come from where you went to college or how popular you were in school. Success is about trusting your instincts and following your gut, knowing which rules to follow and which to break. Inspiring, motivating and empowering, #GIRLBOSS will give you the kick up the ass you need to reach your potential. © Sophia Amoruso 2014 (P) Penguin Audio 2015]]>305girlbosscleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-real-deal-the-autobiography-of-britain-s-most-controversial-media-mogul-by-richard-desmond--65074323https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/241282 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Real Deal: The Autobiography of Britain’s Most Controversial Media Mogul Author: Richard Desmond Narrator: Richard Desmond Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 12 minutes Release date: June 18, 2015 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: From the age of five, when he helped his deaf father negotiate advertising contracts, Richard Desmond has always had an eye for business. In The Real Deal he offers a no-holds-barred account of an extraordinary career that has taken him from cloakroom attendant at a north London club to billionaire media owner. En route he tells of his early life as a rock and roll drummer, his first steps in the world of magazine publishing as a purveyor of leisure and top-shelf titles, and finally, after decades of paying his dues building smaller brands, his arrival in the big league with the launch of OK! magazine and the acquisition of Express Newspapers, his purchase and sale of Channel 5, and his £80 million investment in the Health Lottery, combining business innovation with help for good causes. Along the way, he imparts many of the secrets of his astounding success, as well as giving his forthright opinion (and he always has one) on such diverse subjects as politicians, religion, and the similarities between being a rock and roll drummer and running a business – as well as his views on a cast of characters ranging from Alan Sugar to Victoria Beckham and from Simon Cowell to Jennifer Aniston. Often controversial, frequently revelatory, always entertaining, The Real Deal is the brilliantly frank account of a life spent at the sharp end.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/241282Thu, 18 Jun 2015 04:07:40 +0000Colin LangPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/241282 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Real Deal: The Autobiography of Britain’s Most Controversial Media Mogul Author: Richard Desmond Narrator: Richard Desmond Format: Unabridged...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/241282 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Real Deal: The Autobiography of Britain’s Most Controversial Media Mogul Author: Richard Desmond Narrator: Richard Desmond Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 12 minutes Release date: June 18, 2015 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: From the age of five, when he helped his deaf father negotiate advertising contracts, Richard Desmond has always had an eye for business. In The Real Deal he offers a no-holds-barred account of an extraordinary career that has taken him from cloakroom attendant at a north London club to billionaire media owner. En route he tells of his early life as a rock and roll drummer, his first steps in the world of magazine publishing as a purveyor of leisure and top-shelf titles, and finally, after decades of paying his dues building smaller brands, his arrival in the big league with the launch of OK! magazine and the acquisition of Express Newspapers, his purchase and sale of Channel 5, and his £80 million investment in the Health Lottery, combining business innovation with help for good causes. Along the way, he imparts many of the secrets of his astounding success, as well as giving his forthright opinion (and he always has one) on such diverse subjects as politicians, religion, and the similarities between being a rock and roll drummer and running a business – as well as his views on a cast of characters ranging from Alan Sugar to Victoria Beckham and from Simon Cowell to Jennifer Aniston. Often controversial, frequently revelatory, always entertaining, The Real Deal is the brilliantly frank account of a life spent at the sharp end.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/moore-s-law-the-life-of-gordon-moore-silicon-valley-s-quiet-revolutionary-by-rachel-jones-arnold-thackray-david-brock--65074294https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/233848 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Moore's Law: The Life of Gordon Moore, Silicon Valley's Quiet Revolutionary Author: Rachel Jones, Arnold Thackray, David Brock Narrator: Don Hagen Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 24 hours 31 minutes Release date: May 1, 2015 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: Our world today—from the phone in your pocket to the car that you drive, the allure of social media to the strategy of the Pentagon—has been shaped irrevocably by the technology of silicon transistors. Year after year, for half a century, these tiny switches have enabled ever-more startling capabilities. Their incredible proliferation has altered the course of human history as dramatically as any political or social revolution. At the heart of it all has been one quiet Californian: Gordon Moore. At Fairchild Semiconductor, his seminal Silicon Valley startup, Moore—a young chemist turned electronics entrepreneur—had the defining insight: silicon transistors, and microchips made of them, could make electronics profoundly cheap and immensely powerful. Microchips could double in power, then redouble again in clockwork fashion. History has borne out this insight, which we now call “Moore’s Law”, and Moore himself, having recognized it, worked endlessly to realize his vision. With Moore’s technological leadership at Fairchild and then at his second start-up, the Intel Corporation, the law has held for fifty years. The result is profound: from the days of enormous, clunky computers of limited capability to our new era, in which computers are placed everywhere from inside of our bodies to the surface of Mars. Moore led nothing short of a revolution. In Moore’s Law, Arnold Thackray, David C. Brock, and Rachel Jones give the authoritative account of Gordon Moore’s life and his role in the development both of Silicon Valley and the transformative technologies developed there. Told by a team of writers with unparalleled access to Moore, his family, and his contemporaries, this is the human story of man and a career that have had almost superhuman effects. The history of twentieth-century technology is littered with overblown “revolutions.” Moore’s Law is essential reading for anyone seeking to learn what a real revolution looks like.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/233848Fri, 01 May 2015 04:07:40 +0000Colin LangPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/233848 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Moore's Law: The Life of Gordon Moore, Silicon Valley's Quiet Revolutionary Author: Rachel Jones, Arnold Thackray, David Brock Narrator: Don Hagen...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/233848 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Moore's Law: The Life of Gordon Moore, Silicon Valley's Quiet Revolutionary Author: Rachel Jones, Arnold Thackray, David Brock Narrator: Don Hagen Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 24 hours 31 minutes Release date: May 1, 2015 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: Our world today—from the phone in your pocket to the car that you drive, the allure of social media to the strategy of the Pentagon—has been shaped irrevocably by the technology of silicon transistors. Year after year, for half a century, these tiny switches have enabled ever-more startling capabilities. Their incredible proliferation has altered the course of human history as dramatically as any political or social revolution. At the heart of it all has been one quiet Californian: Gordon Moore. At Fairchild Semiconductor, his seminal Silicon Valley startup, Moore—a young chemist turned electronics entrepreneur—had the defining insight: silicon transistors, and microchips made of them, could make electronics profoundly cheap and immensely powerful. Microchips could double in power, then redouble again in clockwork fashion. History has borne out this insight, which we now call “Moore’s Law”, and Moore himself, having recognized it, worked endlessly to realize his vision. With Moore’s technological leadership at Fairchild and then at his second start-up, the Intel Corporation, the law has held for fifty years. The result is profound: from the days of enormous, clunky computers of limited capability to our new era, in which computers are placed everywhere from inside of our bodies to the surface of Mars. Moore led nothing short of a revolution. In Moore’s Law, Arnold Thackray, David C. Brock, and Rachel Jones give the authoritative account of Gordon Moore’s life and his role in the development both of Silicon Valley and the transformative technologies developed there. Told by a team of writers with unparalleled access to Moore, his family, and his contemporaries, this is the human story of man and a career that have had almost superhuman effects. The history of twentieth-century technology is littered with overblown “revolutions.” Moore’s Law is essential reading for anyone seeking to learn what a real revolution looks like.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/do-the-kind-thing-think-boundlessly-work-purposefully-live-passionately-by-daniel-lubetzky--65074364https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/230380 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Do the KIND Thing: Think Boundlessly, Work Purposefully, Live Passionately Author: Daniel Lubetzky Narrator: Daniel Lubetzky Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 41 minutes Release date: March 31, 2015 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.4 of Total 5 Ratings of Narrator: 2.5 of Total 2 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: For the socially conscious, the intellectually curious, or the creative soul comes an inspiring, New York Times bestselling handbook for success in business, life, and the all-important task of building a more compassionate world—by the visionary founder and CEO of KIND Healthy Snacks.   When Daniel Lubetzky started KIND Healthy Snacks in 2004, he aimed to defy the conventional wisdom that snack bars could never be both tasty and healthy, convenient and wholesome. A decade later, the transformative power of the company’s “AND” philosophy has resulted in an astonishing record of achievement. KIND has become the fastest-growing purveyor of healthy snacks in the country. Meanwhile, the KIND Movement—the company’s social mission to make the world a little kinder—has sparked more than a million good deeds worldwide.   In Do the KIND Thing, Lubetzky shares the revolutionary principles that have shaped KIND’s business model and led to its success, while offering an unfiltered and intensely personal look into the mind of a pioneering social entrepreneur. Inspired by his father, who survived the Holocaust thanks to the courageous kindness of strangers, Lubetzky began his career handselling a sun-dried tomato spread made collaboratively by Arabs and Jews in the war-torn Middle East. Despite early setbacks, he never lost his faith in his vision of a “not-only-for-profit” business—one that sold great products and helped to make the world a better place.   While other companies let circumstances force them into choosing between two seemingly incompatible options, people at KIND say “AND.” At its core, this idea is about challenging assumptions and false compromises. It is about not settling for less and being willing to take greater risks, often financial. It is about learning to think boundlessly and critically, and choosing what at first may be the tougher path for later, greater rewards. By using illuminating anecdotes from his own career, and celebrating some past failures through the lessons learned from them, Lubetzky outlines his core tenets for building a successful business and a thriving social enterprise. He explores the value of staying true to your brand, highlights the importance of transparency and communication in the workplace, and explains why good intentions alone won’t sell products.   Engaging and inspirational, Do the KIND Thing shows how the power of AND worked wonders for one company—and could empower the next generation of social entrepreneurs to improve their bottom line and change the world. Advance praise for Do the KIND Thing   “An enjoyable read . . . wise advice about matters from product development to people management.”—Financial Times “By sharing the ten tenets that helped KIND grow, Daniel Lubetzky has given entrepreneurs a road map to success that includes both passion and purpose.”—Arianna Huffington, president and editor in chief, Huffington Post Media Group   “Lubetzky uses the power of kindness to build purpose into his business and his community. He’s a role model for future leaders.”—Mehmet Oz, M.D., professor of surgery, Columbia University   “I’ve always been a fan of the KIND brand. This engaging and inspirational book shows how coupling a social mission with creativity can spark change and empower a generation.”—Bobbi Brown, founder and CCO, Bobbi Brown Cosmetics]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/230380Tue, 31 Mar 2015 04:07:40 +0000Colin LangPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/230380 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Do the KIND Thing: Think Boundlessly, Work Purposefully, Live Passionately Author: Daniel Lubetzky Narrator: Daniel Lubetzky Format: Unabridged...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/230380 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Do the KIND Thing: Think Boundlessly, Work Purposefully, Live Passionately Author: Daniel Lubetzky Narrator: Daniel Lubetzky Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 41 minutes Release date: March 31, 2015 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.4 of Total 5 Ratings of Narrator: 2.5 of Total 2 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: For the socially conscious, the intellectually curious, or the creative soul comes an inspiring, New York Times bestselling handbook for success in business, life, and the all-important task of building a more compassionate world—by the visionary founder and CEO of KIND Healthy Snacks.   When Daniel Lubetzky started KIND Healthy Snacks in 2004, he aimed to defy the conventional wisdom that snack bars could never be both tasty and healthy, convenient and wholesome. A decade later, the transformative power of the company’s “AND” philosophy has resulted in an astonishing record of achievement. KIND has become the fastest-growing purveyor of healthy snacks in the country. Meanwhile, the KIND Movement—the company’s social mission to make the world a little kinder—has sparked more than a million good deeds worldwide.   In Do the KIND Thing, Lubetzky shares the revolutionary principles that have shaped KIND’s business model and led to its success, while offering an unfiltered and intensely personal look into the mind of a pioneering social entrepreneur. Inspired by his father, who survived the Holocaust thanks to the courageous kindness of strangers, Lubetzky began his career handselling a sun-dried tomato spread made collaboratively by Arabs and Jews in the war-torn Middle East. Despite early setbacks, he never lost his faith in his vision of a “not-only-for-profit” business—one that sold great products and helped to make the world a better place.   While other companies let circumstances force them into choosing between two seemingly incompatible options, people at KIND say “AND.” At its core, this idea is about challenging assumptions and false compromises. It is about not settling for less and being willing to take greater risks, often financial. It is about learning to think boundlessly and critically, and choosing what at first may be the tougher path for later, greater rewards. By using illuminating anecdotes from his own career, and celebrating some past failures through the lessons learned from them, Lubetzky outlines his core tenets for building a successful business and a thriving social enterprise. He explores the value of staying true to your brand, highlights the importance of transparency and communication in the workplace, and explains why good intentions alone won’t sell products.   Engaging and inspirational, Do the KIND Thing shows how the power of AND worked wonders for one company—and could empower the next generation of social entrepreneurs to improve their bottom line and change the world. Advance praise for Do the KIND Thing   “An enjoyable read . . . wise advice about matters from product development to people management.”—Financial Times “By sharing the ten tenets that helped KIND grow, Daniel Lubetzky has given entrepreneurs a road map to success that includes both passion and purpose.”—Arianna Huffington, president and editor in chief, Huffington Post Media Group   “Lubetzky uses the power of kindness to build purpose into his business and his community. He’s a role model for future leaders.”—Mehmet Oz, M.D., professor of surgery, Columbia University   “I’ve always been a fan of the KIND brand. This engaging and inspirational book shows how coupling a social mission with creativity can spark change and empower a generation.”—Bobbi Brown, founder and CCO, Bobbi Brown Cosmetics]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/becoming-steve-jobs-the-evolution-of-a-reckless-upstart-into-a-visionary-leader-by-brent-schlender-rick-tetzeli--65074371https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/229937 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Becoming Steve Jobs: The Evolution of a Reckless Upstart into a Visionary Leader Author: Brent Schlender, Rick Tetzeli Narrator: George Newbern Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 16 hours 22 minutes Release date: March 24, 2015 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.73 of Total 15 Ratings of Narrator: 4.78 of Total 9 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: The #1 New York Times bestselling biography of how Steve Jobs became the most visionary CEO in history.   Becoming Steve Jobs breaks down the conventional, one-dimensional view of Steve Jobs that he was half-genius, half-jerk from youth, an irascible and selfish leader who slighted friends and family alike. Becoming Steve Jobs answers the central question about the life and career of the Apple cofounder and CEO: How did a young man so reckless and arrogant that he was exiled from the company he founded become the most effective visionary business leader of our time, ultimately transforming the daily life of billions of people? Drawing on incredible and sometimes exclusive access, Schlender and Tetzeli tell a different story of a real human being who wrestled with his failings and learned to maximize his strengths over time. Their rich, compelling narrative is filled with stories never told before from the people who knew Jobs best, including his family, former inner circle executives, and top people at Apple, Pixar and Disney, most notably Tim Cook, Jony Ive, Eddy Cue, Ed Catmull, John Lasseter, Robert Iger and many others. In addition, Schlender knew Jobs personally for 25 years and draws upon his many interviews with him, on and off the record, in writing the book. He and Tetzeli humanize the man and explain, rather than simply describe, his behavior. Along the way, the book provides rich context about the technology revolution we've all lived through, and the ways in which Jobs changed our world. A rich and revealing account, Becoming Steve Jobs shows us how one of the most colorful and compelling figures of our times was able to combine his unchanging, relentless passion with an evolution in management style to create one of the most valuable and beloved companies on the planet.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/229937Tue, 24 Mar 2015 04:07:40 +0000Colin LangPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/229937 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Becoming Steve Jobs: The Evolution of a Reckless Upstart into a Visionary Leader Author: Brent Schlender, Rick Tetzeli Narrator: George Newbern Format:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/229937 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Becoming Steve Jobs: The Evolution of a Reckless Upstart into a Visionary Leader Author: Brent Schlender, Rick Tetzeli Narrator: George Newbern Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 16 hours 22 minutes Release date: March 24, 2015 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.73 of Total 15 Ratings of Narrator: 4.78 of Total 9 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: The #1 New York Times bestselling biography of how Steve Jobs became the most visionary CEO in history.   Becoming Steve Jobs breaks down the conventional, one-dimensional view of Steve Jobs that he was half-genius, half-jerk from youth, an irascible and selfish leader who slighted friends and family alike. Becoming Steve Jobs answers the central question about the life and career of the Apple cofounder and CEO: How did a young man so reckless and arrogant that he was exiled from the company he founded become the most effective visionary business leader of our time, ultimately transforming the daily life of billions of people? Drawing on incredible and sometimes exclusive access, Schlender and Tetzeli tell a different story of a real human being who wrestled with his failings and learned to maximize his strengths over time. Their rich, compelling narrative is filled with stories never told before from the people who knew Jobs best, including his family, former inner circle executives, and top people at Apple, Pixar and Disney, most notably Tim Cook, Jony Ive, Eddy Cue, Ed Catmull, John Lasseter, Robert Iger and many others. In addition, Schlender knew Jobs personally for 25 years and draws upon his many interviews with him, on and off the record, in writing the book. He and Tetzeli humanize the man and explain, rather than simply describe, his behavior. Along the way, the book provides rich context about the technology revolution we've all lived through, and the ways in which Jobs changed our world. A rich and revealing account, Becoming Steve Jobs shows us how one of the most colorful and compelling figures of our times was able to combine his unchanging, relentless passion with an evolution in management style to create one of the most valuable and beloved companies on the planet.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/shop-girl-by-mary-portas--65074339https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/241309 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Shop Girl Author: Mary Portas Narrator: Mary Portas Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 49 minutes Release date: February 26, 2015 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: Young Mary Newton, born into a large Irish family in a small Watford semi, is always getting into trouble. When she isn’t choking back fits of giggles at Holy Communion or eating Chappie dog food for a bet, she’s accidentally setting fire to the local school. Mary is a trouble magnet. And, unlike her brothers, somehow she always gets caught… Britain in the 1970s is a world where R. White's lemonade is drunk in secret, curry comes in a box marked Vesta and beanz meanz Heinz. In Mary’s family, money is scarce. Clothes are hand-me-downs, holidays are a church day out to Hastings and meals are variations on a potato theme. But these are good times and everything revolves around the force of nature that is Theresa, Mary’s mum. When tragedy unexpectedly blows this world apart, a new chapter in Mary’s life opens up. She takes to the camp and glamour of Harrods window dressing like a duck to water, and Mary, Queen of Shops is born…]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/241309Thu, 26 Feb 2015 04:07:40 +0000Colin LangPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/241309 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Shop Girl Author: Mary Portas Narrator: Mary Portas Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 49 minutes Release date: February 26, 2015 Genres:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/241309 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Shop Girl Author: Mary Portas Narrator: Mary Portas Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 49 minutes Release date: February 26, 2015 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: Young Mary Newton, born into a large Irish family in a small Watford semi, is always getting into trouble. When she isn’t choking back fits of giggles at Holy Communion or eating Chappie dog food for a bet, she’s accidentally setting fire to the local school. Mary is a trouble magnet. And, unlike her brothers, somehow she always gets caught… Britain in the 1970s is a world where R. White's lemonade is drunk in secret, curry comes in a box marked Vesta and beanz meanz Heinz. In Mary’s family, money is scarce. Clothes are hand-me-downs, holidays are a church day out to Hastings and meals are variations on a potato theme. But these are good times and everything revolves around the force of nature that is Theresa, Mary’s mum. When tragedy unexpectedly blows this world apart, a new chapter in Mary’s life opens up. She takes to the camp and glamour of Harrods window dressing like a duck to water, and Mary, Queen of Shops is born…]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-monopolists-obsession-fury-and-the-scandal-behind-the-world-s-favorite-board-game-by-mary-pilon--65074406https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/230031 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Monopolists: Obsession, Fury, and the Scandal Behind the World's Favorite Board Game Author: Mary Pilon Narrator: Chris Sorensen Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 46 minutes Release date: February 17, 2015 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: The Monopolists reveals the unknown story of how Monopoly came into existence, the reinvention of its history by Parker Brothers and multiple media outlets, the lost female originator of the game, and one man's lifelong obsession to tell the true story about the game's questionable origins. Most think it was invented by an unemployed Pennsylvanian who sold his game to Parker Brothers during the Great Depression in 1935 and lived happily-and richly-ever after. That story, however, is not exactly true. Ralph Anspach, a professor fighting to sell his Anti-Monopoly board game decades later, unearthed the real story, which traces back to Abraham Lincoln, the Quakers, and a forgotten feminist named Lizzie Magie who invented her nearly identical Landlord's Game more than thirty years before Parker Brothers sold their version of Monopoly. Her game-underpinned by morals that were the exact opposite of what Monopoly represents today-was embraced by a constellation of left-wingers from the Progressive Era through the Great Depression, including members of Franklin Roosevelt's famed Brain Trust. A fascinating social history of corporate greed that illuminates the cutthroat nature of American business over the last century, The Monopolists reads like the best detective fiction, told through Monopoly's real-life winners and losers.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/230031Tue, 17 Feb 2015 04:07:40 +0000Colin LangPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/230031 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Monopolists: Obsession, Fury, and the Scandal Behind the World's Favorite Board Game Author: Mary Pilon Narrator: Chris Sorensen Format: Unabridged...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/230031 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Monopolists: Obsession, Fury, and the Scandal Behind the World's Favorite Board Game Author: Mary Pilon Narrator: Chris Sorensen Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 46 minutes Release date: February 17, 2015 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: The Monopolists reveals the unknown story of how Monopoly came into existence, the reinvention of its history by Parker Brothers and multiple media outlets, the lost female originator of the game, and one man's lifelong obsession to tell the true story about the game's questionable origins. Most think it was invented by an unemployed Pennsylvanian who sold his game to Parker Brothers during the Great Depression in 1935 and lived happily-and richly-ever after. That story, however, is not exactly true. Ralph Anspach, a professor fighting to sell his Anti-Monopoly board game decades later, unearthed the real story, which traces back to Abraham Lincoln, the Quakers, and a forgotten feminist named Lizzie Magie who invented her nearly identical Landlord's Game more than thirty years before Parker Brothers sold their version of Monopoly. Her game-underpinned by morals that were the exact opposite of what Monopoly represents today-was embraced by a constellation of left-wingers from the Progressive Era through the Great Depression, including members of Franklin Roosevelt's famed Brain Trust. A fascinating social history of corporate greed that illuminates the cutthroat nature of American business over the last century, The Monopolists reads like the best detective fiction, told through Monopoly's real-life winners and losers.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/marissa-mayer-and-the-fight-to-save-yahoo-by-nicholas-carlson--65074346https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/226140 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Marissa Mayer and the Fight to Save Yahoo! Author: Nicholas Carlson Narrator: Kiff VandenHeuvel Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 30 minutes Release date: January 6, 2015 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.67 of Total 3 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: A page-turning narrative about Marissa Mayer's efforts to remake Yahoo as well as her own rise from Stanford University undergrad to CEO of a $30 billion corporation by the age of 38. When Yahoo hired star Google executive Mayer to be its CEO in 2012 employees rejoiced. They put posters on the walls throughout Yahoo's California headquarters. On them there was Mayer's face and one word: HOPE. But one year later, Mayer sat in front of those same employees in a huge cafeteria on Yahoo's campus and took the beating of her life. Her hair wet and her tone defensive, Mayer read and answered a series of employee-posed questions challenging the basic elements of her plan. There was anger in the room and, behind it, a question: Was Mayer actually going to be able to do this thing? Marissa Mayer and the Fight to Save Yahoo! is the inside story of how Yahoo got into such awful shape in the first place, Marissa Mayer's controversial rise at Google, and her desperate fight to save an Internet icon. In August 2011 hedge fund billionaire Daniel Loeb took a long look at Yahoo and decided to go to war with its management and board of directors. Loeb then bought a 5% stake and began a shareholder activist campaign that would cost the jobs of three CEOs before he finally settled on Google's golden girl Mayer to unlock the value lurking in the company. As Mayer began to remake Yahoo from a content company to a tech company, an internal civil war erupted. In author Nicholas Carlson's capable hands, this riveting book captures Mayer's rise and Yahoo's missteps as a dramatic illustration of what it takes to grab the brass ring in Silicon Valley. And it reveals whether it is possible for a big lumbering tech company to stay relevant in today's rapidly changing business landscape.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/226140Tue, 06 Jan 2015 04:07:40 +0000Colin LangPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/226140 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Marissa Mayer and the Fight to Save Yahoo! Author: Nicholas Carlson Narrator: Kiff VandenHeuvel Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 30...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/226140 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Marissa Mayer and the Fight to Save Yahoo! Author: Nicholas Carlson Narrator: Kiff VandenHeuvel Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 30 minutes Release date: January 6, 2015 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.67 of Total 3 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: A page-turning narrative about Marissa Mayer's efforts to remake Yahoo as well as her own rise from Stanford University undergrad to CEO of a $30 billion corporation by the age of 38. When Yahoo hired star Google executive Mayer to be its CEO in 2012 employees rejoiced. They put posters on the walls throughout Yahoo's California headquarters. On them there was Mayer's face and one word: HOPE. But one year later, Mayer sat in front of those same employees in a huge cafeteria on Yahoo's campus and took the beating of her life. Her hair wet and her tone defensive, Mayer read and answered a series of employee-posed questions challenging the basic elements of her plan. There was anger in the room and, behind it, a question: Was Mayer actually going to be able to do this thing? Marissa Mayer and the Fight to Save Yahoo! is the inside story of how Yahoo got into such awful shape in the first place, Marissa Mayer's controversial rise at Google, and her desperate fight to save an Internet icon. In August 2011 hedge fund billionaire Daniel Loeb took a long look at Yahoo and decided to go to war with its management and board of directors. Loeb then bought a 5% stake and began a shareholder activist campaign that would cost the jobs of three CEOs before he finally settled on Google's golden girl Mayer to unlock the value lurking in the company. As Mayer began to remake Yahoo from a content company to a tech company, an internal civil war erupted. In author Nicholas Carlson's capable hands, this riveting book captures Mayer's rise and Yahoo's missteps as a dramatic illustration of what it takes to grab the brass ring in Silicon Valley. And it reveals whether it is possible for a big lumbering tech company to stay relevant in today's rapidly changing business landscape.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-tycoons-how-andrew-carnegie-john-d-rockefeller-jay-gould-and-j-p-morgan-invented-the-american-supereconomy-by-charles-r-morris--65074353https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/225821 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Tycoons: How Andrew Carnegie, John D. Rockefeller, Jay Gould, and J. P. Morgan Invented the American Supereconomy Author: Charles R. Morris Narrator: William Hughes Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 14 hours 35 minutes Release date: December 16, 2014 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.32 of Total 22 Ratings of Narrator: 4.2 of Total 5 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: The modern American economy was the creation of four men: Andrew Carnegie, John D. Rockefeller, Jay Gould, and J. P. Morgan. They were the giants of the Gilded Age, a moment of riotous growth that established America as the richest, most inventive, and most productive country on the planet. Acclaimed author Charles R. Morris vividly brings these men and their times to life. The ruthlessly competitive Carnegie, the imperial Rockefeller, and the provocateur Gould were obsessed with progress, experiment, and speed. They were balanced by Morgan, the gentleman businessman, who fought, instead, for a global trust in American business. Through their antagonism and verve, they built an industrial behemoth—and a country of middle-class consumers. The Tycoons tells the incredible story of how these four determined men wrenched the economy into the modern age, inventing a nation of full economic participation that could not have been imagined only a few decades earlier.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/225821Tue, 16 Dec 2014 04:07:40 +0000Colin LangPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/225821 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Tycoons: How Andrew Carnegie, John D. Rockefeller, Jay Gould, and J. P. Morgan Invented the American Supereconomy Author: Charles R. Morris...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/225821 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Tycoons: How Andrew Carnegie, John D. Rockefeller, Jay Gould, and J. P. Morgan Invented the American Supereconomy Author: Charles R. Morris Narrator: William Hughes Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 14 hours 35 minutes Release date: December 16, 2014 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.32 of Total 22 Ratings of Narrator: 4.2 of Total 5 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: The modern American economy was the creation of four men: Andrew Carnegie, John D. Rockefeller, Jay Gould, and J. P. Morgan. They were the giants of the Gilded Age, a moment of riotous growth that established America as the richest, most inventive, and most productive country on the planet. Acclaimed author Charles R. Morris vividly brings these men and their times to life. The ruthlessly competitive Carnegie, the imperial Rockefeller, and the provocateur Gould were obsessed with progress, experiment, and speed. They were balanced by Morgan, the gentleman businessman, who fought, instead, for a global trust in American business. Through their antagonism and verve, they built an industrial behemoth—and a country of middle-class consumers. The Tycoons tells the incredible story of how these four determined men wrenched the economy into the modern age, inventing a nation of full economic participation that could not have been imagined only a few decades earlier.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/chinese-rules-mao-s-dog-deng-s-cat-and-five-timeless-lessons-from-the-front-lines-in-china-by-tim-clissold--65074409https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/223174 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Chinese Rules: Mao's Dog, Deng's Cat, and Five Timeless Lessons from the Front Lines in China Author: Tim Clissold Narrator: Stephen Critchlow Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 52 minutes Release date: November 18, 2014 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: From the author of the international bestseller Mr. China comes another rollicking ride through the slick mega-cities and industrial backwaters of twenty-first-century China—part adventure story, part erudite myth-buster, and part practical rule book to help Westerners win in China. China's role as struggling underdog is now firmly a thing of the past. The world has tilted eastward in its orbit even as the West seems mired in self-doubt. Through living and working in China for more than two decades, Tim Clissold has uncovered stealth methods Westerners can use to straighten out complicated situations in China and achieve their own objectives. Revealing the hidden logic that governs the Chinese business and political landscape, Clissold puts China's cultural, political, and military history into context and explains the mind-set that drives Chinese political and business leaders—a resource that has been sorely lacking in most books about doing business in China. Here, with sharp observations and a deep appreciation for China's rich past, Clissold presents five rules anyone can use to deal effectively with modern Chinese counterparts. These include understanding that: - China has its own set of rules that provide a unique pathway to success; - the quest for stability overrides all others; - in China, one should never attack directly; - in solving problems, stick to practicalities and avoid arguments over theory; - and knowing yourself and knowing the "other" will help you survive a hundred battles. Combining exuberant storytelling, sly humor, and counterintuitive insights, Chinese Rules traces Clissold's latest adventures, providing an object lesson in the contradictions between reality and conventional belief that continue to make China a fascinating, perplexing, and irresistible destination for Westerners.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/223174Tue, 18 Nov 2014 04:07:40 +0000Colin LangPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/223174 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Chinese Rules: Mao's Dog, Deng's Cat, and Five Timeless Lessons from the Front Lines in China Author: Tim Clissold Narrator: Stephen Critchlow Format:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/223174 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Chinese Rules: Mao's Dog, Deng's Cat, and Five Timeless Lessons from the Front Lines in China Author: Tim Clissold Narrator: Stephen Critchlow Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 52 minutes Release date: November 18, 2014 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: From the author of the international bestseller Mr. China comes another rollicking ride through the slick mega-cities and industrial backwaters of twenty-first-century China—part adventure story, part erudite myth-buster, and part practical rule book to help Westerners win in China. China's role as struggling underdog is now firmly a thing of the past. The world has tilted eastward in its orbit even as the West seems mired in self-doubt. Through living and working in China for more than two decades, Tim Clissold has uncovered stealth methods Westerners can use to straighten out complicated situations in China and achieve their own objectives. Revealing the hidden logic that governs the Chinese business and political landscape, Clissold puts China's cultural, political, and military history into context and explains the mind-set that drives Chinese political and business leaders—a resource that has been sorely lacking in most books about doing business in China. Here, with sharp observations and a deep appreciation for China's rich past, Clissold presents five rules anyone can use to deal effectively with modern Chinese counterparts. These include understanding that: - China has its own set of rules that provide a unique pathway to success; - the quest for stability overrides all others; - in China, one should never attack directly; - in solving problems, stick to practicalities and avoid arguments over theory; - and knowing yourself and knowing the "other" will help you survive a hundred battles. Combining exuberant storytelling, sly humor, and counterintuitive insights, Chinese Rules traces Clissold's latest adventures, providing an object lesson in the contradictions between reality and conventional belief that continue to make China a fascinating, perplexing, and irresistible destination for Westerners.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/true-love-by-jennifer-lopez--65074358https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/223143 to listen full audiobooks. Title: True Love Author: Jennifer Lopez Narrator: Jennifer Lopez Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 12 minutes Release date: November 4, 2014 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.47 of Total 36 Ratings of Narrator: 4.93 of Total 14 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: In Jennifer Lopez’s first ever book, True Love, she explores one of her life’s most defining periods—the transformative two-year journey of how, as an artist and a mother, she confronted her greatest challenges, identified her biggest fears, and ultimately emerged a stronger person than she’s ever been. True Love is an honest and revealing personal diary with hard-won lessons and heartfelt recollections and an empowering story of self-reflection, rediscovery, and resilience.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/223143Tue, 04 Nov 2014 04:07:40 +0000Colin LangPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/223143 to listen full audiobooks. Title: True Love Author: Jennifer Lopez Narrator: Jennifer Lopez Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 12 minutes Release date: November 4, 2014...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/223143 to listen full audiobooks. Title: True Love Author: Jennifer Lopez Narrator: Jennifer Lopez Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 12 minutes Release date: November 4, 2014 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.47 of Total 36 Ratings of Narrator: 4.93 of Total 14 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: In Jennifer Lopez’s first ever book, True Love, she explores one of her life’s most defining periods—the transformative two-year journey of how, as an artist and a mother, she confronted her greatest challenges, identified her biggest fears, and ultimately emerged a stronger person than she’s ever been. True Love is an honest and revealing personal diary with hard-won lessons and heartfelt recollections and an empowering story of self-reflection, rediscovery, and resilience.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/barefoot-to-billionaire-reflections-on-a-life-s-work-and-a-promise-to-cure-cancer-by-jon-huntsman--65074383https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/223994 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Barefoot to Billionaire: Reflections on a Life's Work and a Promise to Cure Cancer Author: Jon Huntsman Narrator: Don Hagen Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 18 hours 33 minutes Release date: November 1, 2014 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: Billionaire entrepreneur, distinguished public servant, and father of a former governor and presidential candidate, Jon M. Huntsman, Sr. has been very fortunate in life. The company he founded in 1970, the Huntsman Corporation, is now one of the largest petrochemical manufacturers in the world, employing more than 12,000 people and generating over $10 billion in revenue each year. Success in business, though, has always been a means to an end—never an end in itself. In Barefoot to Billionaire, Huntsman revisits the key moments in his life that shaped his view of faith, family, service, and the responsibility that comes with wealth. He writes candidly about his brief tenure in the Nixon administration, which preceded the Watergate scandal but still left a deep impression on him about the abuse of power and the significance of personal respect and integrity. He also opens up about his faith and prominent membership in the Church Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. But most importantly, Huntsman reveals the rationale behind his commitment to give away his entire fortune before his death. In 1995, Huntsman and his wife Karen founded the Huntsman Cancer Institute and have since dedicated more than a billion dollars of their personal funds to the fight for a cure. They don’t plan to stop giving until the battle is won. In this increasingly materialistic world, Barefoot to Billionaire is a refreshing reminder of the enduring power of traditional values.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/223994Sat, 01 Nov 2014 04:07:40 +0000Colin LangPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/223994 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Barefoot to Billionaire: Reflections on a Life's Work and a Promise to Cure Cancer Author: Jon Huntsman Narrator: Don Hagen Format: Unabridged...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/223994 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Barefoot to Billionaire: Reflections on a Life's Work and a Promise to Cure Cancer Author: Jon Huntsman Narrator: Don Hagen Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 18 hours 33 minutes Release date: November 1, 2014 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: Billionaire entrepreneur, distinguished public servant, and father of a former governor and presidential candidate, Jon M. Huntsman, Sr. has been very fortunate in life. The company he founded in 1970, the Huntsman Corporation, is now one of the largest petrochemical manufacturers in the world, employing more than 12,000 people and generating over $10 billion in revenue each year. Success in business, though, has always been a means to an end—never an end in itself. In Barefoot to Billionaire, Huntsman revisits the key moments in his life that shaped his view of faith, family, service, and the responsibility that comes with wealth. He writes candidly about his brief tenure in the Nixon administration, which preceded the Watergate scandal but still left a deep impression on him about the abuse of power and the significance of personal respect and integrity. He also opens up about his faith and prominent membership in the Church Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. But most importantly, Huntsman reveals the rationale behind his commitment to give away his entire fortune before his death. In 1995, Huntsman and his wife Karen founded the Huntsman Cancer Institute and have since dedicated more than a billion dollars of their personal funds to the fight for a cure. They don’t plan to stop giving until the battle is won. In this increasingly materialistic world, Barefoot to Billionaire is a refreshing reminder of the enduring power of traditional values.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/you-only-have-to-be-right-once-the-unprecedented-rise-of-the-instant-tech-billionaires-by-randall-lane--65074298https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/221684 to listen full audiobooks. Title: You Only Have to Be Right Once: The Unprecedented Rise of the Instant Tech Billionaires Author: Randall Lane Narrator: Walter Dixon Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 37 minutes Release date: November 1, 2014 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 2 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: The ultimate insider’s look at the newest titans of tech, from the editorial team at Forbes Silicon Valley’s new billionaires are an unconventional breed, turning ideas into money at a rate never before seen in human history. Their ascension proves a turning point in how great fortunes are made and how technology disseminates. Among these golden boys are: Elon Musk, billionaire bachelor and founder of Paypal, electric carmaker Tesla, and private space company SpaceX; Evan Spiegel, 23-year old founder of Snapchat, who recently turned down a $3 billion offer from Facebook; and Alex Karp, the eccentric philosopher with almost no tech background who turned Palantir into a data-mining champion. Over the last three years, Forbes has published indepth profiles of this new batch of billionaires, including the founders of Spotify, Dropbox, Tumblr, and Twitter. Now, in a compilation introduced and updated by Forbes editor Randall Lane, fans and critics alike will get a comprehensive look at who these super-entrepreneurs are and what they say about their own success and their plans for the future.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/221684Sat, 01 Nov 2014 04:07:40 +0000Colin LangPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/221684 to listen full audiobooks. Title: You Only Have to Be Right Once: The Unprecedented Rise of the Instant Tech Billionaires Author: Randall Lane Narrator: Walter Dixon Format: Unabridged...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/221684 to listen full audiobooks. Title: You Only Have to Be Right Once: The Unprecedented Rise of the Instant Tech Billionaires Author: Randall Lane Narrator: Walter Dixon Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 37 minutes Release date: November 1, 2014 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 2 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: The ultimate insider’s look at the newest titans of tech, from the editorial team at Forbes Silicon Valley’s new billionaires are an unconventional breed, turning ideas into money at a rate never before seen in human history. Their ascension proves a turning point in how great fortunes are made and how technology disseminates. Among these golden boys are: Elon Musk, billionaire bachelor and founder of Paypal, electric carmaker Tesla, and private space company SpaceX; Evan Spiegel, 23-year old founder of Snapchat, who recently turned down a $3 billion offer from Facebook; and Alex Karp, the eccentric philosopher with almost no tech background who turned Palantir into a data-mining champion. Over the last three years, Forbes has published indepth profiles of this new batch of billionaires, including the founders of Spotify, Dropbox, Tumblr, and Twitter. Now, in a compilation introduced and updated by Forbes editor Randall Lane, fans and critics alike will get a comprehensive look at who these super-entrepreneurs are and what they say about their own success and their plans for the future.