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    Elon Musk: Tesla, SpaceX, and the Quest for a Fantastic Future
    Elon Musk: Tesla, SpaceX, and the Quest for a Fantastic Future
    Elon Musk: Tesla, SpaceX, and the Quest for a Fantastic Future
    Audiobook13 hours

    Elon Musk: Tesla, SpaceX, and the Quest for a Fantastic Future

    Written by Ashlee Vance

    Narrated by Fred Sanders

    4.5/5

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    • Entrepreneurship

    • Innovation

    • Space Exploration

    • Technology

    • Elon Musk

    • Rags to Riches

    • Visionary Entrepreneur

    • Workaholic

    • Underdog Story

    • Genius Inventor

    • Reluctant Hero

    • Race Against Time

    • Self-Made Man

    • Visionary

    • Visionary Leader

    • Spacex

    • Electric Cars

    • Competition

    • Aerospace Industry

    • Financial Crisis

    About this audiobook

    A New York Times Bestseller

    In the spirit of Steve Jobs and Moneyball, Elon Musk is both an illuminating and authorized look at the extraordinary life of one of Silicon Valley’s most exciting, unpredictable, and ambitious entrepreneurs—a real-life Tony Stark—and a fascinating exploration of the renewal of American invention and its new “makers.”

    Elon Musk spotlights the technology and vision of Elon Musk, the renowned entrepreneur and innovator behind SpaceX, Tesla, and SolarCity, who sold one of his Internet companies, PayPal, for $1.5 billion. Ashlee Vance captures the full spectacle and arc of the genius’s life and work, from his tumultuous upbringing in South Africa and flight to the United States to his dramatic technical innovations and entrepreneurial pursuits.

    Vance uses Musk’s story to explore one of the pressing questions of our age: can the nation of inventors and creators who led the modern world for a century still compete in an age of fierce global competition? He argues that Musk—one of the most unusual and striking figures in American business history—is a contemporary, visionary amalgam of legendary inventors and industrialists including Thomas Edison, Henry Ford, Howard Hughes, and Steve Jobs. More than any other entrepreneur today, Musk has dedicated his energies and his own vast fortune to inventing a future that is as rich and far-reaching as the visionaries of the golden age of science-fiction fantasy.

    Thorough and insightful, Elon Musk brings to life a technology industry that is rapidly and dramatically changing by examining the life of one of its most powerful and influential titans.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHarperAudio
    Release dateMay 19, 2015
    ISBN9780062373762
    Author

    Ashlee Vance

    Ashlee Vance is the New York Times bestselling author of Elon Musk and a feature writer at Bloomberg Businessweek. He's also the host of Hello World, a travel show that centers on inventors and scientists all over the planet. Previously, he worked as a reporter for The New York Times, The Economist, and The Register. 

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    Reviews for Elon Musk

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    What our readers think

    Readers find this title to be an inspiring and insightful biography of Elon Musk. They appreciate the author's honest storytelling and the roller coaster ride of Musk's life. The book provides a glimpse into Musk's visionary thinking and his impact on technology and space exploration. It is highly recommended for tech and science enthusiasts, entrepreneurs, and anyone looking for motivation and inspiration. Some reviewers mention the need for a follow-up book and express admiration for Musk's achievements. Overall, this book is considered a must-read for those interested in Musk's remarkable journey.

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    • 4/5

      Sep 8, 2023

      Elon Musk : Tesla, SpaceX, and the Quest for a Fantastic Future by Ashlee Vance is a biography about the founder of Tesla and SpaceX. The guy is insanely driven. He got lucky with his PayPal payout and used his millions to pursue his outlandish dreams. Fortunately for him, electric cars and commercialized space travel have a place in the real world. The author warns the reader at the outset that Musk wanted to influence the contents and perspective of the book and the author attempts to provide a balanced picture of Musk’s life but some of his fingerprints appear in the text. This story reminds us that while the heroes of Silicon Valley are those lucky few that hit the right market at the right time, there are many other equally crazy and driven individuals who are not so lucky.

      1 person found this helpful

    • 5/5

      Sep 8, 2023

      Wow, I really loved this book. Really loved it. It's the freshest read I've had in a long time. Honestly, I didn't know much about Elon at all before I started reading this book. I'd just heard of his name being mentioned at social events where people would mention some fantastic thing he was up to. I knew about some of his rocket stuff and Tesla, but that was about it. Wow, after reading this book, I was just blown away by the ethic, vision and drive of this man. So far, I've never read of another person being so ambitious and working with such a sense of urgency for the well-being of mankind. I was inspired beyond belief by the incredible, almost magical, things he is bringing to life; it was like being part of an exciting make believe movie, but the contents are real. This book did a great job of allowing me to understand who Elon is, to see the world through his eyes and to dream as he does. It's almost like he's a being from another planet brought here to advance the human species. Who else would have such a pressing desire to colonize Mars in case Earth fails us? Who else would desire to conquer the entire solar system? He sure thinks in an unconventional way and I loved the journey he put us on. He pushed the envelope so far, deemed the impossible possible and made it all happen before our very eyes. Consider me part of the Musk fanclub. I've gained so much from the pickings of his mind as this book offered us. What a great read."Musk's ready willingness to tackle impossible things has turned him into a deity in Silicon Valley.""He does what he wants, and he is relentless about it. It's Elon's world, and the rest of us live in it." -Justine, ex wife"Musk wants to conquer the solar system, and, as it stands, there's just one company where you can work if that sort of quest gets you out of bed in the morning.""We just have a single proof point now that you can be really passionate about something that other people think is crazy and you can really succeed."

