Elon Musk and the Quest for a Fantastic Future Young Readers’ Edition audiobook

This is one I found in a book fair-sale recently and I immediately got it when I saw the name 'Elon Musk' in the cover. I've heard plenty of amazing things about him- and I wanted to broaden my knowledge on other famous entrepreneurs. I heard that the original published book for this was excessively lengthy and there were certain sections that was written too long. Don't get dismayed with this editions title 'Young Readers Edition' (I did at first, thought the writing would have YA feels idk something like that)- but this book is basically just a simplified straight-to-the-point text of Elon Musk's life from childhood to where he's at today. From an event organizer at a young age, the paypal era, complications with Tesla, and the huge project for SpaceX. I feel like if you don't want to spend too much time reading and you just want to get to the point, this edition is for you! Although, I think I'll give the original published book a go just because I'm really interested in Elon Musk and I want to read about his life story in detail. // After reading this book, I definitely idolize Elon Musk. He's extraordinary. He thinks about things people would not dare think about or consider. Even through really tough situations, he manages to be on top. He's determined and it almost seems like nothing will stop him.

An interesting look into Elon's childhood, ambition and cleverness. Shows that anything is possible with hard work, determination and patience. A great book to motivate and inspire the youth especially young engineers like myself.

My brother agreed to read Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone if I read this biography he’d picked up last summer. Deal. I enjoyed it! It was intriguing to learn more about Tesla, SpaceX, and Musk’s vision for the future. And the part about Iron Man was interesting. :P

A great story about Elon Musk.

The book Elon Musk and the Quest for a Fantastic Future is a great biography of Elon Musk. It tells the story of a random boy from South Africa who grows up to be one of the most successful businessmen. He has billions of dollars, is changing the world, and has three big companies at his disposal. But here’s the question: How did a small boy who was teased a lot become this person we know? This book’s theme is “Follow you dreams and if you work really hard, they can come true” This book is a very descriptive biography and is set in the 21st century. The book is set in the South West U.S. You feel like you are right there the entire time! It is most definitely a biography. He does a very good job of portraying Elon Musk. In my opinion, the book was very well written and there are specific details about how his companies make their materials. It says on page 175 “SpaceX designed its own motherboards and circuits, sensors to detect vibrations, flight computers, and solar panels.” That gives you a great description of how he does things related to manufacturing. The way the book is written give you a glance into the life of one of Earth’s most eccentric billionaires. The writing style is very much like a great biography that flows nicely from one thing to the next, not like some which jump years. Ashlee Vance backs up his points in the book with quotes, pictures, and interviews. The chapters have 5 months to a year usually between them. That makes up a really flowing read. For example, chapter 8 is set in 2002, and chapter 9 in 2003. This book is the amazing story of this boy’s quest to ensure human survival. The book tells how he founded Zip2 and X.com which would become PayPal With his earnings, he had a choice. What am I going to do with all that money? Well, he started SpaceX, bought Tesla, and bought SolarCity. They all faced extreme difficulties, but he always has a weird way of running them. SpaceX blew 3 rockets up, Tesla couldn’t produce enough cars, and SolarCity hadn’t been started yet. What did Elon Musk do? He does what he always has done: Manages his companies, but how?I would recommend this book to anyone who likes space, electricity, cars, solar energy, and biographies. If you're looking for inspiration, this is a book to look at. Elon Musk and the Quest for a Fantastic Future tells the story of one person and his quest to make humans interplanetary beings and make this world better, greener, and more adventurous.

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I loved the insight into his own world and showed me how many times you are close to failing but shouldnt give up. Especially the last chapter was just motivating and inspiring.But also - how crazy is Elon?!Safe to say way too crazy and misanthropic.

Choice book #1 Quarter 1Elon Musk: Quest for a Fantastic Future by Ashlee Vance is an incredible biography about the life of Elon Musk.The book starts with Musk's humble beginnings in South Africa, describing Musk's school years filled with misery and bullying. However, Musk soon decided that South Africa was not the right place for his ambitions. Ashlee Vance follows musk to Canada, where tries to find work and school. Musk then moved onto America, where he started his two very well known companies.This biography offers incredible insight into the life of Elon Musk, everything from his everyday life to his life at his companies. It's not just Elon Musk's life, however. We also get some insight into some less well-known but equally important characters. Some of these include Gwynne Shotwell, Mary Beth Brown, Franz von Holzhausen, and more. Vance explains in extraordinary detail how Gwynne Shotwell went from a girl who liked cars to cheif operating officer at SpaceX, and how Franz von Holzhausen became the cheif design officer at Tesla Motors.The book tells us that Musk has a lot of problems he has had to face. Some are personal, like having to deal with bullies during his childhood or his divorce. Others are public, like trying to get a new electric car on the market or launching a rocket into space. Vance's book informs us of all of these, and it's fun to read about how Musk chose to solve those problems.This biography is all about the life of Elon Musk, and it follows him every step of the way - from his tough childhood to running his amazing companies. It goes through all of the struggles and challenges, like designing an electric sedan that can hold seven people and building a rocket that can deliver a payload to space without blowing up. Through the course of the book, we see Musk turn from a timid kid in school to a tough software writer, and finally to an exemplary and arguably cool CEO of two of the world's most interesting companies. Musk is a person achieving great things, however, his lack of empathy for his employees has pushed some people to the conclusion that Musk might lay somewhere on the Autism spectrum.In my opinion, this book was very enjoyable and informative. I thoroughly enjoyed reading about how Musk sent supplies to the International Space Station with SpaceX's rocket and how Tesla developed their electric vehicles. The book didn't feel quite complete, however. In my opinion, that is good, because many of Musk's plans lay in the future. I, for one, hope dearly that Vance will write another book in the near future when Musk has accomplished even more outstanding feats.