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/winners-dream-a-journey-from-corner-store-to-corner-office-by-bill-mcdermott--65074415https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/221099 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Winners Dream: A Journey from Corner Store to Corner Office Author: Bill Mcdermott Narrator: Bill McDermott Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 21 minutes Release date: October 14, 2014 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.91 of Total 11 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 6 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: A leadership and career manifesto told through the narrative of one of today’s most inspiring, admired, and successful global leaders. In Winners Dream, Bill McDermott—the CEO of the world’s largest business software company, SAP—chronicles how relentless optimism, hard work, and disciplined execution embolden people and equip organizations to achieve audacious goals. Growing up in working-class Long Island, a sixteen-year-old Bill traded three hourly wage jobs to buy a small deli, which he ran by instinctively applying ideas that would be the seeds for his future success. After paying for and graduating college, Bill talked his way into a job selling copiers door-to-door for Xerox, where he went on to rank number one in every sales position he held and eventually became the company’s youngest-ever corporate officer. Eventually, Bill left Xerox and in 2002 became the unlikely president of SAP’s flailing American business unit. There, he injected enthusiasm and accountability into the demoralized culture by scaling his deli, sales, and management strategies. In 2010, Bill was named co-CEO, and in May 2014 became SAP’s sole, and first non-European, CEO. Colorful and fast-paced, Bill’s anecdotes contain effective takeaways: gutsy career moves; empathetic sales strategies; incentives that yield exceptional team performance; and proof of the competitive advantages of optimism and hard work. At the heart of Bill’s story is a blueprint for success and the knowledge that the real dream is the journey, not a preconceived destination.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/221099Tue, 14 Oct 2014 04:07:40 +0000Colin LangPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/221099 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Winners Dream: A Journey from Corner Store to Corner Office Author: Bill Mcdermott Narrator: Bill McDermott Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/221099 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Winners Dream: A Journey from Corner Store to Corner Office Author: Bill Mcdermott Narrator: Bill McDermott Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 21 minutes Release date: October 14, 2014 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.91 of Total 11 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 6 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: A leadership and career manifesto told through the narrative of one of today’s most inspiring, admired, and successful global leaders. In Winners Dream, Bill McDermott—the CEO of the world’s largest business software company, SAP—chronicles how relentless optimism, hard work, and disciplined execution embolden people and equip organizations to achieve audacious goals. Growing up in working-class Long Island, a sixteen-year-old Bill traded three hourly wage jobs to buy a small deli, which he ran by instinctively applying ideas that would be the seeds for his future success. After paying for and graduating college, Bill talked his way into a job selling copiers door-to-door for Xerox, where he went on to rank number one in every sales position he held and eventually became the company’s youngest-ever corporate officer. Eventually, Bill left Xerox and in 2002 became the unlikely president of SAP’s flailing American business unit. There, he injected enthusiasm and accountability into the demoralized culture by scaling his deli, sales, and management strategies. In 2010, Bill was named co-CEO, and in May 2014 became SAP’s sole, and first non-European, CEO. Colorful and fast-paced, Bill’s anecdotes contain effective takeaways: gutsy career moves; empathetic sales strategies; incentives that yield exceptional team performance; and proof of the competitive advantages of optimism and hard work. At the heart of Bill’s story is a blueprint for success and the knowledge that the real dream is the journey, not a preconceived destination.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/how-google-works-by-eric-schmidt-jonathan-rosenberg--65074384https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/218307 to listen full audiobooks. Title: How Google Works Author: Eric Schmidt, Jonathan Rosenberg Narrator: Jonathan Rosenberg, Holter Graham Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 0 minutes Release date: September 23, 2014 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.5 of Total 12 Ratings of Narrator: 4.5 of Total 6 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: In this insider’s look into the world’s biggest tech company, former CEO and SVP of Google share how they helped engineer a new strategy and philosophy to help them thrive—a perfect book for seasoned business employees and the tech curious. Today, Google is a global icon that regularly pushes the boundaries of innovation in a variety of fields. How Google Works is an entertaining, page-turning primer containing lessons that Google Executive Chairman and ex-CEO Eric Schmidt and former SVP of Products Jonathan Rosenberg learned as they helped build the company. The authors explain how technology has shifted the balance of power from companies to consumers, and that the only way to succeed in this ever-changing landscape is to create superior products and attract a new breed of multifaceted "smart creatives." Covering topics including corporate culture, strategy, talent, decision-making, communication, innovation, and dealing with disruption, the authors illustrate management maxims with numerous insider anecdotes from Google's history, many of which are shared here for the first time. In an era when everything is speeding up, the best way for businesses to succeed is to attract smart-creative people and give them an environment where they can thrive at scale. How Google Works explains how to do just that.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/218307Tue, 23 Sep 2014 04:07:40 +0000Colin LangPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/218307 to listen full audiobooks. Title: How Google Works Author: Eric Schmidt, Jonathan Rosenberg Narrator: Jonathan Rosenberg, Holter Graham Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 0...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/218307 to listen full audiobooks. Title: How Google Works Author: Eric Schmidt, Jonathan Rosenberg Narrator: Jonathan Rosenberg, Holter Graham Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 0 minutes Release date: September 23, 2014 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.5 of Total 12 Ratings of Narrator: 4.5 of Total 6 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: In this insider’s look into the world’s biggest tech company, former CEO and SVP of Google share how they helped engineer a new strategy and philosophy to help them thrive—a perfect book for seasoned business employees and the tech curious. Today, Google is a global icon that regularly pushes the boundaries of innovation in a variety of fields. How Google Works is an entertaining, page-turning primer containing lessons that Google Executive Chairman and ex-CEO Eric Schmidt and former SVP of Products Jonathan Rosenberg learned as they helped build the company. The authors explain how technology has shifted the balance of power from companies to consumers, and that the only way to succeed in this ever-changing landscape is to create superior products and attract a new breed of multifaceted "smart creatives." Covering topics including corporate culture, strategy, talent, decision-making, communication, innovation, and dealing with disruption, the authors illustrate management maxims with numerous insider anecdotes from Google's history, many of which are shared here for the first time. In an era when everything is speeding up, the best way for businesses to succeed is to attract smart-creative people and give them an environment where they can thrive at scale. How Google Works explains how to do just that.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-decline-and-fall-of-ibm-end-of-an-american-icon-by-robert-x-cringely--65074324https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/245384 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Decline and Fall of IBM: End of an American Icon? Author: Robert X. Cringely Narrator: Robert X. Cringely Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 44 minutes Release date: September 15, 2014 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.5 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: IBM is in serious trouble. Big Blue, as the company is known, tends to rely on magical thinking for its success, but that magic ran out a long time ago. The trouble began back in the 1990s and IBM had to hire, for the first time, an outside CEO. Lou Gerstner saved the day, pushing IBM into services with spectacular results, but not without consequence. As services became commoditized, IBM could compete only by offshoring the work. Quality suffered. In addition, Gerstner's compensation was very high, which impacted IBM negatively. In IBM history, only the Watson family hit rich running IBM. Later CEOs, like John Opel and John Akers, lived comfortable lives with many perks, but weren't BIG RICH. That changed with Gerstner.IBM has essentially sacrificed both its customers and its employees in the name of earnings. The company has cut labor to the bone, offshored as much as possible, and dropped quality. Acquisitions are deliberately underbid, the under-delivered. These moves, combined with share buybacks, have kept earnings growing until recently, when the house of cards began to fall. IBM's current CEO, Ginni Rometty, has outlined an earning goal for 2015 and she is not afraid to destroy the company to achieve it. This book outlines IBM's fall from grace, where the company is heading, and what can be done to save IBM before it's too late.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/245384Mon, 15 Sep 2014 04:07:40 +0000Colin LangPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/245384 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Decline and Fall of IBM: End of an American Icon? Author: Robert X. Cringely Narrator: Robert X. Cringely Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/245384 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Decline and Fall of IBM: End of an American Icon? Author: Robert X. Cringely Narrator: Robert X. Cringely Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 44 minutes Release date: September 15, 2014 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.5 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: IBM is in serious trouble. Big Blue, as the company is known, tends to rely on magical thinking for its success, but that magic ran out a long time ago. The trouble began back in the 1990s and IBM had to hire, for the first time, an outside CEO. Lou Gerstner saved the day, pushing IBM into services with spectacular results, but not without consequence. As services became commoditized, IBM could compete only by offshoring the work. Quality suffered. In addition, Gerstner's compensation was very high, which impacted IBM negatively. In IBM history, only the Watson family hit rich running IBM. Later CEOs, like John Opel and John Akers, lived comfortable lives with many perks, but weren't BIG RICH. That changed with Gerstner.IBM has essentially sacrificed both its customers and its employees in the name of earnings. The company has cut labor to the bone, offshored as much as possible, and dropped quality. Acquisitions are deliberately underbid, the under-delivered. These moves, combined with share buybacks, have kept earnings growing until recently, when the house of cards began to fall. IBM's current CEO, Ginni Rometty, has outlined an earning goal for 2015 and she is not afraid to destroy the company to achieve it. This book outlines IBM's fall from grace, where the company is heading, and what can be done to save IBM before it's too late.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-good-psychopath-s-guide-to-success-by-andy-mcnab-kevin-dutton--65074404https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/241501 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Good Psychopath's Guide to Success Author: Andy McNab, Kevin Dutton Narrator: Kevin Dutton, Andy McNab Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 26 minutes Release date: July 31, 2014 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.17 of Total 6 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 4 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: If you are bored and unfulfilled by dry and overly worthy self-help manuals, then this is the book for you! Read this and take a very different look at yourself! Former SAS hero Andy McNab and eminent psychologist Professor Kevin Dutton are unlikely partners. As Oxford academic and bestselling author of The Wisdom of Psychopaths, Kevin Dutton has plenty of experience of psychopaths, but he’d never met anyone quite like Andy McNab, decorated war hero and special forces warrior. And although they took very different paths on their roads through life, their personal stories are remarkably similar. Together they decided to explore the subject of the psychopathic condition using a unique combination of McNab’s personal experiences of 20 years in the army and Dutton’s ability to analyse them. In their words, McNab pulls the trigger, Dutton explains why the gun goes bang! This book sets out to answer two main questions: What is a GOOD PSYCHOPATH? And how can you use the positive attributes of that psychology to be the ‘best that you can be’ In order to do so, they have created a Psychopath Manifesto, an alternative set of rules for life, which begins by asking ‘what do you really want from life’ and ‘what does success look like to you’? It then offers a candid and penetrating insight into those questions viewed using Dutton’s expertise through the prism of Andy McNab’s wild and various career. It aims to provide an unusual and entertaining roadmap to self-fulfillment whether in your personal life, your business life or your social life.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/241501Thu, 31 Jul 2014 04:07:40 +0000Colin LangPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/241501 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Good Psychopath's Guide to Success Author: Andy McNab, Kevin Dutton Narrator: Kevin Dutton, Andy McNab Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/241501 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Good Psychopath's Guide to Success Author: Andy McNab, Kevin Dutton Narrator: Kevin Dutton, Andy McNab Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 26 minutes Release date: July 31, 2014 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.17 of Total 6 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 4 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: If you are bored and unfulfilled by dry and overly worthy self-help manuals, then this is the book for you! Read this and take a very different look at yourself! Former SAS hero Andy McNab and eminent psychologist Professor Kevin Dutton are unlikely partners. As Oxford academic and bestselling author of The Wisdom of Psychopaths, Kevin Dutton has plenty of experience of psychopaths, but he’d never met anyone quite like Andy McNab, decorated war hero and special forces warrior. And although they took very different paths on their roads through life, their personal stories are remarkably similar. Together they decided to explore the subject of the psychopathic condition using a unique combination of McNab’s personal experiences of 20 years in the army and Dutton’s ability to analyse them. In their words, McNab pulls the trigger, Dutton explains why the gun goes bang! This book sets out to answer two main questions: What is a GOOD PSYCHOPATH? And how can you use the positive attributes of that psychology to be the ‘best that you can be’ In order to do so, they have created a Psychopath Manifesto, an alternative set of rules for life, which begins by asking ‘what do you really want from life’ and ‘what does success look like to you’? It then offers a candid and penetrating insight into those questions viewed using Dutton’s expertise through the prism of Andy McNab’s wild and various career. It aims to provide an unusual and entertaining roadmap to self-fulfillment whether in your personal life, your business life or your social life.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/factory-man-how-one-furniture-maker-battled-offshoring-stayed-local-and-helped-save-an-american-town-by-beth-macy--65074361https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/213461 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Factory Man: How One Furniture Maker Battled Offshoring, Stayed Local - and Helped Save an American Town Author: Beth Macy Narrator: Kristin Kalbli Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 14 hours 0 minutes Release date: July 15, 2014 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: The instant New York Times bestseller about one man's battle to save hundreds of jobs by demonstrating the greatness of American business. The Bassett Furniture Company was once the world's biggest wood furniture manufacturer. Run by the same powerful Virginia family for generations, it was also the center of life in Bassett, Virginia. But beginning in the 1980s, the first waves of Asian competition hit, and ultimately Bassett was forced to send its production overseas. One man fought back: John Bassett III, a shrewd and determined third-generation factory man, now chairman of Vaughan-Bassett Furniture Co, which employs more than 700 Virginians and has sales of more than $90 million. In Factory Man, Beth Macy brings to life Bassett's deeply personal furniture and family story, along with a host of characters from an industry that was as cutthroat as it was colorful. As she shows how he uses legal maneuvers, factory efficiencies, and sheer grit and cunning to save hundreds of jobs, she also reveals the truth about modern industry in America.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/213461Tue, 15 Jul 2014 04:07:40 +0000Colin LangPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/213461 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Factory Man: How One Furniture Maker Battled Offshoring, Stayed Local - and Helped Save an American Town Author: Beth Macy Narrator: Kristin Kalbli...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/213461 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Factory Man: How One Furniture Maker Battled Offshoring, Stayed Local - and Helped Save an American Town Author: Beth Macy Narrator: Kristin Kalbli Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 14 hours 0 minutes Release date: July 15, 2014 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: The instant New York Times bestseller about one man's battle to save hundreds of jobs by demonstrating the greatness of American business. The Bassett Furniture Company was once the world's biggest wood furniture manufacturer. Run by the same powerful Virginia family for generations, it was also the center of life in Bassett, Virginia. But beginning in the 1980s, the first waves of Asian competition hit, and ultimately Bassett was forced to send its production overseas. One man fought back: John Bassett III, a shrewd and determined third-generation factory man, now chairman of Vaughan-Bassett Furniture Co, which employs more than 700 Virginians and has sales of more than $90 million. In Factory Man, Beth Macy brings to life Bassett's deeply personal furniture and family story, along with a host of characters from an industry that was as cutthroat as it was colorful. As she shows how he uses legal maneuvers, factory efficiencies, and sheer grit and cunning to save hundreds of jobs, she also reveals the truth about modern industry in America.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/sons-of-wichita-how-the-koch-brothers-became-america-s-most-powerful-and-private-dynasty-by-daniel-schulman--65074389https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/211354 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Sons of Wichita: How the Koch Brothers Became America's Most Powerful and Private Dynasty Author: Daniel Schulman Narrator: Allen O'Reilly Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 21 minutes Release date: May 20, 2014 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.73 of Total 11 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: Like the Rockefellers and the Kennedys, the Kochs are one of the most influential dynasties of the modern age, but they have never been the subject of a major biography -- until now. Not long after the death of his father, Charles Koch, then in his early 30s, discovered a letter the family patriarch had written to his sons. 'You will receive what now seems to be a large sum of money,' Fred Koch cautioned. 'It may either be a blessing or a curse.' Fred's legacy would become a blessing and a curse to his four sons-Frederick, Charles, and fraternal twins David and Bill-who in the ensuing decades fought bitterly over their birthright, the oil and cattle-ranching empire their father left behind in 1967. Against a backdrop of scorched-earth legal skirmishes, Charles and David built Koch Industries into one of the largest private corporations in the world-bigger than Boeing and Disney-and they rose to become two of the wealthiest men on the planet. Influenced by the sentiments of their father, who was present at the birth of the John Birch Society, Charles and David have spent decades trying to remake the American political landscape and mainline their libertarian views into the national bloodstream. They now control a machine that is a center of gravity within the Republican Party. To their supporters, they are liberating America from the scourge of Big Government. To their detractors, they are political 'contract killers,' as David Axelrod, President Barack Obama's chief strategist, put it during the 2012 campaign. Bill, meanwhile, built a multi-billion dollar energy empire all his own, and earned notoriety as an America's Cup-winning yachtsman, a flamboyant playboy, and as a litigious collector of fine wine and Western memorabilia. Frederick lived an intensely private life as an arts patron, refurbishing a series of historic homes and estates. Sons of Witchita traces the complicated lives and legacies of these four tycoons, as well as their business, social, and political ambitions. No matter where you fall on the ideological spectrum, the Kochs are one of the most influential dynasties of our era, but so little is publicly known about this family, their origins, how they make their money, and how they live their lives. Based on hundreds of interviews with friends, relatives, business associates, and many others, Sons of Witchita is the first major biography about this wealthy and powerful family-warts and all.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/211354Tue, 20 May 2014 04:07:40 +0000Colin LangPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/211354 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Sons of Wichita: How the Koch Brothers Became America's Most Powerful and Private Dynasty Author: Daniel Schulman Narrator: Allen O'Reilly Format:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/211354 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Sons of Wichita: How the Koch Brothers Became America's Most Powerful and Private Dynasty Author: Daniel Schulman Narrator: Allen O'Reilly Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 21 minutes Release date: May 20, 2014 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.73 of Total 11 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: Like the Rockefellers and the Kennedys, the Kochs are one of the most influential dynasties of the modern age, but they have never been the subject of a major biography -- until now. Not long after the death of his father, Charles Koch, then in his early 30s, discovered a letter the family patriarch had written to his sons. 'You will receive what now seems to be a large sum of money,' Fred Koch cautioned. 'It may either be a blessing or a curse.' Fred's legacy would become a blessing and a curse to his four sons-Frederick, Charles, and fraternal twins David and Bill-who in the ensuing decades fought bitterly over their birthright, the oil and cattle-ranching empire their father left behind in 1967. Against a backdrop of scorched-earth legal skirmishes, Charles and David built Koch Industries into one of the largest private corporations in the world-bigger than Boeing and Disney-and they rose to become two of the wealthiest men on the planet. Influenced by the sentiments of their father, who was present at the birth of the John Birch Society, Charles and David have spent decades trying to remake the American political landscape and mainline their libertarian views into the national bloodstream. They now control a machine that is a center of gravity within the Republican Party. To their supporters, they are liberating America from the scourge of Big Government. To their detractors, they are political 'contract killers,' as David Axelrod, President Barack Obama's chief strategist, put it during the 2012 campaign. Bill, meanwhile, built a multi-billion dollar energy empire all his own, and earned notoriety as an America's Cup-winning yachtsman, a flamboyant playboy, and as a litigious collector of fine wine and Western memorabilia. Frederick lived an intensely private life as an arts patron, refurbishing a series of historic homes and estates. Sons of Witchita traces the complicated lives and legacies of these four tycoons, as well as their business, social, and political ambitions. No matter where you fall on the ideological spectrum, the Kochs are one of the most influential dynasties of our era, but so little is publicly known about this family, their origins, how they make their money, and how they live their lives. Based on hundreds of interviews with friends, relatives, business associates, and many others, Sons of Witchita is the first major biography about this wealthy and powerful family-warts and all.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/stress-test-reflections-on-financial-crises-by-timothy-f-geithner--65074388https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/212581 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Stress Test: Reflections on Financial Crises Author: Timothy F. Geithner Narrator: Timothy F. Geithner Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 18 hours 24 minutes Release date: May 12, 2014 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.89 of Total 9 Ratings of Narrator: 1 of Total 1 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: New York Times Bestseller Washington Post Bestseller Los Angeles Times Bestseller Stress Test is the story of Tim Geithner’s education in financial crises.   As president of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York and then as President Barack Obama’s secretary of the Treasury, Timothy F. Geithner helped the United States navigate the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression, from boom to bust to rescue to recovery. In a candid, riveting, and historically illuminating memoir, he takes readers behind the scenes of the crisis, explaining the hard choices and politically unpalatable decisions he made to repair a broken financial system and prevent the collapse of the Main Street economy. This is the inside story of how a small group of policy makers—in a thick fog of uncertainty, with unimaginably high stakes—helped avoid a second depression but lost the American people doing it. Stress Test is also a valuable guide to how governments can better manage financial crises, because this one won’t be the last. Stress Test reveals a side of Secretary Geithner the public has never seen, starting with his childhood as an American abroad. He recounts his early days as a young Treasury official helping to fight the international financial crises of the 1990s, then describes what he saw, what he did, and what he missed at the New York Fed before the Wall Street boom went bust. He takes readers inside the room as the crisis began, intensified, and burned out of control, discussing the most controversial episodes of his tenures at the New York Fed and the Treasury, including the rescue of Bear Stearns; the harrowing weekend when Lehman Brothers failed; the searing crucible of the AIG rescue as well as the furor over the firm’s lavish bonuses; the battles inside the Obama administration over his widely criticized but ultimately successful plan to end the crisis; and the bracing fight for the most sweeping financial reforms in more than seventy years. Secretary Geithner also describes the aftershocks of the crisis, including the administration’s efforts to address high unemployment, a series of brutal political battles over deficits and debt, and the drama over Europe’s repeated flirtations with the economic abyss. Secretary Geithner is not a politician, but he has things to say about politics—the silliness, the nastiness, the toll it took on his family. But in the end, Stress Test is a hopeful story about public service. In this revealing memoir, Tim Geithner explains how America withstood the ultimate stress test of its political and financial systems.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/212581Mon, 12 May 2014 04:07:40 +0000Colin LangPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/212581 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Stress Test: Reflections on Financial Crises Author: Timothy F. Geithner Narrator: Timothy F. Geithner Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 18 hours 24...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/212581 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Stress Test: Reflections on Financial Crises Author: Timothy F. Geithner Narrator: Timothy F. Geithner Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 18 hours 24 minutes Release date: May 12, 2014 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.89 of Total 9 Ratings of Narrator: 1 of Total 1 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: New York Times Bestseller Washington Post Bestseller Los Angeles Times Bestseller Stress Test is the story of Tim Geithner’s education in financial crises.   As president of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York and then as President Barack Obama’s secretary of the Treasury, Timothy F. Geithner helped the United States navigate the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression, from boom to bust to rescue to recovery. In a candid, riveting, and historically illuminating memoir, he takes readers behind the scenes of the crisis, explaining the hard choices and politically unpalatable decisions he made to repair a broken financial system and prevent the collapse of the Main Street economy. This is the inside story of how a small group of policy makers—in a thick fog of uncertainty, with unimaginably high stakes—helped avoid a second depression but lost the American people doing it. Stress Test is also a valuable guide to how governments can better manage financial crises, because this one won’t be the last. Stress Test reveals a side of Secretary Geithner the public has never seen, starting with his childhood as an American abroad. He recounts his early days as a young Treasury official helping to fight the international financial crises of the 1990s, then describes what he saw, what he did, and what he missed at the New York Fed before the Wall Street boom went bust. He takes readers inside the room as the crisis began, intensified, and burned out of control, discussing the most controversial episodes of his tenures at the New York Fed and the Treasury, including the rescue of Bear Stearns; the harrowing weekend when Lehman Brothers failed; the searing crucible of the AIG rescue as well as the furor over the firm’s lavish bonuses; the battles inside the Obama administration over his widely criticized but ultimately successful plan to end the crisis; and the bracing fight for the most sweeping financial reforms in more than seventy years. Secretary Geithner also describes the aftershocks of the crisis, including the administration’s efforts to address high unemployment, a series of brutal political battles over deficits and debt, and the drama over Europe’s repeated flirtations with the economic abyss. Secretary Geithner is not a politician, but he has things to say about politics—the silliness, the nastiness, the toll it took on his family. But in the end, Stress Test is a hopeful story about public service. In this revealing memoir, Tim Geithner explains how America withstood the ultimate stress test of its political and financial systems.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/larry-flynt-the-mind-of-a-leader-legends-by-larry-flynt--65074420https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/211733 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Larry Flynt - The Mind of a Leader Legends Author: Larry Flynt Narrator: Larry Flynt Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 30 minutes Release date: April 17, 2014 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: Experience a first-hand interview with the legendary Larry Flynt, American publisher and the president of Larry Flynt Publications. Larry Flynt is an example of an innovative and controversial modern leader and entrepreneur. His organization LFP mainly produces sexually graphic videos and magazines, most notably Hustler. In 2003, Arena magazine listed him as the number one on the "50 Powerful People in Porn". Flynt has fought several prominent legal battles involving the First Amendment. He is paralyzed from the waist down due to injuries sustained in a 1978 assassination attempt by Joseph Paul Franklin. The modern business topics discussed in each chapter of The Mind of a Leader Legends are closely related to the issues raised in Niccolò Machiavelli's controversial strategic masterpiece “The Prince”. The Mind of a Leader Legends is an outstanding training and development tool offering practical hands-on advice in regards to both individual and organizational success. A fascinating journey to the inside of successful modern organizations and leadership minds.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/211733Thu, 17 Apr 2014 04:07:40 +0000Colin LangPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/211733 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Larry Flynt - The Mind of a Leader Legends Author: Larry Flynt Narrator: Larry Flynt Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 30 minutes Release...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/211733 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Larry Flynt - The Mind of a Leader Legends Author: Larry Flynt Narrator: Larry Flynt Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 30 minutes Release date: April 17, 2014 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: Experience a first-hand interview with the legendary Larry Flynt, American publisher and the president of Larry Flynt Publications. Larry Flynt is an example of an innovative and controversial modern leader and entrepreneur. His organization LFP mainly produces sexually graphic videos and magazines, most notably Hustler. In 2003, Arena magazine listed him as the number one on the "50 Powerful People in Porn". Flynt has fought several prominent legal battles involving the First Amendment. He is paralyzed from the waist down due to injuries sustained in a 1978 assassination attempt by Joseph Paul Franklin. The modern business topics discussed in each chapter of The Mind of a Leader Legends are closely related to the issues raised in Niccolò Machiavelli's controversial strategic masterpiece “The Prince”. The Mind of a Leader Legends is an outstanding training and development tool offering practical hands-on advice in regards to both individual and organizational success. A fascinating journey to the inside of successful modern organizations and leadership minds.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/mads-ovlisen-the-mind-of-a-leader-legends-by-mads-ovlisen--65074419https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/211736 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Mads Øvlisen - The Mind of a Leader Legends Author: Mads Øvlisen Narrator: Mads Øvlisen Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 48 minutes Release date: April 17, 2014 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: Experience a first-hand interview with the legendary Mads Øvlisen, Chairman of LEGO and fmr. CEO and Chairman of Novo Nordisk and The Royal Danish Theatre. The modern business topics discussed in each chapter of The Mind of a Leader Legends are closely related to the issues raised in Niccolò Machiavelli's controversial strategic masterpiece “The Prince”. The Mind of a Leader Legends is an outstanding training and development tool offering practical hands-on advice in regards to both individual and organizational success. A fascinating journey to the inside of successful modern organizations and leadership minds.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/211736Thu, 17 Apr 2014 04:07:40 +0000Colin LangPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/211736 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Mads Øvlisen - The Mind of a Leader Legends Author: Mads Øvlisen Narrator: Mads Øvlisen Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 48 minutes Release...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/211736 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Mads Øvlisen - The Mind of a Leader Legends Author: Mads Øvlisen Narrator: Mads Øvlisen Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 48 minutes Release date: April 17, 2014 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: Experience a first-hand interview with the legendary Mads Øvlisen, Chairman of LEGO and fmr. CEO and Chairman of Novo Nordisk and The Royal Danish Theatre. The modern business topics discussed in each chapter of The Mind of a Leader Legends are closely related to the issues raised in Niccolò Machiavelli's controversial strategic masterpiece “The Prince”. The Mind of a Leader Legends is an outstanding training and development tool offering practical hands-on advice in regards to both individual and organizational success. A fascinating journey to the inside of successful modern organizations and leadership minds.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/pat-boone-the-mind-of-a-leader-legends-by-pat-boone--65074380https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/211735 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Pat Boone - The Mind of a Leader Legends Author: Pat Boone Narrator: Pat Boone Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 42 minutes Release date: April 17, 2014 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: Experience a first-hand interview with the legendary Pat Boone, American singer, actor, and writer. Pat Boone was a successful pop singer in the United States during the 1950s and early 1960s. He sold over 45 million albums, had 38 Top 40 hits and appeared in more than 12 Hollywood movies. According to Billboard, Boone was the second biggest charting artist of the late 1950s, behind only Elvis Presley. As an author, Boone had a No. 1 bestseller in the 1950s. He continues to perform, and speak as a motivational speaker, a television personality, and a conservative political commentator. The modern business topics discussed in each chapter of The Mind of a Leader Legends are closely related to the issues raised in Niccolò Machiavelli's controversial strategic masterpiece “The Prince”. The Mind of a Leader Legends is an outstanding training and development tool offering practical hands-on advice in regards to both individual and organizational success. A fascinating journey to the inside of successful modern organizations and leadership minds.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/211735Thu, 17 Apr 2014 04:07:40 +0000Colin LangPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/211735 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Pat Boone - The Mind of a Leader Legends Author: Pat Boone Narrator: Pat Boone Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 42 minutes Release date:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/211735 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Pat Boone - The Mind of a Leader Legends Author: Pat Boone Narrator: Pat Boone Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 42 minutes Release date: April 17, 2014 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: Experience a first-hand interview with the legendary Pat Boone, American singer, actor, and writer. Pat Boone was a successful pop singer in the United States during the 1950s and early 1960s. He sold over 45 million albums, had 38 Top 40 hits and appeared in more than 12 Hollywood movies. According to Billboard, Boone was the second biggest charting artist of the late 1950s, behind only Elvis Presley. As an author, Boone had a No. 1 bestseller in the 1950s. He continues to perform, and speak as a motivational speaker, a television personality, and a conservative political commentator. The modern business topics discussed in each chapter of The Mind of a Leader Legends are closely related to the issues raised in Niccolò Machiavelli's controversial strategic masterpiece “The Prince”. The Mind of a Leader Legends is an outstanding training and development tool offering practical hands-on advice in regards to both individual and organizational success. A fascinating journey to the inside of successful modern organizations and leadership minds.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/philip-kotler-by-philip-kotler--65074373https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/211734 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Philip Kotler Author: Philip Kotler Narrator: Philip Kotler Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 51 minutes Release date: April 17, 2014 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 2 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: Experience a first-hand interview with the legendary Philip Kotler, American marketing author, consultant and professor; currently the S. C. Johnson Distinguished Professor of International Marketing at the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University. Kotler is the author of more than 55 marketing books. He was the first person to receive the "Leader in Marketing Thought" voted on by the academic members of the American Marketing Association. The first recipient of the William L. Wilkie “Marketing for a Better World” Award from the American Marketing Association and the first recipient of the Sheth Foundation Medal for Exceptional Contribution to Marketing Scholarship and Practice. In 2005 The Financial Times surveyed 1,000 executives in 25 countries on the Most Influential Business Writers/Management Gurus and Philip Kotler ranked fourth after Peter Drucker, Bill Gates, and Jack Welch. The modern business topics discussed in each chapter of The Mind of a Leader Legends are closely related to the issues raised in Niccolò Machiavelli's controversial strategic masterpiece “The Prince”. The Mind of a Leader Legends is an outstanding training and development tool offering practical hands-on advice in regards to both individual and organizational success. A fascinating journey to the inside of successful modern organizations and leadership minds.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/211734Thu, 17 Apr 2014 04:07:40 +0000Colin LangPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/211734 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Philip Kotler Author: Philip Kotler Narrator: Philip Kotler Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 51 minutes Release date: April 17, 2014...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/211734 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Philip Kotler Author: Philip Kotler Narrator: Philip Kotler Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 51 minutes Release date: April 17, 2014 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 2 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: Experience a first-hand interview with the legendary Philip Kotler, American marketing author, consultant and professor; currently the S. C. Johnson Distinguished Professor of International Marketing at the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University. Kotler is the author of more than 55 marketing books. He was the first person to receive the "Leader in Marketing Thought" voted on by the academic members of the American Marketing Association. The first recipient of the William L. Wilkie “Marketing for a Better World” Award from the American Marketing Association and the first recipient of the Sheth Foundation Medal for Exceptional Contribution to Marketing Scholarship and Practice. In 2005 The Financial Times surveyed 1,000 executives in 25 countries on the Most Influential Business Writers/Management Gurus and Philip Kotler ranked fourth after Peter Drucker, Bill Gates, and Jack Welch. The modern business topics discussed in each chapter of The Mind of a Leader Legends are closely related to the issues raised in Niccolò Machiavelli's controversial strategic masterpiece “The Prince”. The Mind of a Leader Legends is an outstanding training and development tool offering practical hands-on advice in regards to both individual and organizational success. A fascinating journey to the inside of successful modern organizations and leadership minds.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/anita-roddick-the-mind-of-a-leader-legends-by-anita-roddick--65074313https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/211732 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Anita Roddick - The Mind of a Leader Legends Author: Anita Roddick Narrator: Anita Roddick Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 56 minutes Release date: April 17, 2014 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: Experience a first-hand interview with the legendary Dame Anita Roddick, Founder of ’The Body Shop’, human rights activist and environmental campaigner. Dame Anita Roddick is an example of an inspirational modern female leader and entrepreneur that was able to think outside the box, walk the talk and achieve tremendous corporate success while upholding humane values. Throughout her career, her personal and corporate reputation followed her actions. The Body Shop, a cosmetics company producing and retailing natural beauty products, was one of the first to prohibit the use of ingredients tested on animals and one of the first to promote fair trade with third world countries. The Mind of a Leader Legends is an outstanding training and development tool offering practical hands-on advice in regards to both individual and organizational success. A fascinating journey to the inside of successful modern organizations and leadership minds.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/211732Thu, 17 Apr 2014 04:07:40 +0000Colin LangPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/211732 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Anita Roddick - The Mind of a Leader Legends Author: Anita Roddick Narrator: Anita Roddick Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 56 minutes...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/211732 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Anita Roddick - The Mind of a Leader Legends Author: Anita Roddick Narrator: Anita Roddick Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 56 minutes Release date: April 17, 2014 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: Experience a first-hand interview with the legendary Dame Anita Roddick, Founder of ’The Body Shop’, human rights activist and environmental campaigner. Dame Anita Roddick is an example of an inspirational modern female leader and entrepreneur that was able to think outside the box, walk the talk and achieve tremendous corporate success while upholding humane values. Throughout her career, her personal and corporate reputation followed her actions. The Body Shop, a cosmetics company producing and retailing natural beauty products, was one of the first to prohibit the use of ingredients tested on animals and one of the first to promote fair trade with third world countries. The Mind of a Leader Legends is an outstanding training and development tool offering practical hands-on advice in regards to both individual and organizational success. A fascinating journey to the inside of successful modern organizations and leadership minds.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/things-a-little-bird-told-me-confessions-of-the-creative-mind-by-biz-stone--65074418https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/208463 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Things a Little Bird Told Me: Confessions of the Creative Mind Author: Biz Stone Narrator: Jonathan Davis Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 30 minutes Release date: April 1, 2014 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: Biz Stone, the co-founder of Twitter, discusses the power of creativity and how to harness it, through stories from his remarkable life and career. Things a Little Bird Told Me From GQ's 'Nerd of the Year' to one of Time's most influential people in the world, Biz Stone represents different things to different people. But he is known to all as the creative, effervescent, funny, charmingly positive and remarkably savvy co-founder of Twitter-the social media platform that singlehandedly changed the way the world works. Now, Biz tells fascinating, pivotal, and personal stories from his early life and his careers at Google and Twitter, sharing his knowledge about the nature and importance of ingenuity today. In Biz's world: Opportunity can be manufactured Great work comes from abandoning a linear way of thinking Creativity never runs out Asking questions is free Empathy is core to personal and global success In this book, Biz also addresses failure, the value of vulnerability, ambition, and corporate culture. Whether seeking behind-the-scenes stories, advice, or wisdom and principles from one of the most successful businessmen of the new century, Things a Little Bird Told Me will satisfy every reader.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/208463Tue, 01 Apr 2014 04:07:40 +0000Colin LangPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/208463 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Things a Little Bird Told Me: Confessions of the Creative Mind Author: Biz Stone Narrator: Jonathan Davis Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/208463 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Things a Little Bird Told Me: Confessions of the Creative Mind Author: Biz Stone Narrator: Jonathan Davis Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 30 minutes Release date: April 1, 2014 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: Biz Stone, the co-founder of Twitter, discusses the power of creativity and how to harness it, through stories from his remarkable life and career. Things a Little Bird Told Me From GQ's 'Nerd of the Year' to one of Time's most influential people in the world, Biz Stone represents different things to different people. But he is known to all as the creative, effervescent, funny, charmingly positive and remarkably savvy co-founder of Twitter-the social media platform that singlehandedly changed the way the world works. Now, Biz tells fascinating, pivotal, and personal stories from his early life and his careers at Google and Twitter, sharing his knowledge about the nature and importance of ingenuity today. In Biz's world: Opportunity can be manufactured Great work comes from abandoning a linear way of thinking Creativity never runs out Asking questions is free Empathy is core to personal and global success In this book, Biz also addresses failure, the value of vulnerability, ambition, and corporate culture. Whether seeking behind-the-scenes stories, advice, or wisdom and principles from one of the most successful businessmen of the new century, Things a Little Bird Told Me will satisfy every reader.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-hiltons-the-true-story-of-an-american-dynasty-by-j-randy-taraborrelli--65074376https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/208462 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Hiltons: The True Story of an American Dynasty Author: J. Randy Taraborrelli Narrator: Robert Petkoff Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 19 hours 18 minutes Release date: April 1, 2014 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.5 of Total 18 Ratings of Narrator: 3.75 of Total 4 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: The Hiltons is a sweeping saga of the success-and excess-of an iconic American family. Demanding and enigmatic, patriarch Conrad Hilton's visionary ideas and unyielding will established the model for the modern luxury hotel industry. But outside the boardroom, Conrad struggled with emotional detachment, failed marriages, and conflicted Catholicism. Then there were his children: Playboy Nicky Hilton's tragic alcoholism and marriage to Elizabeth Taylor was the stuff of tabloid legend. Barron Hilton, on the other hand, deftly handled his father's legacy, carrying the Hilton brand triumphantly into the new millennium. Eric, raised apart from his older brothers, accepted his supporting role in the Hilton dynasty with calm and quiet-a stark contrast to the boys' much younger half-sister Francesca, whose battle for recognition led her into courtrooms and conflict. The cast of supporting players includes the inimitable Zsa Zsa Gabor, who was married to Conrad briefly and remained a thorn in his side for decades, and a host of other Hollywood and business luminaries with whom the Hiltons crossed paths and swords over the years.