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Title: Selling Sexy: Victoria’s Secret and the Unraveling of an American Icon

Author: Lauren Sherman, Chantal Fernandez

Narrator: Allyson Ryan

Format: Unabridged Audiobook

Length: 12 hours 28 minutes

Release date: October 8, 2024

Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 3

Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 1

Genres: Business & Career Development

Publisher's Summary:

The story of how Victoria’s Secret skyrocketed from a tiny chain of boutiques to a retail phenomenon with more than $8 billion in annual sales at its peak—all while defining an impossible beauty standard for generations of American women—before the brand’s tight grip on the industry finally slipped Victoria’s Secret is one of the most influential and polarizing brands to ever infiltrate the psyche of the American consumer. Almost right at its start in the late 1970s, the company developed a cult following for its glamorous catalogs. Back then, shoppers had few alternatives to the stodgy department stores that sold most of the nation’s intimate apparel. By 1982, the founders of Victoria’s Secret avoided bankruptcy by selling to Les Wexner, the fast-fashion pioneer behind the Limited, whose empire of mall brands would go on to dominate American retail for forty years. Wexner turned Victoria’s Secret into a multibillion-dollar business, and the brand’s cultural influence soared thanks to its airbrushed advertisements and annual televised fashion show, which drew millions of viewers each year. Its supermodel spokeswomen, the sweet but sultry Angels, personified a new American beauty standard. But as our definition of beauty expanded, Victoria’s Secret failed to evolve and reached a crisis point. Meanwhile, Wexner became increasingly known for his complicated relationship with sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein, his former financial adviser and confidant. Selling Sexy expertly draws from sources within Victoria’s Secret and across the industry to examine the unprecedented rise of one of the most innovative brands in retail history—a brand that today, under new ownership, is desperately trying to seduce shoppers again. A Macmillan Audio production from Henry Holt & Company.

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Title: The Ins-N-Outs of In-N-Out Burger: The Inside Story of California's First Drive-Through and How it Became a Beloved Cultural Icon

Author: Lynsi Snyder

Narrator: Jim Hodson, Lynsi Snyder, Tim Tremaine, Amanda Sanfilippo

Format: Unabridged Audiobook

Length: 6 hours 52 minutes

Release date: October 17, 2023

Genres: Business & Career Development

Publisher's Summary:

USA TODAY BESTSELLER | WALL STREET JOURNAL BESTSELLER Includes live, archival audio footage documenting the eras of In-N-Out—perfect for In-N-Out superfans! Discover the official story of In-N-Out Burger––how three generations have created a thriving, family-owned company, why its fans are so wildly loyal, and what led to its explosive growth and evolution into an iconic part of American culture––as told by In-N-Out Burger’s president, Lynsi Snyder. When Lynsi Snyder’s grandparents founded In-N-Out Burger in 1948, they built it with a passion for quality and service that Lynsi embraced at a young age. After starting as a store associate at age seventeen, she then worked in other departments, gaining firsthand experience with almost every aspect of the family business until she became president in 2010. She has led the company through explosive growth—today, there are three-hundred-ninety-two stores and counting—and is deeply committed to the well-being of the In-N-Out Burger family. For the first time, in honor of the company’s seventy-fifth anniversary, Lynsi is sharing behind-the-scenes stories, family photos, and info that only real insiders know. In The Ins-N-Outs of In-N-Out Burger, she will share - her personal stories and experiences of growing up around the restaurant as it expanded and reflections from associates, one of whom was the very first associate at In-N-Out; - why In-N-Out has focused on a limited menu for seventy-five years and will not franchise or go public; - how her family’s belief in the gospel and her uncle’s “born-again” experience shaped their life and leadership at the company; and - insider info such as secret menu items, how to speak In-N-Out, the connection between the company and car racing, and the history behind some favorite memorabilia. This is the official story of In-N-Out Burger—how three generations have created a thriving, family-owned company, why its fans are so wildly loyal, and what led to its historic growth, expansions into new markets, and evolution into an iconic part of American culture—from someone who has been a part of the company her entire life. Photos, the In-N-Out Burger “Not-So-Secret Secret Menu,” and more behind-the-scenes info are included in the audiobook companion PDF download.

