Randall Stross's collection of facts and interviews combines with narrator William Hughes's prosecutorial tone to create an audio indictment of Google's business and consumer practices. He believes that Google is more dangerous than the government because it scans your books and your email, photographs your house and your street, and stores copies of your business documents and spreadsheets. Stross's concern seems to be that having all that information under one roof is a recipe for disaster. But the fact that 60 Gmail users lost their email or that Google wouldn't let Stross inspect its server farm just doesn't make much of a case. William Hughes narrates this audiobook like an engaging cross-examination but, alas, you'd do better searching for the evils of Google on Google.
Pub Date: Sept. 23, 2008
Duration: 7 hrs, 30 mins
Publisher: Blackstone Audiobooks
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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