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/208462Tue, 01 Apr 2014 04:07:40 +0000Colin LangPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/208462 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Hiltons: The True Story of an American Dynasty Author: J. Randy Taraborrelli Narrator: Robert Petkoff Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 19 hours...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/208462 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Hiltons: The True Story of an American Dynasty Author: J. Randy Taraborrelli Narrator: Robert Petkoff Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 19 hours 18 minutes Release date: April 1, 2014 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.5 of Total 18 Ratings of Narrator: 3.75 of Total 4 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: The Hiltons is a sweeping saga of the success-and excess-of an iconic American family. Demanding and enigmatic, patriarch Conrad Hilton's visionary ideas and unyielding will established the model for the modern luxury hotel industry. But outside the boardroom, Conrad struggled with emotional detachment, failed marriages, and conflicted Catholicism. Then there were his children: Playboy Nicky Hilton's tragic alcoholism and marriage to Elizabeth Taylor was the stuff of tabloid legend. Barron Hilton, on the other hand, deftly handled his father's legacy, carrying the Hilton brand triumphantly into the new millennium. Eric, raised apart from his older brothers, accepted his supporting role in the Hilton dynasty with calm and quiet-a stark contrast to the boys' much younger half-sister Francesca, whose battle for recognition led her into courtrooms and conflict. The cast of supporting players includes the inimitable Zsa Zsa Gabor, who was married to Conrad briefly and remained a thorn in his side for decades, and a host of other Hollywood and business luminaries with whom the Hiltons crossed paths and swords over the years.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/haunted-empire-apple-after-steve-jobs-by-yukari-iwatani-kane--65074382https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/208307 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Haunted Empire: Apple After Steve Jobs Author: Yukari Iwatani Kane Narrator: Arielle DeLisle Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 34 minutes Release date: March 18, 2014 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: Former Wall Street Journal technology reporter Yukari Iwatani Kane delves deep inside Apple in the two years since Steve Jobs’s death, revealing the tensions and challenges CEO Tim Cook and his team face as they try to sustain Jobs’s vision and keep the company moving forward. Steve Jobs's death raised one of the most pressing questions in the tech and business worlds: Could Apple stay great without its iconic leader? Many inside the company were eager to prove that Apple could be just as innovative as it had been under Jobs. Others were painfully aware of the immense challenge ahead. As its business has become more complex and global, Apple has come under intense scrutiny, much of it critical. Maintaining market leadership has become crucial as it tries to conquer new frontiers and satisfy the public's insatiable appetite for "insanely great” products. Based on over two hundred interviews with current and former executives, business partners, Apple watchers and others, Haunted Empire is an illuminating portrait of Apple today that offers clues to its future. With nuanced insights and colorful details that only a seasoned journalist could glean, Kane goes beyond the myths and headlines.  She explores Tim Cook’s leadership and its impact on Jobs’s loyal lieutenants, new product development, and Apple’s relationships with Wall Street, the government, tech rivals, suppliers, the media, and consumers. Hard-hitting yet fair, Haunted Empire reveals the perils and opportunities an iconic company faces when it loses its visionary leader.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/208307Tue, 18 Mar 2014 04:07:40 +0000Colin LangPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/208307 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Haunted Empire: Apple After Steve Jobs Author: Yukari Iwatani Kane Narrator: Arielle DeLisle Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 34 minutes...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/208307 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Haunted Empire: Apple After Steve Jobs Author: Yukari Iwatani Kane Narrator: Arielle DeLisle Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 34 minutes Release date: March 18, 2014 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: Former Wall Street Journal technology reporter Yukari Iwatani Kane delves deep inside Apple in the two years since Steve Jobs’s death, revealing the tensions and challenges CEO Tim Cook and his team face as they try to sustain Jobs’s vision and keep the company moving forward. Steve Jobs's death raised one of the most pressing questions in the tech and business worlds: Could Apple stay great without its iconic leader? Many inside the company were eager to prove that Apple could be just as innovative as it had been under Jobs. Others were painfully aware of the immense challenge ahead. As its business has become more complex and global, Apple has come under intense scrutiny, much of it critical. Maintaining market leadership has become crucial as it tries to conquer new frontiers and satisfy the public's insatiable appetite for "insanely great” products. Based on over two hundred interviews with current and former executives, business partners, Apple watchers and others, Haunted Empire is an illuminating portrait of Apple today that offers clues to its future. With nuanced insights and colorful details that only a seasoned journalist could glean, Kane goes beyond the myths and headlines.  She explores Tim Cook’s leadership and its impact on Jobs’s loyal lieutenants, new product development, and Apple’s relationships with Wall Street, the government, tech rivals, suppliers, the media, and consumers. Hard-hitting yet fair, Haunted Empire reveals the perils and opportunities an iconic company faces when it loses its visionary leader.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/haunted-empire-apple-after-steve-jobs-by-yukari-iwatani-kane--65074274https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/315915 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Haunted Empire: Apple After Steve Jobs Author: Yukari Iwatani Kane Narrator: Arielle DeLisle Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 33 minutes Release date: March 18, 2014 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: An insightful, behind-the-scences portrait of the technology giant Apple Former Wall Street Journal technology reporter Yukari Iwatani Kane delves deep inside Apple in the two years since Steve Jobs’s death, revealing the tensions and challenges CEO Tim Cook and his team face as they try to sustain Jobs’s vision and keep the company moving forward. Steve Jobs's death raised one of the most pressing questions in the tech and business worlds: Could Apple stay great without its iconic leader? Many inside the company were eager to prove that Apple could be just as innovative as it had been under Jobs. Others were painfully aware of the immense challenge ahead. As its business has become more complex and global, Apple has come under intense scrutiny, much of it critical. Maintaining market leadership has become crucial as it tries to conquer new frontiers and satisfy the public’s insatiable appetite for ‘insanely great’ products. Based on over two hundred interviews with current and former executives, business partners, Apple watchers and others, Haunted Empire is an illuminating portrait of Apple today that offers clues to its future. With nuanced insights and colourful details that only a seasoned journalist could glean, Kane goes beyond the myths and headlines. She explores Tim Cook’s leadership and its impact on Jobs’s loyal lieutenants, new product development, and Apple’s relationships with Wall Street, the government, tech rivals, suppliers, the media, and consumers. Hard-hitting yet fair, Haunted Empire reveals the perils and opportunities an iconic company faces when it loses its visionary leader.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/315915Tue, 18 Mar 2014 04:07:40 +0000Colin LangPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/315915 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Haunted Empire: Apple After Steve Jobs Author: Yukari Iwatani Kane Narrator: Arielle DeLisle Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 33 minutes...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/315915 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Haunted Empire: Apple After Steve Jobs Author: Yukari Iwatani Kane Narrator: Arielle DeLisle Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 33 minutes Release date: March 18, 2014 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: An insightful, behind-the-scences portrait of the technology giant Apple Former Wall Street Journal technology reporter Yukari Iwatani Kane delves deep inside Apple in the two years since Steve Jobs’s death, revealing the tensions and challenges CEO Tim Cook and his team face as they try to sustain Jobs’s vision and keep the company moving forward. Steve Jobs's death raised one of the most pressing questions in the tech and business worlds: Could Apple stay great without its iconic leader? Many inside the company were eager to prove that Apple could be just as innovative as it had been under Jobs. Others were painfully aware of the immense challenge ahead. As its business has become more complex and global, Apple has come under intense scrutiny, much of it critical. Maintaining market leadership has become crucial as it tries to conquer new frontiers and satisfy the public’s insatiable appetite for ‘insanely great’ products. Based on over two hundred interviews with current and former executives, business partners, Apple watchers and others, Haunted Empire is an illuminating portrait of Apple today that offers clues to its future. With nuanced insights and colourful details that only a seasoned journalist could glean, Kane goes beyond the myths and headlines. She explores Tim Cook’s leadership and its impact on Jobs’s loyal lieutenants, new product development, and Apple’s relationships with Wall Street, the government, tech rivals, suppliers, the media, and consumers. Hard-hitting yet fair, Haunted Empire reveals the perils and opportunities an iconic company faces when it loses its visionary leader.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/young-money-inside-the-hidden-world-of-wall-street-s-post-crash-recruits-by-kevin-roose--65074385https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/206660 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Young Money: Inside the Hidden World of Wall Street's Post-Crash Recruits Author: Kevin Roose Narrator: Nicholas Tecosky Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 0 minutes Release date: February 18, 2014 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3 of Total 2 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: Becoming a young Wall Street banker is like pledging the world's most lucrative and soul-crushing fraternity. Every year, thousands of eager college graduates are hired by the world's financial giants, where they're taught the secrets of making obscene amounts of money-- as well as how to dress, talk, date, drink, and schmooze like real financiers. Young Money is the inside story of this well-guarded world. Kevin Roose, New York magazine business writer and author of the critically acclaimed The Unlikely Disciple, spent more than three years shadowing eight entry-level workers at Goldman Sachs, Bank of America Merrill Lynch, and other leading investment firms. Roose chronicled their triumphs and disappointments, their million-dollar trades and runaway Excel spreadsheets, and got an unprecedented (and unauthorized) glimpse of the financial world's initiation process. Roose's young bankers are exposed to the exhausting workloads, huge bonuses, and recreational drugs that have always characterized Wall Street life. But they experience something new, too: an industry forever changed by the massive financial collapse of 2008. And as they get their Wall Street educations, they face hard questions about morality, prestige, and the value of their work. Young Money is more than an expose of excess; it's the story of how the financial crisis changed a generation-and remade Wall Street from the bottom up.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/206660Tue, 18 Feb 2014 04:07:40 +0000Colin LangPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/206660 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Young Money: Inside the Hidden World of Wall Street's Post-Crash Recruits Author: Kevin Roose Narrator: Nicholas Tecosky Format: Unabridged Audiobook...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/206660 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Young Money: Inside the Hidden World of Wall Street's Post-Crash Recruits Author: Kevin Roose Narrator: Nicholas Tecosky Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 0 minutes Release date: February 18, 2014 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3 of Total 2 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: Becoming a young Wall Street banker is like pledging the world's most lucrative and soul-crushing fraternity. Every year, thousands of eager college graduates are hired by the world's financial giants, where they're taught the secrets of making obscene amounts of money-- as well as how to dress, talk, date, drink, and schmooze like real financiers. Young Money is the inside story of this well-guarded world. Kevin Roose, New York magazine business writer and author of the critically acclaimed The Unlikely Disciple, spent more than three years shadowing eight entry-level workers at Goldman Sachs, Bank of America Merrill Lynch, and other leading investment firms. Roose chronicled their triumphs and disappointments, their million-dollar trades and runaway Excel spreadsheets, and got an unprecedented (and unauthorized) glimpse of the financial world's initiation process. Roose's young bankers are exposed to the exhausting workloads, huge bonuses, and recreational drugs that have always characterized Wall Street life. But they experience something new, too: an industry forever changed by the massive financial collapse of 2008. And as they get their Wall Street educations, they face hard questions about morality, prestige, and the value of their work. Young Money is more than an expose of excess; it's the story of how the financial crisis changed a generation-and remade Wall Street from the bottom up.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-loudest-voice-in-the-room-how-the-brilliant-bombastic-roger-ailes-built-fox-news-and-divided-a-country-by-gabriel-sherman--65074390https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/206459 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Loudest Voice in the Room: How the Brilliant, Bombastic Roger Ailes Built Fox News--and Divided a Country Author: Gabriel Sherman Narrator: Erik Singer Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 17 hours 37 minutes Release date: January 16, 2014 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 4 Ratings of Narrator: 3 of Total 1 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: A revelatory journey inside the world of Fox News and Roger Ailes—the brash, sometimes combative network head who helped fuel the rise of Donald Trump NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • NOW A SHOWTIME LIMITED SERIES • NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY NPR When Rupert Murdoch enlisted Roger Ailes to launch a cable news network in 1996, American politics and media changed forever. With a remarkable level of detail and insight, Vanity Fair magazine reporter Gabriel Sherman puts Ailes’s unique genius on display, along with the outsize personalities—Bill O’Reilly, Sean Hannity, Megyn Kelly, Sarah Palin, Karl Rove, Glenn Beck, Mike Huckabee, Gretchen Carlson, Bill Shine, and others—who have helped Fox News play a defining role in the great social and political controversies of the past two decades. From the Clinton-Lewinsky scandal to the Bush-Gore recount, from the war in Iraq to the Tea Party attack on the Obama presidency, Roger Ailes developed an unrivaled power to sway the national agenda. Even more, he became the indispensable figure in conservative America and the man any Republican politician with presidential aspirations had to court. How did this man become the master strategist of our political landscape? In revelatory detail, Sherman chronicles the rise of Ailes, a frail kid from an Ohio factory town who, through sheer willpower, the flair of a showman, fierce corporate politicking, and a profound understanding of the priorities of middle America, built the most influential television news empire of our time. Drawing on hundreds of interviews with Fox News insiders past and present, Sherman documents Ailes’s tactical acuity as he battled the press, business rivals, and countless real and perceived enemies inside and outside Fox. Sherman takes us inside the morning meetings in which Ailes and other high-level executives strategized Fox’s presentation of the news to advance Ailes’s political agenda; provides behind-the-scenes details of Ailes’s crucial role as finder and shaper of talent, including his sometimes rocky relationships with Fox News stars such as O’Reilly, Hannity, and Carlson; and probes Ailes’s fraught partnership with his equally brash and mercurial boss, Rupert Murdoch. Roger Ailes’s life is a story worthy of Citizen Kane. The Loudest Voice in the Room is an extraordinary feat of reportage with a compelling human drama at its heart.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/206459Thu, 16 Jan 2014 04:07:40 +0000Colin LangPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/206459 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Loudest Voice in the Room: How the Brilliant, Bombastic Roger Ailes Built Fox News--and Divided a Country Author: Gabriel Sherman Narrator: Erik...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/206459 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Loudest Voice in the Room: How the Brilliant, Bombastic Roger Ailes Built Fox News--and Divided a Country Author: Gabriel Sherman Narrator: Erik Singer Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 17 hours 37 minutes Release date: January 16, 2014 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 4 Ratings of Narrator: 3 of Total 1 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: A revelatory journey inside the world of Fox News and Roger Ailes—the brash, sometimes combative network head who helped fuel the rise of Donald Trump NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • NOW A SHOWTIME LIMITED SERIES • NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY NPR When Rupert Murdoch enlisted Roger Ailes to launch a cable news network in 1996, American politics and media changed forever. With a remarkable level of detail and insight, Vanity Fair magazine reporter Gabriel Sherman puts Ailes’s unique genius on display, along with the outsize personalities—Bill O’Reilly, Sean Hannity, Megyn Kelly, Sarah Palin, Karl Rove, Glenn Beck, Mike Huckabee, Gretchen Carlson, Bill Shine, and others—who have helped Fox News play a defining role in the great social and political controversies of the past two decades. From the Clinton-Lewinsky scandal to the Bush-Gore recount, from the war in Iraq to the Tea Party attack on the Obama presidency, Roger Ailes developed an unrivaled power to sway the national agenda. Even more, he became the indispensable figure in conservative America and the man any Republican politician with presidential aspirations had to court. How did this man become the master strategist of our political landscape? In revelatory detail, Sherman chronicles the rise of Ailes, a frail kid from an Ohio factory town who, through sheer willpower, the flair of a showman, fierce corporate politicking, and a profound understanding of the priorities of middle America, built the most influential television news empire of our time. Drawing on hundreds of interviews with Fox News insiders past and present, Sherman documents Ailes’s tactical acuity as he battled the press, business rivals, and countless real and perceived enemies inside and outside Fox. Sherman takes us inside the morning meetings in which Ailes and other high-level executives strategized Fox’s presentation of the news to advance Ailes’s political agenda; provides behind-the-scenes details of Ailes’s crucial role as finder and shaper of talent, including his sometimes rocky relationships with Fox News stars such as O’Reilly, Hannity, and Carlson; and probes Ailes’s fraught partnership with his equally brash and mercurial boss, Rupert Murdoch. Roger Ailes’s life is a story worthy of Citizen Kane. The Loudest Voice in the Room is an extraordinary feat of reportage with a compelling human drama at its heart.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-house-of-morgan-an-american-banking-dynasty-and-the-rise-of-modern-finance-by-ron-chernow--65074392https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/204603 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The House of Morgan: An American Banking Dynasty and the Rise of Modern Finance Author: Ron Chernow Narrator: Robertson Dean Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 34 hours 37 minutes Release date: January 1, 2014 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.61 of Total 28 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 6 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: Winner of the National Book Award and now considered a classic, The House of Morgan is the most ambitious history ever written about an American banking dynasty. Acclaimed by the Wall Street Journal as “brilliantly researched and written,” the book tells the rich, panoramic story of four generations of Morgans and the powerful, secretive firms they spawned. It is the definitive account of the rise of the modern financial world. A gripping history of banking and the booms and busts that shaped the world on both sides of the Atlantic, The House of Morgan traces the trajectory of the J. P. Morgan empire from its obscure beginnings in Victorian London to the crash of 1987. Ron Chernow paints a fascinating portrait of the private saga of the Morgans and the rarefied world of the American and British elite in which they moved. Based on extensive interviews and access to the family and business archives, The House of Morgan is an investigative masterpiece, a compelling account of a remarkable institution and the men who ran it, and an essential book for understanding the money and power behind the major historical events of the last 150 years.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/204603Wed, 01 Jan 2014 04:07:40 +0000Colin LangPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/204603 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The House of Morgan: An American Banking Dynasty and the Rise of Modern Finance Author: Ron Chernow Narrator: Robertson Dean Format: Unabridged...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/204603 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The House of Morgan: An American Banking Dynasty and the Rise of Modern Finance Author: Ron Chernow Narrator: Robertson Dean Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 34 hours 37 minutes Release date: January 1, 2014 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.61 of Total 28 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 6 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: Winner of the National Book Award and now considered a classic, The House of Morgan is the most ambitious history ever written about an American banking dynasty. Acclaimed by the Wall Street Journal as “brilliantly researched and written,” the book tells the rich, panoramic story of four generations of Morgans and the powerful, secretive firms they spawned. It is the definitive account of the rise of the modern financial world. A gripping history of banking and the booms and busts that shaped the world on both sides of the Atlantic, The House of Morgan traces the trajectory of the J. P. Morgan empire from its obscure beginnings in Victorian London to the crash of 1987. Ron Chernow paints a fascinating portrait of the private saga of the Morgans and the rarefied world of the American and British elite in which they moved. Based on extensive interviews and access to the family and business archives, The House of Morgan is an investigative masterpiece, a compelling account of a remarkable institution and the men who ran it, and an essential book for understanding the money and power behind the major historical events of the last 150 years.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/like-a-virgin-secrets-they-won-t-teach-you-at-business-school-by-richard-branson--65074355https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/236426 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Like A Virgin: Secrets They Won’t Teach You at Business School Author: Richard Branson Narrator: Adrian Mulraney Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 56 minutes Release date: December 12, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.94 of Total 16 Ratings of Narrator: 4.43 of Total 7 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: Looking for advice on setting up your own company, improving your career prospects, or developing your leadership skills? Why not ask Richard Branson? In Like a Virgin: Secrets They Won't Teach You in Business School, Richard distils and shares the wisdom and experience that have made him one of the world's most recognised and respected entrepreneurs. From his 'Top 5 secrets of Business Success', to hard hitting discussions about the global financial crisis, this book brings together his best advice on all things business. It's business school, the Branson way.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/236426Thu, 12 Dec 2013 04:07:40 +0000Colin LangPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/236426 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Like A Virgin: Secrets They Won’t Teach You at Business School Author: Richard Branson Narrator: Adrian Mulraney Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/236426 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Like A Virgin: Secrets They Won’t Teach You at Business School Author: Richard Branson Narrator: Adrian Mulraney Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 56 minutes Release date: December 12, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.94 of Total 16 Ratings of Narrator: 4.43 of Total 7 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: Looking for advice on setting up your own company, improving your career prospects, or developing your leadership skills? Why not ask Richard Branson? In Like a Virgin: Secrets They Won't Teach You in Business School, Richard distils and shares the wisdom and experience that have made him one of the world's most recognised and respected entrepreneurs. From his 'Top 5 secrets of Business Success', to hard hitting discussions about the global financial crisis, this book brings together his best advice on all things business. It's business school, the Branson way.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/self-help-messiah-dale-carnegie-and-success-in-modern-america-by-steven-watts--65074345https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/236330 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Self-Help Messiah: Dale Carnegie and Success in Modern America Author: Steven Watts Narrator: Mark Peckham Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 17 hours 3 minutes Release date: October 29, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: An illuminating biography of the man who taught Americans 'how to win friends and influence people' Before Stephen Covey, Oprah Winfrey, and Malcolm Gladwell there was Dale Carnegie. His book, How to Win Friends and Influence People, became a bestseller worldwide, and Life magazine named him one of the 'most important Americans of the twentieth century.' This is the first full-scale biography of this influential figure. Dale Carnegie was born in rural Missouri—his father a poor farmer, his mother a successful preacher. To make ends meet he tried his hand at various sales jobs, and his failure to convince his customers to buy what he had to offer eventually became the fuel behind his future glory. Carnegie quickly figured out that something was amiss in American education and in the ways businesspeople related to each other. What he discovered was as simple as it was profound: understanding people's needs and desires is paramount in any successful enterprise. Carnegie conceived his book to help people learn to relate to one another and enrich their lives through effective communication. His success was extraordinary, as 1920s America craved a little psychological insight that was easy to apply to everyday affairs. Self-Help Messiah tells the story of Carnegie's personal journey and how it gave rise to the movement of self-help and personal reinvention.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/236330Tue, 29 Oct 2013 04:07:40 +0000Colin LangPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/236330 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Self-Help Messiah: Dale Carnegie and Success in Modern America Author: Steven Watts Narrator: Mark Peckham Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 17...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/236330 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Self-Help Messiah: Dale Carnegie and Success in Modern America Author: Steven Watts Narrator: Mark Peckham Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 17 hours 3 minutes Release date: October 29, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: An illuminating biography of the man who taught Americans 'how to win friends and influence people' Before Stephen Covey, Oprah Winfrey, and Malcolm Gladwell there was Dale Carnegie. His book, How to Win Friends and Influence People, became a bestseller worldwide, and Life magazine named him one of the 'most important Americans of the twentieth century.' This is the first full-scale biography of this influential figure. Dale Carnegie was born in rural Missouri—his father a poor farmer, his mother a successful preacher. To make ends meet he tried his hand at various sales jobs, and his failure to convince his customers to buy what he had to offer eventually became the fuel behind his future glory. Carnegie quickly figured out that something was amiss in American education and in the ways businesspeople related to each other. What he discovered was as simple as it was profound: understanding people's needs and desires is paramount in any successful enterprise. Carnegie conceived his book to help people learn to relate to one another and enrich their lives through effective communication. His success was extraordinary, as 1920s America craved a little psychological insight that was easy to apply to everyday affairs. Self-Help Messiah tells the story of Carnegie's personal journey and how it gave rise to the movement of self-help and personal reinvention.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/a-man-and-his-mountain-the-everyman-who-created-kendall-jackson-and-became-america-s-greatest-wine-entrepreneur-by-edward-humes--65074397https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/199311 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Man and His Mountain: The Everyman Who Created Kendall-Jackson and Became America's Greatest Wine Entrepreneur Author: Edward Humes Narrator: Mel Foster Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 33 minutes Release date: October 22, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.8 of Total 5 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 3 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: A Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist tells the story of the self-made billionaire who built the Kendall-Jackson empire from nothing into the biggest selling brand of premium wines in the U.S.Jess Stonestreet Jackson was one of a small band of pioneering entrepreneurs who put California's wine country on the map. His life story is a compelling slice of history, daring, innovation, feuds, intrigue, talent, mystique, contrarianism, and luck, offering a unique window on the elegant, adventurous, and cut-throat worlds of Jackson's two passions: wine and horseracing. Time after time his decisions would be ignored, derided, then finally envied and imitated, as whole industries watched him become a billionaire and tried to keep up. He reinvented himself at mid-life, and became founder and CEO of Kendall-Jackson. The empire he constructed endures and thrives even after his death in 2011. In A Man and His Mountain, Edward Humes brings us the no-holds barred tale of the brilliant, infuriating, successful man who seemed to win more than his share by staying far ahead of the pack.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/199311Tue, 22 Oct 2013 04:07:40 +0000Colin LangPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/199311 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Man and His Mountain: The Everyman Who Created Kendall-Jackson and Became America's Greatest Wine Entrepreneur Author: Edward Humes Narrator: Mel...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/199311 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Man and His Mountain: The Everyman Who Created Kendall-Jackson and Became America's Greatest Wine Entrepreneur Author: Edward Humes Narrator: Mel Foster Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 33 minutes Release date: October 22, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.8 of Total 5 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 3 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: A Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist tells the story of the self-made billionaire who built the Kendall-Jackson empire from nothing into the biggest selling brand of premium wines in the U.S.Jess Stonestreet Jackson was one of a small band of pioneering entrepreneurs who put California's wine country on the map. His life story is a compelling slice of history, daring, innovation, feuds, intrigue, talent, mystique, contrarianism, and luck, offering a unique window on the elegant, adventurous, and cut-throat worlds of Jackson's two passions: wine and horseracing. Time after time his decisions would be ignored, derided, then finally envied and imitated, as whole industries watched him become a billionaire and tried to keep up. He reinvented himself at mid-life, and became founder and CEO of Kendall-Jackson. The empire he constructed endures and thrives even after his death in 2011. In A Man and His Mountain, Edward Humes brings us the no-holds barred tale of the brilliant, infuriating, successful man who seemed to win more than his share by staying far ahead of the pack.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-warren-buffett-way-3rd-edition-by-robert-g-hagstrom--65074423https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/198042 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Warren Buffett Way: 3rd Edition Author: Robert G. Hagstrom Narrator: Stephen Hoye Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 30 minutes Release date: September 30, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.44 of Total 320 Ratings of Narrator: 4.48 of Total 23 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: Warren Buffett remains one of the most sought-after and watched figures in business today. He has become a billionaire and investment sage by buying chunks of companies and holding onto them, managing them as businesses, and eventually reaping huge profits for himself and investors in Berkshire Hathaway. The first two editions of The Warren Buffett Way gave investors their first in-depth look at the innovative investment and business strategies behind the spectacular success of living legend Warren E. Buffett. Tracing Warren Buffett's career from the beginning, Hagstrom told listeners exactly how, starting with an initial investment of only $100 Buffett built a business empire and has an estimated net worth of $44 billion. The Third Edition of The Warren Buffett Way will focus on the timeless principles and strategies behind Buffett’s extraordinary investment success.  There will be new chapters on the important distinctions between investment and trading and an examination of the most successful disciples of Warren Buffett.  Some less important material will be deleted and the overall focus will be to create an edition that will stand the test of time, distilling Buffett’s success formula in a way that will provide value to listeners for decades to come.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/198042Mon, 30 Sep 2013 04:07:40 +0000Colin LangPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/198042 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Warren Buffett Way: 3rd Edition Author: Robert G. Hagstrom Narrator: Stephen Hoye Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 30 minutes Release...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/198042 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Warren Buffett Way: 3rd Edition Author: Robert G. Hagstrom Narrator: Stephen Hoye Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 30 minutes Release date: September 30, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.44 of Total 320 Ratings of Narrator: 4.48 of Total 23 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: Warren Buffett remains one of the most sought-after and watched figures in business today. He has become a billionaire and investment sage by buying chunks of companies and holding onto them, managing them as businesses, and eventually reaping huge profits for himself and investors in Berkshire Hathaway. The first two editions of The Warren Buffett Way gave investors their first in-depth look at the innovative investment and business strategies behind the spectacular success of living legend Warren E. Buffett. Tracing Warren Buffett's career from the beginning, Hagstrom told listeners exactly how, starting with an initial investment of only $100 Buffett built a business empire and has an estimated net worth of $44 billion. The Third Edition of The Warren Buffett Way will focus on the timeless principles and strategies behind Buffett’s extraordinary investment success.  There will be new chapters on the important distinctions between investment and trading and an examination of the most successful disciples of Warren Buffett.  Some less important material will be deleted and the overall focus will be to create an edition that will stand the test of time, distilling Buffett’s success formula in a way that will provide value to listeners for decades to come.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/finding-the-next-steve-jobs-how-to-find-keep-and-nurture-talent-by-nolan-bushnell-gene-stone--65074319https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/179618 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Finding the Next Steve Jobs: How to Find, Keep, and Nurture Talent Author: Nolan Bushnell, Gene Stone Narrator: Joseph C. Wilson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 17 minutes Release date: September 24, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.75 of Total 4 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 2 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: From the legendary founder of Atari and Chuck E. Cheese’s and Steve Jobs’s first boss, the secrets to finding, hiring, keeping, and nurturing creative talent.The business world is changing faster than ever, and every day your company faces new complications and difficulties. The only way to resolve these issues is to have a staff of wildly creative people who live as much in the future as the present, who thrive on being different, and whose ideas will guarantee that your company will prosper when other companies fail.A celebrated visionary and iconoclast, Nolan Bushnell founded the groundbreaking gaming company Atari before he went on to found Chuck E. Cheese’s and two dozen other companies. He also happened to launch the career of the late Steve Jobs, along with those of many other bril­liant creatives over the course of his five decades in business.With refreshing candor, keen psychological insight, and robust humor, Bushnell explains in Finding the Next Steve Jobs how to think boldly and differently about companies and organizations—and spe­cifically the people who work within them. For anyone trying to turn a company into the next Atari or Apple, build a more creative workforce, or fashion a career in a changing world, this book will enlighten, challenge, surprise, and amuse.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/179618Tue, 24 Sep 2013 04:07:40 +0000Colin LangPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/179618 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Finding the Next Steve Jobs: How to Find, Keep, and Nurture Talent Author: Nolan Bushnell, Gene Stone Narrator: Joseph C. Wilson Format: Unabridged...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/179618 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Finding the Next Steve Jobs: How to Find, Keep, and Nurture Talent Author: Nolan Bushnell, Gene Stone Narrator: Joseph C. Wilson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 17 minutes Release date: September 24, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.75 of Total 4 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 2 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: From the legendary founder of Atari and Chuck E. Cheese’s and Steve Jobs’s first boss, the secrets to finding, hiring, keeping, and nurturing creative talent.The business world is changing faster than ever, and every day your company faces new complications and difficulties. The only way to resolve these issues is to have a staff of wildly creative people who live as much in the future as the present, who thrive on being different, and whose ideas will guarantee that your company will prosper when other companies fail.A celebrated visionary and iconoclast, Nolan Bushnell founded the groundbreaking gaming company Atari before he went on to found Chuck E. Cheese’s and two dozen other companies. He also happened to launch the career of the late Steve Jobs, along with those of many other bril­liant creatives over the course of his five decades in business.With refreshing candor, keen psychological insight, and robust humor, Bushnell explains in Finding the Next Steve Jobs how to think boldly and differently about companies and organizations—and spe­cifically the people who work within them. For anyone trying to turn a company into the next Atari or Apple, build a more creative workforce, or fashion a career in a changing world, this book will enlighten, challenge, surprise, and amuse.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-buy-side-a-wall-street-trader-s-tale-of-spectacular-excess-by-turney-duff--65074427https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/177738 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Buy Side: A Wall Street Trader's Tale of Spectacular Excess Author: Turney Duff Narrator: Turney Duff Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 43 minutes Release date: June 4, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.14 of Total 7 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 3 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A former Galleon Group trader portrays an after-hours Wall Street culture where drugs and sex are rampant and billions in trading commissions flow to those who dangle the most enticements.  A remarkable writing debut, filled with indelible moments, The Buy Side shows as no book ever has the rewards—and dizzying temptations—of making a living on the Street.   Growing up in the 1980’s Turney Duff was your average kid from Kennebunk, Maine, eager to expand his horizons. After trying – and failing – to land a job as a journalist, he secured a trainee position at Morgan Stanley and got his first feel for the pecking order that exists in the trading pits.  Those on the “buy side,” the traders who make large bets on whether a stock will rise or fall, are the “alphas” and those on the “sell side,” the brokers who handle their business, are eager to please.   How eager to please was brought home stunningly to Turney in 1999 when he arrived at the Galleon Group, a colossal hedge-fund management firm run by secretive founder Raj Rajaratnam.  Finally in a position to trade on his own, Turney was encouraged to socialize with the sell side and siphon from his new broker friends as much information as possible.  Soon he was not just vacuuming up valuable tips but also being lured into a variety of hedonistic pursuits.  Naïve enough to believe he could keep up the lifestyle without paying a price, he managed to keep an eye on his buy-and-sell charts and, meanwhile, pondered the strange goings on at Galleon, where tens of millions were being made each week in sometimes mysterious ways.   At his next positions, at Argus Partners and J.L. Berkowitz, Turney climbed to even higher heights – and, as it turned out, plummeted to even lower depths – as, by day, he solidified his reputation one of the Street’s most powerful healthcare traders, and by night, he blazed a path through the city’s nightclubs, showing off his social genius and voraciously inhaling any drug that would fill the void he felt inside.   A mesmerizingly immersive journey through Wall Street’s first millennial decade, and a poignant self portrait by a young man who surely would have destroyed himself were it not for his decision to walk away from a seven-figure annual income, The Buy Side is one of the best coming-of-age-on-the-Street books ever written.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/177738Tue, 04 Jun 2013 04:07:40 +0000Colin LangPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/177738 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Buy Side: A Wall Street Trader's Tale of Spectacular Excess Author: Turney Duff Narrator: Turney Duff Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/177738 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Buy Side: A Wall Street Trader's Tale of Spectacular Excess Author: Turney Duff Narrator: Turney Duff Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 43 minutes Release date: June 4, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.14 of Total 7 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 3 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A former Galleon Group trader portrays an after-hours Wall Street culture where drugs and sex are rampant and billions in trading commissions flow to those who dangle the most enticements.  A remarkable writing debut, filled with indelible moments, The Buy Side shows as no book ever has the rewards—and dizzying temptations—of making a living on the Street.   Growing up in the 1980’s Turney Duff was your average kid from Kennebunk, Maine, eager to expand his horizons. After trying – and failing – to land a job as a journalist, he secured a trainee position at Morgan Stanley and got his first feel for the pecking order that exists in the trading pits.  Those on the “buy side,” the traders who make large bets on whether a stock will rise or fall, are the “alphas” and those on the “sell side,” the brokers who handle their business, are eager to please.   How eager to please was brought home stunningly to Turney in 1999 when he arrived at the Galleon Group, a colossal hedge-fund management firm run by secretive founder Raj Rajaratnam.  Finally in a position to trade on his own, Turney was encouraged to socialize with the sell side and siphon from his new broker friends as much information as possible.  Soon he was not just vacuuming up valuable tips but also being lured into a variety of hedonistic pursuits.  Naïve enough to believe he could keep up the lifestyle without paying a price, he managed to keep an eye on his buy-and-sell charts and, meanwhile, pondered the strange goings on at Galleon, where tens of millions were being made each week in sometimes mysterious ways.   At his next positions, at Argus Partners and J.L. Berkowitz, Turney climbed to even higher heights – and, as it turned out, plummeted to even lower depths – as, by day, he solidified his reputation one of the Street’s most powerful healthcare traders, and by night, he blazed a path through the city’s nightclubs, showing off his social genius and voraciously inhaling any drug that would fill the void he felt inside.   A mesmerizingly immersive journey through Wall Street’s first millennial decade, and a poignant self portrait by a young man who surely would have destroyed himself were it not for his decision to walk away from a seven-figure annual income, The Buy Side is one of the best coming-of-age-on-the-Street books ever written.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/mba-at-16-by-subroto-bagchi--65074362https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/208714 to listen full audiobooks. Title: MBA at 16 Author: Subroto Bagchi Narrator: Anindya Chakravorty Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 18 minutes Release date: April 1, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 1 of Total 1 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: A unique book that talks about the world of business to teenagers. You are 16, going on 17. Steve Jobs was all of sixteen when he met Stephen Wozniak. What resulted was Apple. When Sergey Brin and Larry Page met at Stanford, they were in their early twenties. They were soon to start Google. Today’s teenagers are our smartest generation yet. They are tomorrow’s entrepreneurs, investors, managers, policy makers, watchdogs and of course, consumers. But do you know what the corporate and business world is all about? How do businesses touch everyone’s lives? What really makes an entrepreneur tick? How does the engine of a company run? Who is a social entrepreneur? And why do we need the world of business : is business good or bad for us? If you are curious, come join Subroto Bagchi and a group of smart teenagers on their exciting voyage of discovery, and in the process, get yourself a teen MBA!]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/208714Mon, 01 Apr 2013 04:07:40 +0000Colin LangPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/208714 to listen full audiobooks. Title: MBA at 16 Author: Subroto Bagchi Narrator: Anindya Chakravorty Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 18 minutes Release date: April 1, 2013...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/208714 to listen full audiobooks. Title: MBA at 16 Author: Subroto Bagchi Narrator: Anindya Chakravorty Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 18 minutes Release date: April 1, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 1 of Total 1 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: A unique book that talks about the world of business to teenagers. You are 16, going on 17. Steve Jobs was all of sixteen when he met Stephen Wozniak. What resulted was Apple. When Sergey Brin and Larry Page met at Stanford, they were in their early twenties. They were soon to start Google. Today’s teenagers are our smartest generation yet. They are tomorrow’s entrepreneurs, investors, managers, policy makers, watchdogs and of course, consumers. But do you know what the corporate and business world is all about? How do businesses touch everyone’s lives? What really makes an entrepreneur tick? How does the engine of a company run? Who is a social entrepreneur? And why do we need the world of business : is business good or bad for us? If you are curious, come join Subroto Bagchi and a group of smart teenagers on their exciting voyage of discovery, and in the process, get yourself a teen MBA!]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/extraordinary-5-steps-to-success-by-atul-magoon--65074356https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/208715 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Extraordinary 5 Steps to Success Author: Atul Magoon Narrator: Nishchal Parr Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 5 minutes Release date: April 1, 2013 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: Here's a book that helps you realize your dream and be extraordinary! Are you leading an ordinary life? Many people go through life struggling with daily frustrations, making compromises all the time, and feeling sorry for themselves. They never get to do what they really want. Soon, they begin to see themselves as one of life's failures. Is success just a matter of luck? Is the path of achievement open only to a few? Are most of us doomed to lead unfulfilled lives, without ever realizing our true potential? Certainly not, says Atul Magoon. If you have the desire to be extraordinary, that is. Through inspiring real-life stories, this book shows you how success is simply a matter of putting in hard work, overcoming your fears and making full use of the opportunities before you.