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Title: Breakthrough Ideas for 2007 (Harvard Business Review)

Author: Duncan Watts, Yoshito Hiro, Michael Schrage, more

Narrator: Todd Mundt

Format: Unabridged

Length: 1 hr and 44 mins

Language: English

Release date: 03-16-07

Publisher: Harvard Business School Publishing

Ratings: 3 of 5 out of 11 votes

Genres: Business, Career Skills

Publisher's Summary:

From the February 2007 issue of Harvard Business Review.

Members Reviews:

great ideas

Most all of the ideas in this HBR article are great. They are extremely stimulating and I have already urged many others to listen or read this article. As a new product designer, breakthrough ideas in any area are important. This article speaks of new ideas within marketing and pshychology which have huge impact on product design. Understanding where our customer's desires are when the customer doesn't even know is the hardest part of our jobs. Some of the ideas in this article help in detailing out tools and concepts that will make products more profitable and better.

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Title: Crisis at the Summit (Harvard Business Review)

Author: George D. Parsons, Richard T. Pascale

Narrator: Todd Mundt

Format: Unabridged

Length: 35 mins

Language: English

Release date: 03-16-07

Publisher: Harvard Business School Publishing

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 1 votes

Genres: Business, Career Skills

Publisher's Summary:

From the March 2007 issue of Harvard Business Review.

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Title: Harvard Business Review, November 2006

Author: Harvard Business Review, Rosabeth Moss Kanter, Michael Useem, Fareed Zakaria, Ian Bremmer, Frances Frei

Narrator: Todd Mundt, Harvard Business Review

Format: Highlights

Length: 1 hr and 53 mins

Language: English

Release date: 11-01-06

Publisher: Harvard Business School

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 3 votes

Genres: Business, Career Skills

Publisher's Summary:

This month's issue includes three complete articles. From "Forethought," Ian Bremmer and Fareed Zakaria explain how to hedge your political risk in China. Then, in "Innovation, The Classic Traps," Rosabeth Moss Kanter offers practical tips on how to keep your creative team from getting bogged down. The third article, by Michael Useem, explores "How Well Run Boards Make Decisions." Plus, you'll hear OnPoint summaries of two other articles: "Breaking the Trade-Off of Efficiency and Services," and "Facing Ambiguous Threats." Finally, you'll get Executive Summaries for the five remaining articles, along with special commentary by Harvard Business Review's Senior Editor Gardiner Morse.

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Title: Harvard Business Review, September 2006

Author: Cass Sunstein, Alfred Rappaport, George Stalk, Harvard Business Review.

Narrator: Harvard Business Review

Format: Highlights

Length: 1 hr and 37 mins

Language: English

Release date: 09-01-06

Publisher: Harvard Business School

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 7 votes

Genres: Business, Career Skills

Publisher's Summary:

This month's issue includes three complete articles. From "Forethought", Cass Sunstein explores what happens "When Crowds Aren't Wise". Then, Alfred Rappaport outlines "10 Ways to Create Shareholder Value" and George Stalk offers some advice on fooling your competitors "Curveball". Plus, you'll hear OnPoint summaries of three more articles: "Rethinking Political Correctness"; "With Friends Like These: The Art of Managing Complementors"; and "How to Keep A Players Productive". And you'll get Executive Summaries of three additional articles, along with special commentary by HBR Senior Editor Gardiner Morse.

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Title: Harvard Business Review, June 2006

Author: Paul Hemp, Paul J.H. Schoemaker, Robert Gunthier, Daniel G. Goldstein, Dominique Goldstein, Diana Farrell, Charles Lockwood, more.

Narrator: Harvard Business Review

Format: Highlights

Length: 1 hr and 21 mins

Language: English

Release date: 06-01-06

Publisher: Harvard Business School

Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 13 votes

Genres: Business, Career Skills

Publisher's Summary:

This month's issue includes three complete articles: "The Wisdom of Deliberate Mistakes," "Avatar Based Marketing," and "Profiting from the Long Tail." Plus, you'll hear OnPoint summaries of three articles: "Eager Sellers and Stony Buyers: Understanding the Psychology of New Product Adoption," "Leadership Run Amok: The Destructive Potential of Overachievers," and "Off Sites That Work." Finally, there are Executive Summaries of the three remaining articles, along with special commentary from HBR Senior Editor Gardiner Morse.

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Title: Alexander Fleming

Subtitle: The Scientists and Inventors Series (Dramatized)

Author: John Green

Narrator: Tony Britton, Full Cast

Format: Original Recording

Length: 1 hr and 2 mins

Language: English

Release date: 03-20-06

Publisher: Ivan and Inge Berg

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 7 votes

Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Science & Technology Leaders

Publisher's Summary:

In 1928 Alexander Fleming came across some mould in an old culture dish; from it came one of the greatest discoveries of medicine: Penicillin, an antibiotic that kills bacteria without producing toxic side-effects. However, it wasn't until 1940, when two scientists at Oxford succeeded in demonstrating that the new drug could be purified and mass-produced, that the treatment of infections and infectious diseases was revolutionized. Fleming insisted on the importance of chance or luck in all scientific endeavour; without it Fleming would never have been a medical doctor, and humanity might still be waiting for the miracle of Penicillin.

