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Title: Henry Martyn Leland: The King of Luxury Cars Cadillac and Lincoln

Author: Daniel Alef

Narrator: Baron Ron Herron

Format: Unabridged

Length: 8 mins

Language: English

Release date: 02-04-09

Publisher: Meta4 Press

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 2 votes

Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Business Leaders

Publisher's Summary:

Leland was a visionary who not only excelled in producing the best made cars, he also brought out many innovations, from electric starters to the first V-8 engine, and was recognized as a leading maker of luxury cars. Leland's success, however, was marred by his conflicts with Henry Ford who ultimately acquired Lincoln and ousted Leland from the company. Leland's story is the story of the founding of Cadillac and Lincoln, two of America's leading marque names.

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Title: Henry J. Kaiser

Subtitle: First in War, First in Peace

Author: Daniel Alef

Narrator: Baron Ron Herron

Format: Unabridged

Length: 11 mins

Language: English

Release date: 02-04-09

Publisher: Meta4 Press

Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 6 votes

Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Business Leaders

Publisher's Summary:

Henry J. Kaiser is a prime example of such a man, a consummate salesman and visionary who built some of the world's largest dams, thousands of ships, millions of automobiles, hotels, aluminum plants, even cities, and provided his employees with health care that is known today as Kaiser Permanente, one of the nation's largest health providers. Award-winning author and syndicated columnist Daniel Alef, who has written more than 300 biographical profiles of America's greatest tycoons, brings out the story of Henry J. Kaiser and his remarkable life.

Members Reviews:

A Pithy Tribrute to an Amazing American

What did you love best about Henry J. Kaiser?

He truly was a man of industry, finding solutions where there were none apparent.

What other book might you compare Henry J. Kaiser to and why?

None, most other books only deal with Kaiser tangentially. His efforts in industry were instrumental to the success of the US in WWII, but little is said about the man behind the machine.

How did the narrator detract from the book?

It was read a little too quickly, and not much enthusiasm.

If you were to make a film of this book, what would be the tag line be?

Henry Kaiser: A Man of Industry

Any additional comments?

Would like to know more about Henry J Kaiser.

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Title: Harvey Firestone

Subtitle: Rubber and Tire Magnate

Author: Daniel Alef

Narrator: Baron Ron Herron

Format: Unabridged

Length: 8 mins

Language: English

Release date: 02-04-09

Publisher: Meta4 Press

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 1 votes

Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Business Leaders

Publisher's Summary:

Firestone, the youngest of them, attributed his success to zeal and passion: "I do not know whether I am the slave or the master of that business. But the big thing is that I do not care which, for the job is worth doing as either master or servant. The job is not only worth doing well, but there is a great joy in doing it." The story of Firestone is a classic lesson in how to succeed in business and amass great wealth.

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Title: The White Bros.

Subtitle: From Steamers to Trucks

Author: Daniel Alef

Narrator: Baron Ron Herron

Format: Unabridged

Length: 13 mins

Language: English

Release date: 02-04-09

Publisher: Meta4 Press

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 1 votes

Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Business Leaders

Publisher's Summary:

Here's a biographical profile of the White brothers who built steamers and trucks and developed a reputation for unique marketing concepts. "The Fight of the Century" took place in 1910, pitting Jack Johnson, the first African American heavyweight boxing champion against Jim Jefferies who was white. The fight was shrouded with racial tension and gave rise to the term "Great White Hope," referring to the need to find a white man capable of defeating the black champion. Jeffries, the unbeaten but retired former champion stepped forward. Walter, Windsor and Rollin White, owners of the White Company of Cleveland, the world's largest producer of steam cars and a recent convert to gasoline-powered automobiles, saw a great marketing opportunity with a play on their name. They offered a gasoline powered White automobile to Johnson and another White car to Jeffries, to use as pacing cars for their morning workouts. Jeffries lost the fight. Johnson became a wealthy celebrity-athlete, and the White Company of Cleveland went on to become one of the nation's four largest truck manufacturers.

©2008 Daniel Alef; (P)2008 Daniel Alef

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Title: Walter Percy Chrysler

Subtitle: Master Mechanic

Author: Daniel Alef

Narrator: Baron Ron Herron

Format: Unabridged

Length: 8 mins

Language: English

Release date: 02-03-09

Publisher: Meta4 Press

Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 3 votes

Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Business Leaders

Publisher's Summary:

The Chrysler Building is one of the most recognizable icons of New York City; the Chrysler name, a symbol of American automotive ingenuity, and the Chrysler story one of humble beginnings in the best American tradition. Chrysler first fixed Buick Motors before becoming vice president of GM with an unheard of salary of $500,000 a year - in 1916!

Then he fixed two other companies Willys-Overland and the Maxwell Car Co. before starting Chrysler Motors. Chrysler's reputation was spotless and his business sense, whether with automobiles or in other matters such as easing the Chrysler Building during the Depression, is unassailable.

Award-winning author and syndicated columnist Daniel Alef tells the story of a genuinely humble man who made it to the top and never looked back.