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/208715Mon, 01 Apr 2013 04:07:40 +0000Colin LangPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/208715 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Extraordinary 5 Steps to Success Author: Atul Magoon Narrator: Nishchal Parr Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 5 minutes Release date: April...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/208715 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Extraordinary 5 Steps to Success Author: Atul Magoon Narrator: Nishchal Parr Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 5 minutes Release date: April 1, 2013 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: Here's a book that helps you realize your dream and be extraordinary! Are you leading an ordinary life? Many people go through life struggling with daily frustrations, making compromises all the time, and feeling sorry for themselves. They never get to do what they really want. Soon, they begin to see themselves as one of life's failures. Is success just a matter of luck? Is the path of achievement open only to a few? Are most of us doomed to lead unfulfilled lives, without ever realizing our true potential? Certainly not, says Atul Magoon. If you have the desire to be extraordinary, that is. Through inspiring real-life stories, this book shows you how success is simply a matter of putting in hard work, overcoming your fears and making full use of the opportunities before you.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/exposure-from-president-to-whistleblower-at-olympus-by-michael-woodford--65074333https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/237963 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Exposure: From President to Whistleblower at Olympus Author: Michael Woodford Narrator: Roy McMillan Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 5 minutes Release date: March 7, 2013 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: The unabridged, downloadable audiobook edition of Michael Woodford's autobiographical account, Exposure: Inside the Olympus Scandal, read by Roy McMillan. Shortly after Michael Woodford was made President and CEO of Olympus, his dream job turned into a nightmare. After discovering a series of bizarre mergers and acquisitions deals totalling $1.7 billion, he turned to his fellow executives and within weeks he was fired in a boardroom coup that shocked the international business world. Woodford went straight to the press - becoming the first CEO of a multinational to blow the whistle on his own company. Exposure is a deeply personal memoir that reads like a thriller.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/237963Thu, 07 Mar 2013 04:07:40 +0000Colin LangPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/237963 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Exposure: From President to Whistleblower at Olympus Author: Michael Woodford Narrator: Roy McMillan Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 5...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/237963 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Exposure: From President to Whistleblower at Olympus Author: Michael Woodford Narrator: Roy McMillan Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 5 minutes Release date: March 7, 2013 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: The unabridged, downloadable audiobook edition of Michael Woodford's autobiographical account, Exposure: Inside the Olympus Scandal, read by Roy McMillan. Shortly after Michael Woodford was made President and CEO of Olympus, his dream job turned into a nightmare. After discovering a series of bizarre mergers and acquisitions deals totalling $1.7 billion, he turned to his fellow executives and within weeks he was fired in a boardroom coup that shocked the international business world. Woodford went straight to the press - becoming the first CEO of a multinational to blow the whistle on his own company. Exposure is a deeply personal memoir that reads like a thriller.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-soundtrack-of-my-life-by-clive-davis--65074413https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/167481 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Soundtrack of My Life Author: Clive Davis Narrator: Clive Davis, Dennis Boutsikaris Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 22 hours 32 minutes Release date: February 19, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.4 of Total 5 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 2 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: Music legend Clive Davis recounts an extraordinary five-decade career in the music business, while also telling a remarkable personal story of encounters with some of the greatest musical artists of our time, including Bob Dylan, Janis Joplin, Simon & Garfunkel, Barry Manilow, the Grateful Dead, Patti Smith, Whitney Houston, Carlos Santana, Dionne Warwick, Aretha Franklin, and Alicia Keys. Orphaned in his teens, Davis earned a full scholarship to New York University and another to Harvard Law School. He served as General Counsel of Columbia Records and, in a totally unexpected stroke of fate, became head of the company overnight. More surprisingly, he learned he had “ears,” a rare ability to spot special talent and hit records. Those ears contributed to the success of three companies—Columbia, Arista, and J—where Davis dis­covered and developed more unique artists than anyone in the history of the music industry. What began on the grass at the Monterey Pop Festival with the signing of Janis Joplin has evolved into a lifelong passion and calling, spanning genres, including rock, pop, R&B, country, jazz fusion, and hip-hop. His is the imprimatur that has helped shape contemporary music and, over the years, our popular culture. The Soundtrack of My Life is an essential book for anyone interested in the story of popular music, the fascinating ups and downs of the music business, the alchemy of hits, and the dramatic life of a brilliant leader...and listener. It is a riveting read from beginning to end.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/167481Tue, 19 Feb 2013 04:07:40 +0000Colin LangPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/167481 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Soundtrack of My Life Author: Clive Davis Narrator: Clive Davis, Dennis Boutsikaris Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 22 hours 32 minutes...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/167481 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Soundtrack of My Life Author: Clive Davis Narrator: Clive Davis, Dennis Boutsikaris Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 22 hours 32 minutes Release date: February 19, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.4 of Total 5 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 2 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: Music legend Clive Davis recounts an extraordinary five-decade career in the music business, while also telling a remarkable personal story of encounters with some of the greatest musical artists of our time, including Bob Dylan, Janis Joplin, Simon & Garfunkel, Barry Manilow, the Grateful Dead, Patti Smith, Whitney Houston, Carlos Santana, Dionne Warwick, Aretha Franklin, and Alicia Keys. Orphaned in his teens, Davis earned a full scholarship to New York University and another to Harvard Law School. He served as General Counsel of Columbia Records and, in a totally unexpected stroke of fate, became head of the company overnight. More surprisingly, he learned he had “ears,” a rare ability to spot special talent and hit records. Those ears contributed to the success of three companies—Columbia, Arista, and J—where Davis dis­covered and developed more unique artists than anyone in the history of the music industry. What began on the grass at the Monterey Pop Festival with the signing of Janis Joplin has evolved into a lifelong passion and calling, spanning genres, including rock, pop, R&B, country, jazz fusion, and hip-hop. His is the imprimatur that has helped shape contemporary music and, over the years, our popular culture. The Soundtrack of My Life is an essential book for anyone interested in the story of popular music, the fascinating ups and downs of the music business, the alchemy of hits, and the dramatic life of a brilliant leader...and listener. It is a riveting read from beginning to end.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/don-t-get-mad-get-successful-by-bozana-skojo--65074337https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/155731 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Don't Get Mad, Get Successful Author: Bozana Skojo Narrator: Bozana Skojo Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 2 hours 29 minutes Release date: February 15, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 1 of Total 1 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: 'One day, one of Bozana's Skojo's friends told her she was 'a good poor'. Bewildered by the words at first, Bozana gradually came to realize they really did describe her - someone who was never overcome by adversity, but who fixed up her hair, put on a little lipstick and her 'game face' to work her way out of any difficulties that fate tossed her way. She realized it was a strategy for living that could apply to any situation. In Don't Get Mad, Get Successful, Bozana shares stories from her life and talks about how she did overcome the difficulties, the ups and downs - the loss of a parent, professional and personal betrayals - to emerge as a successful business owner and loving mother of a wonderful son. Her story illustrates a host of practical life lessons.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/155731Fri, 15 Feb 2013 04:07:40 +0000Colin LangPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/155731 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Don't Get Mad, Get Successful Author: Bozana Skojo Narrator: Bozana Skojo Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 2 hours 29 minutes Release date:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/155731 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Don't Get Mad, Get Successful Author: Bozana Skojo Narrator: Bozana Skojo Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 2 hours 29 minutes Release date: February 15, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 1 of Total 1 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: 'One day, one of Bozana's Skojo's friends told her she was 'a good poor'. Bewildered by the words at first, Bozana gradually came to realize they really did describe her - someone who was never overcome by adversity, but who fixed up her hair, put on a little lipstick and her 'game face' to work her way out of any difficulties that fate tossed her way. She realized it was a strategy for living that could apply to any situation. In Don't Get Mad, Get Successful, Bozana shares stories from her life and talks about how she did overcome the difficulties, the ups and downs - the loss of a parent, professional and personal betrayals - to emerge as a successful business owner and loving mother of a wonderful son. Her story illustrates a host of practical life lessons.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ambani-and-sons-by-hamish-macdonald--65074391https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/208998 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Ambani and Sons Author: Hamish Macdonald Narrator: Anil Mani Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 33 minutes Release date: January 21, 2013 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: From the author of Polyester Prince - Ambani & Sons is the riveting story of one of the wealthiest families in the world. The Ambani tale is integral to the bigger story about modern India as an economic powerhouse.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/208998Mon, 21 Jan 2013 04:07:40 +0000Colin LangPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/208998 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Ambani and Sons Author: Hamish Macdonald Narrator: Anil Mani Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 33 minutes Release date: January 21, 2013...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/208998 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Ambani and Sons Author: Hamish Macdonald Narrator: Anil Mani Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 33 minutes Release date: January 21, 2013 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: From the author of Polyester Prince - Ambani & Sons is the riveting story of one of the wealthiest families in the world. The Ambani tale is integral to the bigger story about modern India as an economic powerhouse.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/bitter-brew-the-rise-and-fall-of-anheuser-busch-and-america-s-kings-of-beer-by-william-knoedelseder--65074417https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/149726 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Bitter Brew: The Rise and Fall of Anheuser-Busch and America's Kings of Beer Author: William Knoedelseder Narrator: Peter Berkrot Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 12 minutes Release date: November 6, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.27 of Total 11 Ratings of Narrator: 4.67 of Total 3 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: The engrossing, often scandalous saga of one of the wealthiest, longest-lasting, and most colorful family dynasties in the history of American commerce—a cautionary tale about prosperity, profligacy, hubris, and the blessings and dark consequences of success. From countless bar signs, stadium scoreboards, magazine ads, TV commercials, and roadside billboards, the name Budweiser has been burned into the American consciousness as the ''King of Beers.'' Over a span of more than a century, the company behind it, Anheuser-Busch, has attained legendary status. A jewel of the American Industrial Revolution, in the hands of its founders—the sometimes reckless and always boisterous Busch family of St. Louis, Missouri—it grew into one of the most fearsome marketing machines in modern times. In Bitter Brew, critically acclaimed journalist Knoedelseder paints a fascinating portrait of immense wealth and power accompanied by a barrelful of scandal, heartbreak, tragedy, and untimely death. This engrossing, vivid narrative captures the Busch saga through five generations. At the same time, it weaves a broader story of American progress and decline over the past 150 years. It's a cautionary tale of prosperity, hubris, and loss.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/149726Tue, 06 Nov 2012 04:07:40 +0000Colin LangPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/149726 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Bitter Brew: The Rise and Fall of Anheuser-Busch and America's Kings of Beer Author: William Knoedelseder Narrator: Peter Berkrot Format: Unabridged...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/149726 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Bitter Brew: The Rise and Fall of Anheuser-Busch and America's Kings of Beer Author: William Knoedelseder Narrator: Peter Berkrot Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 12 minutes Release date: November 6, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.27 of Total 11 Ratings of Narrator: 4.67 of Total 3 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: The engrossing, often scandalous saga of one of the wealthiest, longest-lasting, and most colorful family dynasties in the history of American commerce—a cautionary tale about prosperity, profligacy, hubris, and the blessings and dark consequences of success. From countless bar signs, stadium scoreboards, magazine ads, TV commercials, and roadside billboards, the name Budweiser has been burned into the American consciousness as the ''King of Beers.'' Over a span of more than a century, the company behind it, Anheuser-Busch, has attained legendary status. A jewel of the American Industrial Revolution, in the hands of its founders—the sometimes reckless and always boisterous Busch family of St. Louis, Missouri—it grew into one of the most fearsome marketing machines in modern times. In Bitter Brew, critically acclaimed journalist Knoedelseder paints a fascinating portrait of immense wealth and power accompanied by a barrelful of scandal, heartbreak, tragedy, and untimely death. This engrossing, vivid narrative captures the Busch saga through five generations. At the same time, it weaves a broader story of American progress and decline over the past 150 years. It's a cautionary tale of prosperity, hubris, and loss.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/why-i-left-goldman-sachs-a-wall-street-story-by-greg-smith--65074424https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/146896 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Why I Left Goldman Sachs: A Wall Street Story Author: Greg Smith Narrator: Greg Smith Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 30 minutes Release date: October 22, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.78 of Total 9 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 2 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: An insightful and devastating account of how Wall Street lost its way from an insider who experienced the culture of Goldman Sachs first-hand. On March 14, 2012, more than three million people read Greg Smith's bombshell Op-Ed in the New York Times titled 'Why I Am Leaving Goldman Sachs.' The column immediately went viral, became a worldwide trending topic on Twitter, and drew passionate responses from former Fed chairman Paul Volcker, legendary General Electric CEO Jack Welch, and New York City mayor Mike Bloomberg. Mostly, though, it hit a nerve among the general public who question the role of Wall Street in society -- and the callous 'take-the-money-and-run' mentality that brought the world economy to its knees a few short years ago. Smith now picks up where his Op-Ed left off. His story begins in the summer of 2000, when an idealistic 21-year-old arrives as an intern at Goldman Sachs and learns about the firm's Business Principle #1: Our clients' interests always come first. This remains Smith's mantra as he rises from intern to analyst to sales trader, with clients controlling assets of more than a trillion dollars. From the shenanigans of his summer internship during the technology bubble to Las Vegas hot tubs and the excesses of the real estate boom; from the career lifeline he received from an NFL Hall of Famer during the bear market to the day Warren Buffett came to save Goldman Sachs from extinction-Smith will take the reader on his personal journey through the firm, and bring us inside the world's most powerful bank. Smith describes in page-turning detail how the most storied investment bank on Wall Street went from taking iconic companies like Ford, Sears, and Microsoft public to becoming a 'vampire squid' that referred to its clients as 'muppets' and paid the government a record half-billion dollars to settle SEC charges. He shows the evolution of Wall Street into an industry riddled with conflicts of interest and a profit-at-all-costs mentality: a perfectly rigged game at the expense of the economy and the society at large. After conversations with nine Goldman Sachs partners over a twelve-month period proved fruitless, Smith came to believe that the only way the system would ever change was for an insider to finally speak out publicly. He walked away from his career and took matters into his own hands. This is his story.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/146896Mon, 22 Oct 2012 04:07:40 +0000Colin LangPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/146896 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Why I Left Goldman Sachs: A Wall Street Story Author: Greg Smith Narrator: Greg Smith Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 30 minutes Release...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/146896 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Why I Left Goldman Sachs: A Wall Street Story Author: Greg Smith Narrator: Greg Smith Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 30 minutes Release date: October 22, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.78 of Total 9 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 2 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: An insightful and devastating account of how Wall Street lost its way from an insider who experienced the culture of Goldman Sachs first-hand. On March 14, 2012, more than three million people read Greg Smith's bombshell Op-Ed in the New York Times titled 'Why I Am Leaving Goldman Sachs.' The column immediately went viral, became a worldwide trending topic on Twitter, and drew passionate responses from former Fed chairman Paul Volcker, legendary General Electric CEO Jack Welch, and New York City mayor Mike Bloomberg. Mostly, though, it hit a nerve among the general public who question the role of Wall Street in society -- and the callous 'take-the-money-and-run' mentality that brought the world economy to its knees a few short years ago. Smith now picks up where his Op-Ed left off. His story begins in the summer of 2000, when an idealistic 21-year-old arrives as an intern at Goldman Sachs and learns about the firm's Business Principle #1: Our clients' interests always come first. This remains Smith's mantra as he rises from intern to analyst to sales trader, with clients controlling assets of more than a trillion dollars. From the shenanigans of his summer internship during the technology bubble to Las Vegas hot tubs and the excesses of the real estate boom; from the career lifeline he received from an NFL Hall of Famer during the bear market to the day Warren Buffett came to save Goldman Sachs from extinction-Smith will take the reader on his personal journey through the firm, and bring us inside the world's most powerful bank. Smith describes in page-turning detail how the most storied investment bank on Wall Street went from taking iconic companies like Ford, Sears, and Microsoft public to becoming a 'vampire squid' that referred to its clients as 'muppets' and paid the government a record half-billion dollars to settle SEC charges. He shows the evolution of Wall Street into an industry riddled with conflicts of interest and a profit-at-all-costs mentality: a perfectly rigged game at the expense of the economy and the society at large. After conversations with nine Goldman Sachs partners over a twelve-month period proved fruitless, Smith came to believe that the only way the system would ever change was for an insider to finally speak out publicly. He walked away from his career and took matters into his own hands. This is his story.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/howard-s-gift-uncommon-wisdom-to-inspire-your-life-s-work-by-merrill-meadow-eric-sinoway--65074315https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/183408 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Howard's Gift: Uncommon Wisdom to Inspire Your Life's Work Author: Merrill Meadow, Eric Sinoway Narrator: William Dufris Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 57 minutes Release date: October 2, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 1 of Total 1 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: 'This work offers wonderful wisdom for navigating the inflection points in our lives.' - Mehmet Oz, MD An iconic teacher. A warm friend. A generous mentor. For more than 40 years, Howard Stevenson has been a towering figure at Harvard Business School: the man who literally defined entrepreneurship and taught thousands of the world's most successful professionals. Now - spurred by Stevenson's heart-stopping brush with death - his student, colleague, and dear friend Eric Sinoway shares the man's wisdom and inspiration. Through warm and engaging conversations, we hear Howard's timeless and practical lessons on pursuing success and fulfillment, beginning with: - Create a vision of your own legacy through a process called 'business planning for life.' - Be entrepreneurial in driving your career ahead (even if you're not an entrepreneur). - Exploit the inflection points in your life - whether 'friend,' 'foe,' or 'silent.' - Cut risk in tough career and life decisions by shining the 'light of predictability' on them. - Plan for the ripples, not just the splash from your actions and choices. Listening to Howard's Gift is like having a wise, caring friend sit down and say, 'Let's figure all this out together.' 'This book is truly a gift for all those seeking fulfilling careers.' - Wendy Kopp, Founder & CEO, Teach For America]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/183408Tue, 02 Oct 2012 04:07:40 +0000Colin LangPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/183408 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Howard's Gift: Uncommon Wisdom to Inspire Your Life's Work Author: Merrill Meadow, Eric Sinoway Narrator: William Dufris Format: Unabridged Audiobook...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/183408 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Howard's Gift: Uncommon Wisdom to Inspire Your Life's Work Author: Merrill Meadow, Eric Sinoway Narrator: William Dufris Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 57 minutes Release date: October 2, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 1 of Total 1 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: 'This work offers wonderful wisdom for navigating the inflection points in our lives.' - Mehmet Oz, MD An iconic teacher. A warm friend. A generous mentor. For more than 40 years, Howard Stevenson has been a towering figure at Harvard Business School: the man who literally defined entrepreneurship and taught thousands of the world's most successful professionals. Now - spurred by Stevenson's heart-stopping brush with death - his student, colleague, and dear friend Eric Sinoway shares the man's wisdom and inspiration. Through warm and engaging conversations, we hear Howard's timeless and practical lessons on pursuing success and fulfillment, beginning with: - Create a vision of your own legacy through a process called 'business planning for life.' - Be entrepreneurial in driving your career ahead (even if you're not an entrepreneur). - Exploit the inflection points in your life - whether 'friend,' 'foe,' or 'silent.' - Cut risk in tough career and life decisions by shining the 'light of predictability' on them. - Plan for the ripples, not just the splash from your actions and choices. Listening to Howard's Gift is like having a wise, caring friend sit down and say, 'Let's figure all this out together.' 'This book is truly a gift for all those seeking fulfilling careers.' - Wendy Kopp, Founder & CEO, Teach For America]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-richest-woman-in-america-hetty-green-in-the-gilded-age-by-janet-wallach--65074379https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/142345 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Richest Woman in America: Hetty Green in the Gilded Age Author: Janet Wallach Narrator: Coleen Marlo Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 26 minutes Release date: September 25, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.13 of Total 8 Ratings of Narrator: 4.5 of Total 2 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: A captivating biography of America's first female tycoon, Hetty Green, the iconoclast who forged one of the greatest fortunes of her time.     No woman in the Gilded Age made as much money as Hetty Green. At the time of her death in 1916, she was worth at least 100 million dollars, equal to more than 2 billion dollars today. A strong believer in women being financially independent, she offered valuable lessons for the present times.     Abandoned at birth by her neurotic mother, scorned by her misogynist father, Hetty set out as a child to prove her value. Following the simple rules of her wealthy Quaker father, she successfully invested her money and along the way proved to herself that she was wealthy and therefore worthy.     Never losing faith in America's potential, she ignored the herd mentality and took advantage of financial panics and crises. When everyone else was selling, she bought railroads, real estate, and government bonds. And when everyone was buying and borrowing, she put her money into cash and earned safe returns on her dollars. Men mocked her and women scoffed at her frugal ways, but she turned her back and piled up her earnings, amassing a fortune that supported businesses, churches, municipalities, and even the city of New York itself.     She relished a challenge. When her aunt died and did not leave Hetty the fortune she expected, she plunged into a groundbreaking lawsuit that still resonates in law schools and courts. When her husband defied her and sank her money on his own risky interests, she threw him out and, marching down to Wall Street, quickly made up the loss. Her independence, outspokenness, and disdain for the upper crust earned her a reputation for harshness that endured for decades. Newspapers kept her in the headlines, linking her name with witches and miscreants. Yet those who knew her admired her warmth, her wisdom, and her wit.     Set during a period of financial crisis strikingly similar to our current one, acclaimed author Janet Wallach's engrossing exploration of a fascinating life revives a rarely-mentioned queen of American finance.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/142345Tue, 25 Sep 2012 04:07:40 +0000Colin LangPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/142345 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Richest Woman in America: Hetty Green in the Gilded Age Author: Janet Wallach Narrator: Coleen Marlo Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/142345 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Richest Woman in America: Hetty Green in the Gilded Age Author: Janet Wallach Narrator: Coleen Marlo Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 26 minutes Release date: September 25, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.13 of Total 8 Ratings of Narrator: 4.5 of Total 2 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: A captivating biography of America's first female tycoon, Hetty Green, the iconoclast who forged one of the greatest fortunes of her time.     No woman in the Gilded Age made as much money as Hetty Green. At the time of her death in 1916, she was worth at least 100 million dollars, equal to more than 2 billion dollars today. A strong believer in women being financially independent, she offered valuable lessons for the present times.     Abandoned at birth by her neurotic mother, scorned by her misogynist father, Hetty set out as a child to prove her value. Following the simple rules of her wealthy Quaker father, she successfully invested her money and along the way proved to herself that she was wealthy and therefore worthy.     Never losing faith in America's potential, she ignored the herd mentality and took advantage of financial panics and crises. When everyone else was selling, she bought railroads, real estate, and government bonds. And when everyone was buying and borrowing, she put her money into cash and earned safe returns on her dollars. Men mocked her and women scoffed at her frugal ways, but she turned her back and piled up her earnings, amassing a fortune that supported businesses, churches, municipalities, and even the city of New York itself.     She relished a challenge. When her aunt died and did not leave Hetty the fortune she expected, she plunged into a groundbreaking lawsuit that still resonates in law schools and courts. When her husband defied her and sank her money on his own risky interests, she threw him out and, marching down to Wall Street, quickly made up the loss. Her independence, outspokenness, and disdain for the upper crust earned her a reputation for harshness that endured for decades. Newspapers kept her in the headlines, linking her name with witches and miscreants. Yet those who knew her admired her warmth, her wisdom, and her wit.     Set during a period of financial crisis strikingly similar to our current one, acclaimed author Janet Wallach's engrossing exploration of a fascinating life revives a rarely-mentioned queen of American finance.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/my-first-time-top-ad-creatives-talk-about-their-first-commercial-ad-or-site-and-what-they-learned-from-it-by-phil-growick--65074426https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/143401 to listen full audiobooks. Title: My First Time: Top Ad Creatives Talk about Their First Commercial (Ad or Site) and What They Learned from It Author: Phil Growick Narrator: Nicole Vilencia, Mike Chamberlain Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 18 minutes Release date: September 17, 2012 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: All you've heard about the crazy world of advertising doesn't even come close. From the top ad people all over the world—the ones who create the best television commercials and ads: the ones you love, the ones you remember, the ones you wish you had thought of yourself—come their own stories, in their own words, about the first work they ever did … and lived to talk about, barely. They talk about the zaniness and craziness; they talk about the good guys and the bad girls, and vice versa; they talk about things you think can only happen on television or in the movies but actually happened to these people. You may not believe what you hear, but in the ad world, you may not believe what you see, either. Here are some of the top creative leaders whose stories you'll hear: Mark Fitzloff (Partner, Co-Executive Creative Director, Wieden & Kennedy, Portland) Susan Credle (Chief Creative Officer, N.A., Leo Burnett) Janet Kestin (Co-Founder, SWIM, Canada) Wayne Best (Co-Founder, COG NYC) Carlos Vaca (President, Chief Executive Officer, BBDO Mexico) Roger Baldacci (EVP, Executive Creative Director, Arnold Worldwide) R. Vann Graves (EVP, Executive Creative Director, McCann Worldgroup, New York) Robert Clifton, Jr. (Former Executive Creative Director, Burrell Communications) Rob Strasberg (Co-CEO, Chief Creative Officer, DONER) David Baldwin (Lead Guitar, Baldwin &) William Rosen (Consulting Partner, VSA Partners) Matt Eastwood (Chief Creative Officer, DDB, New York) Marcus Rebeschini (Chief Creative Officer, Asia, Young & Rubicam) Kevin McKeon (Executive Creative Director, StrawberryFrog, New York) Kevin Roddy (Chairman/Chief Creative Officer, Riney, SF, Chairman, The One Club) Gerry Human (Executive Creative Director, Ogilvy & Mather, London) Jamie Barrett (Partner, Executive Creative Director, Goodby, Silverstein & Partners) Dom Maiolo (Executive Creative Director, Leo Burnett, Chicago) Darren Moran (Former Chief Creative Officer, draftfcb, New York)]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/143401Mon, 17 Sep 2012 04:07:40 +0000Colin LangPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/143401 to listen full audiobooks. Title: My First Time: Top Ad Creatives Talk about Their First Commercial (Ad or Site) and What They Learned from It Author: Phil Growick Narrator: Nicole...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/143401 to listen full audiobooks. Title: My First Time: Top Ad Creatives Talk about Their First Commercial (Ad or Site) and What They Learned from It Author: Phil Growick Narrator: Nicole Vilencia, Mike Chamberlain Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 18 minutes Release date: September 17, 2012 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: All you've heard about the crazy world of advertising doesn't even come close. From the top ad people all over the world—the ones who create the best television commercials and ads: the ones you love, the ones you remember, the ones you wish you had thought of yourself—come their own stories, in their own words, about the first work they ever did … and lived to talk about, barely. They talk about the zaniness and craziness; they talk about the good guys and the bad girls, and vice versa; they talk about things you think can only happen on television or in the movies but actually happened to these people. You may not believe what you hear, but in the ad world, you may not believe what you see, either. Here are some of the top creative leaders whose stories you'll hear: Mark Fitzloff (Partner, Co-Executive Creative Director, Wieden & Kennedy, Portland) Susan Credle (Chief Creative Officer, N.A., Leo Burnett) Janet Kestin (Co-Founder, SWIM, Canada) Wayne Best (Co-Founder, COG NYC) Carlos Vaca (President, Chief Executive Officer, BBDO Mexico) Roger Baldacci (EVP, Executive Creative Director, Arnold Worldwide) R. Vann Graves (EVP, Executive Creative Director, McCann Worldgroup, New York) Robert Clifton, Jr. (Former Executive Creative Director, Burrell Communications) Rob Strasberg (Co-CEO, Chief Creative Officer, DONER) David Baldwin (Lead Guitar, Baldwin &) William Rosen (Consulting Partner, VSA Partners) Matt Eastwood (Chief Creative Officer, DDB, New York) Marcus Rebeschini (Chief Creative Officer, Asia, Young & Rubicam) Kevin McKeon (Executive Creative Director, StrawberryFrog, New York) Kevin Roddy (Chairman/Chief Creative Officer, Riney, SF, Chairman, The One Club) Gerry Human (Executive Creative Director, Ogilvy & Mather, London) Jamie Barrett (Partner, Executive Creative Director, Goodby, Silverstein & Partners) Dom Maiolo (Executive Creative Director, Leo Burnett, Chicago) Darren Moran (Former Chief Creative Officer, draftfcb, New York)]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/tcs-story-and-beyond-by-s-ramadorai--65074368https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/170576 to listen full audiobooks. Title: TCS Story and Beyond Author: S. Ramadorai Narrator: Anil Mani Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 10 minutes Release date: March 19, 2012 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: In 2003, Tata Consultancy Services set itself a mission: Top Ten by 2010. In 2009, a year ahead of schedule, TCS made good on that promise: in fourteen years, the company had transformed itself from the $400 million operation that S. Ramadorai inherited as CEO in 1996, to one of the world's largest IT software and services companies with more than 160,000 people working in forty-two countries, and with annual revenues of over $6 billion. The TCS story is one of modern India's great success stories. In this fascinating book, S. Ramadorai, one of the country's most respected business leaders, recounts the steps to that extraordinary success. The inside story of one of India's premier corporate institutions, this is also in part a history of the rapidly developing IT software and services industry in India, told from the perspective of an industry leader.Behind the phenomenon called TCS, lies a quest for excellence and an attention to detail captured in the company's motto Experience Certainty that can benefit any organization. There is a great deal to be learnt from the TCS example, and Ramadorai outlines a vision for the future where the quality initiatives he undertook can be applied to a larger national framework. This is a book that every Indian who is committed to building a better and more productive future must read.'Ram is a key member of the close-knit team which has made TCS into an end-to-end global IT services company; this is a narration of the company's transformational journey which deserves to be widely read.']]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/170576Mon, 19 Mar 2012 04:07:40 +0000Colin LangPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/170576 to listen full audiobooks. Title: TCS Story and Beyond Author: S. Ramadorai Narrator: Anil Mani Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 10 minutes Release date: March 19, 2012...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/170576 to listen full audiobooks. Title: TCS Story and Beyond Author: S. Ramadorai Narrator: Anil Mani Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 10 minutes Release date: March 19, 2012 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: In 2003, Tata Consultancy Services set itself a mission: Top Ten by 2010. In 2009, a year ahead of schedule, TCS made good on that promise: in fourteen years, the company had transformed itself from the $400 million operation that S. Ramadorai inherited as CEO in 1996, to one of the world's largest IT software and services companies with more than 160,000 people working in forty-two countries, and with annual revenues of over $6 billion. The TCS story is one of modern India's great success stories. In this fascinating book, S. Ramadorai, one of the country's most respected business leaders, recounts the steps to that extraordinary success. The inside story of one of India's premier corporate institutions, this is also in part a history of the rapidly developing IT software and services industry in India, told from the perspective of an industry leader.Behind the phenomenon called TCS, lies a quest for excellence and an attention to detail captured in the company's motto Experience Certainty that can benefit any organization. There is a great deal to be learnt from the TCS example, and Ramadorai outlines a vision for the future where the quality initiatives he undertook can be applied to a larger national framework. This is a book that every Indian who is committed to building a better and more productive future must read.'Ram is a key member of the close-knit team which has made TCS into an end-to-end global IT services company; this is a narration of the company's transformational journey which deserves to be widely read.']]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/house-of-lies-how-management-consultants-steal-your-watch-and-then-tell-you-the-time-by-martin-kihn--65074432https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/119919 to listen full audiobooks. Title: House of Lies: How Management Consultants Steal Your Watch and Then Tell You the Time Author: Martin Kihn Narrator: Johnny Heller Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 30 minutes Release date: January 9, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 1 of Total 1 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: In the bestselling tradition of Liar's Poker comes a devastatingly accurate and darkly hilarious behind-the-scenes look at the wonderful world of management consulting.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/119919Mon, 09 Jan 2012 04:07:40 +0000Colin LangPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/119919 to listen full audiobooks. Title: House of Lies: How Management Consultants Steal Your Watch and Then Tell You the Time Author: Martin Kihn Narrator: Johnny Heller Format: Unabridged...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/119919 to listen full audiobooks. Title: House of Lies: How Management Consultants Steal Your Watch and Then Tell You the Time Author: Martin Kihn Narrator: Johnny Heller Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 30 minutes Release date: January 9, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 1 of Total 1 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: In the bestselling tradition of Liar's Poker comes a devastatingly accurate and darkly hilarious behind-the-scenes look at the wonderful world of management consulting.]]>184cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-buck-stops-here-by-ashutosh-garg--65074425https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/170561 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Buck Stops Here Author: Ashutosh Garg Narrator: Sanjiv Gupta Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 1 minute Release date: November 15, 2011 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: Entrepreneurs are participants, not observers; players, not fans; leaders, not followers. This is the story of an entrepreneur who turned a one-store pharmacy into a 250-plus-store pharmacy retail chain, the second largest in India. The Buck Stops Here is an engaging account of the entrepreneurial journey of the author while building Guardian Pharmacy. India's fastest growing pharmacy retail chain, as well as the bold transition he made from being a top manager for twenty-five years to an entrepreneur. Ashutosh Garg provides a fascinating insight into how he became 'The Professional Entrepreneur' by implementing the best practices he learnt as a manager while building Guardian as a strong organization. Garg's life epitomizes, 'The Buck Stops Here', made famous by the former US president Harry S. Truman. At his first job as a credit manager at ITC Maurya Shereton, he shot off a 'pay up or else' reminder to a very important customer, since it was his responsibility to do so. It is another matter that he had to then camp outside the customer's house to prevent the postman from delivering the letter, or else he would have been fired from his job for having done his job. The book blends the rich and varied experience of the author, highlighting his joys, frustrations, successes and failures. The Buck Stops Here is full of anecdotes and lessons from real life that will guide and prepare the reader to recognize the hidden opportunities and identify dead ends on the road to building a new business that can be scaled up into a nationwide business. The author hopes this book encourages and inspires 'budding' entrepreneurs to dream BIG and 'dormant' entrepreneurs to take the plunge.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/170561Tue, 15 Nov 2011 04:07:40 +0000Colin LangPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/170561 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Buck Stops Here Author: Ashutosh Garg Narrator: Sanjiv Gupta Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 1 minute Release date: November 15, 2011...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/170561 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Buck Stops Here Author: Ashutosh Garg Narrator: Sanjiv Gupta Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 1 minute Release date: November 15, 2011 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: Entrepreneurs are participants, not observers; players, not fans; leaders, not followers. This is the story of an entrepreneur who turned a one-store pharmacy into a 250-plus-store pharmacy retail chain, the second largest in India. The Buck Stops Here is an engaging account of the entrepreneurial journey of the author while building Guardian Pharmacy. India's fastest growing pharmacy retail chain, as well as the bold transition he made from being a top manager for twenty-five years to an entrepreneur. Ashutosh Garg provides a fascinating insight into how he became 'The Professional Entrepreneur' by implementing the best practices he learnt as a manager while building Guardian as a strong organization. Garg's life epitomizes, 'The Buck Stops Here', made famous by the former US president Harry S. Truman. At his first job as a credit manager at ITC Maurya Shereton, he shot off a 'pay up or else' reminder to a very important customer, since it was his responsibility to do so. It is another matter that he had to then camp outside the customer's house to prevent the postman from delivering the letter, or else he would have been fired from his job for having done his job. The book blends the rich and varied experience of the author, highlighting his joys, frustrations, successes and failures. The Buck Stops Here is full of anecdotes and lessons from real life that will guide and prepare the reader to recognize the hidden opportunities and identify dead ends on the road to building a new business that can be scaled up into a nationwide business. The author hopes this book encourages and inspires 'budding' entrepreneurs to dream BIG and 'dormant' entrepreneurs to take the plunge.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/steve-jobs-by-walter-isaacson--65074375https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/115688 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Steve Jobs Author: Walter Isaacson Narrator: Dylan Baker Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 24 hours 30 minutes Release date: October 24, 2011 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.61 of Total 279 Ratings of Narrator: 4.61 of Total 44 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: 2012 Audie Award Finalist for Audiobook of the Year Walter Isaacson’s “enthralling” (The New Yorker) worldwide bestselling biography of Apple cofounder Steve Jobs. Based on more than forty interviews with Steve Jobs conducted over two years—as well as interviews with more than 100 family members, friends, adversaries, competitors, and colleagues—Walter Isaacson has written a riveting story of the roller-coaster life and searingly intense personality of a creative entrepreneur whose passion for perfection and ferocious drive revolutionized six industries: personal computers, animated movies, music, phones, tablet computing, and digital publishing. At a time when America is seeking ways to sustain its innovative edge, Jobs stands as the ultimate icon of inventiveness and applied imagination. He knew that the best way to create value in 21st century was to connect creativity with technology. He built a company where leaps of the imagination were combined with remarkable feats of engineering. Although Jobs cooperated with the author, he asked for no control over what was written. He put nothing off-limits. He encouraged the people he knew to speak honestly. And Jobs speaks candidly, sometimes brutally so, about the people he worked with and competed against. His friends, foes, and colleagues provide an unvarnished view of the passions, perfectionism, obsessions, artistry, devilry, and compulsion for control that shaped his approach to business and the innovative products that resulted. Driven by demons, Jobs could drive those around him to fury and despair. But his personality and products were interrelated, just as Apple’s hardware and software tended to be, as if part of an integrated system. His tale is instructive and cautionary, filled with lessons about innovation, character, leadership, and values. Steve Jobs is the inspiration for the movie of the same name starring Michael Fassbender, Kate Winslet, Seth Rogen, and Jeff Daniels, directed by Danny Boyle with a screenplay by Aaron Sorkin.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/115688Mon, 24 Oct 2011 04:07:40 +0000Colin LangPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/115688 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Steve Jobs Author: Walter Isaacson Narrator: Dylan Baker Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 24 hours 30 minutes Release date: October 24, 2011...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/115688 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Steve Jobs Author: Walter Isaacson Narrator: Dylan Baker Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 24 hours 30 minutes Release date: October 24, 2011 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.61 of Total 279 Ratings of Narrator: 4.61 of Total 44 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: 2012 Audie Award Finalist for Audiobook of the Year Walter Isaacson’s “enthralling” (The New Yorker) worldwide bestselling biography of Apple cofounder Steve Jobs. Based on more than forty interviews with Steve Jobs conducted over two years—as well as interviews with more than 100 family members, friends, adversaries, competitors, and colleagues—Walter Isaacson has written a riveting story of the roller-coaster life and searingly intense personality of a creative entrepreneur whose passion for perfection and ferocious drive revolutionized six industries: personal computers, animated movies, music, phones, tablet computing, and digital publishing. At a time when America is seeking ways to sustain its innovative edge, Jobs stands as the ultimate icon of inventiveness and applied imagination. He knew that the best way to create value in 21st century was to connect creativity with technology. He built a company where leaps of the imagination were combined with remarkable feats of engineering. Although Jobs cooperated with the author, he asked for no control over what was written. He put nothing off-limits. He encouraged the people he knew to speak honestly. And Jobs speaks candidly, sometimes brutally so, about the people he worked with and competed against. His friends, foes, and colleagues provide an unvarnished view of the passions, perfectionism, obsessions, artistry, devilry, and compulsion for control that shaped his approach to business and the innovative products that resulted. Driven by demons, Jobs could drive those around him to fury and despair. But his personality and products were interrelated, just as Apple’s hardware and software tended to be, as if part of an integrated system. His tale is instructive and cautionary, filled with lessons about innovation, character, leadership, and values. Steve Jobs is the inspiration for the movie of the same name starring Michael Fassbender, Kate Winslet, Seth Rogen, and Jeff Daniels, directed by Danny Boyle with a screenplay by Aaron Sorkin.