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Not just business oriented

Revisado: 06-19-17

Very interesting, useful, and not superficial. Not just for business persons, though not for philosophical discussions either. You will always find something interesting. I learned something new about my own cultural cluster even. The lecturer is very experienced yet does not sound authoritative at all. One of my favorite Great Courses books.

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Startled by the culture of "f**ks"

Revisado: 05-19-17

I agree with previous reviews that this fucking book is more about Musk's fucking companies than about himself, but I still kind of liked it, just didn't fucking love it. As a matter of fact it's fucking disappointing.

Part of it was because when there are too much honest swearing, it becomes fucking distractive! Yes the F bomb might be dropped here and there during the interviews and yes it gives you some idea about everyday encounters in the Musk companies. But you really don't have to spell it out every time (At least when Elon Musk went on shows and interviews he didn't swear).

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Excellent narration!

Revisado: 05-01-17

The story is indeed a bit slow at times, but I imagined listening to it during my 15 hour road trip as if watching a TV series. It is long and very personal from time to time, but not boring at all. I almost cried a couple of times, partially because of the excellent narration-I wish I could give 6 stars for Paul English, whose Chinese pronunciation was one of the worst I have heard in years, but I could tell that he poured himself in the different characters of the story, and in the most subtle places, with a "hmm", an "ah", he made the characters alive. I have listened to over 70 audible books but was never so impressed and touched by a dedicated narrator like I am by Mr English.

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Science vs opinions

Revisado: 03-17-17

I liked the author's humor. But when he tries too hard to sell the science it becomes kind of sketchy. A lot of the contents in the book are on sound studies and verified scientific facts (that agree with a university sleep workshop that I went to several years ago), but there are also plenty that are merely the author's personal opinions/beliefs/philosophy, which of course you can find studies to support, but there are also plenty of studies to oppose such opinions. Unfortunately, it is very difficult for people not in this field to distinguish between the two. I learned something, but will never take everything in the book as if it was really true.

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Everyone should read this

Revisado: 01-22-17

Very well explained in the plainest language possible. I especially liked the little mistakes the professor made during his narration, as if he was giving a real lecture in a classroom. He also offered some insights from very different perspectives from how we look at energy today. This is one of the audiobooks that I know that I must read again.

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Narration is a little agitating to me

Revisado: 07-09-16

I purchased this book per a psychology professor's recommendation. The ideas and concepts in this book are very intriguing and inspiring. However, the narrator's tone is a bit too dramatic and agitating for a serious academic topic IMHO. I played the entire book but was only paying attention to a very small part of it due to the overwhelming narration. But it's a personal preference thing.

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Incredible performance!

Revisado: 06-23-16

Classic story, epic narration! It felt like watching a movie played by half a dozen actors but in reality it was one man's performance.

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Don't expect to understand it all then you will enjoy it

Revisado: 01-22-16

Let's be honest-not all of us are top notch physicists and this is not a textbook on quantum physics. I would be happy if I could understand 10% the theories mentioned in this book and I am, in fact quite happy about this somewhat adventurous purchase. It's one of the books I can read over and over and each time learn different things.

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Steve Jobs would have approved this biography

Revisado: 12-13-15

I have read many biographies over the years and have always been fascinated by the stories told in these books. Still I have to say this is one of the few bios that have deeply touched me and occupied my mind for days after reading them. Also, I was not a big fan of Apple or Steve Jobs, but I'm glad I picked this book up and decided to give it a try. It was definitely 26 some hours well spent. Though I'd agree with some readers that Walter Issacson obviously sided with Jobs in this book, I think that's because he was able to get to know Jobs on a very personal level, and I doubt anyone who has wouldn't grow affectionate towards Jobs or at least deeply admire and respect him, one way or another. This book is not flawless, just as Jobs was far from flawless. But it is the impurity that has made the book and the person so much more empowering. Now I need to start reading Bill Gates' bio or something to get the full story as well as to counterbalance the emotional surge of this one.

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