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Title: The Enduring Enterprise: How Family Businesses Thrive in Turbulent Conditions

Author: Devin Deciantis, Ivan Lansberg

Narrator: Devin Deciantis

Format: Unabridged Audiobook

Length: 10 hours 38 minutes

Release date: November 26, 2024

Genres: Business & Career Development

Publisher's Summary:

Family businesses thrive in some of the world's toughest environments, providing vital lessons for businesses everywhere.   The bulk of the world’s growth in population and economic activity in the foreseeable future will be generated in the developing world. This is precisely where enterprising families dominate, operating very differently than their peers in more stable and affluent nations. These businesses not only survive but actually thrive in turbulent times, enduring wars, lawlessness, market failures, environmental disasters, and more. The world’s most advanced economies will increasingly experience these types of structural shocks and chronic uncertainties in the years ahead. The question is, what can they do about it?   In The Enduring Enterprise, Devin DeCiantis and Ivan Lansberg bring readers into the lives of families operating in emerging and frontier economies who rely on a unique portfolio of stabilizing strategies to create islands of trust, resilience, and prosperity amidst persistent turmoil. Yet these tactics can also be deployed by any business coping with extended periods of volatility or building a more systematic approach to managing risk.   Drawing on real cases from around the world, and on their extensive research and consulting experience with family enterprises globally, The Enduring Enterprise will provide business leaders everywhere with new and useful adaptive strategies, proven to work in the toughest conditions, to help them face the world of greater uncertainty that lies ahead.

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Title: The Future of the Responsible Company: What We've Learned from Patagonia's First 50 Years

Author: Vincent Stanley

Narrator: Grant Cartwright

Format: Unabridged Audiobook

Length: 4 hours 18 minutes

Release date: November 19, 2024

Genres: Business & Career Development

Publisher's Summary:

Vincent Stanley, Patagonia's director of philosophy, with Yvon Chouinard, founder and former owner of Patagonia, draws on fifty years' experience to challenge all business owners and leaders to rethink their businesses in a time of cultural and climate chaos. Patagonia has been recognized as much for its groundbreaking environmental, social practices as for the quality of its clothes. In an unprecedented action, in 2022, the Chouinard family gave their company away, converting ownership to a structure of trusts and nonprofits, so that all the profits from the company can be used to protect our planet and work to reverse climate chaos. In this frank account, Stanley with Chouinard recounts how the company and its culture gained the confidence to make its work progressively more responsible, and to ultimately challenge other companies to do the same. The authors describe the current impact of manufacturing, commerce, and traditional capitalism on the planet's natural systems and human communities, and how that impact is forcing business to change its ways. This book shows companies how to reduce the harm they cause, improve the quality of their business, and provide the kind of meaningful work everyone seeks. It concludes with specific, practical steps every business can undertake, as well as advice on what to do, in what order.

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Title: Inside Mercedes F1: Life in the Fast Lane

Author: Matt Whyman

Narrator: Matt Whyman

Format: Unabridged Audiobook

Length: 10 hours 56 minutes

Release date: November 12, 2024

Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1

Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 1

Genres: Business & Career Development

Publisher's Summary:

The official, no-holds-barred inside story of the Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS Formula 1 Team   “This book lifts the lid on what life is really like inside our team and it has been based on unprecedented access—nobody has ever been this close to what happens behind the scenes.”—Toto Wolff   With exclusive access to the Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 Team, award-winning writer Matt Whyman charts the journey of the Silver Arrows as they face their greatest challenge: the race back to the front of the grid. Once untouchable, the winner of seven Drivers’ World Championships and eight consecutive Constructors’ World Championships confront the reality of no longer being F1’s top dog. Whyman, fully embedded across the 2023 and 2024 seasons, follows decorated drivers Lewis Hamilton and George Russell, Team Principal Toto Wolff, and the extraordinary men and women who design, build, and race the team’s cars as they fight back—on and off the track. From the tension of pre-season testing to the thrill and glamour of race weekends—including Austin, Miami, and the first-ever Las Vegas Grand Prix—the book provides fascinating insight into the world of the fastest sport on earth and one of its most successful teams. Whyman reveals the pressure cooker environment of elite competition, shares the secrets of teamwork and high performance, and foregrounds the remarkable individuals who push to the limits in their quest for victory.