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/precious-objects-a-story-of-diamonds-family-and-a-way-of-life-by-alicia-oltuski--65074366https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/177107 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Precious Objects: A Story of Diamonds, Family, and a Way of Life Author: Alicia Oltuski Narrator: Alicia Oltuski Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 22 minutes Release date: October 11, 2011 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: In the middle of New York City lies a neighborhood where all secrets are valuable, all assets are liquid, and all deals are sealed with a blessing rather than a contract. Welcome to the diamond district. Ninety percent of all diamonds that enter America pass through these few blocks, but the inner workings of this mysterious world are known only to the people who inhabit it. Alicia Oltuski, daughter and granddaughter of diamond dealers, seamlessly blends family narrative with literary reportage to reveal the fascinating secrets of the diamond industry and its madcap characters, including her own eccentric father. Entertaining and illuminating, Precious Objects offers an insider's look at the history, business, and society behind one of the world's most coveted natural resources.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/177107Tue, 11 Oct 2011 04:07:40 +0000Colin LangPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/177107 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Precious Objects: A Story of Diamonds, Family, and a Way of Life Author: Alicia Oltuski Narrator: Alicia Oltuski Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/177107 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Precious Objects: A Story of Diamonds, Family, and a Way of Life Author: Alicia Oltuski Narrator: Alicia Oltuski Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 22 minutes Release date: October 11, 2011 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: In the middle of New York City lies a neighborhood where all secrets are valuable, all assets are liquid, and all deals are sealed with a blessing rather than a contract. Welcome to the diamond district. Ninety percent of all diamonds that enter America pass through these few blocks, but the inner workings of this mysterious world are known only to the people who inhabit it. Alicia Oltuski, daughter and granddaughter of diamond dealers, seamlessly blends family narrative with literary reportage to reveal the fascinating secrets of the diamond industry and its madcap characters, including her own eccentric father. Entertaining and illuminating, Precious Objects offers an insider's look at the history, business, and society behind one of the world's most coveted natural resources.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/start-something-that-matters-by-blake-mycoskie--65074393https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/101043 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Start Something That Matters Author: Blake Mycoskie Narrator: Blake Mycoskie Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 48 minutes Release date: September 6, 2011 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.48 of Total 25 Ratings of Narrator: 4.29 of Total 7 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: Love your work, work for what you love, and change the world—all at the same time.   What matters most to you? Should you focus on earning a living, pursuing your passions, or devoting yourself to the causes that inspire you? The surprising truth is that you don’t have to choose—and that you’ll find more success if you don’t. That’s the breakthrough message of TOMS’ One for One movement. You don’t have to be rich to give back and you don’t have to retire to spend every day doing what you love. You can find profit, passion, and meaning all at once—right now.     In Start Something That Matters, Blake Mycoskie tells the story of TOMS, one of the fastest-growing shoe companies in the world, and combines it with lessons learned from such other innovative organizations as method, charity: water, FEED Projects, and TerraCycle. Blake presents the six simple keys for creating or transforming your own life and business, from discovering your core story to being resourceful without resources; from overcoming fear and doubt to incorporating giving into every aspect of your life. No matter what kind of change you’re considering, Start Something That Matters gives you the stories, ideas, and practical tips that can help you get started.    Why this book is for you:   • You’re ready to make a difference in the world—through your own start-up business, a nonprofit organization, or a new project that you create within your current job. • You want to love your work, work for what you love, and have a positive impact on the world—all at the same time. • You’re inspired by charity: water, method, and FEED Projects and want to learn how these organizations got their start. • You’re curious about how someone who never made a pair of shoes, attended fashion school, or worked in retail created one of the fastest-growing footwear companies in the world by giving shoes away. • You’re looking for a new model of success to share with your children, students, co-workers, and members of your community.   You’re ready to start something that matters.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/101043Tue, 06 Sep 2011 04:07:40 +0000Colin LangPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/101043 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Start Something That Matters Author: Blake Mycoskie Narrator: Blake Mycoskie Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 48 minutes Release date:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/101043 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Start Something That Matters Author: Blake Mycoskie Narrator: Blake Mycoskie Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 48 minutes Release date: September 6, 2011 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.48 of Total 25 Ratings of Narrator: 4.29 of Total 7 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: Love your work, work for what you love, and change the world—all at the same time.   What matters most to you? Should you focus on earning a living, pursuing your passions, or devoting yourself to the causes that inspire you? The surprising truth is that you don’t have to choose—and that you’ll find more success if you don’t. That’s the breakthrough message of TOMS’ One for One movement. You don’t have to be rich to give back and you don’t have to retire to spend every day doing what you love. You can find profit, passion, and meaning all at once—right now.     In Start Something That Matters, Blake Mycoskie tells the story of TOMS, one of the fastest-growing shoe companies in the world, and combines it with lessons learned from such other innovative organizations as method, charity: water, FEED Projects, and TerraCycle. Blake presents the six simple keys for creating or transforming your own life and business, from discovering your core story to being resourceful without resources; from overcoming fear and doubt to incorporating giving into every aspect of your life. No matter what kind of change you’re considering, Start Something That Matters gives you the stories, ideas, and practical tips that can help you get started.    Why this book is for you:   • You’re ready to make a difference in the world—through your own start-up business, a nonprofit organization, or a new project that you create within your current job. • You want to love your work, work for what you love, and have a positive impact on the world—all at the same time. • You’re inspired by charity: water, method, and FEED Projects and want to learn how these organizations got their start. • You’re curious about how someone who never made a pair of shoes, attended fashion school, or worked in retail created one of the fastest-growing footwear companies in the world by giving shoes away. • You’re looking for a new model of success to share with your children, students, co-workers, and members of your community.   You’re ready to start something that matters.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/being-frank-the-inspiring-story-of-frank-d-angelo-by-frank-dangelo--65074359https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/122875 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Being Frank: The Inspiring Story of Frank D'Angelo Author: Frank DAngelo Narrator: Frank DAngelo Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 14 minutes Release date: June 1, 2011 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: Frank D'Angelo is an intrepid entrepreneur, singer, restaurateur, and the James Bond of the Canadian beverage world. At least one of his products can be found in almost every convenience store in Canada under the brands D'Angelo or Arizona, and he has raised thousands of dollars for charities through his music. Born to Sicilian parents in Toronto, Frank nurtured his keen business sense as a boy by buying and consolidating paper routes, and then contracting them out. He flipped his first house at age 20. Six years later, he mortgaged his house to buy $150,000 worth of apple juice, which he used to start a multi-million dollar business empire from his truck. Frank appears in lots of his TV commercials, in various incarnations, and his inimitable "Eye-talian" style is arguably as famous as his drinks. You need only mention the catchphrase, "I Cheetah all the time," and the infamous Ben Johnson Cheetah energy drink commercial springs to mind. Frank D'Angelo doesn't just push the envelope-he pushes the entire post office; and in so doing, revolutionizes the very idea of merchandising. With a raw wit and seasoned debonair, Frank now hosts his own Friday night variety talk show, the Being Frank Show, with A-list guests and an assortment of comedy skits and live music. Despite his huge successes and achievements, Frank D'Angelo is probably best known for just...Being Frank!]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/122875Wed, 01 Jun 2011 04:07:40 +0000Colin LangPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/122875 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Being Frank: The Inspiring Story of Frank D'Angelo Author: Frank DAngelo Narrator: Frank DAngelo Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 14...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/122875 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Being Frank: The Inspiring Story of Frank D'Angelo Author: Frank DAngelo Narrator: Frank DAngelo Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 14 minutes Release date: June 1, 2011 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: Frank D'Angelo is an intrepid entrepreneur, singer, restaurateur, and the James Bond of the Canadian beverage world. At least one of his products can be found in almost every convenience store in Canada under the brands D'Angelo or Arizona, and he has raised thousands of dollars for charities through his music. Born to Sicilian parents in Toronto, Frank nurtured his keen business sense as a boy by buying and consolidating paper routes, and then contracting them out. He flipped his first house at age 20. Six years later, he mortgaged his house to buy $150,000 worth of apple juice, which he used to start a multi-million dollar business empire from his truck. Frank appears in lots of his TV commercials, in various incarnations, and his inimitable "Eye-talian" style is arguably as famous as his drinks. You need only mention the catchphrase, "I Cheetah all the time," and the infamous Ben Johnson Cheetah energy drink commercial springs to mind. Frank D'Angelo doesn't just push the envelope-he pushes the entire post office; and in so doing, revolutionizes the very idea of merchandising. With a raw wit and seasoned debonair, Frank now hosts his own Friday night variety talk show, the Being Frank Show, with A-list guests and an assortment of comedy skits and live music. Despite his huge successes and achievements, Frank D'Angelo is probably best known for just...Being Frank!]]>184cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-murder-of-jim-fisk-for-the-love-of-josie-mansfield-a-tragedy-of-the-gilded-age-by-h-w-brands--65074440https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/96708 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Murder of Jim Fisk for the Love of Josie Mansfield: A Tragedy of the Gilded Age Author: H. W. Brands Narrator: Richard McGonagle Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 56 minutes Release date: May 31, 2011 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.5 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: The two-time Pulitzer Prize finalist, bestselling historian, and author of Our First Civil War traces the extraordinary downfall of financier Jubilee Jim, bringing to life New York’s Gilded Age and some of its legendary players, including Boss William Tweed, Cornelius Vanderbilt, and the railroad tycoon Jay Gould. Even before he was shot dead on the stairway of the tony Grand Central Hotel in 1872, financier James “Jubilee Jim” Fisk, Jr., was a notorious New York City figure. From his audacious attempt to corner the gold market in 1869 to his battle for control of the geographically crucial Erie Railroad, Fisk was a flamboyant exemplar of a new financial era marked by volatile fortunes and unprecedented greed and corruption. But it was his scandalously open affair with a showgirl named Josie Mansfield that ultimately led to his demise.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/96708Tue, 31 May 2011 04:07:40 +0000Colin LangPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/96708 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Murder of Jim Fisk for the Love of Josie Mansfield: A Tragedy of the Gilded Age Author: H. W. Brands Narrator: Richard McGonagle Format: Unabridged...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/96708 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Murder of Jim Fisk for the Love of Josie Mansfield: A Tragedy of the Gilded Age Author: H. W. Brands Narrator: Richard McGonagle Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 56 minutes Release date: May 31, 2011 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.5 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: The two-time Pulitzer Prize finalist, bestselling historian, and author of Our First Civil War traces the extraordinary downfall of financier Jubilee Jim, bringing to life New York’s Gilded Age and some of its legendary players, including Boss William Tweed, Cornelius Vanderbilt, and the railroad tycoon Jay Gould. Even before he was shot dead on the stairway of the tony Grand Central Hotel in 1872, financier James “Jubilee Jim” Fisk, Jr., was a notorious New York City figure. From his audacious attempt to corner the gold market in 1869 to his battle for control of the geographically crucial Erie Railroad, Fisk was a flamboyant exemplar of a new financial era marked by volatile fortunes and unprecedented greed and corruption. But it was his scandalously open affair with a showgirl named Josie Mansfield that ultimately led to his demise.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/idea-man-a-memoir-by-the-cofounder-of-microsoft-by-paul-allen--65074365https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/200814 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Idea Man: A Memoir by the Cofounder of Microsoft Author: Paul Allen Narrator: Sean Runnette Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 43 minutes Release date: April 19, 2011 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.5 of Total 4 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: By his early thirties, Paul Allen was a world-famous billionaire-and that was just the beginning. In 2007 and 2008, Time named Paul Allen, the cofounder of Microsoft, one of the hundred most influential people in the world. Since he made his fortune, his impact has been felt in science, technology, business, medicine, sports, music, and philanthropy. His passion, curiosity, and intellectual rigor-combined with the resources to launch and support new initiatives-have literally changed the world. In 2009 Allen discovered that he had lymphoma, lending urgency to his desire to share his story for the first time. In this classic memoir, Allen explains how he has solved problems, what he's learned from his many endeavors-both the triumphs and the failures-and his compelling vision for the future. He reflects candidly on an extraordinary life. The book also features previously untold stories about everything from the true origins of Microsoft to Allen's role in the dawn of private space travel (with SpaceShipOne) and in discoveries at the frontiers of brain science. With honesty, humor, and insight, Allen tells the story of a life of ideas made real.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/200814Tue, 19 Apr 2011 04:07:40 +0000Colin LangPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/200814 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Idea Man: A Memoir by the Cofounder of Microsoft Author: Paul Allen Narrator: Sean Runnette Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 43 minutes...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/200814 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Idea Man: A Memoir by the Cofounder of Microsoft Author: Paul Allen Narrator: Sean Runnette Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 43 minutes Release date: April 19, 2011 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.5 of Total 4 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: By his early thirties, Paul Allen was a world-famous billionaire-and that was just the beginning. In 2007 and 2008, Time named Paul Allen, the cofounder of Microsoft, one of the hundred most influential people in the world. Since he made his fortune, his impact has been felt in science, technology, business, medicine, sports, music, and philanthropy. His passion, curiosity, and intellectual rigor-combined with the resources to launch and support new initiatives-have literally changed the world. In 2009 Allen discovered that he had lymphoma, lending urgency to his desire to share his story for the first time. In this classic memoir, Allen explains how he has solved problems, what he's learned from his many endeavors-both the triumphs and the failures-and his compelling vision for the future. He reflects candidly on an extraordinary life. The book also features previously untold stories about everything from the true origins of Microsoft to Allen's role in the dawn of private space travel (with SpaceShipOne) and in discoveries at the frontiers of brain science. With honesty, humor, and insight, Allen tells the story of a life of ideas made real.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/super-power-by-raghav-bahl--65074408https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/170551 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Super Power Author: Raghav Bahl Narrator: Anil Mani Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 7 minutes Release date: April 8, 2011 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: In his career as a journalist and one of India's top entrepreneurs, Raghav Bahl has often faced a barrage of questions from visiting businesspeople bewildered by India: Why are Indian regulations so weak and confusing? Why is your foreign investment policy so restrictive? How is it that you speak such good English? Inevitably, the questions are followed by the observation: But, you know, that's not the way it is in China. Indeed, even as the two economies are together projected to dominate the world, there is a palpable difference in the way China and India work on the ground. China is spectacularly effective in building infrastructure and is currently investing almost half its GDP. Meanwhile, India is a promising economy: more than half its GDP is consumed by its billion-plus population; half its population is younger than twenty-five, giving it a unique demographic advantage; 350 million Indians understand English, making it the largest English-using country in the world. In the race to superpower status, who is likely to breast the tape China's hare or India's tortoise? For anyone looking to understand China and India and the ways in which these two nations are about to change the history of the world, this is the book to read.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/170551Fri, 08 Apr 2011 04:07:40 +0000Colin LangPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/170551 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Super Power Author: Raghav Bahl Narrator: Anil Mani Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 7 minutes Release date: April 8, 2011 Ratings:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/170551 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Super Power Author: Raghav Bahl Narrator: Anil Mani Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 7 minutes Release date: April 8, 2011 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: In his career as a journalist and one of India's top entrepreneurs, Raghav Bahl has often faced a barrage of questions from visiting businesspeople bewildered by India: Why are Indian regulations so weak and confusing? Why is your foreign investment policy so restrictive? How is it that you speak such good English? Inevitably, the questions are followed by the observation: But, you know, that's not the way it is in China. Indeed, even as the two economies are together projected to dominate the world, there is a palpable difference in the way China and India work on the ground. China is spectacularly effective in building infrastructure and is currently investing almost half its GDP. Meanwhile, India is a promising economy: more than half its GDP is consumed by its billion-plus population; half its population is younger than twenty-five, giving it a unique demographic advantage; 350 million Indians understand English, making it the largest English-using country in the world. In the race to superpower status, who is likely to breast the tape China's hare or India's tortoise? For anyone looking to understand China and India and the ways in which these two nations are about to change the history of the world, this is the book to read.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-man-who-sold-america-the-amazing-but-true-story-of-albert-d-lasker-and-the-creation-of-the-advertising-century-by-jeffrey-l-cruikshan--65074341https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/147512 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Man Who Sold America: The Amazing but True Story of Albert D. Lasker and the Creation of the Advertising Century Author: Jeffrey L. Cruikshank, Arthur W. Schultz Narrator: Walter Dixon Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 17 hours 1 minute Release date: March 14, 2011 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: MEET THE MAN BEHIND SOME OF OUR BEST KNOWN BRANDS We live in an age of mass persuasion. Leaders and institutions of every kind—public and private, large and small—must compete in a rowdy marketplace of images and messages seeming to come at us from all directions—in print, on radio and television, and on the Web. It wasn’t always so. In the early and middle twentieth century, a handful of creative geniuses in advertising and public relations—J. Walter Thompson, Edward Bernays, David Ogilvy, Ray Rubicam, and others—launched their once-sleepy industries into the very center of American life. And most of them point to one individual as the man who started it all: Albert D. Lasker. But Lasker—who resolutely hid from the spotlight—has remained an enigma. Now, Jeffrey Cruikshank and Arthur Schultz, drawing on a treasure trove of previously unknown papers, have written a fascinating biography of one of the twentieth century’s most intriguing figures. Lasker helped invent “reason why” advertising, market research based on direct-mail advertising, premium coupons, and a host of other industry innovations. He invented and promoted powerful brands that are still with us today: Sunkist and Sun-Maid, Kotex and Kleenex, Puffed Wheat and Puffed Rice, and many others. But his impact went far beyond traditional advertising. Lasker was an energetic crusader against anti-Semitism. A public relations master, he engineered Warren G. Harding’s successful presidential campaign, and designed the strategy that ended Upton Sinclair’s bid for governor of California. As part-owner of the Chicago Cubs, he came up with the idea of a “baseball commissioner.” He was the creative philanthropist who renamed the American Cancer Society and Planned Parenthood as he transformed them into prominent and effective organizations. And the Lasker Awards, for contributions to medical science, are sometimes referred to as “America’s Nobels.” His personal life was no less dramatic. The Man Who Sold America recounts the powerful influence of his background, his deep friendships—and the debilitating depression he struggled with even as he forged his remarkable achievements. This is the story of a man who shaped an industry—and changed the way we look at our world. “The Man Who Sold America shows us the advertising industry well before the age of Mad Men…' “The Man Who Sold America pulls back the curtain and shows us a remarkable life spent shaping much of the world we know today.” “Lasker's influence extended well beyond the confines of the advertising world” “…the promotional brilliance of Lasker and his shop helped turn Kleenex, Pepsodent toothpaste, Quaker Oats, Goodyear tires and Palmolive soap into household brands.”]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/147512Mon, 14 Mar 2011 04:07:40 +0000Colin LangPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/147512 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Man Who Sold America: The Amazing but True Story of Albert D. Lasker and the Creation of the Advertising Century Author: Jeffrey L. Cruikshank,...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/147512 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Man Who Sold America: The Amazing but True Story of Albert D. Lasker and the Creation of the Advertising Century Author: Jeffrey L. Cruikshank, Arthur W. Schultz Narrator: Walter Dixon Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 17 hours 1 minute Release date: March 14, 2011 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: MEET THE MAN BEHIND SOME OF OUR BEST KNOWN BRANDS We live in an age of mass persuasion. Leaders and institutions of every kind—public and private, large and small—must compete in a rowdy marketplace of images and messages seeming to come at us from all directions—in print, on radio and television, and on the Web. It wasn’t always so. In the early and middle twentieth century, a handful of creative geniuses in advertising and public relations—J. Walter Thompson, Edward Bernays, David Ogilvy, Ray Rubicam, and others—launched their once-sleepy industries into the very center of American life. And most of them point to one individual as the man who started it all: Albert D. Lasker. But Lasker—who resolutely hid from the spotlight—has remained an enigma. Now, Jeffrey Cruikshank and Arthur Schultz, drawing on a treasure trove of previously unknown papers, have written a fascinating biography of one of the twentieth century’s most intriguing figures. Lasker helped invent “reason why” advertising, market research based on direct-mail advertising, premium coupons, and a host of other industry innovations. He invented and promoted powerful brands that are still with us today: Sunkist and Sun-Maid, Kotex and Kleenex, Puffed Wheat and Puffed Rice, and many others. But his impact went far beyond traditional advertising. Lasker was an energetic crusader against anti-Semitism. A public relations master, he engineered Warren G. Harding’s successful presidential campaign, and designed the strategy that ended Upton Sinclair’s bid for governor of California. As part-owner of the Chicago Cubs, he came up with the idea of a “baseball commissioner.” He was the creative philanthropist who renamed the American Cancer Society and Planned Parenthood as he transformed them into prominent and effective organizations. And the Lasker Awards, for contributions to medical science, are sometimes referred to as “America’s Nobels.” His personal life was no less dramatic. The Man Who Sold America recounts the powerful influence of his background, his deep friendships—and the debilitating depression he struggled with even as he forged his remarkable achievements. This is the story of a man who shaped an industry—and changed the way we look at our world. “The Man Who Sold America shows us the advertising industry well before the age of Mad Men…' “The Man Who Sold America pulls back the curtain and shows us a remarkable life spent shaping much of the world we know today.” “Lasker's influence extended well beyond the confines of the advertising world” “…the promotional brilliance of Lasker and his shop helped turn Kleenex, Pepsodent toothpaste, Quaker Oats, Goodyear tires and Palmolive soap into household brands.”]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/stay-hungry-stay-foolish-audio-book-by-rashmi-bansal--65074394https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/170483 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Stay Hungry Stay Foolish - Audio Book Author: Rashmi Bansal Narrator: Ramneeka Lobo Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 12 minutes Release date: January 29, 2011 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: Rashesh Shah did it. Sanjeev Bikhchandani did it. Shantanu Prakash did it. 'Stay Hungry, Stay Foolish' is the story of 25 such IIM Ahmedabad graduates who chose the rough road of entrepreneurship. They are diverse in age, in outlook and the industries they made a mark in. But they have one thing in common: they believed in the power of their dreams. This book seeks to inspire young graduates to look beyond placements and salaries. To believe in their dreams.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/170483Sat, 29 Jan 2011 04:07:40 +0000Colin LangPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/170483 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Stay Hungry Stay Foolish - Audio Book Author: Rashmi Bansal Narrator: Ramneeka Lobo Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 12 minutes Release...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/170483 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Stay Hungry Stay Foolish - Audio Book Author: Rashmi Bansal Narrator: Ramneeka Lobo Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 12 minutes Release date: January 29, 2011 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: Rashesh Shah did it. Sanjeev Bikhchandani did it. Shantanu Prakash did it. 'Stay Hungry, Stay Foolish' is the story of 25 such IIM Ahmedabad graduates who chose the rough road of entrepreneurship. They are diverse in age, in outlook and the industries they made a mark in. But they have one thing in common: they believed in the power of their dreams. This book seeks to inspire young graduates to look beyond placements and salaries. To believe in their dreams.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/screw-it-let-s-do-it-lessons-in-life-and-business-by-richard-branson--65074351https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/232002 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Screw It, Let's Do It: Lessons in Life and Business Author: Richard Branson Narrator: Adrian Mulraney Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 34 minutes Release date: December 16, 2010 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.75 of Total 20 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 2 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: Richard Branson is an iconic businessman. In Screw It, Let's Do It, he shares the secrets of his success and the invaluable lessons he has learned over the course of his remarkable career. As the world struggles with the twin problems of global recession and climate change, Richard explains why it is up to big companies like Virgin to lead the way in finding a more holistic and environmentally friendly approach to business. He also looks to the future and shares his plans for taking his business and his ideas to the next level. Richard reveals the new and exciting areas into which Virgin is currently moving, including biofuels and space travel, and brings together all the important lessons, good advice and inspirational adages that have helped him along the road to success. This is a fantastic motivational book that will help every reader achieve their own dreams.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/232002Thu, 16 Dec 2010 04:07:40 +0000Colin LangPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/232002 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Screw It, Let's Do It: Lessons in Life and Business Author: Richard Branson Narrator: Adrian Mulraney Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 34...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/232002 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Screw It, Let's Do It: Lessons in Life and Business Author: Richard Branson Narrator: Adrian Mulraney Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 34 minutes Release date: December 16, 2010 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.75 of Total 20 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 2 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: Richard Branson is an iconic businessman. In Screw It, Let's Do It, he shares the secrets of his success and the invaluable lessons he has learned over the course of his remarkable career. As the world struggles with the twin problems of global recession and climate change, Richard explains why it is up to big companies like Virgin to lead the way in finding a more holistic and environmentally friendly approach to business. He also looks to the future and shares his plans for taking his business and his ideas to the next level. Richard reveals the new and exciting areas into which Virgin is currently moving, including biofuels and space travel, and brings together all the important lessons, good advice and inspirational adages that have helped him along the road to success. This is a fantastic motivational book that will help every reader achieve their own dreams.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/connect-the-dots-audio-book-by-rashmi-bansal--65074325https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/170484 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Connect The Dots - Audio Book Author: Rashmi Bansal Narrator: Sameera Ranjan, Rashid Raza Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 41 minutes Release date: December 15, 2010 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: Mahima Mehra did it. Ranjiv Ramchandani did it. Kalyan Varma did it. 'CONNECT THE DOTS' is the story of 20 enterprising individuals without an MBA, who started their own ventures. They were driven by the desire to prove themselves. To lead interesting, passionate, meaningful lives. Their stories say one thing loud and clear. You don't need a fancy degree or a rich daddy to dream big and make it happen. It's all in your head, your heart, your hands.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/170484Wed, 15 Dec 2010 04:07:40 +0000Colin LangPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/170484 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Connect The Dots - Audio Book Author: Rashmi Bansal Narrator: Sameera Ranjan, Rashid Raza Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 41 minutes...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/170484 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Connect The Dots - Audio Book Author: Rashmi Bansal Narrator: Sameera Ranjan, Rashid Raza Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 41 minutes Release date: December 15, 2010 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: Mahima Mehra did it. Ranjiv Ramchandani did it. Kalyan Varma did it. 'CONNECT THE DOTS' is the story of 20 enterprising individuals without an MBA, who started their own ventures. They were driven by the desire to prove themselves. To lead interesting, passionate, meaningful lives. Their stories say one thing loud and clear. You don't need a fancy degree or a rich daddy to dream big and make it happen. It's all in your head, your heart, your hands.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/king-ichan-the-biography-of-a-renegade-capitalist-by-mark-stevens--65074349https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/211480 to listen full audiobooks. Title: King Ichan: The Biography of a Renegade Capitalist Author: Mark Stevens Narrator: Mark Stevens Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 51 minutes Release date: November 8, 2010 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.83 of Total 6 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: “I’m like the gunfighter you hire to save the town. That gunfighter is there to do good…but he’ll only do what he does if he knows he’ll get paid for it.” – Carl Icahn In this dramatic, deal-by-deal portrait of legendary and, until now, secretive financier Carl Icahn, bestselling business writer Mark Stevens takes us behind the scenes of some of the biggest deals in U.S. corporate history: Icahn’s multibillion dollar raid on Phillips Petrolium; his bold move on Texaco’s hidebound management, which netted him $500 million in the largest single transaction ever recorded by the New York Stock Exchange; Icahn’s prolonged battle with CEO David Roderick to break apart the once mighty steel giant USX; and his stunning takeover of TWA. To write this fascinating audio book, Mark Stevens has utilized to the ultimate his incisive investigative skills and his extraordinary access to Icahn himself as well as Icahn's friends, associates, adversaries, and critics—those who rode on his takeover bandwagon, and those who fell beneath its wheeling and dealing. The story he has to tell is that of a bookish boy from Bayswater who went to Princeton, studied philosophy, dropped out of medical school, landed as a minor player on Wall Street, and then had a billion-dollar epiphany—a means of “controlling the destiny of corporations” that would ultimately earn him his fortune. Along with the inside details of the deals that defined the high-flying eighties, Stevens provides a vivid, totally unauthorized profile of Icahn himself. At times deceptively disorganized and absentminded but a ruthlessly brilliant tactician when the chips are down, Icahn won his place at the pinnacle of capitalism by realizing that America’s CEOs could be “persuaded” to spend millions in corporate funds or search for white knights to avert a takeover that might cost them their jobs. It was a plan of predatory genius; in the seventies and eighties Icahn garnered huge profits time after time—until he devoured TWA, and found that his ambitions were greater than his management talents. With his very fortune hanging in the balance, Icahn engaged in epic negotiations with the Pension Benefit Guarantee Board, engineering what may be the premiere victory of his career. A fascinating tale with a cast of characters that includes Michael Milken, Ivan Boesky, T. Boone Pickens, Dennis Levine, and most of the other key players of the takeover era. King Icahn is the first biography of the business buccaneer who changed the course of corporate America.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/211480Mon, 08 Nov 2010 04:07:40 +0000Colin LangPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/211480 to listen full audiobooks. Title: King Ichan: The Biography of a Renegade Capitalist Author: Mark Stevens Narrator: Mark Stevens Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 51 minutes...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/211480 to listen full audiobooks. Title: King Ichan: The Biography of a Renegade Capitalist Author: Mark Stevens Narrator: Mark Stevens Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 51 minutes Release date: November 8, 2010 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.83 of Total 6 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: “I’m like the gunfighter you hire to save the town. That gunfighter is there to do good…but he’ll only do what he does if he knows he’ll get paid for it.” – Carl Icahn In this dramatic, deal-by-deal portrait of legendary and, until now, secretive financier Carl Icahn, bestselling business writer Mark Stevens takes us behind the scenes of some of the biggest deals in U.S. corporate history: Icahn’s multibillion dollar raid on Phillips Petrolium; his bold move on Texaco’s hidebound management, which netted him $500 million in the largest single transaction ever recorded by the New York Stock Exchange; Icahn’s prolonged battle with CEO David Roderick to break apart the once mighty steel giant USX; and his stunning takeover of TWA. To write this fascinating audio book, Mark Stevens has utilized to the ultimate his incisive investigative skills and his extraordinary access to Icahn himself as well as Icahn's friends, associates, adversaries, and critics—those who rode on his takeover bandwagon, and those who fell beneath its wheeling and dealing. The story he has to tell is that of a bookish boy from Bayswater who went to Princeton, studied philosophy, dropped out of medical school, landed as a minor player on Wall Street, and then had a billion-dollar epiphany—a means of “controlling the destiny of corporations” that would ultimately earn him his fortune. Along with the inside details of the deals that defined the high-flying eighties, Stevens provides a vivid, totally unauthorized profile of Icahn himself. At times deceptively disorganized and absentminded but a ruthlessly brilliant tactician when the chips are down, Icahn won his place at the pinnacle of capitalism by realizing that America’s CEOs could be “persuaded” to spend millions in corporate funds or search for white knights to avert a takeover that might cost them their jobs. It was a plan of predatory genius; in the seventies and eighties Icahn garnered huge profits time after time—until he devoured TWA, and found that his ambitions were greater than his management talents. With his very fortune hanging in the balance, Icahn engaged in epic negotiations with the Pension Benefit Guarantee Board, engineering what may be the premiere victory of his career. A fascinating tale with a cast of characters that includes Michael Milken, Ivan Boesky, T. Boone Pickens, Dennis Levine, and most of the other key players of the takeover era. King Icahn is the first biography of the business buccaneer who changed the course of corporate America.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/walk-like-you-have-somewhere-to-go-my-journey-from-mental-welfare-to-mental-health-by-lucille-o-neal--65074310https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/285111 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Walk Like You Have Somewhere to Go: My Journey from Mental Welfare to Mental Health Author: Lucille O'Neal Narrator: LaTasha Ezell Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 13 minutes Release date: May 17, 2010 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: “In Walk Like You Have Somewhere to Go Lucille will take you on a 40-year journey from ‘mental welfare to mental wealth.’ You will laugh—you may cry—and in the process you will be encouraged, enlightened, and empowered.” —Paula White, author of Dare to Dream: See Yourself as God Sees You  As the mother of one of the greatest athletes of all time, her journey is exceptional; but her story reveals that she is more than just “Shaquille O’Neal’s mom.” Lucille O’Neal is a woman you know, a woman you understand. Perhaps your own journey resembles hers. O’Neal has been a rebellious teen, a single mother, a wife, a college student, a divorcée, and, above all, a woman of unique courage.  Acquainted early in life with turmoil, O’Neal’s circumstances shaped her perspective and strengthened her resolve to overcome the challenges she would encounter later in life. She has endured poverty, rejection, abuse, addiction, and the illness of a child, yet today her faith and compassion for others are stronger than ever.  O’Neal writes candidly—and often humorously—about her years of spiritual unrest and mental warfare, and her return to the God of her childhood. In Walk Like You Have Somewhere to Go, O’Neal shares her struggles and disappointments against the backdrop of her sweetest memories and proudest accomplishments. After fifty-five years, O’Neal has gained the wisdom to recognize her wrongs and guide others down a different path. Her story is proof that it’s never too late for a new beginning.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/285111Mon, 17 May 2010 04:07:40 +0000Colin LangPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/285111 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Walk Like You Have Somewhere to Go: My Journey from Mental Welfare to Mental Health Author: Lucille O'Neal Narrator: LaTasha Ezell Format: Unabridged...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/285111 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Walk Like You Have Somewhere to Go: My Journey from Mental Welfare to Mental Health Author: Lucille O'Neal Narrator: LaTasha Ezell Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 13 minutes Release date: May 17, 2010 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: “In Walk Like You Have Somewhere to Go Lucille will take you on a 40-year journey from ‘mental welfare to mental wealth.’ You will laugh—you may cry—and in the process you will be encouraged, enlightened, and empowered.” —Paula White, author of Dare to Dream: See Yourself as God Sees You  As the mother of one of the greatest athletes of all time, her journey is exceptional; but her story reveals that she is more than just “Shaquille O’Neal’s mom.” Lucille O’Neal is a woman you know, a woman you understand. Perhaps your own journey resembles hers. O’Neal has been a rebellious teen, a single mother, a wife, a college student, a divorcée, and, above all, a woman of unique courage.  Acquainted early in life with turmoil, O’Neal’s circumstances shaped her perspective and strengthened her resolve to overcome the challenges she would encounter later in life. She has endured poverty, rejection, abuse, addiction, and the illness of a child, yet today her faith and compassion for others are stronger than ever.  O’Neal writes candidly—and often humorously—about her years of spiritual unrest and mental warfare, and her return to the God of her childhood. In Walk Like You Have Somewhere to Go, O’Neal shares her struggles and disappointments against the backdrop of her sweetest memories and proudest accomplishments. After fifty-five years, O’Neal has gained the wisdom to recognize her wrongs and guide others down a different path. Her story is proof that it’s never too late for a new beginning.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/business-stripped-bare-adventures-of-a-global-entrepreneur-by-richard-branson--65074403https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/236427 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Business Stripped Bare: Adventures of a Global Entrepreneur Author: Richard Branson Narrator: Adrian Mulraney Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 23 minutes Release date: April 15, 2010 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.89 of Total 19 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: Business Stripped Bare, now available as an unabridged audiobook. From its creation as a mail-order record company to the literal launch of Virgin Galactic, today Virgin is one of the premier 'way-of-life' brands in the world, trusted and enjoyed by many millions of people. In Business Stripped Bare, Sir Richard Branson shares the inside track on his life in business and reveals the incredible truth about his most risky, brilliant and audacious deals. Discover why Virgin tried to take on one of the world's biggest superbrands, how Virgin Mobile USA holds the record as the fastest company in history to generate revenues of over one billion dollars (faster than Microsoft, Google and Amazon) and how Richard is the only person in the world to have built eight billion-dollar companies from scratch in eight different sectors. What qualities does Richard look for in the people he hires? How does he manage a crisis? Who are the entrepreneurs he most admires? Find out the true story behind Virgin Blue's success in Australia, what really happened when Virgin bid for Northern Rock and why Richard believes all businesses must work with governments to tackle climate change and invest in the future of our planet. Combining invaluable advice with the remarkable and candid inside stories of Virgin's greatest achievements, as well as some of its setbacks, Business Stripped Bare is a dynamic, inspirational and truly original guide to success in business and in life. Whether you are an executive, an entrepreneur or are just starting out, this Richard Branson audiobook strips business down to show how you can succeed and make a difference.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/236427Thu, 15 Apr 2010 04:07:40 +0000Colin LangPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/236427 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Business Stripped Bare: Adventures of a Global Entrepreneur Author: Richard Branson Narrator: Adrian Mulraney Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/236427 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Business Stripped Bare: Adventures of a Global Entrepreneur Author: Richard Branson Narrator: Adrian Mulraney Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 23 minutes Release date: April 15, 2010 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.89 of Total 19 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: Business Stripped Bare, now available as an unabridged audiobook. From its creation as a mail-order record company to the literal launch of Virgin Galactic, today Virgin is one of the premier 'way-of-life' brands in the world, trusted and enjoyed by many millions of people. In Business Stripped Bare, Sir Richard Branson shares the inside track on his life in business and reveals the incredible truth about his most risky, brilliant and audacious deals. Discover why Virgin tried to take on one of the world's biggest superbrands, how Virgin Mobile USA holds the record as the fastest company in history to generate revenues of over one billion dollars (faster than Microsoft, Google and Amazon) and how Richard is the only person in the world to have built eight billion-dollar companies from scratch in eight different sectors. What qualities does Richard look for in the people he hires? How does he manage a crisis? Who are the entrepreneurs he most admires? Find out the true story behind Virgin Blue's success in Australia, what really happened when Virgin bid for Northern Rock and why Richard believes all businesses must work with governments to tackle climate change and invest in the future of our planet. Combining invaluable advice with the remarkable and candid inside stories of Virgin's greatest achievements, as well as some of its setbacks, Business Stripped Bare is a dynamic, inspirational and truly original guide to success in business and in life. Whether you are an executive, an entrepreneur or are just starting out, this Richard Branson audiobook strips business down to show how you can succeed and make a difference.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/circle-of-greed-the-spectacular-rise-and-fall-of-the-lawyer-who-brought-corporate-america-to-its-knees-by-patrick-dillon--65074435https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/60667 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Circle of Greed: The Spectacular Rise and Fall of the Lawyer Who Brought Corporate America to Its Knees Author: Patrick Dillon Narrator: Erik Davies Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 20 hours 12 minutes Release date: March 2, 2010 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 4 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: Circle of Greed is the epic story of the rise and fall of Bill Lerach, once the leading class action lawyer in America and now a convicted felon.  For more than two decades, Lerach threatened, shook down and sued top Fortune 500 companies, including Disney, Apple, Time Warner, and—most famously—Enron.  Now, the man who brought corporate moguls to their knees has fallen prey to the same corrupt impulses of his enemies, and is paying the price by serving time in federal prison.        If there was ever a modern Greek tragedy about a man and his times, about corporate arrogance and illusions and the scorched-earth tactics to not only counteract corporate America but to beat it at its own game, Bill Lerach's story is it.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/60667Tue, 02 Mar 2010 04:07:40 +0000Colin LangPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/60667 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Circle of Greed: The Spectacular Rise and Fall of the Lawyer Who Brought Corporate America to Its Knees Author: Patrick Dillon Narrator: Erik Davies...