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Title: Social Justice Fallacies

Author: Thomas Sowell

Narrator: Brad Sanders

Format: Unabridged Audiobook

Length: 6 hours 9 minutes

Release date: September 19, 2023

Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.76 of Total 21

Ratings of Narrator: 4.38 of Total 8

Genres: Business & Career Development

Publisher's Summary:

The quest for social justice is a powerful crusade of our time, with an appeal to many different people, for many different reasons. But those who use the same words do not always present the same meanings. Clarifying those meanings is the first step toward finding out what we agree on and disagree on. From there, it is largely a question of what the facts are. Social Justice Fallacies reveals how many things that are thought to be true simply cannot stand up to documented facts, which are often the opposite of what is widely believed. However attractive the social justice vision, the crucial question is whether the social justice agenda will get us to the fulfillment of that vision. History shows that the social justice agenda has often led in the opposite direction, sometimes with catastrophic consequences.  More things are involved besides simply mistakes. All human beings are fallible, and social justice advocates may not necessarily make any more mistakes than others. But crusaders with an utter certainty about their mission are often undeterred by obstacles, evidence or even fatal dangers. That is where much of the Western world is today. The question is whether we will continue on heedlessly, past the point of no return.

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Title: Founder vs Investor: The Honest Truth About Venture Capital from Startup to IPO

Author: Jerry Neumann, Elizabeth Joy Zalman

Narrator: Andrew Magnusson, Jerry Neumann, Elizabeth Joy Zalman

Format: Unabridged Audiobook

Length: 6 hours 56 minutes

Release date: September 12, 2023

Genres: Business & Career Development

Publisher's Summary:

Read by the authors.   “The rarest of business books, one that provides genuinely actionable counsel delivered without empty cliches.” – KIRKUS How many world-changing startups will fail because the founders and investors never figure out how to work together?  Founder Elizabeth Zalman and Investor Jerry Neumann square off in this one-of-a-kind book, exposing how startups are built, broken, and fought over.  Every iconic tech company was once a startup. And while these companies like to paint an origin story full of surefooted confidence, the truth is usually something different: the early life of most startups is pure chaos. This chaos comes from the vastly different motivations and incentives between those with the vision and those with the money. From fundraising paranoia to boardroom coups, Zalman and Neumann train their inimitable voices on the gulf between what founders and investors promise to do and what they end up actually doing. Founder vs Investor is the brutal truth, from each side’s perspective, of the pitfalls of this tenuous relationship—where bad blood can turn sure things into shattered dreams. It is the only book written by insiders with the temerity to pull back the curtain on the world of high growth venture-backed startups. Accompanying charts, tables, and a glossary are included in the audiobook companion PDF download.

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Title: The Diary of a CEO: The 33 Laws of Business and Life

Author: Steven Bartlett

Narrator: Steven Bartlett

Format: Unabridged Audiobook

Length: 6 hours 45 minutes

Release date: August 31, 2023

Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.44 of Total 39

Ratings of Narrator: 4.8 of Total 10

Genres: Business & Career Development

Publisher's Summary:

Brought to you by Penguin. The latest book by STEVEN BARTLETT: entrepreneur, podcaster and Dragon's Den star This is not a book about business strategy. Strategy changes like the seasons. This is a book about something much more permanent. At the very heart of all the success and failure I've been exposed to - both my own entrepreneurial journey and through the thousands of interviews I've conducted on my podcast - are a set of principles that can stand the test of time, apply to any industry, and be used by anyone who is search of building something great or becoming someone great. These are the fundamental laws that will ensure excellence. They are rooted in psychology and behavioral science, are based on the wisdom of tens of thousands of people I've surveyed across every continent and age group, and of course, drawn from the conversations I've had on my chart-topping podcast with the world's most successful people. These laws will work now or in 100 years from now. Are you ready to get started? With highlights of original interviews from The Diary of a CEO podcast, this enhanced audiobook edition of The Diary of a CEO takes you to the heart of the 33 laws for success. ©2023 Steven Bartlett (P)2023 Penguin Audio

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Title: Kings of Their Own Ocean: Tuna, Obsession, and the Future of Our Seas

Author: Karen Pinchin

Narrator: Karen Pinchin

Format: Unabridged Audiobook

Length: 9 hours 19 minutes

Release date: July 25, 2023

Genres: Business & Career Development

Publisher's Summary:

THE INSTANT INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER • Winner of the Evelyn Richardson Non-Fiction Award • Winner of the Margaret and John Savage First Book Award for Non-Fiction • Shortlisted for the Kobo Emerging Writer Prize • Winner of the 2023 Science Writers and Communicators of Canada Paradigm Prize • Finalist for the 2024 Edna Staebler Award for Creative Non-Fiction • Silver medalist in Culinary Narratives for the Taste Canada Awards This is a tale of human obsession, one intrepid tuna, the dedicated fisherman who caught and set her free, the promises and limits of ocean science, and the big truth of how our insatiable appetite for bluefin transformed a cottage industry into a global dilemma. In 2004, an enigmatic charter captain named Al Anderson caught and tagged one Atlantic bluefin tuna off New England's coast. Fourteen years later that same fish—dubbed Amelia for her ocean-spanning journeys—was caught again, this time in a Mediterranean fish trap.  Over his fishing career, Al marked more than sixty thousand fish with plastic tags, an obsession that made him nearly as many enemies as it did friends. His quest landed him in the crossfire of an ongoing fight between a booming bluefin tuna industry and desperate conservation efforts, a conflict that is once again heating up as overfishing and climate change threaten the fish's fate. Kings of Their Own Ocean is an urgent investigation that combines science, business, crime, and environmental justice. Through Karen Pinchin's exclusive interviews and access, interdisciplinary approach, and mesmerizing storytelling, readers join her on boats and docks as she visits tuna hot spots and scientists from Portugal to Japan, New Jersey to Nova Scotia, and glimpse, as Pinchin does, rays of dazzling hope for the future of our oceans.

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Title: Kings of Their Own Ocean: Tuna, Obsession, and the Future of Our Seas

Author: Karen Pinchin

Narrator: Karen Pinchin

Format: Unabridged Audiobook

Length: 9 hours 10 minutes

Release date: July 18, 2023

Genres: Business & Career Development

Publisher's Summary:

**THE INSTANT INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER** Winner of the Evelyn Richardson Non-Fiction Award, the Margaret and John Savage First Book Award, and the 2024 Taste Canada Culinary Narrative Award Shortlisted for the 2024 Kobo Emerging Writer Prize and the Taste Canada Award for Culinary Narrative This is a tale of human obsession, one intrepid tuna, the dedicated fisherman who caught and set her free, the promises and limits of ocean science, and the big truth of how our insatiable appetite for bluefin transformed a cottage industry into a global dilemma.   In 2004, an enigmatic charter captain named Al Anderson caught and marked one Atlantic bluefin tuna off New England’s coast with a plastic fish tag. Fourteen years later that fish—dubbed Amelia for her ocean-spanning journeys—died in a Mediterranean fish trap, sparking Karen Pinchin’s riveting investigation into the marvels, struggles, and prehistoric legacy of this remarkable species.   Over his fishing career Al marked more than sixty thousand fish with plastic tags, an obsession that made him nearly as many enemies as it did friends. His quest landed him in the crossfire of an ongoing fight between a booming bluefin tuna industry and desperate conservation efforts, a conflict that is once again heating up as overfishing and climate change threaten the fish’s fate. Kings of Their Own Ocean is an urgent investigation that combines science, business, crime, and environmental justice. As Pinchin writes, “as a global community, we are collectively only ever a few terrible choices away from wiping out any ocean species.” Through her exclusive access and interdisciplinary, mesmerizing lens, readers will join her on boats and docks as she visits tuna hot spots and scientists from Portugal to Japan, New Jersey to Nova Scotia, and glimpse, as the author does, rays of dazzling hope for the future of our oceans.

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Title: Leading through Disruption: A Changemaker’s Guide to Twenty-First Century Leadership

Author: Andrew Liveris

Narrator: Andrew Liveris

Format: Unabridged Audiobook

Length: 8 hours 6 minutes

Release date: July 11, 2023

Genres: Business & Career Development

Publisher's Summary:

Read by the author. #2 WALL STREET JOURNAL BESTSELLER, PUBLISHERS WEEKLY BESTSELLER, and a USA TODAY BESTSELLER “Andrew Liveris takes us on a masterclass in collaborative, forward-looking leadership.'  — Richard Branson, Founder, The Virgin Group In Leading Through Disruption, Andrew Liveris provides a new leadership paradigm for resilience and agility in a rapidly changing world. This book is a must-read guide for leaders in various sectors who are keen on not only ensuring current success, but protecting the planet’s future for everyone. Liveris, who was recently chosen to lead the Brisbane 2032 Olympic Organizing Committee and is former Chairman and CEO of The Dow Chemical Company, presents a variety of powerful tools that will enable you to tackle any problem quickly and responsively, with an eye to creating a more equitable, sustainable future. In these pages, you will learn how to: - Create and use metrics that quantify the positive impact on all members of society. - Collaborate with scientists, politicians, regulators, corporate boards, and other stakeholders to create effective policies that work. - Broaden your company’s focus to include both long-term sustainability and short-term profitability without sacrificing the former to gain the latter. - Strengthen local communities via corporate investment and advocacy for the improvement of amenities and services for all. - Hire team members who fully and proactively support strategies to improve the world and its future. - Become a sought-after advisor on how to respond quickly and decisively to uncertainties.   Andrew Liveris shares essential wisdom from his four decades of global leadership experience in business, government, academia, and civic society. His book is a powerful tool for any aspiring leader. Finalist for the 2023 Best Book Award for General Business and Management & Leadership

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Title: The Experience Mindset: Changing the Way You Think About Growth

Author: Tiffani Bova

Narrator: Tiffani Bova, Kaleo Griffith

Format: Unabridged Audiobook

Length: 6 hours 30 minutes

Release date: June 6, 2023

Genres: Business & Career Development

Publisher's Summary:

A Wall Street Journal Bestseller! From the bestselling author of Growth IQ comes a guide to enhancing customer and employee experience simultaneously for unprecedented revenue growth In the war for customer acquisition, businesses invest millions of dollars to improve customer experience. They deliver packages faster, churn out new products, and endlessly revamp their UI, often putting greater strain on employees for diminishing returns. According to Tiffani Bova, this siloed focus on customer experience – without considering the impact on your staff – actually hinders growth in the long run. The most successful companies adopt an Experience Mindset that strengthens both employee experience (EX) and customer experience (CX) at the same time. Based on exclusive research from two Salesforce-sponsored studies of thousands of employees and c-suite executives, The Experience Mindset details exactly how your company can adopt an Experience Mindset, at scale. It’s not enough to know that happy employees equals happy customers. You must have an intentional, balanced approach to company strategy that involves all stakeholders – IT, Marketing, Sales, Operations, and HR – with KPIs and ownership over outcomes. In this ground-breaking book, filled with case studies of leading companies and never-before-seen research, you’ll learn: - How people, processes, technology, and culture contribute to the “virtuous cycle” of EX and CX. - Why the best companies have programs that minimize the customer’s effort as well as the employee’s effort (and how companies like Southwest and Best Buy get this right) - How to effectively roll out technology solutions that boost both EX and CX (hard truth: only 20% of customer-facing employees believe technology makes their job easier. Employees want a seamless technology experience, just like your customers.) - What metrics you can use to measure EX, CX, and ultimately, the effect of the two together. You can’t improve what you can’t measure. Employees are the heart of your business. If you want to remain competitive in today’s marketplace, investing in people is no longer a nice-to-have, but rather a must have.

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Title: Life After Capitalism: The Meaning of Wealth, the Future of the Economy, and the Time Theory of Money

Author: George Gilder

Narrator: Eric Michael Summerer

Format: Unabridged Audiobook

Length: 6 hours 4 minutes

Release date: May 30, 2023

Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1

Genres: Business & Career Development

Publisher's Summary:

For over two-hundred years, capitalist systems have overtaken the global economy, spreading near-universal growth and opening the floodgates for limitless human potential. Yet something is going terribly wrong in the world economy. Creativity and faith in the future have been traded for a slippery slope of cautionary paranoia, popular despair, and political overreach by leaders who promise to hold back the tides, control the weather, and print prosperity with little clue as to what is actually going on. This divergence did not begin with the Obama administration, the Trump presidency, the Gates Foundation, or George Soros, says leading futurist George Gilder. The cognitive dissonance and its harvest of confusion and despair reflects a deep misunderstanding at the heart of capitalism itself. In Life After Capitalism, national bestselling author George Gilder explains how economics is not an incentive system but an information system. Redefining capitalism for the modern age, he reveals how free enterprise is a mind driven system, material resources are essentially as infinite as atoms, and what governs economic growth is human creativity—not merely a Marxist class struggle for power.