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Featured Article: 55+ Powerful and Inspiring Quotes to Guide Your Leadership Journey
What makes a great leader? While leadership styles vary, most experts agree that the best leaders have key characteristics in common. Gathered from a wide range of audiobooks—classic novels, management guides, sci-fi thrillers, political memoirs, and more—this collection of quotes reinforces and reflects on seven hallmarks of every great leader. These quotes offer insights to help you develop core leadership qualities and rise to the calling.
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Elon Musk
- By: Walter Isaacson
- Narrated by: Jeremy Bobb, Walter Isaacson
- Length: 20 hrs and 39 mins
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When Elon Musk was a kid in South Africa, he was regularly beaten by bullies. One day a group pushed him down some concrete steps and kicked him until his face was a swollen ball of flesh....
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megalomania on display
- By JP on 09-12-23
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Elon Musk
- Narrated by: Jeremy Bobb, Walter Isaacson
- Length: 20 hrs and 39 mins
- Release date: 09-12-23
- Language: English
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Benjamin Franklin: An American Life
- By: Walter Isaacson
- Narrated by: Nelson Runger
- Length: 24 hrs and 40 mins
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Benjamin Franklin is the founding father who winks at us - an ambitious urban entrepreneur who rose up the social ladder, from leather-aproned shopkeeper to dining with kings....
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Good book, not crazy about the narrator
- By Cathi on 07-20-13
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Benjamin Franklin: An American Life
- Narrated by: Nelson Runger
- Length: 24 hrs and 40 mins
- Release date: 04-07-11
- Language: English
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Einstein
- His Life and Universe
- By: Walter Isaacson
- Narrated by: Edward Herrmann
- Length: 21 hrs and 30 mins
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Based on the newly released personal letters of Albert Einstein, Walter Isaacson explores how an imaginative, impertinent patent clerk became the mind reader of the creator of the cosmos....
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Surprise: Two books in one!
- By Henrik on 04-20-07
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Einstein
- His Life and Universe
- Narrated by: Edward Herrmann
- Length: 21 hrs and 30 mins
- Release date: 03-28-07
- Language: English
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Leonardo da Vinci
- By: Walter Isaacson
- Narrated by: Alfred Molina
- Length: 17 hrs and 1 min
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Leonardo da Vinci created the two most famous paintings in history, The Last Supper and the Mona Lisa. But in his own mind, he was just as much a man of science and engineering....
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Wish the sample was not from the preface!
- By Chris M. on 11-13-17
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Leonardo da Vinci
- Narrated by: Alfred Molina
- Length: 17 hrs and 1 min
- Release date: 10-17-17
- Language: English
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Elon Musk (Spanish Edition)
- By: Walter Isaacson
- Narrated by: Luis Solís
- Length: 24 hrs and 33 mins
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Del autor de Steve Jobs y otras grandes biografías, todas ellas éxitos internacionales de ventas, esta es la historia asombrosamente íntima del innovador más fascinante y polémico del mundo....
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Excelente
- By Tania Gutiérrez on 09-19-24
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Elon Musk (Spanish Edition)
- Narrated by: Luis Solís
- Length: 24 hrs and 33 mins
- Release date: 09-14-23
- Language: Spanish
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Steve Jobs
- By: Walter Isaacson
- Narrated by: Dylan Baker
- Length: 25 hrs and 18 mins
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From the author of the best-selling biographies of Benjamin Franklin and Albert Einstein, this is the exclusive biography of Steve Jobs....
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Good Biography, Fine narrator
- By Chris on 10-27-11
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Steve Jobs
- Narrated by: Dylan Baker
- Length: 25 hrs and 18 mins
- Release date: 10-24-11
- Language: English
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Kissinger
- A Biography
- By: Walter Isaacson
- Narrated by: Malcolm Hillgartner
- Length: 34 hrs and 30 mins
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When Henry Kissinger was made secretary of state in 1973, he had already become the most admired person in the US and one of the most unlikely celebrities to capture the world’s imagination....
