With exacting care, author Ashlee Vance introduces his immersive journalistic study of the commercial space race from the early 2000s to the present. Throughout the remainder of this spellbinding discussion of entrepreneurs and the business of space, Robert Petkoff recounts the successes and failures of contemporary commercial endeavors by the dreamers and multimillionaires of SpaceX, Falcon 1, Rocket Lab, Astra, Firefly, and Planet Labs to make rocket launches quotidian events. Petkoff is passionate as he describes attempts to seed low orbit with communication and geolocating satellites. A must-listen for fans of space-exploration science and the race for the stars. An accompanying pdf includes illustrations from the text.
Pub Date: 2023
Duration: 18 hrs, 15 mins
DD ISBN: 9780062998910
Publisher: Harper Audio
Review Posted Online: Jan. 22, 2026
The authors of this business guide offer their initial ideas about innovation in abstract terms that take time coming down to earth. The broad message is that circumstances--the ecosystem we're dealing with--can confine our thinking to the landscape and constraints we're accustomed to and habits of mind that make it hard to see opportunities for acting creatively. Narrator Corinne Davies's vocal character is pleasing to hear and faithful to the meaning conveyed in each sentence, if not always to the presentation's broader themes. But when the authors start telling stories about clients who broke free of conventional practices, the dramatic flair of Davies's delivery sounds more complementary to the material.
Pub Date: 2024
Duration: 7 hrs, 45 mins
Publisher: Greenleaf Book Group
Review Posted Online: Jan. 22, 2026
Carol Dweck, author of MINDSET, narrates the Foreword of this audiobook in a workmanlike fashion, explaining her scholarly relationship with author Mary Murphy. Murphy argues that the creative and talented mindset transcends the innate gifts of an individual. Cultures of growth are explained as both revolutionary and helpful at Microsoft and many other well-known organizations. An extended discussion of nature versus nurture follows. Sadly, Murphy's narration leaves much to be desired. It lacks gravitas in its nasal timbre and almost childlike pitch, and occasional odd phrasing and pauses mid- sentence may further alienate the listener. A professional narrator may have made this discussion more approachable.
Pub Date: 2024
Duration: 10 hrs, 30 mins
DD ISBN: 9781797172057
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio
Review Posted Online: Jan. 22, 2026
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