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Title: Relentless

Author: Ted B Rogers

Narrator: Vern Johansson

Format: Unabridged

Length: 8 hrs and 21 mins

Language: English

Release date: 01-02-09

Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Ltd

Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 3 votes

Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Business Leaders

Publisher's Summary:

Ted Rogers, who passed away in December 2008, tells in Relentless the story of how he built Rogers Communications into one of the largest companies in Canadian history - and in only one generation. The tragic, premature death of his father, radio pioneer Ted Rogers Sr., left his family with little except the burning desire to reclaim what they had lost. From an early age, Ted was fascinated with radio and television; he once strung wires out of his dorm room to a roof-top antenna to bring in U.S. programming to Toronto before the city had any stations. As a law student, he invested everything he had in an FM station, buying CHFI when only five percent of the market actually owned an FM radio.

Rogers was always characteristically frank about his successes and his failures. Over the years, he faced challenges to his domain, sometimes risking so much that it nearly cost him everything. Each time, however, he returned stronger than ever.

Written in a highly accessible style, Relentless will appeal as much to Main Street as to Bay Street. Filled with backroom deals, on-air battles and the often outrageous exploits of this communications visionary, Relentless is as vibrant and honest as Ted Rogers was himself.

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Title: Selective Memory

Author: Katharine Whitehorn

Narrator: Katharine Whitehorn

Format: Unabridged

Length: 8 hrs and 36 mins

Language: English

Release date: 10-22-08

Publisher: AudioGO Ltd.

Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Business Leaders

Publisher's Summary:

Katharine Whitehorn writes about her ground-breaking career working and writing for the British media. She talks about her marriage to Gavin Lyall, the challenges of motherhood, and life going on after her husband's death.

©2007 Katharine Whitehorn; (P)2008 BBC Audiobooks Ltd

Members Reviews:

I loved it!

A fascinating story and very hard to put down.I loved it!

Great read!

This is a higly recommended read. Perceptive, witty and insightful. She writes really well and holds your attention. You'll learn about Katherine Whitehorn, yourself and the world around you. Well worth it.

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Title: A Bold Fresh Piece of Humanity

Subtitle: A Memoir

Author: Bill O'Reilly

Narrator: Bill O'Reilly

Format: Unabridged

Length: 7 hrs and 14 mins

Language: English

Release date: 09-23-08

Publisher: Random House Audio

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 662 votes

Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Celebrities

Publisher's Summary:

Little did she know that she was, early in his career as a troublemaker, defining the essence of Bill O'Reilly and providing him with the title of his brash and entertaining issues-based memoir.

And this time it's personal. In his most intimate book yet, O'Reilly goes back in time to examine the people, places, and experiences that launched him on his journey from working-class kid to immensely influential television personality and best-selling author.

Listeners will learn how his traditional outlook was formed in the crucible of his family, his neighborhood, his church, and his schools, and how his views on America's proper role in the world emerged from covering four wars on five continents over three-plus decades as a news correspondent.

What will delight his numerous fans and surprise many others is the humor and self-deprecation with which he handles one of his core subjects: himself, and just how O'Reilly became O'Reilly.

Members Reviews:

Avid Reader Explains Bold Fresh is a must Listen

The sign of a good autobiography is its humility and honesty, and incredibly, A Bold Fresh is both. The experience of listening to this audiobook reminded me of Sidney Poitier's "The Measure of a Man", which was excellent. Why that is the case is obvious to me now. Simply, audio books that are read by their author communicate the authentic story as it went through the authors mind. The emotions and intonations add so much to the experience, communicating much more than words alone.

Authors take note, if you wish to get to iPod and iPhone customers, it helps a great deal to show that it is worth the time out of your life to read your own material.

James V Luisi

One of the best I've heard

This audio book was one of the best I've heard. I'm a little younger than Mr. O'Reilly, but not by much, and his chronicles of the 50's through 80's had me laughing to the point of embarrassment on the highway. It was one of the easiest I've ever listened to and was over way before I was ready for it to be. I'm also glad the Bold Fresh Guy shared a bit of his personal self in this book, his Likability Factor (get it) tripled in mine. Way to go Bill!

Inspiring book for today's issues.

Bill presents his straight forward and common sense method of decision making and interactions with others. We need this kind of logic in the chaos of today's environment.

PATRIOTS ARE BORN

The Holy Bible contains a book of Proverbs written by Solomon. Bold Fresh contains another book of Proverbs written by O'Reilly. Patriots are born through the reading of both books. Bold Fresh should be REQUIRED for all students in American Schools.

Gbanks1040

Great book. Narrated by Bill O'Reilly made it an even better experience.

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Title: The First Billion is the Hardest

Subtitle: Reflections on a Life of Comebacks and America's Energy Future

Author: T. Boone Pickens

Narrator: Arthur Morey

Format: Unabridged

Length: 8 hrs and 8 mins

Language: English

Release date: 09-16-08

Publisher: Random House Audio

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 281 votes

Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Business Leaders

Publisher's Summary:

When Pickens left Mesa at age 68 after a spectacular downward spiral in the company's profits, many counted him out. Indeed, what followed for him was a painful divorce, clinical depression, a temporary inability to predict the movement of energy prices, and the loss of 90 percent of his investing capital. But Pickens was far from out.