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/60667 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Circle of Greed: The Spectacular Rise and Fall of the Lawyer Who Brought Corporate America to Its Knees Author: Patrick Dillon Narrator: Erik Davies Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 20 hours 12 minutes Release date: March 2, 2010 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 4 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: Circle of Greed is the epic story of the rise and fall of Bill Lerach, once the leading class action lawyer in America and now a convicted felon.  For more than two decades, Lerach threatened, shook down and sued top Fortune 500 companies, including Disney, Apple, Time Warner, and—most famously—Enron.  Now, the man who brought corporate moguls to their knees has fallen prey to the same corrupt impulses of his enemies, and is paying the price by serving time in federal prison.        If there was ever a modern Greek tragedy about a man and his times, about corporate arrogance and illusions and the scorched-earth tactics to not only counteract corporate America but to beat it at its own game, Bill Lerach's story is it.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-greatest-trade-ever-the-behind-the-scenes-story-of-how-john-paulson-defied-wall-street-and-made-financial-history-by-gregory-zuckerman--65074407https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/59960 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Greatest Trade Ever: The Behind-the-Scenes Story of How John Paulson Defied Wall Street and Made Financial History Author: Gregory Zuckerman Narrator: Marc Cashman Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 41 minutes Release date: November 3, 2009 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.78 of Total 9 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 3 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: In 2006, hedge fund manager John Paulson realized something few others suspected--that the housing market and the value of subprime mortgages were grossly inflated and headed for a major fall.  Paulson's background was in mergers and acquisitions, however, and he knew little about real estate or how to wager against housing.  He had spent a career as an also-ran on Wall Street. But Paulson was convinced this was his chance to make his mark. He just wasn't sure how to do it.  Colleagues at investment banks scoffed at him and investors dismissed him.  Even pros skeptical about housing shied away from the complicated derivative investments that Paulson was just learning about.  But Paulson and a handful of renegade investors such as Jeffrey Greene and Michael Burry began to bet heavily against risky mortgages and precarious financial companies. Timing is everything, though. Initially, Paulson and the others lost tens of millions of dollars as real estate and stocks continued to soar. Rather than back down, however, Paulson redoubled his bets, putting his hedge fund and his reputation on the line.      In the summer of 2007, the markets began to implode, bringing Paulson early profits, but also sparking efforts to rescue real estate and derail him. By year's end, though, John Paulson had pulled off the greatest trade in financial history, earning more than $15 billion for his firm--a figure that dwarfed George Soros's billion-dollar currency trade in 1992.  Paulson made billions more in 2008 by transforming his gutsy move.  Some of the underdog investors who attempted the daring trade also reaped fortunes. But others who got the timing wrong met devastating failure, discovering that being early and right wasn't nearly enough.      Written by the prizewinning reporter who broke the story in The Wall Street Journal, The Greatest Trade Ever is a superbly written, fast-paced, behind-the-scenes narrative of how a contrarian foresaw an escalating financial crisis--that outwitted Chuck Prince, Stanley O'Neal, Richard Fuld, and Wall Street's titans--to make financial history.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/59960Tue, 03 Nov 2009 04:07:40 +0000Colin LangPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/59960 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Greatest Trade Ever: The Behind-the-Scenes Story of How John Paulson Defied Wall Street and Made Financial History Author: Gregory Zuckerman...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/59960 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Greatest Trade Ever: The Behind-the-Scenes Story of How John Paulson Defied Wall Street and Made Financial History Author: Gregory Zuckerman Narrator: Marc Cashman Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 41 minutes Release date: November 3, 2009 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.78 of Total 9 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 3 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: In 2006, hedge fund manager John Paulson realized something few others suspected--that the housing market and the value of subprime mortgages were grossly inflated and headed for a major fall.  Paulson's background was in mergers and acquisitions, however, and he knew little about real estate or how to wager against housing.  He had spent a career as an also-ran on Wall Street. But Paulson was convinced this was his chance to make his mark. He just wasn't sure how to do it.  Colleagues at investment banks scoffed at him and investors dismissed him.  Even pros skeptical about housing shied away from the complicated derivative investments that Paulson was just learning about.  But Paulson and a handful of renegade investors such as Jeffrey Greene and Michael Burry began to bet heavily against risky mortgages and precarious financial companies. Timing is everything, though. Initially, Paulson and the others lost tens of millions of dollars as real estate and stocks continued to soar. Rather than back down, however, Paulson redoubled his bets, putting his hedge fund and his reputation on the line.      In the summer of 2007, the markets began to implode, bringing Paulson early profits, but also sparking efforts to rescue real estate and derail him. By year's end, though, John Paulson had pulled off the greatest trade in financial history, earning more than $15 billion for his firm--a figure that dwarfed George Soros's billion-dollar currency trade in 1992.  Paulson made billions more in 2008 by transforming his gutsy move.  Some of the underdog investors who attempted the daring trade also reaped fortunes. But others who got the timing wrong met devastating failure, discovering that being early and right wasn't nearly enough.      Written by the prizewinning reporter who broke the story in The Wall Street Journal, The Greatest Trade Ever is a superbly written, fast-paced, behind-the-scenes narrative of how a contrarian foresaw an escalating financial crisis--that outwitted Chuck Prince, Stanley O'Neal, Richard Fuld, and Wall Street's titans--to make financial history.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/our-noise-the-story-of-merge-records-the-indie-label-that-got-big-and-stayed-small-by-john-cook--65074436https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/59763 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Our Noise: The Story of Merge Records, the Indie Label that Got Big and Stayed Small Author: John Cook Narrator: Ray Porter Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 1 minute Release date: October 19, 2009 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 1 of Total 1 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: For twenty years, Merge Records has remained true to their belief that you can sign bands because you love their music and respect what they’re trying to do. As giant corporate labels struggle for survival, Merge has, in the unlikeliest of times, garnered a loyal group of artists and a secure and growing fan base and, most important, has brought us some of the best music of our time. Our Noise tells the story of how Merge did it and continues to do it, through the eyes of cofounders Mac McCaughan and Laura Ballance, their fellow band members, friends, and the bands who signed on with them. It includes interviews with and profiles of Superchunk, Butterglory, Neutral Milk Hotel, Lambchop, Spoon, the Magnetic Fields, and Arcade Fire.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/59763Mon, 19 Oct 2009 04:07:40 +0000Colin LangPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/59763 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Our Noise: The Story of Merge Records, the Indie Label that Got Big and Stayed Small Author: John Cook Narrator: Ray Porter Format: Unabridged Audiobook...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/59763 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Our Noise: The Story of Merge Records, the Indie Label that Got Big and Stayed Small Author: John Cook Narrator: Ray Porter Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 1 minute Release date: October 19, 2009 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 1 of Total 1 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: For twenty years, Merge Records has remained true to their belief that you can sign bands because you love their music and respect what they’re trying to do. As giant corporate labels struggle for survival, Merge has, in the unlikeliest of times, garnered a loyal group of artists and a secure and growing fan base and, most important, has brought us some of the best music of our time. Our Noise tells the story of how Merge did it and continues to do it, through the eyes of cofounders Mac McCaughan and Laura Ballance, their fellow band members, friends, and the bands who signed on with them. It includes interviews with and profiles of Superchunk, Butterglory, Neutral Milk Hotel, Lambchop, Spoon, the Magnetic Fields, and Arcade Fire.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/confessions-of-a-radical-industrialist-profits-people-purpose-doing-business-by-respecting-the-earth-by-ray-c-anderson--65074428https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/59321 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Confessions of a Radical Industrialist: Profits, People, Purpose–Doing Business by Respecting the Earth Author: Ray C. Anderson Narrator: Ray C. Anderson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 16 minutes Release date: September 15, 2009 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: His story is now legend. In 1994, after reading The Ecology of Commerce by Paul Hawken, Ray Anderson felt a “spear in the chest.” The founder of Interface, Inc., a billion-dollar carpeting manufacturer, realized that his company was plundering the environment and he needed to steer it on a new course. Since then, Interface has cut its greenhouse gas emissions by eighty-two percent, with a goal to reach a zero environmental footprint by 2020. Thoughtful and winning, Confessions of a Radical Industrialist shows how Anderson revolutionized his company—improving quality, bringing costs down, and driving up profits—making it one of Fortune’s 100 Best Companies to Work For. He challenges all industries to share his ambitious goal: to take nothing from the earth that can’t be replaced by the earth.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/59321Tue, 15 Sep 2009 04:07:40 +0000Colin LangPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/59321 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Confessions of a Radical Industrialist: Profits, People, Purpose–Doing Business by Respecting the Earth Author: Ray C. Anderson Narrator: Ray C....https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/59321 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Confessions of a Radical Industrialist: Profits, People, Purpose–Doing Business by Respecting the Earth Author: Ray C. Anderson Narrator: Ray C. Anderson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 16 minutes Release date: September 15, 2009 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: His story is now legend. In 1994, after reading The Ecology of Commerce by Paul Hawken, Ray Anderson felt a “spear in the chest.” The founder of Interface, Inc., a billion-dollar carpeting manufacturer, realized that his company was plundering the environment and he needed to steer it on a new course. Since then, Interface has cut its greenhouse gas emissions by eighty-two percent, with a goal to reach a zero environmental footprint by 2020. Thoughtful and winning, Confessions of a Radical Industrialist shows how Anderson revolutionized his company—improving quality, bringing costs down, and driving up profits—making it one of Fortune’s 100 Best Companies to Work For. He challenges all industries to share his ambitious goal: to take nothing from the earth that can’t be replaced by the earth.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ludwig-von-mises-fountainhead-of-the-modern-microeconomics-revolution-by-eamonn-butler--65074398https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/60809 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Ludwig von Mises: Fountainhead of the Modern Microeconomics Revolution Author: Eamonn Butler Narrator: Jeff Riggenbach Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 14 minutes Release date: August 24, 2009 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 4 Ratings of Narrator: 3 of Total 2 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: The Austrian economist Ludwig von Mises is increasingly recognized as one of the most important originators of modern economic thought. This book studies his ideas in a clear and systematic way and pulls out from Mises’ own writings the main themes of his work. With an emphasis on microeconomics, Mises argues that all real economic decisions are made by particular people at particular times and places; the motivating forces, therefore, are personal and psychological. In this view, economics is not a science at all but a discipline more like mathematics or geometry. Its principles are deduced not by observation and experiment but from certain axiomatic facts about the nature of human choice. This basic insight allows Mises to study important topics such as entrepreneurship and competition in new and fruitful ways.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/60809Mon, 24 Aug 2009 04:07:40 +0000Colin LangPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/60809 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Ludwig von Mises: Fountainhead of the Modern Microeconomics Revolution Author: Eamonn Butler Narrator: Jeff Riggenbach Format: Unabridged Audiobook...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/60809 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Ludwig von Mises: Fountainhead of the Modern Microeconomics Revolution Author: Eamonn Butler Narrator: Jeff Riggenbach Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 14 minutes Release date: August 24, 2009 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 4 Ratings of Narrator: 3 of Total 2 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: The Austrian economist Ludwig von Mises is increasingly recognized as one of the most important originators of modern economic thought. This book studies his ideas in a clear and systematic way and pulls out from Mises’ own writings the main themes of his work. With an emphasis on microeconomics, Mises argues that all real economic decisions are made by particular people at particular times and places; the motivating forces, therefore, are personal and psychological. In this view, economics is not a science at all but a discipline more like mathematics or geometry. Its principles are deduced not by observation and experiment but from certain axiomatic facts about the nature of human choice. This basic insight allows Mises to study important topics such as entrepreneurship and competition in new and fruitful ways.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/a-colossal-failure-of-common-sense-the-inside-story-of-the-collapse-of-lehman-brothers-by-patrick-robinson-lawrence-g-mcdonald--65074437https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/58635 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Colossal Failure of Common Sense: The Inside Story of the Collapse of Lehman Brothers Author: Patrick Robinson, Lawrence G. Mcdonald Narrator: Erik Davies Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 16 hours 38 minutes Release date: July 21, 2009 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.33 of Total 3 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: One of the biggest questions of the financial crisis has not been answered until now: What happened at Lehman Brothers and why was it allowed to fail, with aftershocks that rocked the global economy? In this news-making, often astonishing book, a former Lehman Brothers Vice President gives us the straight answers—right from the belly of the beast. In A Colossal Failure of Common Sense, Larry McDonald, a Wall Street insider, reveals, the culture and unspoken rules of the game like no book has ever done. The book is couched in the very human story of Larry McDonald’s Horatio Alger-like rise from a Massachusetts “gateway to nowhere” housing project to the New York headquarters of Lehman Brothers, home of one of the world’s toughest trading floors.   We get a close-up view of the participants in the Lehman collapse, especially those who saw it coming with a helpless, angry certainty. We meet the Brahmins at the top, whose reckless, pedal-to-the-floor addiction to growth finally demolished the nation’ s oldest investment bank. The Wall Street we encounter here is a ruthless place, where brilliance, arrogance, ambition, greed, capacity for relentless toil, and other human traits combine in a potent mix that sometimes fuels prosperity but occasionally destroys it.   The full significance of the dissolution of Lehman Brothers remains to be measured. But this much is certain: it was a devastating blow to America’s—and the world’s—financial system. And it need not have happened. This is the story of why it did.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/58635Tue, 21 Jul 2009 04:07:40 +0000Colin LangPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/58635 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Colossal Failure of Common Sense: The Inside Story of the Collapse of Lehman Brothers Author: Patrick Robinson, Lawrence G. Mcdonald Narrator: Erik...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/58635 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Colossal Failure of Common Sense: The Inside Story of the Collapse of Lehman Brothers Author: Patrick Robinson, Lawrence G. Mcdonald Narrator: Erik Davies Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 16 hours 38 minutes Release date: July 21, 2009 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.33 of Total 3 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: One of the biggest questions of the financial crisis has not been answered until now: What happened at Lehman Brothers and why was it allowed to fail, with aftershocks that rocked the global economy? In this news-making, often astonishing book, a former Lehman Brothers Vice President gives us the straight answers—right from the belly of the beast. In A Colossal Failure of Common Sense, Larry McDonald, a Wall Street insider, reveals, the culture and unspoken rules of the game like no book has ever done. The book is couched in the very human story of Larry McDonald’s Horatio Alger-like rise from a Massachusetts “gateway to nowhere” housing project to the New York headquarters of Lehman Brothers, home of one of the world’s toughest trading floors.   We get a close-up view of the participants in the Lehman collapse, especially those who saw it coming with a helpless, angry certainty. We meet the Brahmins at the top, whose reckless, pedal-to-the-floor addiction to growth finally demolished the nation’ s oldest investment bank. The Wall Street we encounter here is a ruthless place, where brilliance, arrogance, ambition, greed, capacity for relentless toil, and other human traits combine in a potent mix that sometimes fuels prosperity but occasionally destroys it.   The full significance of the dissolution of Lehman Brothers remains to be measured. But this much is certain: it was a devastating blow to America’s—and the world’s—financial system. And it need not have happened. This is the story of why it did.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/in-n-out-burger-by-stacy-perman--65074414https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/58603 to listen full audiobooks. Title: In-N-Out Burger Author: Stacy Perman Narrator: Loren Lester Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 13 minutes Release date: July 21, 2009 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.83 of Total 6 Ratings of Narrator: 2.5 of Total 2 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: “This book grills up an enjoyable read for both avid foodies and novice diners alike! Perman’s sneak peek into the fascinating history of In-N-Out is as good as the delicious burgers themselves.” —Mario Batali, celebrity chef and author of Molto Italiano A behind-the-counter look at the fast-food chain that breaks all the rules, Stacy Perman’s In-N-Out Burger is the New York Times bestselling inside story of the family behind the California-based hamburger chain with a cult following large enough to rival the Grateful Dead’s. A juicy unauthorized history of a small business-turned-big business titan, In-N-Out Burger was named one of Fast Company magazine’s Best Business Books of 2009, and  Fortune Small Business insists that it “should be required reading for family business owners, alongside Rich Cohen’s Sweet and Low and Thomas Mann’s Buddenbrooks.”]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/58603Tue, 21 Jul 2009 04:07:40 +0000Colin LangPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/58603 to listen full audiobooks. Title: In-N-Out Burger Author: Stacy Perman Narrator: Loren Lester Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 13 minutes Release date: July 21, 2009...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/58603 to listen full audiobooks. Title: In-N-Out Burger Author: Stacy Perman Narrator: Loren Lester Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 13 minutes Release date: July 21, 2009 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.83 of Total 6 Ratings of Narrator: 2.5 of Total 2 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: “This book grills up an enjoyable read for both avid foodies and novice diners alike! Perman’s sneak peek into the fascinating history of In-N-Out is as good as the delicious burgers themselves.” —Mario Batali, celebrity chef and author of Molto Italiano A behind-the-counter look at the fast-food chain that breaks all the rules, Stacy Perman’s In-N-Out Burger is the New York Times bestselling inside story of the family behind the California-based hamburger chain with a cult following large enough to rival the Grateful Dead’s. A juicy unauthorized history of a small business-turned-big business titan, In-N-Out Burger was named one of Fast Company magazine’s Best Business Books of 2009, and  Fortune Small Business insists that it “should be required reading for family business owners, alongside Rich Cohen’s Sweet and Low and Thomas Mann’s Buddenbrooks.”]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-first-tycoon-the-epic-life-of-cornelius-vanderbilt-pulitzer-prize-winner-by-t-j-stiles--65074433https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/55085 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The First Tycoon: The Epic Life of Cornelius Vanderbilt (Pulitzer Prize Winner) Author: T.J. Stiles Narrator: Mark Deakins Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 28 hours 46 minutes Release date: April 21, 2009 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.92 of Total 12 Ratings of Narrator: 4.14 of Total 7 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: A gripping, groundbreaking biography of the combative man whose genius and force of will created modern capitalism. Founder of a dynasty, builder of the original Grand Central, creator of an impossibly vast fortune, Cornelius “Commodore” Vanderbilt is an American icon. Humbly born on Staten Island during George Washington’s presidency, he rose from boatman to builder of the nation’s largest fleet of steamships to lord of a railroad empire. Lincoln consulted him on steamship strategy during the Civil War; Jay Gould was first his uneasy ally and then sworn enemy; and Victoria Woodhull, the first woman to run for president of the United States, was his spiritual counselor. We see Vanderbilt help to launch the transportation revolution, propel the Gold Rush, reshape Manhattan, and invent the modern corporation—in fact, as T. J. Stiles elegantly argues, Vanderbilt did more than perhaps any other individual to create the economic world we live in today. In The First Tycoon, Stiles offers the first complete, authoritative biography of this titan, and the first comprehensive account of the Commodore’s personal life. It is a sweeping, fast-moving epic, and a complex portrait of the great man. Vanderbilt, Stiles shows, embraced the philosophy of the Jacksonian Democrats and withstood attacks by his conservative enemies for being too competitive. He was a visionary who pioneered business models. He was an unschooled fistfighter who came to command the respect of New York’s social elite. And he was a father who struggled with a gambling-addicted son, a husband who was loving yet abusive, and, finally, an old man who was obsessed with contacting the dead. The First Tycoon is the exhilarating story of a man and a nation maturing together: the powerful account of a man whose life was as epic and complex as American history itself.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/55085Tue, 21 Apr 2009 04:07:40 +0000Colin LangPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/55085 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The First Tycoon: The Epic Life of Cornelius Vanderbilt (Pulitzer Prize Winner) Author: T.J. Stiles Narrator: Mark Deakins Format: Unabridged Audiobook...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/55085 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The First Tycoon: The Epic Life of Cornelius Vanderbilt (Pulitzer Prize Winner) Author: T.J. Stiles Narrator: Mark Deakins Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 28 hours 46 minutes Release date: April 21, 2009 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.92 of Total 12 Ratings of Narrator: 4.14 of Total 7 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: A gripping, groundbreaking biography of the combative man whose genius and force of will created modern capitalism. Founder of a dynasty, builder of the original Grand Central, creator of an impossibly vast fortune, Cornelius “Commodore” Vanderbilt is an American icon. Humbly born on Staten Island during George Washington’s presidency, he rose from boatman to builder of the nation’s largest fleet of steamships to lord of a railroad empire. Lincoln consulted him on steamship strategy during the Civil War; Jay Gould was first his uneasy ally and then sworn enemy; and Victoria Woodhull, the first woman to run for president of the United States, was his spiritual counselor. We see Vanderbilt help to launch the transportation revolution, propel the Gold Rush, reshape Manhattan, and invent the modern corporation—in fact, as T. J. Stiles elegantly argues, Vanderbilt did more than perhaps any other individual to create the economic world we live in today. In The First Tycoon, Stiles offers the first complete, authoritative biography of this titan, and the first comprehensive account of the Commodore’s personal life. It is a sweeping, fast-moving epic, and a complex portrait of the great man. Vanderbilt, Stiles shows, embraced the philosophy of the Jacksonian Democrats and withstood attacks by his conservative enemies for being too competitive. He was a visionary who pioneered business models. He was an unschooled fistfighter who came to command the respect of New York’s social elite. And he was a father who struggled with a gambling-addicted son, a husband who was loving yet abusive, and, finally, an old man who was obsessed with contacting the dead. The First Tycoon is the exhilarating story of a man and a nation maturing together: the powerful account of a man whose life was as epic and complex as American history itself.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/money-for-nothing-one-man-s-journey-through-the-dark-side-of-lottery-millions-by-edward-ugel--65074431https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/54742 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Money for Nothing: One Man’s Journey through the Dark Side of Lottery Millions Author: Edward Ugel Narrator: Arthur Morey Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 10 minutes Release date: February 20, 2009 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: This wry and funny memoir tells the story of America's addiction to gambling from an astonishing angle. At age twenty-six, broke and knee-deep in gambling debt, Ed Ugel serendipitously landed a job as a salesman for The Firm, a company that offered up-front cash to lottery winners in exchange for their gradually doled-out prize money. Ed made a lucrative living by taking advantage of lottery winners' weaknesses—weaknesses he knew all too well. As Ed saw the often hilarious, sometimes sad outcomes that occur when great wealth is dropped on ordinary people who rarely have the financial savvy to keep up with the lottery-winner lifestyle, he discovered that the American Dream looks a lot like a day at the casino. And like those lottery winners, Ed struggled to find a balance in his own life as his increasing success earned him a bigger and bigger salary.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/54742Fri, 20 Feb 2009 04:07:40 +0000Colin LangPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/54742 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Money for Nothing: One Man’s Journey through the Dark Side of Lottery Millions Author: Edward Ugel Narrator: Arthur Morey Format: Unabridged Audiobook...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/54742 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Money for Nothing: One Man’s Journey through the Dark Side of Lottery Millions Author: Edward Ugel Narrator: Arthur Morey Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 10 minutes Release date: February 20, 2009 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: This wry and funny memoir tells the story of America's addiction to gambling from an astonishing angle. At age twenty-six, broke and knee-deep in gambling debt, Ed Ugel serendipitously landed a job as a salesman for The Firm, a company that offered up-front cash to lottery winners in exchange for their gradually doled-out prize money. Ed made a lucrative living by taking advantage of lottery winners' weaknesses—weaknesses he knew all too well. As Ed saw the often hilarious, sometimes sad outcomes that occur when great wealth is dropped on ordinary people who rarely have the financial savvy to keep up with the lottery-winner lifestyle, he discovered that the American Dream looks a lot like a day at the casino. And like those lottery winners, Ed struggled to find a balance in his own life as his increasing success earned him a bigger and bigger salary.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/rubies-in-the-orchard-how-to-uncover-the-hidden-gems-in-your-business-by-francis-wilkinson-lynda-resnick--65074412https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/54473 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Rubies in the Orchard: How to Uncover the Hidden Gems in Your Business Author: Francis Wilkinson, Lynda Resnick Narrator: Lynda Resnick Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 0 minutes Release date: February 17, 2009 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 3 of Total 1 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: NATIONAL BESTSELLER POM Wonderful. FIJI Water. Teleflora. The Franklin Mint. Lynda Resnick's marketing triumphs read like an encyclopedia of branding. She is the smartest and hardest-working marketing brain in the business - the kind of marketer who can sell "ice sculptures to Eskimos." But her brilliant ideas aren't simply the result of random inspiration; they're the products of a systematic approach to marketing that any company -- large or small -- can adapt to achieve success. In RUBIES IN THE ORCHARD, she divulges her secrets for creating some of the world's most memorable and iconic brands, and the bull's-eye strategies to sell them. Resnick believes that every company can find "rubies" in its orchard, elements of intrinsic value that consumers will desire. Here, she shows how every successful marketing campaign begins with uncovering these hidden gems, and communicating their value honestly and transparently to the consumer. Through Resnick's behind-the-scenes narrative, we learn the secrets of her extraordinary successes, including: POM Wonderful, the wildly popular 100% pomegranate juice that created an entirely new product category out of a fickle and obscure fruit; and FIJI Water, a fledgling brand she transformed into the #1 premium bottled water in America, with sales that have increased 300% since 2004. A born marketer, Resnick shares tales from a remarkable life, from opening her own ad agency at age 19 to the time she famously overpaid for Jackie Kennedy's pearls at auction, then transformed her "mistake" into tens of millions in sales for the Franklin Mint. Here for the first time, Resnick reveals her systematic approach to breaking through marketplace clutter and consumer cynicism, and creating blockbuster brands with true staying power.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/54473Tue, 17 Feb 2009 04:07:40 +0000Colin LangPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/54473 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Rubies in the Orchard: How to Uncover the Hidden Gems in Your Business Author: Francis Wilkinson, Lynda Resnick Narrator: Lynda Resnick Format:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/54473 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Rubies in the Orchard: How to Uncover the Hidden Gems in Your Business Author: Francis Wilkinson, Lynda Resnick Narrator: Lynda Resnick Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 0 minutes Release date: February 17, 2009 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 3 of Total 1 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: NATIONAL BESTSELLER POM Wonderful. FIJI Water. Teleflora. The Franklin Mint. Lynda Resnick's marketing triumphs read like an encyclopedia of branding. She is the smartest and hardest-working marketing brain in the business - the kind of marketer who can sell "ice sculptures to Eskimos." But her brilliant ideas aren't simply the result of random inspiration; they're the products of a systematic approach to marketing that any company -- large or small -- can adapt to achieve success. In RUBIES IN THE ORCHARD, she divulges her secrets for creating some of the world's most memorable and iconic brands, and the bull's-eye strategies to sell them. Resnick believes that every company can find "rubies" in its orchard, elements of intrinsic value that consumers will desire. Here, she shows how every successful marketing campaign begins with uncovering these hidden gems, and communicating their value honestly and transparently to the consumer. Through Resnick's behind-the-scenes narrative, we learn the secrets of her extraordinary successes, including: POM Wonderful, the wildly popular 100% pomegranate juice that created an entirely new product category out of a fickle and obscure fruit; and FIJI Water, a fledgling brand she transformed into the #1 premium bottled water in America, with sales that have increased 300% since 2004. A born marketer, Resnick shares tales from a remarkable life, from opening her own ad agency at age 19 to the time she famously overpaid for Jackie Kennedy's pearls at auction, then transformed her "mistake" into tens of millions in sales for the Franklin Mint. Here for the first time, Resnick reveals her systematic approach to breaking through marketplace clutter and consumer cynicism, and creating blockbuster brands with true staying power.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/joseph-p-kennedy-presents-his-hollywood-years-by-cari-beauchamp--65074410https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/135547 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Joseph P. Kennedy Presents: His Hollywood Years Author: Cari Beauchamp Narrator: Pam Ward Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 17 hours 52 minutes Release date: February 3, 2009 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: Joseph P. Kennedy reigned in Hollywood from 1926 to 1930, when he ran three movie studios, led the revolution in sound pictures, and created the first modern entertainment empire. Sorting through the archives of Kennedy deals, letters, and memos, Cari Beauchamp tells for the first time how he made it all happen, a miracle of smoke and mirrors that resulted in a gambit never seen before or since: the merger with RCA that resulted in RKO Studios. Beauchamp writes about the pictures Kennedy produced; the stars he made and ruined (including his lover, Gloria Swanson); and the Hollywood titans he charmed, cajoled, and battled, including William Randolph Hearst, in this fascinating tale of greed and business genius that shows how Kennedy not only made a fortune but changed the very nature of the business of moviemaking.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/135547Tue, 03 Feb 2009 04:07:40 +0000Colin LangPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/135547 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Joseph P. Kennedy Presents: His Hollywood Years Author: Cari Beauchamp Narrator: Pam Ward Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 17 hours 52 minutes...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/135547 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Joseph P. Kennedy Presents: His Hollywood Years Author: Cari Beauchamp Narrator: Pam Ward Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 17 hours 52 minutes Release date: February 3, 2009 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: Joseph P. Kennedy reigned in Hollywood from 1926 to 1930, when he ran three movie studios, led the revolution in sound pictures, and created the first modern entertainment empire. Sorting through the archives of Kennedy deals, letters, and memos, Cari Beauchamp tells for the first time how he made it all happen, a miracle of smoke and mirrors that resulted in a gambit never seen before or since: the merger with RCA that resulted in RKO Studios. Beauchamp writes about the pictures Kennedy produced; the stars he made and ruined (including his lover, Gloria Swanson); and the Hollywood titans he charmed, cajoled, and battled, including William Randolph Hearst, in this fascinating tale of greed and business genius that shows how Kennedy not only made a fortune but changed the very nature of the business of moviemaking.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-masters-of-enterprise-by-h-w-brands--65074292https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/328493 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Masters of Enterprise Author: H.W. Brands Narrator: H.W. Brands Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 21 minutes Release date: January 16, 2009 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: Since the formation of the American Republic the principles of free enterprise and equal opportunity have been at the very core of economic philosophy. During the revolution, colonists fought not only for intangibles like 'liberty' and 'justice,' but also for the promises of a free market that provided everyone with the opportunity to pursue economic advancement regardless of social position and unsubjugated to a crown. America quickly became a society in which an individual's success would be measured not by birthright, but rather by determination. In this atmosphere, men and women have sought fortune limited only by their own abilities, their willingness to work hard, and their courage in the face of unknown dangers. In this course, we'll examine the lives and careers of successful men and women who seized the opportunities offered by the vibrant and open economy that has ensued. We'll examine how each of these individuals found the necessary resources-both economic and personal-to achieve greatness in the business arena. In doing so, we hope not only to arrive at a better understanding of American business history in general, but also to commune with its greatest visionaries-its Masters of Enterprise.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/328493Fri, 16 Jan 2009 04:07:40 +0000Colin LangPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/328493 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Masters of Enterprise Author: H.W. Brands Narrator: H.W. Brands Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 21 minutes Release date: January 16,...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/328493 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Masters of Enterprise Author: H.W. Brands Narrator: H.W. Brands Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 21 minutes Release date: January 16, 2009 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: Since the formation of the American Republic the principles of free enterprise and equal opportunity have been at the very core of economic philosophy. During the revolution, colonists fought not only for intangibles like 'liberty' and 'justice,' but also for the promises of a free market that provided everyone with the opportunity to pursue economic advancement regardless of social position and unsubjugated to a crown. America quickly became a society in which an individual's success would be measured not by birthright, but rather by determination. In this atmosphere, men and women have sought fortune limited only by their own abilities, their willingness to work hard, and their courage in the face of unknown dangers. In this course, we'll examine the lives and careers of successful men and women who seized the opportunities offered by the vibrant and open economy that has ensued. We'll examine how each of these individuals found the necessary resources-both economic and personal-to achieve greatness in the business arena. In doing so, we hope not only to arrive at a better understanding of American business history in general, but also to commune with its greatest visionaries-its Masters of Enterprise.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-man-who-owns-the-news-inside-the-secret-world-of-rupert-murdoch-by-michael-wolff--65074367https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/121226 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Man Who Owns the News: Inside the Secret World of Rupert Murdoch Author: Michael Wolff Narrator: Don Leslie Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 15 hours 41 minutes Release date: December 2, 2008 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.5 of Total 4 Ratings of Narrator: 2.5 of Total 2 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: If Rupert Murdoch isn’t making headlines, he’s busy buying the media outlets that generate the headlines. His News Corp. holdings—from the New York Post, Fox News, and most recently The Wall Street Journal, to name just a few—are vast, and his power is unrivaled. So what makes a man like this tick? Michael Wolff gives us the definitive answer in The Man Who Owns the News. With unprecedented access to Rupert Murdoch himself, and his associates and family, Wolff chronicles the astonishing growth of Murdoch's $70 billion media kingdom. In intimate detail, he probes the Murdoch family dynasty, from the battles that have threatened to destroy it to the reconciliations that seem to only make it stronger. Drawing upon hundreds of hours of interviews, he offers accounts of the Dow Jones takeover as well as plays for Yahoo! and Newsday as they’ve never been revealed before. Written in the irresistible stye that only an award-winning columnist for Vanity Fair can deliver, The Man Who Owns the News offers an exclusive glimpse into a man who wields extraordinary power and influence in the media on a worldwide scale—and whose family is being groomed to carry his legacy into the future.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/121226Tue, 02 Dec 2008 04:07:40 +0000Colin LangPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/121226 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Man Who Owns the News: Inside the Secret World of Rupert Murdoch Author: Michael Wolff Narrator: Don Leslie Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 15...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/121226 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Man Who Owns the News: Inside the Secret World of Rupert Murdoch Author: Michael Wolff Narrator: Don Leslie Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 15 hours 41 minutes Release date: December 2, 2008 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.5 of Total 4 Ratings of Narrator: 2.5 of Total 2 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: If Rupert Murdoch isn’t making headlines, he’s busy buying the media outlets that generate the headlines. His News Corp. holdings—from the New York Post, Fox News, and most recently The Wall Street Journal, to name just a few—are vast, and his power is unrivaled. So what makes a man like this tick? Michael Wolff gives us the definitive answer in The Man Who Owns the News. With unprecedented access to Rupert Murdoch himself, and his associates and family, Wolff chronicles the astonishing growth of Murdoch's $70 billion media kingdom. In intimate detail, he probes the Murdoch family dynasty, from the battles that have threatened to destroy it to the reconciliations that seem to only make it stronger. Drawing upon hundreds of hours of interviews, he offers accounts of the Dow Jones takeover as well as plays for Yahoo! and Newsday as they’ve never been revealed before. Written in the irresistible stye that only an award-winning columnist for Vanity Fair can deliver, The Man Who Owns the News offers an exclusive glimpse into a man who wields extraordinary power and influence in the media on a worldwide scale—and whose family is being groomed to carry his legacy into the future.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/call-me-ted-by-ted-turner-bill-burke--65074439https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/53847 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Call Me Ted Author: Ted Turner, Bill Burke Narrator: Ted Turner Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 14 hours 30 minutes Release date: November 10, 2008 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.6 of Total 15 Ratings of Narrator: 4.33 of Total 3 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: 'Early to bed, early to rise, work like hell and advertise!' These words of fatherly advice helped shape Ted Turner's remarkable life, but they only begin to explain the colorful, energetic, and unique style that has made Ted into one of the most amazing personalities of our time. Along the way - among his numerous accomplishments - Ted became one of the richest men in the world, the largest land owner in the United States, revolutionized the television business with the creation of TBS and CNN, became a champion sailor and winner of the America's Cup, and took home a World Series championship trophy in 1995 as owner of the Atlanta Braves. An innovative entrepreneur, outspoken nonconformist, and groundbreaking philanthropist, Ted Turner is truly a living legend, and now, for the first time, he reveals his personal story. From his difficult childhood to the successful launch of his media empire to the catastrophic AOL/Time Warner deal, Turner spares no details or feelings and takes the reader along on a wild and sometimes bumpy ride. You'll also hear Ted's personal take on how we can save the world...share his experiences in the dugout on the day when he appointed himself as manager of the Atlanta Braves....learn how he almost lost his life in the 1979 Fastnet sailing race (but came out the winner)...and discover surprising details about his dealings with Fidel Castro, Mikhail Gorbachev, Jimmy Carter, Bill Gates, Jack Welch, Warren Buffett, and many more of the most influential people of the past half century. Ted also doesn't shrink from the darker and more intimate details of his life. With his usual frankness, he discusses a childhood of loneliness (he was left at a boarding school by his parents at the tender age of four), and the emotional impact of devastating losses (Ted's beloved sister died at seventeen and his hard-charging father committed suicide when Ted was still in his early twenties). Turner is also forthcoming about his marriages, including the one to Oscar-winning actress, Jane Fonda. Along the way, Ted's friends, colleagues, and family are equally revealing in their unique 'Ted Stories' which are peppered throughout the book. Jane Fonda, especially, provides intriguing insights into Ted's inner drive and character. In Call Me Ted, you'll hear Ted Turner's distinctive voice on every page. Always forthright, he tells you what makes him tick and what ticks him off, and delivers an honest account of what he's all about. Inspiring and entertaining, Call Me Ted sheds new light on one of the greatest visionaries of our time.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/53847Mon, 10 Nov 2008 04:07:40 +0000Colin LangPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/53847 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Call Me Ted Author: Ted Turner, Bill Burke Narrator: Ted Turner Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 14 hours 30 minutes Release date: November 10, 2008...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/53847 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Call Me Ted Author: Ted Turner, Bill Burke Narrator: Ted Turner Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 14 hours 30 minutes Release date: November 10, 2008 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.6 of Total 15 Ratings of Narrator: 4.33 of Total 3 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: 'Early to bed, early to rise, work like hell and advertise!' These words of fatherly advice helped shape Ted Turner's remarkable life, but they only begin to explain the colorful, energetic, and unique style that has made Ted into one of the most amazing personalities of our time. Along the way - among his numerous accomplishments - Ted became one of the richest men in the world, the largest land owner in the United States, revolutionized the television business with the creation of TBS and CNN, became a champion sailor and winner of the America's Cup, and took home a World Series championship trophy in 1995 as owner of the Atlanta Braves. An innovative entrepreneur, outspoken nonconformist, and groundbreaking philanthropist, Ted Turner is truly a living legend, and now, for the first time, he reveals his personal story. From his difficult childhood to the successful launch of his media empire to the catastrophic AOL/Time Warner deal, Turner spares no details or feelings and takes the reader along on a wild and sometimes bumpy ride. You'll also hear Ted's personal take on how we can save the world...share his experiences in the dugout on the day when he appointed himself as manager of the Atlanta Braves....learn how he almost lost his life in the 1979 Fastnet sailing race (but came out the winner)...and discover surprising details about his dealings with Fidel Castro, Mikhail Gorbachev, Jimmy Carter, Bill Gates, Jack Welch, Warren Buffett, and many more of the most influential people of the past half century. Ted also doesn't shrink from the darker and more intimate details of his life. With his usual frankness, he discusses a childhood of loneliness (he was left at a boarding school by his parents at the tender age of four), and the emotional impact of devastating losses (Ted's beloved sister died at seventeen and his hard-charging father committed suicide when Ted was still in his early twenties). Turner is also forthcoming about his marriages, including the one to Oscar-winning actress, Jane Fonda. Along the way, Ted's friends, colleagues, and family are equally revealing in their unique 'Ted Stories' which are peppered throughout the book. Jane Fonda, especially, provides intriguing insights into Ted's inner drive and character. In Call Me Ted, you'll hear Ted Turner's distinctive voice on every page. Always forthright, he tells you what makes him tick and what ticks him off, and delivers an honest account of what he's all about. Inspiring and entertaining, Call Me Ted sheds new light on one of the greatest visionaries of our time.