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Author: Ashlee Vance ,
Fred Sanders
Publisher: HarperCollins
Imprint: HarperCollins
Edition: Library Edition
ISBN: 9781470859299
ISBN 10: 1470859297
Publication Date: 24 January 2017
Recommended Age: From 8 years
Audience:
Children/juvenile
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Children / Juvenile
Format: Audio
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Available To Order
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Reviews
A masterful piece of reporting. -- Vice on Elon Musk: Tesla, SpaceX and the Quest for a Fantastic Future Ashlee Vance's portrait of the entrepreneur at mid-life is an essential read . . . a riveting portrait of Silicon Valley's most driven entrepreneur since Steve Jobs. -- The Financial Times on Elon Musk: Tesla, SpaceX and the Quest for a Fantastic Future Exhaustively reported . . . this work will likely serve as the definitive account of a man whom so far we've seen mostly through caricature. By the final pages, too, any reader will sense the need to put comparisons to Steve Jobs aside. Give Musk credit. There is no one like him. - -- The New York Times on Elon Musk: Tesla, SpaceX and the Quest for a Fantastic Future A tremendous look into arguably the world's most important entrepreneur. Vance paints an unforgettable picture of Musk's unique personality, insatiable drive, and ability to thrive through hardship. -- Washington Post on Elon Musk: Tesla, SpaceX, and the Quest for a Fantastic Future
A tremendous look into arguably the world's most important entrepreneur. Vance paints an unforgettable picture of Musk's unique personality, insatiable drive, and ability to thrive through hardship. -- Washington Post on Elon Musk: Tesla, SpaceX, and the Quest for a Fantastic Future A masterful piece of reporting. -- Vice on Elon Musk: Tesla, SpaceX and the Quest for a Fantastic Future Exhaustively reported . . . this work will likely serve as the definitive account of a man whom so far we've seen mostly through caricature. By the final pages, too, any reader will sense the need to put comparisons to Steve Jobs aside. Give Musk credit. There is no one like him. - -- The New York Times on Elon Musk: Tesla, SpaceX and the Quest for a Fantastic Future Ashlee Vance's portrait of the entrepreneur at mid-life is an essential read . . . a riveting portrait of Silicon Valley's most driven entrepreneur since Steve Jobs. -- The Financial Times on Elon Musk: Tesla, SpaceX and the Quest for a Fantastic Future
Author Information
Ashlee Vance is an international bestselling author and the host of Hello, World, a technology-travel television show. He's also a features writer for Bloomberg Businessweek and a former reporter for the New York Times and the Register. Vance was born in South Africa, grew up in Texas, and now lives near San Francisco with his wife and two boys. You can see his work online at www.AshleeVance.com. Fred Sanders, an actor and Earphones Award-winning narrator, has received critics' praise for his audio narrations that range from nonfiction, memoir, and fiction to mystery and suspense. He been seen on Broadway in The Buddy Holly Story, in national tours for Driving Miss Daisy and Big River, and on such television shows as Seinfeld, The West Wing, Will and Grace, Numb3rs, Titus, and Malcolm in the Middle. His films include Sea of Love, The Shadow, and the Oscar-nominated short Culture. He is a native New Yorker and Yale graduate.
