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Elon Musk: Risking It All
** AN ABSOLUTE A BRAND NEW BIOGRAPHY OF THE WORLD'S RICHEST MAN AND NEW OWNER OF TWITTER! **
In 2022 Elon Musk - one of the richest and best-known people on earth - made headlines worldwide with his bid to buy Twitter, and he is often in the news for his entrepreneurial exploits and his controversial tweets. Who is this boundary-pushing billionaire with grand plans of inhabiting Mars, and what lies at the heart of his vision? Why is he so utterly unafraid of risk?
As an awkward Pretoria schoolboy who loved comics and science fiction, Musk's early years and singular family background were crucial in forming his stellar ambitions. Journalist and author Michael Vlismas, who attended the same high school as Musk, knows well the environment that shaped him and offers new insights into Musk's development, including his troubled relationship with his father.
Tracing his remarkable life, from his South African childhood to his move to Canada at 17 and then to the US - where Musk made millions out of PayPal and built Tesla and SpaceX into two of the world's most famous companies - this is the revealing new story of a man driven to preserve the optimism he sees in humanity and find a future for humans 'out there among the stars'.
In 2022 Elon Musk - one of the richest and best-known people on earth - made headlines worldwide with his bid to buy Twitter, and he is often in the news for his entrepreneurial exploits and his controversial tweets. Who is this boundary-pushing billionaire with grand plans of inhabiting Mars, and what lies at the heart of his vision? Why is he so utterly unafraid of risk?
As an awkward Pretoria schoolboy who loved comics and science fiction, Musk's early years and singular family background were crucial in forming his stellar ambitions. Journalist and author Michael Vlismas, who attended the same high school as Musk, knows well the environment that shaped him and offers new insights into Musk's development, including his troubled relationship with his father.
Tracing his remarkable life, from his South African childhood to his move to Canada at 17 and then to the US - where Musk made millions out of PayPal and built Tesla and SpaceX into two of the world's most famous companies - this is the revealing new story of a man driven to preserve the optimism he sees in humanity and find a future for humans 'out there among the stars'.
272 pages, Paperback
Published May 26, 2022
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September 20, 2023
When I started this book and found that the author had never interviewed Elon or his family, or really anyone close to him, I was suspect of how much I would learn. He also had a tendency to be a bit redundant with his quotes. But once I realized that he was basing his biography on research from social media, and other sources, the author gained credibility in my mind. He was able to weave together a pretty comprehensive story of his life. An acquaintance at the gym where I was listening to the book said he didn’t think much of Elon, because he has too much money. I just thought that was a random thing to say about a man who has spent millions in doing what he can to make the earth a better place. And thought maybe he should read this book! Anyway, I thought it was a very well put together Timeline of his life and the people who have influenced him and the ups and downs of his personal life as he has pursued his lavish goals. I don’t know that I have become a musketeer in the process, but I certainly appreciate the efforts of this incredibly creative mind. Besides redundancies in the quotes. Everything else about the book was very well done, and the voice actor’s British accent or maybe South African accent, made it a fun listen. I learned a great deal.
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