Daniel May steers this audiobook with energy and confidence, narrating as if each turn of events is as surprising to him as it is to the listener. There are plenty of crazy characters to portray as well, including the back-stabbing Twitter founders themselves, IPO-crazed investors, Snoop Dogg, and Mark Zuckerberg. May obviously researched the players, and he does an especially convincing job of voicing cofounder Jack Dorsey. As the book points out, the company's history was written by those with the loudest voices, and the Twitter juggernaut was not the result of a company strategy--it was in spite of it. Fast-paced narration, great storytelling, and a truly bizarre story make this a standout among the recent books about the founders of tech companies.
Pub Date: Nov. 5, 2013
Duration: 9 hrs, 30 mins
DD ISBN: 9780698155985
Publisher: Penguin 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
Henslee’s warm, unhurried narration makes listeners feel like the next success story could be theirs.
Barbara Henslee narrates with an intimate, upbeat delivery and a sunny Southern warmth that feels like being personally recruited to the Mary Kay empire. Her voice suits the material perfectly, drawing listeners into a bygone era when women built empires through gatherings around kitchen tables and on front porches, long before they could open their own bank accounts. Henslee never oversells, just gently persuades, mirroring the company’s own quiet pitch to millions of women that economic independence and personal transformation were within reach. The balanced treatment of the realities of multilevel marketing, alongside the truly inspirational story of founder Mary Kay Ash, make this a compelling listen for anyone curious about the often mocked world of direct sales.
Henslee’s warm, unhurried narration makes listeners feel like the next success story could be theirs.Pub Date: April 28, 2026
Duration: 14 hrs, 24 mins
DD ISBN: 9798217281879
Publisher: Penguin Audio
Review Posted Online: June 9, 2026
Kirkus Reviews Issue: July 15, 2026
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