      1 person found this helpful

    • 5/5

      Sep 8, 2023

      A very iseful book.. if you need a goal in your life

      1 person found this helpful

    • 5/5

      Jun 26, 2024

      Great book. Quite insightful. Focus and resilience can lead to great outcomes.
    • 5/5

      Jan 12, 2024

      Great insight to Elon and the world’s future. excellent Read
    • 5/5

      Oct 28, 2023

      Elon’s story is a fascinating and inspiring one. Vance’s account isn’t as current as the recent biography but he goes deeper on some areas and is arguably more balanced in his treatment.
    • 5/5

      Sep 8, 2023

      Should be required reading for every high school student . We need this kind of thinking to solve the declining education, agricultural , and other legacy systems in need of radical transformation. Anything is possible.
    • 5/5

      Sep 8, 2023

      It is a very thoughtful biography. Also it inspires a lot. The coolest thing is that you get insights from Elon Musks life and u see the mistakes he made. Also all his principles and the desire to make expensive things cost less in different industries. Would recommend to every tech, science fan.
    • 2/5

      Sep 8, 2023

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      Great story, not so great narrator choice and pretty pathetic quotation style.
    • 4/5

      Sep 8, 2023

      Elon Musk is a fascinating and controversial figure. This book was enlightening and concise. An important read on the person who has perhaps had the biggest impact on technology and space exploration in the modern era.
    • 5/5

      Sep 8, 2023

      Elon Musk is one of a kind and is on his way to changing the world!
    • 5/5

      Sep 8, 2023

      It's an awesome and motivational audiobook and recommended it ???
    • 5/5

      Sep 8, 2023

      It’s interesting book and long one! I recommend it as you can have a perspective of Elon and it makes you feel like you are living his story.
    • 5/5

      Sep 8, 2023

      This book gave me a lot of insight about what Elon Musk is trying to achieve. And my respect for him has tremendously improved. Although the book is sometimes a bit boring with too much information about engineering and physics, i really enjoyed it and a have picked up a few things along the way for myself and my business.
    • 5/5

      Sep 8, 2023

      Incredible insight into Elon Musk life so so inspiring the author and readers did a good job
    • 5/5

      Sep 8, 2023

      I learned a lot of info and was left inspired.
    • 5/5

      Sep 8, 2023

      Fascinating and inspiring as well. Unbiased and well balanced view of Elon Musk
    • 5/5

      Sep 8, 2023

      An interesting biography of a man of our times! This is an insight to both pre and post "Iron Man" status of Elon Musk. Many predictions made in this book has since come to fruition including him becoming the the richest man in the world and the commercialisation of space internet.
    • 5/5

      Sep 8, 2023

      Awesome book that gives insight into thr great Musk life upto 2015
    • 5/5

      Sep 8, 2023

      The life of an incredible and fascinating man.
    • 4/5

      Sep 8, 2023

      It’s a good book and shows a different insight of how hard it is to be successful
    • 5/5

      Sep 8, 2023

      As an entrepreneur this is one of the best books I’ve ever listened to.
    • 5/5

      Sep 8, 2023

      This book gives insights and an overview of Elon’s life, his upbringing and his career. It further sheds light on Elon’s absolutely strong work ethic, his passion, his attention to the minutest detail, his resilience and tenacity as well as the amount of hard work and commitment he’s put into each of his endeavors over the years.

      I highly recommend this book especially If you’re a business owner, an entrepreneur, a college student or if you’re just on a career path.
    • 1/5

      Sep 8, 2023

      Elon Musk is fake, dont buy this book at all
    • 5/5

      Sep 8, 2023

      Stunning. That’s all I can say. Elon has such a magical vision for the future and I’m infatuated with the progress he wants to make, it inspires me in my own business ventures to think astronomically big.
    • 5/5

      Sep 8, 2023

      So amazing...

      I love the fact that even tho he falls back behind schedule, he still pushes on and do the crazy things he said he was going to do..

      One thing I really love about him is that he was always moving on..

      And whatever he chose to handle, he made sure he dominate....
    • 5/5

      Sep 8, 2023

      So fun to read, opened up my creativity and overall a great book with a lot to learn
    • 5/5

      Sep 8, 2023

      Very good book! It provides detailed insights about Musk’s businesses and life. Must read for young entrepreneurs
    • 5/5

      Sep 8, 2023

      the guy who reads this has gods voice morgan freeman that you?
    • 4/5

      Sep 8, 2023

      Awesome job, interesting take on Elon Musk up to this point. Look forward to learning more about Tesla and SpaceX as the cards play out.