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-snowball-warren-buffett-and-the-business-of-life-by-alice-schroeder--65074411https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/53797 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Snowball: Warren Buffett and the Business of Life Author: Alice Schroeder Narrator: Kirsten Potter Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 37 hours 1 minute Release date: September 29, 2008 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.35 of Total 54 Ratings of Narrator: 4.6 of Total 10 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: The personally revealing and complete biography of the man known everywhere as “The Oracle of Omaha”—for fans of the HBO documentary Becoming Warren Buffett Here is the book recounting the life and times of one of the most respected men in the world, Warren Buffett. The legendary Omaha investor has never written a memoir, but now he has allowed one writer, Alice Schroeder, unprecedented access to explore directly with him and with those closest to him his work, opinions, struggles, triumphs, follies, and wisdom. Although the media track him constantly, Buffett himself has never told his full life story. His reality is private, especially by celebrity standards. Indeed, while the homespun persona that the public sees is true as far as it goes, it goes only so far. Warren Buffett is an array of paradoxes. He set out to prove that nice guys can finish first. Over the years he treated his investors as partners, acted as their steward, and championed honesty as an investor, CEO, board member, essayist, and speaker. At the same time he became the world’s richest man, all from the modest Omaha headquarters of his company Berkshire Hathaway. None of this fits the term “simple.” When Alice Schroeder met Warren Buffett she was an insurance industry analyst and a gifted writer known for her keen perception and business acumen. Her writings on finance impressed him, and as she came to know him she realized that while much had been written on the subject of his investing style, no one had moved beyond that to explore his larger philosophy, which is bound up in a complex personality and the details of his life. Out of this came his decision to cooperate with her on the book about himself that he would never write. Never before has Buffett spent countless hours responding to a writer’s questions, talking, giving complete access to his wife, children, friends, and business associates—opening his files, recalling his childhood. It was an act of courage, as The Snowball makes immensely clear. Being human, his own life, like most lives, has been a mix of strengths and frailties. Yet notable though his wealth may be, Buffett’s legacy will not be his ranking on the scorecard of wealth; it will be his principles and ideas that have enriched people’s lives. This book tells you why Warren Buffett is the most fascinating American success story of our time. Praise for The Snowball “Even people who don't care a whit about business will be intrigued by this portrait. . . . Schroeder, a former insurance-industry analyst, spent years interviewing Buffett, and the result is a side of the Oracle of Omaha that has rarely been seen.”—Time “Will mesmerize anyone interested in who Mr. Buffett is or how he got that way. The Snowball tells a fascinating story.”—New York Times “If the replication of any great achievement first requires knowledge of how it was done, then The Snowball, the most detailed glimpse inside Warren Buffett and his world that we likely will ever get, should become a Bible for capitalists.”—Washington Post “Riveting and encyclopedic.”—Wall Street Journal “A monumental biography . . . Schroeder got the best access yet of any Buffett biographer. . . . She deals out marvelously funny and poignant stories about Buffett and the conglomerate he runs, Berkshire Hathaway.”—Forbes “The most authoritative portrait of one of the most important American investors of our time.”—Los Angeles Times]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/53797Mon, 29 Sep 2008 04:07:40 +0000Colin LangPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/53797 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Snowball: Warren Buffett and the Business of Life Author: Alice Schroeder Narrator: Kirsten Potter Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 37 hours 1...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/53797 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Snowball: Warren Buffett and the Business of Life Author: Alice Schroeder Narrator: Kirsten Potter Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 37 hours 1 minute Release date: September 29, 2008 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.35 of Total 54 Ratings of Narrator: 4.6 of Total 10 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: The personally revealing and complete biography of the man known everywhere as “The Oracle of Omaha”—for fans of the HBO documentary Becoming Warren Buffett Here is the book recounting the life and times of one of the most respected men in the world, Warren Buffett. The legendary Omaha investor has never written a memoir, but now he has allowed one writer, Alice Schroeder, unprecedented access to explore directly with him and with those closest to him his work, opinions, struggles, triumphs, follies, and wisdom. Although the media track him constantly, Buffett himself has never told his full life story. His reality is private, especially by celebrity standards. Indeed, while the homespun persona that the public sees is true as far as it goes, it goes only so far. Warren Buffett is an array of paradoxes. He set out to prove that nice guys can finish first. Over the years he treated his investors as partners, acted as their steward, and championed honesty as an investor, CEO, board member, essayist, and speaker. At the same time he became the world’s richest man, all from the modest Omaha headquarters of his company Berkshire Hathaway. None of this fits the term “simple.” When Alice Schroeder met Warren Buffett she was an insurance industry analyst and a gifted writer known for her keen perception and business acumen. Her writings on finance impressed him, and as she came to know him she realized that while much had been written on the subject of his investing style, no one had moved beyond that to explore his larger philosophy, which is bound up in a complex personality and the details of his life. Out of this came his decision to cooperate with her on the book about himself that he would never write. Never before has Buffett spent countless hours responding to a writer’s questions, talking, giving complete access to his wife, children, friends, and business associates—opening his files, recalling his childhood. It was an act of courage, as The Snowball makes immensely clear. Being human, his own life, like most lives, has been a mix of strengths and frailties. Yet notable though his wealth may be, Buffett’s legacy will not be his ranking on the scorecard of wealth; it will be his principles and ideas that have enriched people’s lives. This book tells you why Warren Buffett is the most fascinating American success story of our time. Praise for The Snowball “Even people who don't care a whit about business will be intrigued by this portrait. . . . Schroeder, a former insurance-industry analyst, spent years interviewing Buffett, and the result is a side of the Oracle of Omaha that has rarely been seen.”—Time “Will mesmerize anyone interested in who Mr. Buffett is or how he got that way. The Snowball tells a fascinating story.”—New York Times “If the replication of any great achievement first requires knowledge of how it was done, then The Snowball, the most detailed glimpse inside Warren Buffett and his world that we likely will ever get, should become a Bible for capitalists.”—Washington Post “Riveting and encyclopedic.”—Wall Street Journal “A monumental biography . . . Schroeder got the best access yet of any Buffett biographer. . . . She deals out marvelously funny and poignant stories about Buffett and the conglomerate he runs, Berkshire Hathaway.”—Forbes “The most authoritative portrait of one of the most important American investors of our time.”—Los Angeles Times]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-first-billion-is-the-hardest-reflections-on-a-life-of-comebacks-and-america-s-energy-future-by-t-boone-pickens--65074421https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/53220 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The First Billion is the Hardest: Reflections on a Life of Comebacks and America's Energy Future Author: T. Boone Pickens Narrator: Arthur Morey Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 9 minutes Release date: September 9, 2008 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.75 of Total 12 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 2 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: Now eighty years old, T. Boone Pickens is a legendary figure in the business world. Known as the “Oracle of Oil,” he built Mesa Petroleum, one of the largest independent oil companies in the United States. When Pickens left Mesa after a downward spiral in the company’s profits, many counted him out.  What followed for him was the loss of 90 percent of his investing capital. But Pickens was far from out. He went on to stage one of the most impressive comebacks in the industry, turning his investment fund’s remaining $3 million into $8 billion. That made him, at age seventy-seven, the world’s second-highest-paid hedge fund manager. Today, Pickens is making some of the world’s most colossal energy bets. In this audiobook, Pickens not only presents a comprehensive plan for American energy independence but also provides a fascinating glimpse into key resources. The First Billion Is the Hardest is both a riveting account of a life spent pulling off improbable triumphs and a report back from the front of the global energy and natural-resource wars.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/53220Tue, 09 Sep 2008 04:07:40 +0000Colin LangPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/53220 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The First Billion is the Hardest: Reflections on a Life of Comebacks and America's Energy Future Author: T. Boone Pickens Narrator: Arthur Morey Format:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/53220 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The First Billion is the Hardest: Reflections on a Life of Comebacks and America's Energy Future Author: T. Boone Pickens Narrator: Arthur Morey Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 9 minutes Release date: September 9, 2008 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.75 of Total 12 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 2 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: Now eighty years old, T. Boone Pickens is a legendary figure in the business world. Known as the “Oracle of Oil,” he built Mesa Petroleum, one of the largest independent oil companies in the United States. When Pickens left Mesa after a downward spiral in the company’s profits, many counted him out.  What followed for him was the loss of 90 percent of his investing capital. But Pickens was far from out. He went on to stage one of the most impressive comebacks in the industry, turning his investment fund’s remaining $3 million into $8 billion. That made him, at age seventy-seven, the world’s second-highest-paid hedge fund manager. Today, Pickens is making some of the world’s most colossal energy bets. In this audiobook, Pickens not only presents a comprehensive plan for American energy independence but also provides a fascinating glimpse into key resources. The First Billion Is the Hardest is both a riveting account of a life spent pulling off improbable triumphs and a report back from the front of the global energy and natural-resource wars.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-people-s-tycoon-henry-ford-and-the-american-century-by-steven-watts--65074357https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/284974 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The People's Tycoon: Henry Ford and the American Century Author: Steven Watts Narrator: John H. Mayer Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 29 hours 34 minutes Release date: January 22, 2008 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3 of Total 1 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: How a Michigan farm boy became the richest man in America is a classic, almost mythic tale, but never before has Henry Ford’s outsized genius been brought to life so vividly as it is in this engaging and superbly researched biography. The real Henry Ford was a tangle of contradictions. He set off the consumer revolution by producing a car affordable to the masses, all the while lamenting the moral toll exacted by consumerism. He believed in giving his workers a living wage, though he was entirely opposed to union labor. He had a warm and loving relationship with his wife, but sired a son with another woman. A rabid anti-Semite, he nonetheless embraced African American workers in the era of Jim Crow. Uncovering the man behind the myth, situating his achievements and their attendant controversies firmly within the context of early twentieth-century America, Watts has given us a comprehensive, illuminating, and fascinating biography of one of America’s first mass-culture celebrities.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/284974Tue, 22 Jan 2008 04:07:40 +0000Colin LangPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/284974 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The People's Tycoon: Henry Ford and the American Century Author: Steven Watts Narrator: John H. Mayer Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 29 hours 34...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/284974 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The People's Tycoon: Henry Ford and the American Century Author: Steven Watts Narrator: John H. Mayer Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 29 hours 34 minutes Release date: January 22, 2008 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3 of Total 1 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: How a Michigan farm boy became the richest man in America is a classic, almost mythic tale, but never before has Henry Ford’s outsized genius been brought to life so vividly as it is in this engaging and superbly researched biography. The real Henry Ford was a tangle of contradictions. He set off the consumer revolution by producing a car affordable to the masses, all the while lamenting the moral toll exacted by consumerism. He believed in giving his workers a living wage, though he was entirely opposed to union labor. He had a warm and loving relationship with his wife, but sired a son with another woman. A rabid anti-Semite, he nonetheless embraced African American workers in the era of Jim Crow. Uncovering the man behind the myth, situating his achievements and their attendant controversies firmly within the context of early twentieth-century America, Watts has given us a comprehensive, illuminating, and fascinating biography of one of America’s first mass-culture celebrities.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/rigged-by-ben-mezrich--65074438https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/49419 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Rigged Author: Ben Mezrich Narrator: Ben Mezrich Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 39 minutes Release date: October 23, 2007 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: From the author who brought you the massive New York Times bestseller Bringing Down the House, this is the startling rags-to-riches story of an Italian-American kid from the streets of Brooklyn who claws his way into the wild, frenetic world of the oil exchange. After conquering the hallowed halls of Harvard Business School, he enters the testosterone-laced warrens of the Merc Exchange, the asylumlike oil exchange located in lower Manhattan. A place where billions of dollars trade hands every week, the Merc is like a casino on crack, where former garbagemen become millionaires overnight and where fistfights break out on the trading floor. This ordinary kid has traded Brooklyn for the gold-lined hotel palaces of Dubai. He keeps company on the decks of private yachts in Monte Carlo—teeming with half-naked girls flown in by Saudi sheiks—and makes deals in the dangerous back alleys of Beijing. But the Merc is just a starting place. Taken under the wing of another young gun and partnering with a mysterious young Muslim, the kid embarks on a dangerous adventure to revolutionize the oil trading industry—and, along with it, the world. Rigged is the explicit, exclusive, true story behind the headlines that dominate the world stage.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/49419Tue, 23 Oct 2007 04:07:40 +0000Colin LangPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/49419 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Rigged Author: Ben Mezrich Narrator: Ben Mezrich Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 39 minutes Release date: October 23, 2007 Ratings: Ratings...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/49419 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Rigged Author: Ben Mezrich Narrator: Ben Mezrich Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 39 minutes Release date: October 23, 2007 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: From the author who brought you the massive New York Times bestseller Bringing Down the House, this is the startling rags-to-riches story of an Italian-American kid from the streets of Brooklyn who claws his way into the wild, frenetic world of the oil exchange. After conquering the hallowed halls of Harvard Business School, he enters the testosterone-laced warrens of the Merc Exchange, the asylumlike oil exchange located in lower Manhattan. A place where billions of dollars trade hands every week, the Merc is like a casino on crack, where former garbagemen become millionaires overnight and where fistfights break out on the trading floor. This ordinary kid has traded Brooklyn for the gold-lined hotel palaces of Dubai. He keeps company on the decks of private yachts in Monte Carlo—teeming with half-naked girls flown in by Saudi sheiks—and makes deals in the dangerous back alleys of Beijing. But the Merc is just a starting place. Taken under the wing of another young gun and partnering with a mysterious young Muslim, the kid embarks on a dangerous adventure to revolutionize the oil trading industry—and, along with it, the world. Rigged is the explicit, exclusive, true story behind the headlines that dominate the world stage.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-wolf-of-wall-street-by-jordan-belfort--65074369https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/48466 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Wolf of Wall Street Series: #1 of The Wolf of Wall Street Author: Jordan Belfort Narrator: Bobby Cannavale Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 58 minutes Release date: September 25, 2007 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.19 of Total 101 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 6 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: Now a major motion picture directed by Martin Scorsese and starring Leonardo DiCaprio   By day he made thousands of dollars a minute. By night he spent it as fast as he could, on drugs, sex, and international globe-trotting. From the binge that sank a 170-foot motor yacht, crashed a Gulfstream jet, and ran up a $700,000 hotel tab, to the wife and kids who waited for him at home, and the fast-talking, hard-partying young stockbrokers who called him king and did his bidding, here, in his own inimitable words, is the story of the ill-fated genius they called . . .   THE WOLF OF WALL STREET   In the 1990s Jordan Belfort, former kingpin of the notorious investment firm Stratton Oakmont, became one of the most infamous names in American finance: a brilliant, conniving stock-chopper who led his merry mob on a wild ride out of the canyons of Wall Street and into a massive office on Long Island. Now, in this astounding and hilarious tell-all autobiography, Belfort narrates a story of greed, power, and excess no one could invent.   Reputedly the prototype for the film Boiler Room, Stratton Oakmont turned microcap investing into a wickedly lucrative game as Belfort’s hyped-up, coked-out brokers browbeat clients into stock buys that were guaranteed to earn obscene profits—for the house. But an insatiable appetite for debauchery, questionable tactics, and a fateful partnership with a breakout shoe designer named Steve Madden would land Belfort on both sides of the law and into a harrowing darkness all his own.   From the stormy relationship Belfort shared with his model-wife as they ran a madcap household that included two young children, a full-time staff of twenty-two, a pair of bodyguards, and hidden cameras everywhere—even as the SEC and FBI zeroed in on them—to the unbridled hedonism of his office life, here is the extraordinary story of an ordinary guy who went from hustling Italian ices at sixteen to making hundreds of millions. Until it all came crashing down . . .   WALL STREET JOURNAL BESTSELLER   “Raw and frequently hilarious.”—The New York Times   “A rollicking tale of [Jordan Belfort’s] rise to riches as head of the infamous boiler room Stratton Oakmont. . . . Proof that there are indeed second acts in American lives.”—Forbes   “A cross between Tom Wolfe’s The Bonfire of the Vanities and Scorsese’s GoodFellas . . . Belfort has the Midas touch.”—The Sunday Times (London)   “Entertaining as pulp fiction, real as a federal indictment . . . a hell of a read.”—Kirkus Reviews]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/48466Tue, 25 Sep 2007 04:07:40 +0000Colin LangPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/48466 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Wolf of Wall Street Series: #1 of The Wolf of Wall Street Author: Jordan Belfort Narrator: Bobby Cannavale Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 4...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/48466 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Wolf of Wall Street Series: #1 of The Wolf of Wall Street Author: Jordan Belfort Narrator: Bobby Cannavale Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 58 minutes Release date: September 25, 2007 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.19 of Total 101 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 6 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: Now a major motion picture directed by Martin Scorsese and starring Leonardo DiCaprio   By day he made thousands of dollars a minute. By night he spent it as fast as he could, on drugs, sex, and international globe-trotting. From the binge that sank a 170-foot motor yacht, crashed a Gulfstream jet, and ran up a $700,000 hotel tab, to the wife and kids who waited for him at home, and the fast-talking, hard-partying young stockbrokers who called him king and did his bidding, here, in his own inimitable words, is the story of the ill-fated genius they called . . .   THE WOLF OF WALL STREET   In the 1990s Jordan Belfort, former kingpin of the notorious investment firm Stratton Oakmont, became one of the most infamous names in American finance: a brilliant, conniving stock-chopper who led his merry mob on a wild ride out of the canyons of Wall Street and into a massive office on Long Island. Now, in this astounding and hilarious tell-all autobiography, Belfort narrates a story of greed, power, and excess no one could invent.   Reputedly the prototype for the film Boiler Room, Stratton Oakmont turned microcap investing into a wickedly lucrative game as Belfort’s hyped-up, coked-out brokers browbeat clients into stock buys that were guaranteed to earn obscene profits—for the house. But an insatiable appetite for debauchery, questionable tactics, and a fateful partnership with a breakout shoe designer named Steve Madden would land Belfort on both sides of the law and into a harrowing darkness all his own.   From the stormy relationship Belfort shared with his model-wife as they ran a madcap household that included two young children, a full-time staff of twenty-two, a pair of bodyguards, and hidden cameras everywhere—even as the SEC and FBI zeroed in on them—to the unbridled hedonism of his office life, here is the extraordinary story of an ordinary guy who went from hustling Italian ices at sixteen to making hundreds of millions. Until it all came crashing down . . .   WALL STREET JOURNAL BESTSELLER   “Raw and frequently hilarious.”—The New York Times   “A rollicking tale of [Jordan Belfort’s] rise to riches as head of the infamous boiler room Stratton Oakmont. . . . Proof that there are indeed second acts in American lives.”—Forbes   “A cross between Tom Wolfe’s The Bonfire of the Vanities and Scorsese’s GoodFellas . . . Belfort has the Midas touch.”—The Sunday Times (London)   “Entertaining as pulp fiction, real as a federal indictment . . . a hell of a read.”—Kirkus Reviews]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-age-of-turbulence-adventures-in-a-new-world-by-alan-greenspan--65074363https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/201496 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Age of Turbulence: Adventures in a New World Author: Alan Greenspan Narrator: Robertson Dean Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 20 hours 0 minutes Release date: September 17, 2007 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.97 of Total 32 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: The Age of Turbulence is Alan Greenspan’s incomparable reckoning with the contemporary financial world, channeled through his own experiences working in the command room of the global economy longer and with greater effect than any other single living figure. Following the arc of his remarkable life’s journey through his more than 18-year tenure as chairman of the Federal Reserve Board to the present, in the second half of The Age of Turbulence Dr. Greenspan embarks on a magnificent tour d’horizon of the global economy. The distillation of a life’s worth of wisdom and insight into an elegant expression of a coherent worldview, The Age of Turbulence will stand as Alan Greenspan’s personal and intellectual legacy.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/201496Mon, 17 Sep 2007 04:07:40 +0000Colin LangPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/201496 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Age of Turbulence: Adventures in a New World Author: Alan Greenspan Narrator: Robertson Dean Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 20 hours 0...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/201496 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Age of Turbulence: Adventures in a New World Author: Alan Greenspan Narrator: Robertson Dean Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 20 hours 0 minutes Release date: September 17, 2007 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.97 of Total 32 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: The Age of Turbulence is Alan Greenspan’s incomparable reckoning with the contemporary financial world, channeled through his own experiences working in the command room of the global economy longer and with greater effect than any other single living figure. Following the arc of his remarkable life’s journey through his more than 18-year tenure as chairman of the Federal Reserve Board to the present, in the second half of The Age of Turbulence Dr. Greenspan embarks on a magnificent tour d’horizon of the global economy. The distillation of a life’s worth of wisdom and insight into an elegant expression of a coherent worldview, The Age of Turbulence will stand as Alan Greenspan’s personal and intellectual legacy.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/iacocca-an-autobiography-by-william-novak-lee-iacocca--65074316https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/289627 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Iacocca: An Autobiography Author: William Novak, Lee Iacocca Narrator: Lee Iacocca Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 1 hour 0 minutes Release date: April 17, 2007 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 7 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: “Vintage Iacocca . . . He is fast-talking, blunt, boastful, and unabashedly patriotic. Lee Iacocca is also a genuine folk hero. . . . His career is breathtaking.”—Business Week He’s an American legend, a straight-shooting businessman who brought Chrysler back from the brink and in the process became a media celebrity, newsmaker, and a man many had urged to run for president. The son of Italian immigrants, Lee Iacocca rose spectacularly through the ranks of Ford Motor Company to become its president, only to be toppled eight years later in a power play that should have shattered him. But Lee Iacocca didn’t get mad, he got even. He led a battle for Chrysler’s survival that made his name a symbol of integrity, know-how, and guts for millions of Americans. In his classic hard-hitting style, he tells us how he changed the automobile industry in the 1960s by creating the phenomenal Mustang. He goes behind the scenes for a look at Henry Ford’s reign of intimidation and manipulation. He recounts the miraculous rebirth of Chrysler from near bankruptcy to repayment of its $1.2 billion government loan so early that Washington didn’t know how to cash the check.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/289627Tue, 17 Apr 2007 04:07:40 +0000Colin LangPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/289627 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Iacocca: An Autobiography Author: William Novak, Lee Iacocca Narrator: Lee Iacocca Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 1 hour 0 minutes Release date:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/289627 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Iacocca: An Autobiography Author: William Novak, Lee Iacocca Narrator: Lee Iacocca Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 1 hour 0 minutes Release date: April 17, 2007 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 7 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: “Vintage Iacocca . . . He is fast-talking, blunt, boastful, and unabashedly patriotic. Lee Iacocca is also a genuine folk hero. . . . His career is breathtaking.”—Business Week He’s an American legend, a straight-shooting businessman who brought Chrysler back from the brink and in the process became a media celebrity, newsmaker, and a man many had urged to run for president. The son of Italian immigrants, Lee Iacocca rose spectacularly through the ranks of Ford Motor Company to become its president, only to be toppled eight years later in a power play that should have shattered him. But Lee Iacocca didn’t get mad, he got even. He led a battle for Chrysler’s survival that made his name a symbol of integrity, know-how, and guts for millions of Americans. In his classic hard-hitting style, he tells us how he changed the automobile industry in the 1960s by creating the phenomenal Mustang. He goes behind the scenes for a look at Henry Ford’s reign of intimidation and manipulation. He recounts the miraculous rebirth of Chrysler from near bankruptcy to repayment of its $1.2 billion government loan so early that Washington didn’t know how to cash the check.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/jim-cramer-s-real-money-sane-investing-in-an-insane-world-by-james-j-cramer--65074441https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/42911 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Jim Cramer's Real Money: Sane Investing in an Insane World Author: James J. Cramer Narrator: James J. Cramer Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 12 minutes Release date: October 17, 2006 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.44 of Total 16 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: Even after repeated boom and bust cycles on Wall Street, it’s still possible to make real money in the stock market—provided investors take a disciplined approach to investing. Financial guru Jim Cramer shows how ordinary investors can prosper, no matter the climate on Wall Street. How do we find hot stocks without getting burned? How do we fatten our portfolios and stay financially healthy? Former hedge-fund manager and longtime Wall Street commentator Jim Cramer explains how to invest wisely in chaotic times, and he does so in plain English in a style that is as much fun as investing is—or should be, when it’s done right. For starters, Cramer recommends devoting a portion of your assets to speculation. Everyone wants to find the big winners that can bring outsized gains, and Cramer explains how to allocate your portfolio so that you can afford to take this kind of risk wisely. He explains why “buy and hold” is a losing philosophy: For Cramer, it’s “buy and homework.” If you can’t spend an hour a week researching each of your stocks, then you should hand off your portfolio to a mutual fund—and Cramer identifies the very few mutual funds that he’d recommend. Cramer reveals his Ten Commandments of Trading (Commandment #5: Tips are for waiters). He explains why he’s not afraid to compare investing to gambling (and tells you which book on gambling you should read to become a better investor). He discloses his Twenty-Five Rules of Investing (Rule #4: Look for broken stocks, not broken companies). Cramer shows how to compare stock prices in a way that you can understand, how to spot market tops and bottoms, how to know when to sell, how to rotate among cyclical stocks to catch the big moves, and much more. Jim Cramer’s Real Money is filled with insider advice that really works, information that Cramer himself used to make millions during his fourteen-year career on Wall Street. Written in Cramer’s distinctive turbocharged style, this is every investor’s guide to what you really must know to make big money in the stock market.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/42911Tue, 17 Oct 2006 04:07:40 +0000Colin LangPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/42911 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Jim Cramer's Real Money: Sane Investing in an Insane World Author: James J. Cramer Narrator: James J. Cramer Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/42911 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Jim Cramer's Real Money: Sane Investing in an Insane World Author: James J. Cramer Narrator: James J. Cramer Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 12 minutes Release date: October 17, 2006 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.44 of Total 16 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: Even after repeated boom and bust cycles on Wall Street, it’s still possible to make real money in the stock market—provided investors take a disciplined approach to investing. Financial guru Jim Cramer shows how ordinary investors can prosper, no matter the climate on Wall Street. How do we find hot stocks without getting burned? How do we fatten our portfolios and stay financially healthy? Former hedge-fund manager and longtime Wall Street commentator Jim Cramer explains how to invest wisely in chaotic times, and he does so in plain English in a style that is as much fun as investing is—or should be, when it’s done right. For starters, Cramer recommends devoting a portion of your assets to speculation. Everyone wants to find the big winners that can bring outsized gains, and Cramer explains how to allocate your portfolio so that you can afford to take this kind of risk wisely. He explains why “buy and hold” is a losing philosophy: For Cramer, it’s “buy and homework.” If you can’t spend an hour a week researching each of your stocks, then you should hand off your portfolio to a mutual fund—and Cramer identifies the very few mutual funds that he’d recommend. Cramer reveals his Ten Commandments of Trading (Commandment #5: Tips are for waiters). He explains why he’s not afraid to compare investing to gambling (and tells you which book on gambling you should read to become a better investor). He discloses his Twenty-Five Rules of Investing (Rule #4: Look for broken stocks, not broken companies). Cramer shows how to compare stock prices in a way that you can understand, how to spot market tops and bottoms, how to know when to sell, how to rotate among cyclical stocks to catch the big moves, and much more. Jim Cramer’s Real Money is filled with insider advice that really works, information that Cramer himself used to make millions during his fourteen-year career on Wall Street. Written in Cramer’s distinctive turbocharged style, this is every investor’s guide to what you really must know to make big money in the stock market.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-real-deal-my-life-in-business-and-philanthropy-by-judah-s-kraushaar-sandy-weill--65074429https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/143119 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Real Deal: My Life in Business and Philanthropy Author: Judah S. Kraushaar, Sandy Weill Narrator: Chuck Prince, Sandy Weill, Harry Chase Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 47 minutes Release date: October 9, 2006 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: 'Shortly after we set up shop, the four of us and our wives convened at Arthur's home on Long Island to celebrate. It was a festive occasion, and we all openly shared our aspirations. To this day, I remember the others stressing over and over their desire to become wealthy. Given that Joanie and I were raising two toddlers and lived nearly hand-to-mouth, the talk was certainly seductive. Still, what I remember most from that dinner was my declaration that the money should be secondary-what mattered more to me was to build a great firm: one that would lead the industry, employ lots of people, endure over many years, and, importantly, command respect. Over the next forty-three years, I never altered my priorities.'-- The Real Deal The Sandy Weill story is truly one for the ages. Starting with $30,000 in borrowed cash in 1960, and relying on uncanny entrepreneurial instincts, Sandy created one of the leading securities firms in the U.S. and became one of the best known businessmen in the world. After selling his company to American Express and becoming its president, he experienced a professional setback. Undaunted, he cannily parlayed it into a second career, starting over with a sleepy consumer loan company called Commercial Credit, which over the next seventeen years he transformed into the leading global bank, Citigroup. During this span, Weill as chairman and CEO delivered an astounding 2,600 percent return to investors-better than legendary CEO Jack Welch or investor Warren Buffett during that same period.Yet success is never an easy path, and Weill divulges the highs and lows. His ascent to power has been documented by the media over the years, but never before has Weill revealed the brutally honest and unvarnished side of an astonishing life and career.And Weill goes further, sharing his love of philanthropy, a journey that took him 'from a mediocre bass drummer in my high-school marching band to the chairmanship of Carnegie Hall.' He brings readers into his personal life, introducing them to his wife, Joan, his daily inspiration, and discussing his relationships with competitors and colleagues alike, including proteges like Peter Cohen and Jamie Dimon. Along the way, he shares the most important lessons he learned in business and in life. From a middle-class Brooklyn childhood to corporate legend, philanthropist, financier, and chairman emeritus of Citigroup Inc., The Real Deal tells a remarkable story-that of a financial superstar who always loved the game more than the gold.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/143119Mon, 09 Oct 2006 04:07:40 +0000Colin LangPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/143119 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Real Deal: My Life in Business and Philanthropy Author: Judah S. Kraushaar, Sandy Weill Narrator: Chuck Prince, Sandy Weill, Harry Chase Format:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/143119 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Real Deal: My Life in Business and Philanthropy Author: Judah S. Kraushaar, Sandy Weill Narrator: Chuck Prince, Sandy Weill, Harry Chase Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 47 minutes Release date: October 9, 2006 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: 'Shortly after we set up shop, the four of us and our wives convened at Arthur's home on Long Island to celebrate. It was a festive occasion, and we all openly shared our aspirations. To this day, I remember the others stressing over and over their desire to become wealthy. Given that Joanie and I were raising two toddlers and lived nearly hand-to-mouth, the talk was certainly seductive. Still, what I remember most from that dinner was my declaration that the money should be secondary-what mattered more to me was to build a great firm: one that would lead the industry, employ lots of people, endure over many years, and, importantly, command respect. Over the next forty-three years, I never altered my priorities.'-- The Real Deal The Sandy Weill story is truly one for the ages. Starting with $30,000 in borrowed cash in 1960, and relying on uncanny entrepreneurial instincts, Sandy created one of the leading securities firms in the U.S. and became one of the best known businessmen in the world. After selling his company to American Express and becoming its president, he experienced a professional setback. Undaunted, he cannily parlayed it into a second career, starting over with a sleepy consumer loan company called Commercial Credit, which over the next seventeen years he transformed into the leading global bank, Citigroup. During this span, Weill as chairman and CEO delivered an astounding 2,600 percent return to investors-better than legendary CEO Jack Welch or investor Warren Buffett during that same period.Yet success is never an easy path, and Weill divulges the highs and lows. His ascent to power has been documented by the media over the years, but never before has Weill revealed the brutally honest and unvarnished side of an astonishing life and career.And Weill goes further, sharing his love of philanthropy, a journey that took him 'from a mediocre bass drummer in my high-school marching band to the chairmanship of Carnegie Hall.' He brings readers into his personal life, introducing them to his wife, Joan, his daily inspiration, and discussing his relationships with competitors and colleagues alike, including proteges like Peter Cohen and Jamie Dimon. Along the way, he shares the most important lessons he learned in business and in life. From a middle-class Brooklyn childhood to corporate legend, philanthropist, financier, and chairman emeritus of Citigroup Inc., The Real Deal tells a remarkable story-that of a financial superstar who always loved the game more than the gold.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/tough-choices-a-memoir-by-carly-fiorina--65074399https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/201419 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Tough Choices: A Memoir Author: Carly Fiorina Narrator: Carly Fiorina Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 0 minutes Release date: October 9, 2006 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.83 of Total 23 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: The New York Times bestseller by the most talked about woman in American business. For five and a half years, Carly Fiorina led Hewlett-Packard through major internal changes, the worst technology slump in decades, and the most controversial merger in high-tech history. Yet just as things were about to turn around, she was abruptly fired, making front-page news around the world. Fiorina has been the subject of endless debate and speculation. But she has never spoken publicly about crucial details of her time at HP, about the mysterious circumstances of her firing, or about many other aspects of her landmark career. Until now. In this extraordinarily candid memoir, she reveals the private person behind the public persona. She shares her triumphs and failures, her deepest fears and most painful confrontations. She shows us what it was like to be an ambitious young woman at stodgy old AT&T and then a fast-track executive during the spin-off of Lucent Technologies. Above all, she describes how she drove the transformation of legendary but deeply troubled HP, in the face of fierce opposition. One of Fiorina’s big themes is that in the end business isn’t just about numbers; it’s about people. This book goes beyond the caricature of the powerful woman executive to show who she really is and what the rest of us, male or female, in business or not, can learn from the tough choices she made along the way.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/201419Mon, 09 Oct 2006 04:07:40 +0000Colin LangPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/201419 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Tough Choices: A Memoir Author: Carly Fiorina Narrator: Carly Fiorina Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 0 minutes Release date: October 9,...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/201419 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Tough Choices: A Memoir Author: Carly Fiorina Narrator: Carly Fiorina Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 0 minutes Release date: October 9, 2006 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.83 of Total 23 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: The New York Times bestseller by the most talked about woman in American business. For five and a half years, Carly Fiorina led Hewlett-Packard through major internal changes, the worst technology slump in decades, and the most controversial merger in high-tech history. Yet just as things were about to turn around, she was abruptly fired, making front-page news around the world. Fiorina has been the subject of endless debate and speculation. But she has never spoken publicly about crucial details of her time at HP, about the mysterious circumstances of her firing, or about many other aspects of her landmark career. Until now. In this extraordinarily candid memoir, she reveals the private person behind the public persona. She shares her triumphs and failures, her deepest fears and most painful confrontations. She shows us what it was like to be an ambitious young woman at stodgy old AT&T and then a fast-track executive during the spin-off of Lucent Technologies. Above all, she describes how she drove the transformation of legendary but deeply troubled HP, in the face of fierce opposition. One of Fiorina’s big themes is that in the end business isn’t just about numbers; it’s about people. This book goes beyond the caricature of the powerful woman executive to show who she really is and what the rest of us, male or female, in business or not, can learn from the tough choices she made along the way.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/mellon-an-american-life-by-david-cannadine--65074332https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/289612 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Mellon: An American Life Author: David Cannadine Narrator: John H. Mayer Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 36 hours 6 minutes Release date: October 3, 2006 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 3 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: A landmark work from one of the preeminent historians of our time: the first published biography of Andrew W. Mellon, the American colossus who bestrode the worlds of industry, government, and philanthropy, leaving his transformative stamp on each. Following a boyhood in nineteenth-century Pittsburgh, Andrew Mellon overcame painful shyness to become one of America’s greatest financiers. Across an unusually diverse range of enterprises, he would build a legendary personal fortune, tracking America’s course to global economic supremacy. Personal happiness, however, eluded him. He had been bred to do one thing, and that he did with brilliant and innovative entrepreneurship. Mellon’s wealth and name allowed him to dominate Pennsylvania politics, and under presidents Harding, Coolidge, and finally Hoover, he made the federal government run like a business. But this man of straightforward conservative politics was no politician. He would be hailed as the architect of the Roaring Twenties, but, staying too long, would be blamed for the Great Depression, eventually to find himself a broken idol. David Cannadine’s magisterial biography brings to life a towering, controversial figure, casting new light on our history and the evolution of our public values.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/289612Tue, 03 Oct 2006 04:07:40 +0000Colin LangPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/289612 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Mellon: An American Life Author: David Cannadine Narrator: John H. Mayer Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 36 hours 6 minutes Release date: October...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/289612 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Mellon: An American Life Author: David Cannadine Narrator: John H. Mayer Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 36 hours 6 minutes Release date: October 3, 2006 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 3 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: A landmark work from one of the preeminent historians of our time: the first published biography of Andrew W. Mellon, the American colossus who bestrode the worlds of industry, government, and philanthropy, leaving his transformative stamp on each. Following a boyhood in nineteenth-century Pittsburgh, Andrew Mellon overcame painful shyness to become one of America’s greatest financiers. Across an unusually diverse range of enterprises, he would build a legendary personal fortune, tracking America’s course to global economic supremacy. Personal happiness, however, eluded him. He had been bred to do one thing, and that he did with brilliant and innovative entrepreneurship. Mellon’s wealth and name allowed him to dominate Pennsylvania politics, and under presidents Harding, Coolidge, and finally Hoover, he made the federal government run like a business. But this man of straightforward conservative politics was no politician. He would be hailed as the architect of the Roaring Twenties, but, staying too long, would be blamed for the Great Depression, eventually to find himself a broken idol. David Cannadine’s magisterial biography brings to life a towering, controversial figure, casting new light on our history and the evolution of our public values.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-pursuit-of-happyness-by-chris-gardner--65074336https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/233897 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Pursuit of Happyness Author: Chris Gardner Narrator: Andre Blake Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 45 minutes Release date: May 23, 2006 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.6 of Total 10 Ratings of Narrator: 4.75 of Total 4 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: The astounding yet true rags-to-riches saga of a homeless father who raised and cared for his son on the mean streets of San Francisco and went on to become a crown prince of Wall Street. At the age of twenty, Chris Gardner arrived in San Francisco to pursue a promising career in medicine. However, he surprised everyone and himself by setting his sights on the competitive world of high finance. Yet no sooner had he landed an entry level position at a prestigious firm, Gardner found himself caught in a web of incredibly challenging circumstances that left him part of the city's working homeless with his toddler son. Motivated by the promise he made to himself as a fatherless child to never abandon his own children, the two spent almost a year moving from shelters, ''HO-tels'', and soup-lines. Never giving in to despair, Gardner makes an astonishing transformation from being part of the city's invisible to being a powerful player in its financial district. Here is the story of a man who breaks his own family's cycle of men abandoning their children, a story that appeals to the very essence of the American Dream. Read by Andre Blake]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/233897Tue, 23 May 2006 04:07:40 +0000Colin LangPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/233897 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Pursuit of Happyness Author: Chris Gardner Narrator: Andre Blake Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 45 minutes Release date: May 23, 2006...