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Title: How to Feed the World: A Factful Guide

Author: Vaclav Smil

Narrator: Joe Jameson

Format: Unabridged Audiobook

Length: 7 hours 30 minutes

Release date: November 7, 2024

Genres: Business & Career Development

Publisher's Summary:

Brought to you by Penguin. In this ambitious, myth-busting book, leading scientist and internationally bestselling author Vaclav Smil investigates many of the burning questions facing the world today: Why are some of the world’s biggest food producers also the countries with the most undernourished populations? Why is food waste a colossal 1,000kcal per person daily, and how can we solve that? Could we all go vegan and be healthy? Should we? How will we feed the ballooning population without killing the planet? How To Feed The World shows how we misunderstand the essentials of where our food really comes from, how our dietary requirements shape us, and why this impacts our planet in drastic ways. Ultimately, this data-based, rigorously researched guide explains how we will survive and thrive long into the future. ‘There is no author whose books I look forward to more’ BILL GATES ‘There is perhaps no other academic who paints pictures with numbers like Smil’ GUARDIAN © Vaclav Smil 2024 (P) Penguin Audio 2024

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Title: Never Play It Safe: A Practical Guide to Freedom, Creativity, and a Life You Love

Author: Chase Jarvis

Narrator: Chase Jarvis

Format: Unabridged Audiobook

Length: 7 hours 16 minutes

Release date: October 8, 2024

Genres: Business & Career Development

Publisher's Summary:

What if your biggest risk in life is playing it safe? In Never Play It Safe, bestselling author, award-winning photographer, and founder of CreativeLive, Chase Jarvis, reveals that safety is an illusion—a comforting lie that’s holding you back from true fulfillment and extraordinary success. Discover the Bold Path to Your Most Authentic Life Chase Jarvis has spent years in deep conversation with the world’s top entrepreneurs, artists, athletes, and performers, uncovering the real secrets to living boldly and authentically. Through these powerful insights and his own transformative experiences, he invites you to shatter the dangerous comfort of the safe path and unlock your full potential. Inside, you'll discover: Why ''playing it safe'' is the riskiest move you can make How to break free from the toxic voices in your head holding you back The hidden ''attention hijackers'' silently sabotaging your dreams  The surprising link between playfulness and peak performance in any field Practical techniques to train your attention and unlock your potential Real-life stories of world-class performers who dared to live boldly Are You Ready to Break Free? If you’re tired of playing small, feeling stuck, or living in fear, it’s time to reclaim the playful, courageous part of yourself that’s been waiting to shine. Never Play It Safe will equip you with the tools, insights, and inspiration to take bold action and create the life of your dreams. Your Life is the Ultimate Creative Act—Don’t Settle for Safety.

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Title: Play Nice: The Rise, Fall, and Future Of Blizzard Entertainment

Author: Jason Schreier

Narrator: Ray Chase

Format: Unabridged Audiobook

Length: 9 hours 17 minutes

Release date: October 8, 2024

Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.2 of Total 10

Ratings of Narrator: 3 of Total 4

Genres: Business & Career Development

Publisher's Summary:

From a New York Times bestselling author and investigative journalist comes The Social Network for the video game industry, a riveting examination of Blizzard Entertainment's rise and shocking downfall. For video game fans, the name Blizzard Entertainment was once synonymous with perfection. The renowned company behind classics like Diablo and World of Warcraft was known to celebrate the joy of gaming over all else. What was once two UCLA students' simple mission — to make games they wanted to play — launched an empire with thousands of employees, millions of fans, and billions of dollars.   But when Blizzard cancelled a buzzy project in 2013, it gave Bobby Kotick, the infamous CEO of corporate parent Activision, the excuse he needed to start cracking down on Blizzard's proud autonomy. Activision began invading Blizzard from the inside. Glitchy products, PR disasters, mass layoffs, and a staggering lawsuit marred the company's reputation and led to its ultimate reckoning. Based on firsthand interviews with more than 300 current and former employees, Play Nice chronicles the creativity, frustration, beauty, and betrayal across the epic 33-year saga of Blizzard Entertainment, showing us what it really means to "bleed Blizzard blue." Full of colorful personalities and dramatic twists, this is the story of what happens when the ruthless pursuit of profit meets artistic idealism.