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Editorial Reviews:

The world-changing invention of penicillin and the life story of its inventor are dramatized in Alexander Fleming.

Born in 1881 to a Scottish farmer, Fleming was a medical researcher whose greatest discovery came by accident. Coming back from a holiday in 1928, he noticed a mold in an old petri dish that had killed bacteria. It would take over a decade before his discovery would save lives in the form of antibiotics. For his work he received the Nobel Prize in 1945.

While one performer narrates key points in Flemings life in a plummy British accent, another assumes a Scottish accent in the role of the scientist at key moments in his life of discovery and accomplishment.

Members Reviews:

A Lot Of Genius And A Little Luck...

That's what it takes to be an Alexander Fleming. Sadly, most do not know this man's name: any more than they know the names of some of those who worked in the same fields and are the reason most of us aren't dead: Domagk, Ehrlich, Lewis, Haber, Bosch... Perhaps some might pull up the name Pasteur, but what was the disease he found a vaccine for? (It was rabies.) Many remain virtually unknown, and some do not even have a wiki page: the chemists and bacteriologists who labored endless hours, often trying to outrun a deadly strain of infection or population-threatening problem that had already taken hold. Many, like Paul Lewis, literally sacrificed their lives, infected by the very thing they were investigating. Here, in this short dramatization, we discover a man we should already know as the one who stumbled across a world-altering discovery: penicillin. Humble man that he was, he admitted and even marveled at the happy accident that brought him to this thing that would so benefit humankind. But it could not have happened had Fleming not devoted his life wholeheartedly to benefiting humankind, slaving away, in near anonymity--which unfortunately, still remains--to give life and health to those of us who came after him, Listen to this wonderful little play, and file his name away in your memory banks. It is an important one in human history.

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Title: Isaac Newton

Author: James Gleick

Narrator: Allan Corduner

Format: Unabridged

Length: 5 hrs and 45 mins

Language: English

Release date: 04-21-05

Publisher: HarperAudio

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 247 votes

Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Science & Technology Leaders

Publisher's Summary:

In this original, sweeping, and intimate biography, Gleick moves between a comprehensive historical portrait and a dramatic focus on Newton's significant letters and unpublished notebooks to illuminate the real importance of his work in physics, in optics, and in calculus. He makes us see the old intuitive, alchemical universe out of which Newton's mathematics first arose and shows us how Newton's ideas have altered all forms of understanding from history to philosophy. And he gives us a moving account of the conflicting impulses that pulled at this man's heart: his quiet longings, his rage, his secrecy, the extraordinary subtleties of a personality that were mirrored in the invisible forces he first identified as the building blocks of science. More than biography, more than history, more than science, Isaac Newton tells us how, through the mind of one man, we have come to know our place in the cosmos.

Critic Reviews:

"Gleick renders a wonderful impression of the icon's mind." (Booklist)

"Allan Corduner's narration is a pleasure to listen to." (AudioFile)

"The extraordinary breadth of Newton's interests is brilliantly delineated by Gleick. Newton the man emerges from the shadows." (The New York Times Book Review)

Members Reviews:

I thought it was good

I do not agree with the previous reviewers. The author brought the personality and presence of Newton out in the only way one could--through meticulous research. The confllicts between Newton and Hook, and the descriptions of a man viewing the world in ways none before him could were very facinating and I listened to the book twice to hear the story again. If you are interested in genius and particularly mathematics and physics and how a great man of learning dealt with his genius in his own time, you will enjoy this book.

I will say that I have not read the author's other works, so I can't compare to them. But if they are better as the previous reviewers have indicated then I'm going to give them a listen also.

BRUTAL

I am a fan of Gleick's work and of science writing in general, but this book is, unfortunately, a fumble. Newton the man is quite fascinating but rather than explicating on his personality Gleick elects to focus on a few interminable intellectual grudges that the godfather of physics held against his contemporaries. It becomes a real yawn after an hour, and then by hour three I was heavily regretting having downloaded this horrible, horrible book. How can someone make such an interesting topic so dull? If you are a fan of Chaos or Genius, Gleick's two best titles, know that you will get none of the rich weave of characters, history, and incisive explanations of scientific discoveries and their significance that you may have come to expect. Pass on this and download Bill Bryson's a Short History of Nearly Everything instead. You'll learn more about Newton that way, and get more bang for your buck.

His real life

After reading so many myths about the man behind the legend, this was very refreshing. Newton is revealed for the first time with all of his flaws and a more indepth look at his real accomplishments. The book is well written and shows the level of research that was involved.

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Title: The Genome War

Subtitle: How Craig Venter Tried to Capture the Code of Life and Save the World

Author: James Shreeve

Narrator: Erik Singer

Format: Abridged

Length: 6 hrs

Language: English

Release date: 02-05-04

Publisher: Random House Audio

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 26 votes

Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Science & Technology Leaders

Publisher's Summary:

On May 10, 1998, biologist Craig Venter, director of the Institute for Genomic Research, announced that he was forming a private company that within three years would unravel the complete genetic code of human life, seven years before the projected finish of the U.S. government's Human Genome Project. Venter hoped that by decoding the genome ahead of schedule, he would speed up the pace of biomedical research and save the lives of thousands of people. He also hoped to become very famous and very rich. Calling his company Celera (from the Latin for "speed"), he assembled a small group of scientists in an empty building in Rockville, Maryland, and set to work.