Elon Musk: Tesla, SpaceX, and the Quest for a Fantastic Future: Young Readers Edition by Ashlee VanceThis was a great find in my school's library! I immediately saw it and decided to pick it up after reading a couple of pages. I kept on reading this book from day to day--mainly in the morning--as I would eat breakfast. I was very lucky to be able to find this version too that gave me some wonderful insight into Elon Musk. Ashlee Vance does a great job of letting young, ambitious, and curious readers into the world of Mr. Musk. While the original was probably more in-depth and had more information for the reader, this version does just as good with understandable text and vocabulary. I had been interested in the life of a CEO and an entrepreneur who has an interesting mind. This book did the job of letting me into that world. Going from a complicated childhood to billionare CEO of two big companies, Ashlee Vance tells the life of Elon Musk in a book that gives a sneak peek into the mind of one of the most famous and hardworking entrepreneurs of his generation. Ranging from a biography to the point of view from Ashlee himself, and his experience with Elon Musk, the book tells of Musk's trials and tribulations in life. In this book, the reader is started off with the life of Ashlee Vance and how he was able to get to interview Elon Musk and study him for this book. Some of the main points of this book-- that make it worth reading-- is the story of how Musk almost went bankrupt in SpaceX and how he was able to bounce back into the game and make a fast-growing space industry. SpaceX shows how much Elon is willing to risk to achieve his goals. Not only that but SpaceX also shows how much Musk is willing to work to achieve his main goal of flying to and colonizing Mars. While there is no end to give away really I'll still hold my breath for the others so they can read the intriguing stories that demonstrate risk and reward. This book may surprise some reader for how much it allows them to know about Elon Musk and can also shock them as to how much Elon is willing to throw away to achieve his goals. This book allows readers to understand the world of Elon Musk in a format that allows them to understand one of the meanings of risk and work. All you need for an example is "I would give up my family for this."

In a time when pursuing your studies and a career in engineering has become so common, mundane and what every Tom, Dick and Harry would do, Elon Musk has revolutionised technology with engineering and science in the automotive, sustainable energy and aerospace industries. This book dives into Elon Musk’s life- both personal as well as entrepreneurial journey of Musk. Musk has become one of the most prominent innovators and industrialists of the 21st century. There are so many inspirational moments from Musk’s life which inspires the readers to think about creating an exciting future. I enjoyed the book more from a tech-preneurial perspective. The fact that Musk was inspired to work on his ideas based on the video games he played as a kid is in itself amazing. It is really inspiring that Musk has risked everything and pursued and believed in his ideas even when the odds were against him. One of the things that I really loved is he ensured that all his patents were open sourced, so that other people who are working on that technology can use it, without having to shell out extra money, for the betterment of human race. Musk put his money where his mouth is. He was a man of action and a visionary leader too. Few of the lessons I learnt from this book are: 1. Discuss ideas with friends and family, no matter how crazy it can be. As Larry Page puts it-“Good ideas are always crazy until they are not “. 2. Surround yourself with people who share a same mindset as you. The way in which they work might differ, but those who share similar goals tend to refine you and build you as a person 3. Dedication and belief in oneself and one’s thoughts and actions are two of the greatest tools which help in facing any challenge that life might throw at you 4. Work selflessly and for the betterment of mankind. This is a lesson to be learned from Musk’s colleagues. All the credits and wealth that Musk has acquired cannot be achieved without people like Tom Mueller, Gweynne Shotwell, Mary Beth Brown etc. 5. It is better to try and fail that to regret not trying at all 6. Take up challenges- it can be taxing but in the end, gives a sense of accomplishment and satisfaction

A little long-winded towards the end, but otherwise a fascinating look into the mind of America's most famous billionaire. Musk grew up in South Africa. His parents were wealthy, but they didn't dote on their children. Musk was a bit of a loner. He wasn't into sports. His interests were more academic, reading a lot and tinkering with things. He endured the bullies. After graduation, he moved to Canada, did some interesting jobs for awhile, then enrolled in college. He excelled in college, where he was able to find a group of like-minded people.After college, his brain kicked into high gear. He moved to San Francisco and founded a dot-com startup called zip2, a cross between Yelp and Google Maps. The computer company, Compaq, bought it, and he reinvested in his next startup, PayPal. When Ebay bought PayPal, he was on his way. He was now rich enough to build the company of his dreams. SpaceX. From there, he went on to found the electric car and solar panel company, Tesla.Musk is a man of the future. He's all about saving Earth, hence electric cars and solar panels. But just in case Earth goes belly up, he wants a back-up plan. A colony on Mars. SpaceX is the company that he hopes will get the job done. He's a workaholic. An eccentric. A visionary. If you want to work for his company you have to be willing to give up your own life for the good of the company. Ashlee Vance does a great job of helping you understand Musk and the nuts and bolts of his two iconic companies.

My big boy is the next Elon Musk. That, or a supreme court justice. But a justice requires study and booksmarts, whilst Elon's life requires streetsmarts, so that's more fitting.I told him such, and he asked for some material, so I whisked to the library and gave him this book, which he devoured, and is now part of his consciousness, and if Elon doesn't get to Mars, then my boy will, just you watch. So shall it be written, so shall it be done.In order to prove out what I'm saying, I needed to review the material myself, so I'm prepared properly for the future. I came away with an even larger admiration for the man than I had before, and I did not feel talked down to at all. This version suffices plenty to get the background, and I can do without further adult exposition.My only complaint is the The Boring Company was left on the cutting room floor. There are things going on there that might be the most fascinating of all things Musk will accomplish.