Ford was on the edge of collapse in 2006 when Bill Ford brought Alan Mulally into the corporation as its new CEO. Mulally’s mission was to turn the company around, rebuild confidence in the brand, stop the red ink, and restore Ford to its position as an American icon. Pete Larkin delivers this exciting business history with ease and grace. While listeners know that Ford survived not only the impending implosion but also the financial meltdown of 2008, Larkin still manages to imbue his narration with tension and suspense as he recounts how Mulally used his business savvy to restore the Blue Oval to financial health. Larkin’s narration draws the listener into a corporate history full of details and brimming with hope for the future prosperity of Ford.
Pub Date: Jan. 22, 2012
Duration: 14 hrs, 30 mins
Publisher: Tantor Media
Review Posted Online: Jan. 22, 2026
The readers can't compensate for the unbearably pompous prose style of this extended parable about corporate politics and strategy.
Pub Date: N/A
Duration: 3 hrs
Publisher: Random House Audio
Review Posted Online: Jan. 22, 2026
An engaging experience.
This audiobook deals with everything from the historic investments that led to world-dominating companies, such as the Chinese technology company Tencent, to predicting the products and services of the future. An audiobook of such complexity requires a narrator who can handle the task, and David Thorpe manages it admirably. Thorpe uses his masterly voice, which sits somewhere between that of a BBC World Service presenter and an easy, relaxed Home Counties accent, to guide listeners through a sea of numbers, acronyms, and terms such as YP, RPS, and market cap. Rather than simply reading, Thorpe presents the work with excitement and enthusiasm, and this enjoyment transfers to the listener.
An engaging experience.Pub Date: Feb. 20, 2026
Duration: 13 hrs
DD ISBN: 9781668103425
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio
Review Posted Online: March 17, 2026
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