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A dissapointment
- By Mike From Mesa on 12-16-13
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Kissinger
- A Biography
- Narrated by: Malcolm Hillgartner
- Length: 34 hrs and 30 mins
- Release date: 07-10-13
- Language: English
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Steve Jobs. La biografía
- By: Walter Isaacson
- Narrated by: Roberto Medina
- Length: 27 hrs and 2 mins
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La biografía definitiva de Steve Jobs, el fundador de Apple, escrita con su colaboración....
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Genial
- By Erin on 11-15-14
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Steve Jobs. La biografía
- Narrated by: Roberto Medina
- Length: 27 hrs and 2 mins
- Release date: 06-20-14
- Language: Spanish
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The Code Breaker
- Jennifer Doudna, Gene Editing, and the Future of the Human Race
- By: Walter Isaacson
- Narrated by: Kathe Mazur, Walter Isaacson
- Length: 16 hrs and 4 mins
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The bestselling author of Leonardo da Vinci and Steve Jobs returns with an account of how Nobel Prize winner Jennifer Doudna and her colleagues launched a revolution that will allow us to cure diseases, fend off viruses, and have healthier babies....
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Except for the author, this book is good!
- By Johan on 03-14-21
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The Code Breaker
- Jennifer Doudna, Gene Editing, and the Future of the Human Race
- Narrated by: Kathe Mazur, Walter Isaacson
- Length: 16 hrs and 4 mins
- Release date: 03-09-21
- Language: English
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The Innovators
- How a Group of Hackers, Geniuses, and Geeks Created the Digital Revolution
- By: Walter Isaacson
- Narrated by: Dennis Boutsikaris
- Length: 17 hrs and 28 mins
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Following his blockbuster biography of Steve Jobs, The Innovators is Walter Isaacson’s revealing story of the people who created the computer and the Internet....
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A History of the Ancient Geeks
- By Mark on 10-21-14
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The Innovators
- How a Group of Hackers, Geniuses, and Geeks Created the Digital Revolution
- Narrated by: Dennis Boutsikaris
- Length: 17 hrs and 28 mins
- Release date: 10-07-14
- Language: English
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Leading Matters
- Lessons from My Journey
- By: John L. Hennessy, Walter Isaacson - foreword
- Narrated by: Paul Boehmer
- Length: 6 hrs and 30 mins
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In Leading Matters, current Chairman of Alphabet (Google's parent company), former President of Stanford, and "Godfather of Silicon Valley," John L. Hennessy shares the elements of leadership that helped him become a successful tech entrepreneur, academic, and administrator....
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Narration is so dull
- By Regina on 11-20-23
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Leading Matters
- Lessons from My Journey
- Narrated by: Paul Boehmer
- Length: 6 hrs and 30 mins
- Release date: 01-29-19
- Language: English
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Einstein (Spanish Edition)
- Su vida y su universo [His Life and His Universe]
- By: Walter Isaacson
- Narrated by: Luis Solís
- Length: 28 hrs and 40 mins
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Escucha ahora la biografía definitiva de Albert Einstein, uno de los iconos del siglo XX y su mayor genio....
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Maravilloso!!!!
- By Anonymous User on 07-03-19
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Einstein (Spanish Edition)
- Su vida y su universo [His Life and His Universe]
- Narrated by: Luis Solís
- Length: 28 hrs and 40 mins
- Release date: 03-28-19
- Language: Spanish
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Einstein
- His Life and Universe
- By: Walter Isaacson
- Narrated by: Edward Herrmann
- Length: 7 hrs and 18 mins
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Based on the newly released personal letters of Albert Einstein, Walter Isaacson explores how an imaginative, impertinent patent clerk became the mind reader of the creator of the cosmos....
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This is the abridged version!
- By Benjamin on 04-27-07
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Einstein
- His Life and Universe
- Narrated by: Edward Herrmann
- Length: 7 hrs and 18 mins
- Release date: 03-28-07
- Language: English
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El código de la vida [The Code Breaker]
- Jennifer Doudna, la edición genética y el futuro de la especie humana [Jennifer Doudna, Gene Editing and the Future of the Human Species]
- By: Walter Isaacson, Luis Jesús Negro García, Inga Pellisa Díaz
- Narrated by: Yareli Arizmendi, Luis Solís
- Length: 19 hrs and 51 mins
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Hay una revolución en marcha, una tecnología prodigiosa que nos va a permitir curar enfermedades, derrotar virus y tener hijos más sanos. A su cabeza está la reciente premio Nobel Jennifer Doudna y sus colegas, protagonistas del nuevo libro de Walter Isaacson....
