Honda isn't into globalization. Instead, as Jeffrey Rothfeder explains, it's into localization. Rothfeder has spent a lot of time studying the way Honda, which started as a motorcycle maker in 1949, does business. Mel Foster's reading is lively, as listeners would expect of a story that's largely about a man, Soichiro Honda, who started his career by rethinking the wheel. It's upbeat as he discusses Honda's part in communities and its assembly streamlining. By the end, though, Foster takes on a thoughtful tone as Rothfeder offers his opinions on how corporations can do things better. It's an interesting profile, with an argument for the importance of manufacturing that leaves listeners plenty to ponder.
Pub Date: July 31, 2014
Duration: 10 hrs, 45 mins
DD ISBN: 9781480586765
Publisher: Brilliance Audio
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
The audiobook illuminates the misdeeds of malevolent marketers, sleazy lawyers, and unethical doctors.
Cassandra Campbell’s narration is a model of a nonfiction performance. Her reading of exposition is careful and convincing. She knows where to pause and how to move the action forward. Law professor Burch’s investigative report of the con men, grifters, and profiteers who took advantage of women who were harmed by vaginal mesh implant removal is deeply researched. The revelations of how these “professionals” colluded to scam these vulnerable women who experienced incontinence, pain, and emotional distress after their procedures is horrific. The patients whose mesh implants were removed often had no medical workups prior to surgeries and were charged egregious hidden fees. The text also exposes the legal system’s glacial pace.
The audiobook illuminates the misdeeds of malevolent marketers, sleazy lawyers, and unethical doctors.Pub Date: Jan. 13, 2026
Duration: 13 hrs
DD ISBN: 9781668115107
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio
Review Posted Online: Feb. 17, 2026
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