From that personal and professional nadir, Pickens staged one of the most impressive comebacks in the industry, turning his investment fund's remaining $3 million into $8 billion in profit in just a few years. That made him, at age 77, the world's second-highest-paid hedge fund manager. But he wasn't done yet. Today, Pickens is making some of the world's most colossal energy bets. If he has his way, most of America's cars will eventually run on natural gas, and vast swaths of the nation's prairie land will become places where wind can be harnessed for power generation. Currently no less bold than he was decades ago when he single-handedly transformed America's oil industry, Pickens is staking billions on the conviction that he knows what's coming. In this book, he spells out that future in detail, not only presenting a comprehensive plan for American energy independence but also providing a fascinating glimpse into key resources such as water - yet another area where he is putting billions on the line.

Members Reviews:

A Guide for a U.S. National Energy Policy.

Overall this was a very informative book for anyone interested the future of the U.S. as a world power. There's something for everyone in here. Some of the more interesting topics covered where: big oil, natural gas, commodities trading, building a business from the ground up, leadership, taking risks, having a plan, many 'Boon-isms', taking care of yourself and leaving a legacy. Of course you'll learn a tremendous amount what makes T. Boone tick. If you are following the energy crisis (which could be a bigger issue than the housing and financial crisis), renewables, global warming, or the Pikens Plan, you'll learn a lot in this book. The only negative I found where a few of the statistics. I thought they may have been stretched to play on your emotion. That said, I found most of the stats to be well researched and backed up with credible sources.

Great personal story

This is a story of a guy who didn't know how to quit. This was one of the more interesting accounts of business success I've heard.

The Energy Industry

I enjoyed this personal account that covered a lifetime in the industry. The dates, names of people and places, and discrete conversations made each recollection seem like is just happened yesterday. I also found the hindsight to be critical yet produce a learning point.

egocasting at its worst

I was hoping to hear an inspiring story from a captain of industry and an expert on energy. What I heard was an unabashed review of "Boonisms" that were clearly self serving towards helping Mr. Pickens strut his stuff. Even on energy, all he was doing was pitching the listener on replacing gasoline with natural gas, which he sells! In my opinion, this book was an entire waste of time.

T Boone is the man

I really liked this book.

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Title: 1,000 Dollars & an Idea

Subtitle: Entrepreneur to Billionaire

Author: Sam Wyly

Narrator: Phil Gigante

Format: Unabridged

Length: 8 hrs and 32 mins

Language: English

Release date: 09-01-08

Publisher: Brilliance Audio

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 69 votes

Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Business Leaders

Publisher's Summary:

Wyly shares the process, relationships, struggles, and strategies that have made him one of the 1,000 wealthiest people in the world. From the hardships his parents faced trying to hold on to the family cotton farm during the Depression to the coaching he received on the high school football field, this self-made billionaire describes how his early years in Louisiana prepared him for what lay ahead. His sales experience with IBM and Honeywell in Dallas in the early 1960s gave him the idea to start the first "computer utility". Risking $1,000 of his savings, he founded University Computing in 1963 and took it public two years later, becoming a millionaire at the age of 30.

Part autobiography and part inspirational business guide, this audio is full of refreshing insights about what it takes to create, grow, and build successful companies.

Members Reviews:

More Biography, Less Business

I bought this book in a batch purchase of business books. I was looking for inspirations & ideas. To be honest, I got sucked in by the title, thinking it was a business book. Its a biography.

Overall, there were some small learning moments for me, but most of my experience with this book felt like a man politely boasting of his very successful career.

At first, I was discouraged by the amount of biography over business ideas. However, when I did a little homework on the book, I realized it was more of a bio so I adjusted my expectations. Then the book teased me with business "nuggets" admidst all of the stories. I say "teased" because a chapter will start off by telling a story that feels like a backdrop for a good business lesson. However, instead of pointing out how his struggles & successes can apply to you and me, the chapter would just end with an, "...and that's how I was successful with that business."

Brilliant Biogaphy, Great Narration

I found this book gave amazing insight into not only the life and times of Sam Wyly, but also into the very spirit of entrepreneurial America.

The narrator, with this southern drawl makes it even more powerful. I really felt like I was sitting on Sam's porch listening to him recount his life.

Sam's life itself is amazing in how many major events it touches on in American history, computer history, and in his change from starting out to confident billionaire.

This is a book that I have been talking to my friends about and pondering for over a week now. I highly recommend it to anyone interested in the topics of business and technology.

A great book well narrated.

I loved this audio book! High praise for Sam Wiley. The narrator read the book well.

Worth listening

It was bit boring on first few chapters due to over explanation of historical facts, but later part it was interesting and inspiring.