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the code breaker, i love it.
- By Alejandro Mejia on 06-09-22
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El código de la vida [The Code Breaker]
- Jennifer Doudna, la edición genética y el futuro de la especie humana [Jennifer Doudna, Gene Editing and the Future of the Human Species]
- Narrated by: Yareli Arizmendi, Luis Solís
- Length: 19 hrs and 51 mins
- Release date: 06-01-21
- Language: Spanish
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The Wise Men
- Six Friends and the World They Made
- By: Evan Thomas, Walter Isaacson
- Narrated by: Jonathan Reese
- Length: 33 hrs and 27 mins
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Six close friends shaped the role their country would play in the dangerous years following World War II....
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Dull with poor narration
- By KD6161 on 03-31-17
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The Wise Men
- Six Friends and the World They Made
- Narrated by: Jonathan Reese
- Length: 33 hrs and 27 mins
- Release date: 01-29-13
- Language: English
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The Code Breaker
- By: Walter Isaacson
- Narrated by: Kathe Mazur, Walter Isaacson - introduction and epilogue
- Length: 16 hrs and 4 mins
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In 2012, Nobel Prize winning scientist Jennifer Doudna hit upon an invention that will transform the future of the human race: an easy-to-use tool that can edit DNA....
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Incredible
- By Barbara Sandoval on 06-28-21
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The Code Breaker
- Narrated by: Kathe Mazur, Walter Isaacson - introduction and epilogue
- Length: 16 hrs and 4 mins
- Release date: 03-09-21
- Language: English
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Elon Musk
- By: Walter Isaacson
- Narrated by: Jeremy Bobb
- Length: 20 hrs and 27 mins
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This is the astonishingly intimate story of Elon Musk, the most fascinating and controversial innovator of our era—a rule-breaking visionary who helped to lead the world into the era of electric vehicles, private space exploration, and artificial intelligence. Oh, and took over Twitter....
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Excellent storytelling
- By O. Buraimoh on 05-31-24
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Elon Musk
- Narrated by: Jeremy Bobb
- Length: 20 hrs and 27 mins
- Release date: 09-12-23
- Language: English
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Invent and Wander
- The Collected Writings of Jeff Bezos, with an Introduction by Walter Isaacson
- By: Jeff Bezos, Walter Isaacson - introduction
- Narrated by: L. J. Ganser
- Length: 8 hrs and 55 mins
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In Jeff Bezos' own words, the core principles and philosophy that have guided him in creating, building, and leading Amazon and Blue Origin....
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Do the right thing.
- By FULL Creative on 12-06-20
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Invent and Wander
- The Collected Writings of Jeff Bezos, with an Introduction by Walter Isaacson
- Narrated by: L. J. Ganser
- Length: 8 hrs and 55 mins
- Release date: 11-17-20
- Language: English
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Profiles in Leadership
- Historians on the Elusive Quality of Greatness
- By: Sean Wilentz, Alan Brinkley, Annette Gordon-Reed, and others
- Narrated by: Nicholas Hormann
- Length: 11 hrs and 54 mins
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The best historians in the land consider examples of great leadership, well known and surprising, from Washington to Willkie and more....
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Profiles in Leadership
- Historians on the Elusive Quality of Greatness
- Narrated by: Nicholas Hormann
- Length: 11 hrs and 54 mins
- Release date: 10-19-10
- Language: English
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Steve Jobs
- By: Walter Isaacson
- Narrated by: Dylan Baker
- Length: 9 hrs and 18 mins
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From the author of the best-selling biographies of Benjamin Franklin and Albert Einstein, this is the exclusive biography of Steve Jobs....
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Don't bother with the abridged version
- By David on 11-19-11
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Steve Jobs
- Narrated by: Dylan Baker
- Length: 9 hrs and 18 mins
- Release date: 10-24-11
- Language: English
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