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/233897 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Pursuit of Happyness Author: Chris Gardner Narrator: Andre Blake Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 45 minutes Release date: May 23, 2006 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.6 of Total 10 Ratings of Narrator: 4.75 of Total 4 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: The astounding yet true rags-to-riches saga of a homeless father who raised and cared for his son on the mean streets of San Francisco and went on to become a crown prince of Wall Street. At the age of twenty, Chris Gardner arrived in San Francisco to pursue a promising career in medicine. However, he surprised everyone and himself by setting his sights on the competitive world of high finance. Yet no sooner had he landed an entry level position at a prestigious firm, Gardner found himself caught in a web of incredibly challenging circumstances that left him part of the city's working homeless with his toddler son. Motivated by the promise he made to himself as a fatherless child to never abandon his own children, the two spent almost a year moving from shelters, ''HO-tels'', and soup-lines. Never giving in to despair, Gardner makes an astonishing transformation from being part of the city's invisible to being a powerful player in its financial district. Here is the story of a man who breaks his own family's cycle of men abandoning their children, a story that appeals to the very essence of the American Dream. Read by Andre Blake]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/copy-this-lessons-from-a-hyperactive-dyslexic-who-turned-a-bright-idea-into-one-of-america-s-best-companies-by-paul-orfalea-ann-marsh--65074374https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/157478 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Copy This!: Lessons from a Hyperactive Dyslexic Who Turned a Bright Idea Into One of America's Best Companies Author: Paul Orfalea, Ann Marsh Narrator: Paul Michael Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 10 minutes Release date: August 30, 2005 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.67 of Total 3 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: Copy This!, Paul Orfalea's inspiring personal story of turning lessons into lemonade, may be the most unusual business memoir ever published. Paul Orfalea struggles mightily to read, to write, and to sit still through business meetings. So what's the problem? By working with the obstacles life dealt him–he call his dyslexia and ADHD "learning opportunities"–he grew a 100-square-foot shop named Kinko's into a $1.5 billion-a-year company that Fortune named one of the best places in America to work. The is the story of a boy who flunked out of second grade–a boy who was fired by a gas station for writing illegible receipts. But it's also the story of a boy who learned from the world directly, who was brave enough to fail, who knew he had to rely on other people. When Paul Orfalea first looked out on the worried, hopeful faces of his customers, he knew that he was in the problem-solving business–at four cents a page. Kinko's doesn't much handle paper as it handles dreams. Paul Orfalea really did do it his way. With humor, wisdom, and compassion, he shares his invaluable experiences and unorthodox business lessons with the millions of those who are just a little bit "different," and who wonder if there's a place for them in the world. There is: at the top.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/157478Tue, 30 Aug 2005 04:07:40 +0000Colin LangPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/157478 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Copy This!: Lessons from a Hyperactive Dyslexic Who Turned a Bright Idea Into One of America's Best Companies Author: Paul Orfalea, Ann Marsh Narrator:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/157478 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Copy This!: Lessons from a Hyperactive Dyslexic Who Turned a Bright Idea Into One of America's Best Companies Author: Paul Orfalea, Ann Marsh Narrator: Paul Michael Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 10 minutes Release date: August 30, 2005 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.67 of Total 3 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: Copy This!, Paul Orfalea's inspiring personal story of turning lessons into lemonade, may be the most unusual business memoir ever published. Paul Orfalea struggles mightily to read, to write, and to sit still through business meetings. So what's the problem? By working with the obstacles life dealt him–he call his dyslexia and ADHD "learning opportunities"–he grew a 100-square-foot shop named Kinko's into a $1.5 billion-a-year company that Fortune named one of the best places in America to work. The is the story of a boy who flunked out of second grade–a boy who was fired by a gas station for writing illegible receipts. But it's also the story of a boy who learned from the world directly, who was brave enough to fail, who knew he had to rely on other people. When Paul Orfalea first looked out on the worried, hopeful faces of his customers, he knew that he was in the problem-solving business–at four cents a page. Kinko's doesn't much handle paper as it handles dreams. Paul Orfalea really did do it his way. With humor, wisdom, and compassion, he shares his invaluable experiences and unorthodox business lessons with the millions of those who are just a little bit "different," and who wonder if there's a place for them in the world. There is: at the top.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-pampered-chef-the-story-of-one-of-america-s-most-beloved-companies-by-doris-christopher--65074434https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/157534 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Pampered Chef: The Story of One of America's Most Beloved Companies Author: Doris Christopher Narrator: Kimberly Farr Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 0 minutes Release date: July 19, 2005 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.5 of Total 2 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: The Pampered Chef is Doris Christopher’s extraordinary account of how she turned an innovative concept and $3,000 investment into a business with annual sales approaching the billion-dollar mark. It is packed with real-life lessons and inspiring insights for small-business owners and aspiring entrepreneurs. In 1980 Doris Christopher, a former home economist and teacher, was itching to get back into the workforce after an eight-year hiatus as a stay-at-home mom. Drawing on her personal and professional expertise, and determined to make cooking easier and more convenient for families, she started selling high-quality kitchen tools through cooking demonstrations to groups of women in their homes. Today, the company she started in her basement, The Pampered Chef, is celebrating its twenty-fifth anniversary and has grown into a corporation (now owned by Berkshire Hathaway) with tens of thousands of independent Kitchen Consultants who present more than a million Kitchen Shows a year, attended by more than 12 million people. The Pampered Chef is the story of the vision, energy, hard work, and chutzpah that drove Christopher and her company to the height of success. She describes her early days as a “one-woman show,” chronicles the company’s gradual expansion, its challenges and growing popularity, and the process, offers invaluable advice and sound strategies on how to found and grow a business, including: • Hard learned lessons for start-up entrepreneurs • How to create a business concept and set your priorities • Knowing when to expand and when to slow growth so that demand doesn’t overwhelm your operations or supplies • How to counter the naysayers and deal with adversity Today, as at the company’s founding, achieving a better balance between work and family remains central to The Pampered Chef’s mission. The Pampered Chef brings Christopher’s recipe for success to women, and men, everywhere.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/157534Tue, 19 Jul 2005 04:07:40 +0000Colin LangPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/157534 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Pampered Chef: The Story of One of America's Most Beloved Companies Author: Doris Christopher Narrator: Kimberly Farr Format: Unabridged Audiobook...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/157534 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Pampered Chef: The Story of One of America's Most Beloved Companies Author: Doris Christopher Narrator: Kimberly Farr Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 0 minutes Release date: July 19, 2005 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.5 of Total 2 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: The Pampered Chef is Doris Christopher’s extraordinary account of how she turned an innovative concept and $3,000 investment into a business with annual sales approaching the billion-dollar mark. It is packed with real-life lessons and inspiring insights for small-business owners and aspiring entrepreneurs. In 1980 Doris Christopher, a former home economist and teacher, was itching to get back into the workforce after an eight-year hiatus as a stay-at-home mom. Drawing on her personal and professional expertise, and determined to make cooking easier and more convenient for families, she started selling high-quality kitchen tools through cooking demonstrations to groups of women in their homes. Today, the company she started in her basement, The Pampered Chef, is celebrating its twenty-fifth anniversary and has grown into a corporation (now owned by Berkshire Hathaway) with tens of thousands of independent Kitchen Consultants who present more than a million Kitchen Shows a year, attended by more than 12 million people. The Pampered Chef is the story of the vision, energy, hard work, and chutzpah that drove Christopher and her company to the height of success. She describes her early days as a “one-woman show,” chronicles the company’s gradual expansion, its challenges and growing popularity, and the process, offers invaluable advice and sound strategies on how to found and grow a business, including: • Hard learned lessons for start-up entrepreneurs • How to create a business concept and set your priorities • Knowing when to expand and when to slow growth so that demand doesn’t overwhelm your operations or supplies • How to counter the naysayers and deal with adversity Today, as at the company’s founding, achieving a better balance between work and family remains central to The Pampered Chef’s mission. The Pampered Chef brings Christopher’s recipe for success to women, and men, everywhere.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/meet-you-in-hell-andrew-carnegie-henry-clay-frick-and-the-bitter-partnership-that-transformed-america-by-les-standiford--65074422https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/345119 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Meet You in Hell: Andrew Carnegie, Henry Clay Frick, and the Bitter Partnership that Transformed America Author: Les Standiford Narrator: John H. Mayer Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 54 minutes Release date: May 31, 2005 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.63 of Total 8 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: Two founding fathers of American industry. One desire to dominate business at any price. “Masterful . . . Standiford has a way of making the 1890s resonate with a twenty-first-century audience.”—USA Today “The narrative is as absorbing as that of any good novel—and as difficult to put down.”—Miami Herald The author of Last Train to Paradise tells the riveting story of Andrew Carnegie, Henry Clay Frick, and the bloody steelworkers’ strike that transformed their fabled partnership into a furious rivalry. Set against the backdrop of the Gilded Age, Meet You in Hell captures the majesty and danger of steel manufacturing, the rough-and-tumble of the business world, and the fraught relationship between “the world’s richest man” and the ruthless coke magnate to whom he entrusted his companies. The result is an extraordinary work of popular history. Praise for Meet You in Hell “To the list of the signal relationships of American history . . . we can add one more: Andrew Carnegie and Henry Clay Frick . . . The tale is deftly set out by Les Standiford.”—Wall Street Journal “Standiford tells the story with the skills of a novelist . . . a colloquial style that is mindful of William Manchester’s great The Glory and the Dream.”—Pittsburgh Tribune-Review “A muscular, enthralling read that takes you back to a time when two titans of industry clashed in a battle of wills and egos that had seismic ramifications not only for themselves but for anyone living in the United States, then and now.”—Dennis Lehane, author of Mystic River]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/345119Tue, 31 May 2005 04:07:40 +0000Colin LangPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/345119 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Meet You in Hell: Andrew Carnegie, Henry Clay Frick, and the Bitter Partnership that Transformed America Author: Les Standiford Narrator: John H. Mayer...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/345119 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Meet You in Hell: Andrew Carnegie, Henry Clay Frick, and the Bitter Partnership that Transformed America Author: Les Standiford Narrator: John H. Mayer Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 54 minutes Release date: May 31, 2005 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.63 of Total 8 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: Two founding fathers of American industry. One desire to dominate business at any price. “Masterful . . . Standiford has a way of making the 1890s resonate with a twenty-first-century audience.”—USA Today “The narrative is as absorbing as that of any good novel—and as difficult to put down.”—Miami Herald The author of Last Train to Paradise tells the riveting story of Andrew Carnegie, Henry Clay Frick, and the bloody steelworkers’ strike that transformed their fabled partnership into a furious rivalry. Set against the backdrop of the Gilded Age, Meet You in Hell captures the majesty and danger of steel manufacturing, the rough-and-tumble of the business world, and the fraught relationship between “the world’s richest man” and the ruthless coke magnate to whom he entrusted his companies. The result is an extraordinary work of popular history. Praise for Meet You in Hell “To the list of the signal relationships of American history . . . we can add one more: Andrew Carnegie and Henry Clay Frick . . . The tale is deftly set out by Les Standiford.”—Wall Street Journal “Standiford tells the story with the skills of a novelist . . . a colloquial style that is mindful of William Manchester’s great The Glory and the Dream.”—Pittsburgh Tribune-Review “A muscular, enthralling read that takes you back to a time when two titans of industry clashed in a battle of wills and egos that had seismic ramifications not only for themselves but for anyone living in the United States, then and now.”—Dennis Lehane, author of Mystic River]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-warren-buffett-way-by-robert-g-hagstrom--65074395https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/96955 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Warren Buffett Way Author: Robert G. Hagstrom Narrator: Stephen Hoye Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 39 minutes Release date: July 8, 2004 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.8 of Total 10 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: First published in 1994, THE WARREN BUFFET WAY gave investors their first in-depth look at the innovative investment and business strategies behind this living legend's spectacular success. Tracing Warren Buffett's career from the beginning, Hagstrom revealed to listeners exactly how, starting with an initial investment of only $100, Buffett built a business empire worth $19.4 billion. The second edition of THE WARREN BUFFET WAY completely updates this classic audiobook on its tenth anniversary with new material on Buffett's recent acquisitions, debt deals, and approaches to fixed income and technology. This is an investment classic, poised to enlighten a whole new generation with Warren Buffett's time-tested strategies for successful investment.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/96955Thu, 08 Jul 2004 04:07:40 +0000Colin LangPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/96955 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Warren Buffett Way Author: Robert G. Hagstrom Narrator: Stephen Hoye Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 39 minutes Release date: July 8,...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/96955 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Warren Buffett Way Author: Robert G. Hagstrom Narrator: Stephen Hoye Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 39 minutes Release date: July 8, 2004 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.8 of Total 10 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: First published in 1994, THE WARREN BUFFET WAY gave investors their first in-depth look at the innovative investment and business strategies behind this living legend's spectacular success. Tracing Warren Buffett's career from the beginning, Hagstrom revealed to listeners exactly how, starting with an initial investment of only $100, Buffett built a business empire worth $19.4 billion. The second edition of THE WARREN BUFFET WAY completely updates this classic audiobook on its tenth anniversary with new material on Buffett's recent acquisitions, debt deals, and approaches to fixed income and technology. This is an investment classic, poised to enlighten a whole new generation with Warren Buffett's time-tested strategies for successful investment.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/perfect-enough-carly-fiorina-and-the-transformation-of-the-legendary-hp-company-by-george-anders--65074416https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/211767 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Perfect Enough: Carly Fiorina and the Transformation of the Legendary HP Company Author: George Anders Narrator: Rick Adamson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 42 minutes Release date: May 20, 2003 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: In this bestselling work of investigative journalism, Pulitzer Prize winner George Anders presents a behind-the-scenes account of a struggle that rocked Wall Street and stunned the computer industry. When Carly Fiorina took command of Hewlett-Packard in 1999, she was venturing further than any woman previously had into traditional men’s territory. Leading the opposition against her daring plan to rescue the $40 billion-dollar company from decline—which included the $20 billion acquisition of archrival Compaq—was Walter Hewlett, son of HP’s late co-founder and defender of 'The HP Way.' Not since Wall Street operatives battled over the fate of RJR Nabisco had a takeover drama so captivated the media and the public. Drawing on unparalleled access to HP insiders and written with a novelist’s flair, Perfect Enough is a spellbinding chronicle of hope, ambition, betrayal, and family pride.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/211767Tue, 20 May 2003 04:07:40 +0000Colin LangPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/211767 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Perfect Enough: Carly Fiorina and the Transformation of the Legendary HP Company Author: George Anders Narrator: Rick Adamson Format: Unabridged...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/211767 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Perfect Enough: Carly Fiorina and the Transformation of the Legendary HP Company Author: George Anders Narrator: Rick Adamson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 42 minutes Release date: May 20, 2003 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: In this bestselling work of investigative journalism, Pulitzer Prize winner George Anders presents a behind-the-scenes account of a struggle that rocked Wall Street and stunned the computer industry. When Carly Fiorina took command of Hewlett-Packard in 1999, she was venturing further than any woman previously had into traditional men’s territory. Leading the opposition against her daring plan to rescue the $40 billion-dollar company from decline—which included the $20 billion acquisition of archrival Compaq—was Walter Hewlett, son of HP’s late co-founder and defender of 'The HP Way.' Not since Wall Street operatives battled over the fate of RJR Nabisco had a takeover drama so captivated the media and the public. Drawing on unparalleled access to HP insiders and written with a novelist’s flair, Perfect Enough is a spellbinding chronicle of hope, ambition, betrayal, and family pride.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/21-dog-years-doing-time-amazon-com-by-mike-daisey--65074386https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/212156 to listen full audiobooks. Title: 21 Dog Years: Doing Time @ Amazon.com Author: Mike Daisey Narrator: Mike Daisey Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 37 minutes Release date: June 4, 2002 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: In 1998, when Amazon.com began to recruit employees, they gave temp agencies a simple directive: send us your freaks. Mike Daisey -- slacker, onetime aesthetics major -- fit the bill. His subsequent ascension, over the course of twenty-one dog years, from lowly temp to customer service representative to business development hustler is the stuff of both dreams and nightmares. Here, with lunatic precision, Daisey describes lightless cube farms in which book orders were scrawled on Post-its while technicians struggled to bring computers back online, as well as fourteen-hour days fueled by caffeine, fanaticism, and illicit day-trading from office desks made out of doors.  You'll meet Warren, the cowboy of customer service, capable of verbally hog-tying even the most abusive customer; Amazon employee #5, a computer gamer who spends at least six hours a day locked in his office killing goblins but is worth a cool $300 million; and Jean-Michele, Daisey's girlfriend and sparring partner, who tries to keep him grounded, even as dot-com mania seduces them both.  Read by the author and punctuated by Daisey's hysterically honest fictional missives to CEO Jeff Bezos, 21 Dog Years is an epic story of greed, self-deception, and heartbreak -- a wickedly funny anthem to an era of bounteous stock options and boundless insanity.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/212156Tue, 04 Jun 2002 04:07:40 +0000Colin LangPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/212156 to listen full audiobooks. Title: 21 Dog Years: Doing Time @ Amazon.com Author: Mike Daisey Narrator: Mike Daisey Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 37 minutes Release date:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/212156 to listen full audiobooks. Title: 21 Dog Years: Doing Time @ Amazon.com Author: Mike Daisey Narrator: Mike Daisey Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 37 minutes Release date: June 4, 2002 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: In 1998, when Amazon.com began to recruit employees, they gave temp agencies a simple directive: send us your freaks. Mike Daisey -- slacker, onetime aesthetics major -- fit the bill. His subsequent ascension, over the course of twenty-one dog years, from lowly temp to customer service representative to business development hustler is the stuff of both dreams and nightmares. Here, with lunatic precision, Daisey describes lightless cube farms in which book orders were scrawled on Post-its while technicians struggled to bring computers back online, as well as fourteen-hour days fueled by caffeine, fanaticism, and illicit day-trading from office desks made out of doors.  You'll meet Warren, the cowboy of customer service, capable of verbally hog-tying even the most abusive customer; Amazon employee #5, a computer gamer who spends at least six hours a day locked in his office killing goblins but is worth a cool $300 million; and Jean-Michele, Daisey's girlfriend and sparring partner, who tries to keep him grounded, even as dot-com mania seduces them both.  Read by the author and punctuated by Daisey's hysterically honest fictional missives to CEO Jeff Bezos, 21 Dog Years is an epic story of greed, self-deception, and heartbreak -- a wickedly funny anthem to an era of bounteous stock options and boundless insanity.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/a-passion-to-win-by-summer-redstone--65074381https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/150303 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Passion to Win Author: Summer Redstone Narrator: Summer Redstone Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 0 minutes Release date: June 1, 2001 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: A titan of modern media, Sumner Redstone shares how he became the head of one of the world’s great media empires and one of the richest men in the entertainment business. In one of the most fascinating and eye-opening business autobiographies written, Sumner Redstone shares the unvarnished story of how he overcame significant obstacles on his trek to build a vast media and entertainment engine. A Passion to Win gives a riveting look behind the scenes at the highly charged negotiations that won Redstone both Viacom and Paramount, revealing the intense business calculations and strong emotions of Redstone’s head-to-head confrontations with adversaries such as Barry Diller and H. Wayne Huizenga. In a book that shows readers what it takes to win, Redstone shares the rollercoaster journey that led him to become the head of a wildly successful company and the mind behind the revolution of the video industry.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/150303Fri, 01 Jun 2001 04:07:40 +0000Colin LangPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/150303 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Passion to Win Author: Summer Redstone Narrator: Summer Redstone Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 0 minutes Release date: June 1, 2001...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/150303 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Passion to Win Author: Summer Redstone Narrator: Summer Redstone Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 0 minutes Release date: June 1, 2001 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: A titan of modern media, Sumner Redstone shares how he became the head of one of the world’s great media empires and one of the richest men in the entertainment business. In one of the most fascinating and eye-opening business autobiographies written, Sumner Redstone shares the unvarnished story of how he overcame significant obstacles on his trek to build a vast media and entertainment engine. A Passion to Win gives a riveting look behind the scenes at the highly charged negotiations that won Redstone both Viacom and Paramount, revealing the intense business calculations and strong emotions of Redstone’s head-to-head confrontations with adversaries such as Barry Diller and H. Wayne Huizenga. In a book that shows readers what it takes to win, Redstone shares the rollercoaster journey that led him to become the head of a wildly successful company and the mind behind the revolution of the video industry.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-second-coming-of-steve-jobs-by-alan-deutschman--65074370https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/160863 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Second Coming of Steve Jobs Author: Alan Deutschman Narrator: Charles Stransky Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 54 minutes Release date: October 31, 2000 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 2 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 2 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: From the acclaimed Vanity Fair and GQ journalist–an unprecedented, in-depth portrait of the man whose return to Apple precipitated one of the biggest turnarounds in business history. With a new epilogue on Apple’s future survival in today’s roller-coaster economy, here is the revealing biography that blew away the critics and stirred controversy within industry and media circles around the country.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/160863Tue, 31 Oct 2000 04:07:40 +0000Colin LangPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/160863 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Second Coming of Steve Jobs Author: Alan Deutschman Narrator: Charles Stransky Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 54 minutes Release...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/160863 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Second Coming of Steve Jobs Author: Alan Deutschman Narrator: Charles Stransky Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 54 minutes Release date: October 31, 2000 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 2 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 2 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: From the acclaimed Vanity Fair and GQ journalist–an unprecedented, in-depth portrait of the man whose return to Apple precipitated one of the biggest turnarounds in business history. With a new epilogue on Apple’s future survival in today’s roller-coaster economy, here is the revealing biography that blew away the critics and stirred controversy within industry and media circles around the country.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/eboys-the-first-inside-account-of-venture-capitalists-at-work-by-randall-e-stross--65074342https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/212146 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Eboys: The First Inside Account of Venture Capitalists at Work Author: Randall E. Stross Narrator: Eric Conger Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 0 minutes Release date: October 31, 2000 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 2 of Total 1 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: The first inside account of life within a Silicon Valley venture capital firm, eBoys is the fascinating true story of the six tall men who backed eBay, Webvan, and other billion-dollar start-ups that are transforming the Internet and setting a new pace for the economy. Randall Stross, author of acclaimed books on Microsoft and Steve Jobs, blends a business historian's perspective with a journalist's flair for suspenseful storytelling to look at wealth creation up close. For two years, Stross gained unprecedented access to the venture capitalists at Benchmark, an upstart firm founded by thirtysomething renegades whose average height happens to be 6´5´´. Since Benchmark's founding in 1995, each partner's net worth has increased, on average, $100 million annually. Stross was present as the Benchmark boys debated which businesses to support, and by recounting their conversations in testosterone-rich detail, he offers readers the most precise and enlightening account of the ways in which venture capitalists think, evaluate prospects, and wield influence. Stross also gained access to a number of the Benchmark-backed start-ups, including a small, privately held San Jose company called eBay. The value of the company grew from $20 million to more than $21 billion within two years of Benchmark's investment, an increase of 100,000 percent. Business Week called it "probably the best venture capital investment of all time." Venture capitalists have become iconic symbols of our time, just as investment bankers, investigative journalists, and hippies defined previous eras. In eBoys, Randall Stross has vividly captured the interplay of ambition, personality, experimentation, and risk, all acted out, larger than life, as the men of Benchmark and the entrepreneurs they back play their remarkable roles in the new world of Internet commerce and the creation of vast, sudden wealth.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/212146Tue, 31 Oct 2000 04:07:40 +0000Colin LangPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/212146 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Eboys: The First Inside Account of Venture Capitalists at Work Author: Randall E. Stross Narrator: Eric Conger Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/212146 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Eboys: The First Inside Account of Venture Capitalists at Work Author: Randall E. Stross Narrator: Eric Conger Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 0 minutes Release date: October 31, 2000 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 2 of Total 1 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: The first inside account of life within a Silicon Valley venture capital firm, eBoys is the fascinating true story of the six tall men who backed eBay, Webvan, and other billion-dollar start-ups that are transforming the Internet and setting a new pace for the economy. Randall Stross, author of acclaimed books on Microsoft and Steve Jobs, blends a business historian's perspective with a journalist's flair for suspenseful storytelling to look at wealth creation up close. For two years, Stross gained unprecedented access to the venture capitalists at Benchmark, an upstart firm founded by thirtysomething renegades whose average height happens to be 6´5´´. Since Benchmark's founding in 1995, each partner's net worth has increased, on average, $100 million annually. Stross was present as the Benchmark boys debated which businesses to support, and by recounting their conversations in testosterone-rich detail, he offers readers the most precise and enlightening account of the ways in which venture capitalists think, evaluate prospects, and wield influence. Stross also gained access to a number of the Benchmark-backed start-ups, including a small, privately held San Jose company called eBay. The value of the company grew from $20 million to more than $21 billion within two years of Benchmark's investment, an increase of 100,000 percent. Business Week called it "probably the best venture capital investment of all time." Venture capitalists have become iconic symbols of our time, just as investment bankers, investigative journalists, and hippies defined previous eras. In eBoys, Randall Stross has vividly captured the interplay of ambition, personality, experimentation, and risk, all acted out, larger than life, as the men of Benchmark and the entrepreneurs they back play their remarkable roles in the new world of Internet commerce and the creation of vast, sudden wealth.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/howard-hughes-the-untold-story-by-peter-harry-brown-pat-h-broeske--65074396https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/160945 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Howard Hughes: The Untold Story Author: Peter Harry Brown, Pat H. Broeske Narrator: Michael Prichard Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 18 hours 42 minutes Release date: June 13, 2000 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.5 of Total 4 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: In this luminous memoir, Rita Moreno shares her remarkable journey from a young girl with simple beginnings in Puerto Rico to Hollywood legend—and one of the few performers, and the only Hispanic, to win an Oscar, Grammy, Tony and two Emmys. Born Rosita Dolores Alverio in the idyll of Puerto Rico, Moreno, at age five, embarked on a harrowing sea voyage with her mother and wound up in the harsh barrios of the Bronx, where she discovered dancing, singing, and acting as ways to escape a tumultuous childhood. Making her Broadway debut by age thirteen—and moving on to Hollywood in its Golden Age just a few years later—she worked alongside such stars as Gary Cooper, Yul Brynner, and Ann Miller. When discovered by Louis B. Mayer of MGM, the wizard himself declared: “She looks like a Spanish Elizabeth Taylor.” Cast by Gene Kelly as Zelda Zanders in Singin’ in the Rain and then onto her Oscar-winning performance in West Side Story, she catapulted to fame—yet found herself repeatedly typecast as the “utility ethnic,” a role she found almost impossible to elude. Here, for the first time, Rita reflects on her struggles to break through Hollywood’s racial and sexual barriers. She explores the wounded little girl behind the glamorous façade—and what it took to find her place in the world. She talks candidly about her relationship with Elvis Presley, her encounters with Howard Hughes, and the passionate romance with Marlon Brando that drove her to attempt suicide. And she shares the illusiveness of a “perfect” marriage and the incomparable joys of motherhood. Infused with Rita Moreno’s quick wit and deep insight, this memoir is the dazzling portrait of a stage and screen star who longed to become who she really is—and triumphed.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/160945Tue, 13 Jun 2000 04:07:40 +0000Colin LangPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/160945 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Howard Hughes: The Untold Story Author: Peter Harry Brown, Pat H. Broeske Narrator: Michael Prichard Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 18 hours 42...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/160945 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Howard Hughes: The Untold Story Author: Peter Harry Brown, Pat H. Broeske Narrator: Michael Prichard Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 18 hours 42 minutes Release date: June 13, 2000 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.5 of Total 4 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: In this luminous memoir, Rita Moreno shares her remarkable journey from a young girl with simple beginnings in Puerto Rico to Hollywood legend—and one of the few performers, and the only Hispanic, to win an Oscar, Grammy, Tony and two Emmys. Born Rosita Dolores Alverio in the idyll of Puerto Rico, Moreno, at age five, embarked on a harrowing sea voyage with her mother and wound up in the harsh barrios of the Bronx, where she discovered dancing, singing, and acting as ways to escape a tumultuous childhood. Making her Broadway debut by age thirteen—and moving on to Hollywood in its Golden Age just a few years later—she worked alongside such stars as Gary Cooper, Yul Brynner, and Ann Miller. When discovered by Louis B. Mayer of MGM, the wizard himself declared: “She looks like a Spanish Elizabeth Taylor.” Cast by Gene Kelly as Zelda Zanders in Singin’ in the Rain and then onto her Oscar-winning performance in West Side Story, she catapulted to fame—yet found herself repeatedly typecast as the “utility ethnic,” a role she found almost impossible to elude. Here, for the first time, Rita reflects on her struggles to break through Hollywood’s racial and sexual barriers. She explores the wounded little girl behind the glamorous façade—and what it took to find her place in the world. She talks candidly about her relationship with Elvis Presley, her encounters with Howard Hughes, and the passionate romance with Marlon Brando that drove her to attempt suicide. And she shares the illusiveness of a “perfect” marriage and the incomparable joys of motherhood. Infused with Rita Moreno’s quick wit and deep insight, this memoir is the dazzling portrait of a stage and screen star who longed to become who she really is—and triumphed.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/hit-and-run-how-jon-peters-and-peter-guber-took-sony-for-a-ride-in-hollywood-by-nancy-griffin--65074400https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/151197 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Hit and Run: How Jon Peters and Peter Guber Took Sony for a Ride in Hollywood Author: Nancy Griffin Narrator: John Slattery Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 0 minutes Release date: January 1, 1996 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 3 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: Hit and Run tells the improbable and often hilarious story of how two Hollywood film packagers went on a campaign to reinvent themselves as studio executives -- at Sony's expense. Veteran reporters Nancy Griffin and Kim Masters chronicle the rise of Jon Peters, a former hairdresser, seventh-grade dropout, and juvenile delinquent, and his soulless soul mate, Peter Guber -- and all the sex, drugs, and fistfights along the way. It is the story of the ultimate Hollywood con job and the standard by which every subsequent business blunder has been measured. Hit and Run delivers rock-solid business reporting liberally laced with inside gossip and outrageous scandal -- plus a new afterword bringing us up to date on the latest fallout from the Guber-Peters legacy.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/151197Mon, 01 Jan 1996 04:07:40 +0000Colin LangPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/151197 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Hit and Run: How Jon Peters and Peter Guber Took Sony for a Ride in Hollywood Author: Nancy Griffin Narrator: John Slattery Format: Abridged Audiobook...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/151197 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Hit and Run: How Jon Peters and Peter Guber Took Sony for a Ride in Hollywood Author: Nancy Griffin Narrator: John Slattery Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 0 minutes Release date: January 1, 1996 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 3 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: Hit and Run tells the improbable and often hilarious story of how two Hollywood film packagers went on a campaign to reinvent themselves as studio executives -- at Sony's expense. Veteran reporters Nancy Griffin and Kim Masters chronicle the rise of Jon Peters, a former hairdresser, seventh-grade dropout, and juvenile delinquent, and his soulless soul mate, Peter Guber -- and all the sex, drugs, and fistfights along the way. It is the story of the ultimate Hollywood con job and the standard by which every subsequent business blunder has been measured. Hit and Run delivers rock-solid business reporting liberally laced with inside gossip and outrageous scandal -- plus a new afterword bringing us up to date on the latest fallout from the Guber-Peters legacy.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/empire-the-life-legend-and-madness-of-howard-hughes-by-donald-l-barlett-james-b-steele--65074354https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/242504 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Empire: The Life, Legend, and Madness of Howard Hughes Author: Donald L. Barlett, James B. Steele Narrator: Christopher Hurt Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 28 hours 54 minutes Release date: August 1, 1994 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.82 of Total 11 Ratings of Narrator: 2.5 of Total 2 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: Howard Hughes lived one of the greatest, most heroic, misunderstood, mysterious, bizarre, and tragic lives in American history. Here at last, in a uniquely full and brilliantly documented biography by a Pulitzer Prize–winning investigative team, the mythology that surrounded that life is disentangled from the truth. Hughes had always been different. Raised by overprotective parents, pathologically fearful of germs, in awe of his father, unable to make friends, he grew into a man ruled by madness. Certainly his riches set him apart. But he was also tough. Orphaned and a millionaire at eighteen, Hughes repudiated his relatives, seized control of the Hughes Tool Company, the linchpin of his fortune, and went on to become a flamboyant movie producer, holder of many world aviation records, principal owner of Trans World Airlines, a critically-important defense contractor, Hollywood’s most pursued, and elusive, bachelor, and partner of the United States government. This is an epic biography of an epic figure, who bestrode the world like a colossus, yet could not master himself.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/242504Mon, 01 Aug 1994 04:07:40 +0000Colin LangPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/242504 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Empire: The Life, Legend, and Madness of Howard Hughes Author: Donald L. Barlett, James B. Steele Narrator: Christopher Hurt Format: Unabridged...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/242504 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Empire: The Life, Legend, and Madness of Howard Hughes Author: Donald L. Barlett, James B. Steele Narrator: Christopher Hurt Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 28 hours 54 minutes Release date: August 1, 1994 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.82 of Total 11 Ratings of Narrator: 2.5 of Total 2 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: Howard Hughes lived one of the greatest, most heroic, misunderstood, mysterious, bizarre, and tragic lives in American history. Here at last, in a uniquely full and brilliantly documented biography by a Pulitzer Prize–winning investigative team, the mythology that surrounded that life is disentangled from the truth. Hughes had always been different. Raised by overprotective parents, pathologically fearful of germs, in awe of his father, unable to make friends, he grew into a man ruled by madness. Certainly his riches set him apart. But he was also tough. Orphaned and a millionaire at eighteen, Hughes repudiated his relatives, seized control of the Hughes Tool Company, the linchpin of his fortune, and went on to become a flamboyant movie producer, holder of many world aviation records, principal owner of Trans World Airlines, a critically-important defense contractor, Hollywood’s most pursued, and elusive, bachelor, and partner of the United States government. This is an epic biography of an epic figure, who bestrode the world like a colossus, yet could not master himself.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/beating-the-street-how-to-use-what-you-already-know-to-make-money-in-the-market-by-peter-lynch--65074402https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/150443 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Beating the Street: How to Use What You Already Know to Make Money in the Market Author: Peter Lynch Narrator: Peter Lynch Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 0 minutes Release date: April 1, 1993 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3 of Total 11 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 3 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: Legendary money manager Peter Lynch explains his own strategies for investing and offers advice for how to pick stocks and mutual funds to assemble a successful investment portfolio. Develop a Winning Investment Strategy—with Expert Advice from “The Nation’s #1 Money Manager.” Peter Lynch’s “invest in what you know” strategy has made him a household name with investors both big and small. An important key to investing, Lynch says, is to remember that stocks are not lottery tickets. There’s a company behind every stock and a reason companies—and their stocks—perform the way they do. In this book, Peter Lynch shows you how you can become an expert in a company and how you can build a profitable investment portfolio, based on your own experience and insights and on straightforward do-it-yourself research. In Beating the Street, Lynch for the first time explains how to devise a mutual fund strategy, shows his step-by-step strategies for picking stock, and describes how the individual investor can improve his or her investment performance to rival that of the experts. There’s no reason the individual investor can’t match wits with the experts, and this book will show you how.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/150443Thu, 01 Apr 1993 04:07:40 +0000Colin LangPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/150443 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Beating the Street: How to Use What You Already Know to Make Money in the Market Author: Peter Lynch Narrator: Peter Lynch Format: Abridged Audiobook...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/150443 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Beating the Street: How to Use What You Already Know to Make Money in the Market Author: Peter Lynch Narrator: Peter Lynch Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 0 minutes Release date: April 1, 1993 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3 of Total 11 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 3 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: Legendary money manager Peter Lynch explains his own strategies for investing and offers advice for how to pick stocks and mutual funds to assemble a successful investment portfolio. Develop a Winning Investment Strategy—with Expert Advice from “The Nation’s #1 Money Manager.” Peter Lynch’s “invest in what you know” strategy has made him a household name with investors both big and small. An important key to investing, Lynch says, is to remember that stocks are not lottery tickets. There’s a company behind every stock and a reason companies—and their stocks—perform the way they do. In this book, Peter Lynch shows you how you can become an expert in a company and how you can build a profitable investment portfolio, based on your own experience and insights and on straightforward do-it-yourself research. In Beating the Street, Lynch for the first time explains how to devise a mutual fund strategy, shows his step-by-step strategies for picking stock, and describes how the individual investor can improve his or her investment performance to rival that of the experts. There’s no reason the individual investor can’t match wits with the experts, and this book will show you how.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/one-up-on-wall-street-how-to-use-what-you-already-know-to-make-money-in-the-market-by-peter-lynch--65074430https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/41643 to listen full audiobooks. Title: One Up on Wall Street: How To Use What You Already Know To Make Money In The Market Author: Peter Lynch Narrator: Peter Lynch Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 2 hours 0 minutes Release date: October 1, 1989 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.26 of Total 58 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 7 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: More than one million copies have been sold of this seminal book on investing in which legendary mutual-fund manager Peter Lynch explains the advantages that average investors have over professionals and how they can use these advantages to achieve financial success. America’s most successful money manager tells how average investors can beat the pros by using what they know. According to Lynch, investment opportunities are everywhere. From the supermarket to the workplace, we encounter products and services all day long. By paying attention to the best ones, we can find companies in which to invest before the professional analysts discover them. When investors get in early, they can find the “tenbaggers,” the stocks that appreciate tenfold from the initial investment. A few tenbaggers will turn an average stock portfolio into a star performer. Lynch offers easy-to-follow advice for sorting out the long shots from the no-shots by reviewing a company’s financial statements and knowing which numbers really count. He offers guidelines for investing in cyclical, turnaround, and fast-growing companies. As long as you invest for the long term, Lynch says, your portfolio can reward you. This timeless advice has made One Up on Wall Street a #1 bestseller and a classic book of investment know-how.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/41643Sun, 01 Oct 1989 04:07:40 +0000Colin LangPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/41643 to listen full audiobooks. Title: One Up on Wall Street: How To Use What You Already Know To Make Money In The Market Author: Peter Lynch Narrator: Peter Lynch Format: Abridged Audiobook...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/41643 to listen full audiobooks. Title: One Up on Wall Street: How To Use What You Already Know To Make Money In The Market Author: Peter Lynch Narrator: Peter Lynch Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 2 hours 0 minutes Release date: October 1, 1989 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.26 of Total 58 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 7 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: More than one million copies have been sold of this seminal book on investing in which legendary mutual-fund manager Peter Lynch explains the advantages that average investors have over professionals and how they can use these advantages to achieve financial success. America’s most successful money manager tells how average investors can beat the pros by using what they know. According to Lynch, investment opportunities are everywhere. From the supermarket to the workplace, we encounter products and services all day long. By paying attention to the best ones, we can find companies in which to invest before the professional analysts discover them. When investors get in early, they can find the “tenbaggers,” the stocks that appreciate tenfold from the initial investment. A few tenbaggers will turn an average stock portfolio into a star performer. Lynch offers easy-to-follow advice for sorting out the long shots from the no-shots by reviewing a company’s financial statements and knowing which numbers really count. He offers guidelines for investing in cyclical, turnaround, and fast-growing companies. As long as you invest for the long term, Lynch says, your portfolio can reward you. This timeless advice has made One Up on Wall Street a #1 bestseller and a classic book of investment know-how.]]>185cleanfull