At the same time, the leaders of the government program, under the direction of Francis Collins, head of the National Human Genome Research Institute at the National Institutes of Health, began to mobilize an unexpectedly unified effort to beat Venter to the prize, knowledge that had the potential to revolutionize medicine and society.

The stage was set for one of the most thrilling, and important, dramas in the history of science. The Genome War is the definitive account of that drama: the race for the greatest prize biology has had to offer, told by a writer with exclusive access to Venter's operation from start to finish. It is also the story of how one man's ambition created a scientific Camelot where, for a moment, it seemed that the competing interests of pure science and commercial profit might be gloriously reconciled, and the national repercussions that resulted when that dream went awry.

Critic Reviews:

"Shreeve delivers commendably clear discourse on techno-molecular obstacles to sequencing DNA, topped with the vivid drama of Celera's mastery of the problems it encountered in doing so. Shreeve's intimate book is a crucial addition to the history of a major scientific fracas." (Booklist)

Members Reviews:

Captivating

I learned a lot about competing interests between the public and private sectors. The book showed how typical scientists think, and how one scientist, Venter, struggled to reconcile his scientific mentality with business concerns. My criterion for a good book is one that I devote all of my free time to until it is finished, and this book fell under that category. I had the audio abridged version and finished it within a week. Recommended!

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Title: The Seashell on the Mountaintop

Author: Alan Cutler

Narrator: Grover Gardner

Format: Unabridged

Length: 5 hrs and 39 mins

Language: English

Release date: 06-19-03

Publisher: HighBridge, a division of Recorded Books

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 150 votes

Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Science & Technology Leaders

Publisher's Summary:

It was a puzzle that stymied history's greatest minds: Why were the fossils of seashells found far inland, sometimes high up into the mountains? Seventeenth century, scholars calculated the age of the earth to be only six thousand years - not enough time for the fossils to form.

The brilliant and enigmatic Nicholas Steno - the man whom Stephen Jay Gould called "the founder of geology" - explored beyond the pages of the Bible, to look directly at the clues left in the layers of the Earth. Steno challenged the religious and scientific thinking of his own time, and set the stage for the modern science that came after him. As the groundbreaking ideas gains acceptance, Steno entered the priesthood and rose to become a bishop, ultimately becoming venerated as a saint.

A thrilling scientific investigation and the portrait of an extraordinary genius, The Seashell on the Mountaintop gives us new insight into our planet, revealing how we learned to read the story told to us by the Earth itself, written in rock and stone.

Critic Reviews:

"Cutler's animated and energetic prose provides a page-turning thriller of scientific discovery, and this splendid biography captures in intimate detail not only its subject but also the tenor of Steno's times." (Publishers Weekly)

"A sophisticated portrait of a forgotten pioneer." (Booklist)

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Title: Clash of the Titans

Subtitle: How the Unbridled Ambition of Ted Turner and Rupert Murdoch Has Created Global Empires that Control What We Read and Watch

Author: Richard Hack

Narrator: Dan Cashman

Format: Unabridged

Length: 14 hrs and 39 mins

Language: English

Release date: 02-14-03

Publisher: Phoenix Books

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 42 votes

Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Science & Technology Leaders

Publisher's Summary:

Ted Turner is the brash, outspoken and unpredictable vice-chairman of AOL Time Warner who jockeyed a small billboard firm into a $3 billion cable empire that includes - but is not limited to - CNN, Superstation WTBS, and Turner Network Television.

Rupert Murdoch is the ruthless media baron whose News Corporation started with one paper and grew to include over 125 papers and magazines around the world, Fox studios and television networks, and broadcast satellite services in Europe, Asia, and Latin America.

Theirs is a fierce rivalry that has accelerated the race to deliver information and entertainment across the globe. Together they wield the ultimate one-two punch in the media power game. This outstanding dual biography delves deep into both of their lives-public and private.

Critic Reviews:

"Hack's vision of megabusinesses as a reflection of the personalities of those who run them is gripping and exceptionally vivid, a sparkling, immensely enjoyable portrait of extraordinary men." (Publishers Weekly)

Members Reviews:

Interesting

Interesting comparison of two titans who came head to head in the entertainment industry. I disagree with maryfj, I did not find it one-sided at all. The author does slam each character, but does it in an equitable manner. The book is focused more on their rise to fame than the actual "Clash", it left me wanting more recent information, but the history of each one of the titans is interesting nonetheless. Very good reader. I recommend.

Instructional

Very very exciting and interesting for anyone who may want to follow in the footsteps of these guys. Motivating and fun.

The authors political bias RUINS this one

By the end of the first chapter you will have no trouble telling who this author will be voting for in the next election. It's too bad, had it been done with even a hint of an objective eye, this could have been a really good book.