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Title: The Hidden Globe: How Wealth Hacks the World

Author: Atossa Araxia Abrahamian

Narrator: Patrick Harrison

Format: Unabridged Audiobook

Length: 12 hours 50 minutes

Release date: October 8, 2024

Genres: Business & Career Development

Publisher's Summary:

ONE OF THE WASHINGTON POST'S TOP 10 BEST BOOKS OF 2024 A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK OF THE YEAR  “Vivid, revelatory, and politically unpredictable…What bothers Abrahamian, in the end, isn’t the anarchic but the unfair; if capital is free, people deserve the same respect.” — Gideon Lewis-Kraus, The New Yorker 'A season of unrest looms ahead, and The Hidden Globe lays out the unvarnished truth in a luminous feat of reportage.”—Hamilton Cain, Minneapolis Star Tribune Borders draw one map of the world; money draws another. A journalist’s riveting account exposes a parallel universe that has become a haven for the rich and powerful.   A globe shows the world we think we know: neatly delineated sovereign nations that grant or restrict their citizens’ rights. Beneath, above, and tucked inside their borders, however, another universe has been engineered into existence. It consists of thousands of extraterritorial zones that operate largely autonomously, and increasingly for the benefit of the wealthiest individuals and corporations. Atossa Abrahamian traces the rise of this hidden globe to thirteenth-century Switzerland, where poor cantons marketed their only commodity: bodies, in the form of mercenary fighters. Over time, economists, theorists, statesmen, and consultants evolved ever more sophisticated ways of exporting and exploiting statelessness, in the form of free trade zones, flags of convenience, offshore detention centers, charter cities controlled by foreign corporations, and even into outer space. By mapping this countergeography, which decides who wins and who loses in the new global order—and helping us to see how it might be otherwise—The Hidden Globe fascinates, enrages, and inspires.

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Title: Pivot or Die: How Leaders Thrive When Everything Changes

Author: Gary Shapiro

Narrator: Gary Shapiro, Sean Pratt

Format: Unabridged Audiobook

Length: 7 hours 37 minutes

Release date: October 8, 2024

Genres: Business & Career Development

Publisher's Summary:

From Gary Shapiro, New York Times bestselling author and head of CES and the Consumer Technology Association, a manifesto for today’s top executives, entrepreneurs, and leaders: pivot or die. As CEO of the Consumer Technology Association ®, owner and producer of CES ®, Gary Shapiro has had a front row seat to the launch of nearly every recent major technology. He's seen tech companies rise and fall, and bankrupt entrepreneurs become billionaires. After more than four decades in the industry, he knows that leaders who make it in the tech world have one thing in common: they know how to pivot.  Drawing upon detailed case studies, economic theory, and personal experience, Pivot or Die offers a behind-the-scenes look at the development of innovative technology and business strategies. Along the way, Shapiro offers a ''pivot'' framework for leaders in technology and beyond to stay flexible and agile: The startup pivot: how startups can shake up industries and maximize the advantage of new ideas The forced pivot: adapting to the unforeseeable (or simply unforeseen) and meeting shifting consumer demands The failure pivot: why failure can deliver better lessons than success and how to take those lessons forward The success pivot: Beating the market by seizing opportunity and out-pivoting your competitors In laying out each of these pivots, Shapiro shares unique lessons on how leaders can change minds and mindsets and steer their organizations to success in an increasingly competitive environment.

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Title: The Gambling Man: The wild ride of Japan’s Masayoshi Son

Author: Lionel Barber

Narrator: Lionel Barber

Format: Unabridged Audiobook

Length: 13 hours 43 minutes

Release date: October 3, 2024

Genres: Business & Career Development

Publisher's Summary:

Brought to you by Penguin. Gambling Man is the biography of one of the world’s least known but most consequential investors. Japan’s Masayoshi Son has made and lost several fortunes, investing or controlling assets worth $1 trillion in the past two decades through his media-tech giant, SoftBank. He bankrolled Alibaba, China’s internet colossus, before the world had heard about it; plotted with Steve Jobs to turn the iPhone into a wonder product; and financed hundreds of tech start-ups, fuelling the biggest boom Silicon Valley has ever seen. This book takes you on Son’s wild ride, from his birthplace in a Korean slum in post-war Japan to the modern-day temples of power. It speeds through Donald Trump’s golden skyscraper in Manhattan, the royal palaces of Riyadh and the throne rooms of China’s Marxist rulers; all places where Son has deployed his unique blend of financial engineering and crazy risk-taking. Son’s story captures a 25 year-span of hyper-globalisation in which money, technologies and ideas flowed freely. From the launch of the microchip to the advent of artificial intelligence, he has ridden the technological wave which has created extraordinary wealth and economic change. His topsy-turvy business career is testimony to the power of optimism, daring to dream, ever in search of the Next Big Thing. As an ethnic Korean in Japan, Son has overcome adversity and discrimination to become Japan’s best-known businessman and empire-builder but he remains an elusive, intensely private figure. This book, by a former editor of the Financial Times, contains a wealth of new information and has had the co-operation of many of the key participants, including Son himself. Written with a verve appropriate to its subject, Gambling Man reveals the man behind the money, what drives him, why he matters, and what he plans for his next act. © Lionel Barber 2024 (P) Penguin Audio 2024

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Title: Character Limit: How Elon Musk Destroyed Twitter

Author: Ryan Mac, Kate Conger

Narrator: Edoardo Ballerini

Format: Unabridged Audiobook

Length: 15 hours 20 minutes

Release date: September 19, 2024

Genres: Business & Career Development

Publisher's Summary:

Brought to you by Penguin. In a world of viral ideas and emotion, who gets to control the narrative, who gets to be heard, and what does power really cost? This is the story of the showdown between Elon Musk and Twitter and how the richest man on earth suddenly came to control one of the most powerful media platforms in the world. In Character Limit, award-winning reporters Kate Conger and Ryan Mac draw on exclusive interviews, unreported documents and internal Twitter recordings to provide a revelatory, three-dimensional, and definitive account of what really happened when Musk showed up to takeover Twitter, spoiling for a brawl and intent on revolution, with his merciless, sycophantic cadre of lawyers, investors, and bankers. In part, this is the story of Twitter's founder, Jack Dorsey, who idealistically dreamed of building a 'digital town square' but detested Wall Street and never built a profitable business, and Musk, one of the site's most influential users with over 70 million followers. To Musk, Twitter—once known for its almost absolute commitment to free speech—had utterly lost its way. Blaming it for the proliferation of what he called the “woke mind virus”, he claimed that the survival of humanity itself depended on the future of the site. In January 2022, Musk began secretly accumulating Twitter stock. By April, he was its largest shareholder, and, soon after, he made an unsolicited offer to purchase the company for the unimaginable sum of $44 billion. Backed into a corner, Twitter’s board accepted his offer—only for Musk to change his mind, forcing Twitter to sue him. Drawing on unparalleled sources, this is the defining story of our time told in vivid, cinematic detail. 'The definitive account of how the world’s richest man, in a fit of unbridled vanity and arrogance, took over and destroyed our digital town square' John Carreyrou, bestselling author of Bad Blood? ‘Astonishing. Kate Conger and Ryan Mac’s meticulous, comprehensive reporting turns an opaque mess brutally transparent’ Jia Tolentino, bestselling author of Trick Mirror ‘Gripping… Through fly-on-the-wall reporting, Character Limit takes readers inside Elon Musk's tumultuous Twitter takeover and the disruption of a company, an industry, and the online public square. What a wild ride' Bradley Hope, bestselling author of Billion Dollar Whale © Kate Conger, Ryan Mac 2024 (P) Penguin Audio 2024