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Invention
- A Life of Learning Through Failure
- Narrated by: James Dyson
- Length: 11 hrs and 33 mins
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Dyson has become a byword for high-performing products, technology, design, and invention. Now, James Dyson, the inventor and entrepreneur who made it all happen, tells his remarkable and inspirational story in Invention: A Life, "one of the year's most relevant and revelatory business books" (The Wall Street Journal).
Famously, over a four-year period, James Dyson made 5,127 prototypes of the cyclonic vacuum cleaner that would transform the way houses are cleaned around the world. In devoting all his resources to iteratively developing the technology, he risked it all, but out of many failures and setbacks came hard-fought success. His products - including vacuum cleaners, hair dryers and hair stylers, and fans and purifiers - are not only revolutionary technologies, but design classics. This was a legacy of his time studying at the Royal College of Art in the 1960s, when he was inspired by some of the most famous artists, designers, and inventors of the era, as well as his engineering heroes such as Frank Whittle and Alex Issigonis.
In Invention: A Life, Dyson reveals how he came to set up his own company and led it to become one of the most inventive technology companies in the world. It is a compelling and dramatic tale, with many obstacles overcome. Dyson has always looked to the future, even setting up his own university to help provide the next generation of engineers and designers. For, as he says, “everything changes all the time, so experience is of little use”.
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Through narratives and case studies spanning the brilliant history of engineering, Madhavan shows how the concepts of prototyping, efficiency, reliability, standards, optimization, and feedback are put to use in fields as diverse as transportation, retail, health care, and entertainment. Equal parts personal, practical, and profound, Applied Minds charts a path to a future where we apply strategies borrowed from engineering to create useful and inspired solutions to our most pressing challenges.
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excellent edifying book; great narrator too.
- By Phillip on 01-16-22
By: Guru Madhavan
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Car Guys vs. Bean Counters
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- Narrated by: Norman Dietz
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In 2001, General Motors hired Bob Lutz out of retirement with a mandate to save the company by making great cars again. He launched a war against penny pinching, office politics, turf wars, and risk avoidance. After declaring bankruptcy during the recession of 2008, GM is back on track thanks to its embrace of Lutz's philosophy. When Lutz got into the auto business in the early sixties, CEOs knew that if you captured the public's imagination with great cars, the money would follow.
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Opinionated and one-sided
- By Michael Parks on 06-23-11
By: Bob Lutz
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- Narrated by: Liam Gerrard
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- By CKerb on 11-09-21
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The LEGO Story
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It’s estimated that each year between eighty and ninety million children around the globe are given a box of LEGO, while up to ten million adults buy sets for themselves. Yet LEGO is much more than a dizzying number of plastic bricks that can be put together and combined in countless ways. LEGO is also a vision of the significance of what play can mean for humanity.
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Great book! Don't miss this
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Adapt
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In this groundbreaking work, Tim Harford shows us a new and inspiring approach to solving the most pressing problems in our lives. Harford argues that today’s challenges simply cannot be tackled with ready-made solutions and expert opinions; the world has become far too unpredictable and profoundly complex. Instead, we must adapt. Deftly weaving together psychology, evolutionary biology, anthropology, physics, and economics, along with compelling stories of hard-won lessons learned in the field, Harford makes a passionate case for the importance of adaptive trial-and-error....
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Hidden Agenda
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IDEO, the widely admired, award-winning design and development firm that brought the world the Apple mouse, Polaroid's I-Zone instant camera, the Palm V, and hundreds of other cutting-edge products and services, reveals its secrets for fostering a culture and process of continuous innovation.
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This is an old book!
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You Belong to the Universe
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Bucky, Bucky, Bucky
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China today is visible everywhere: In the news, in the economic pressures battering America, in the workplace, and in every trip to the store. Provocative, timely, and essential, this dramatic account of China's growing dominance as an industrial super-power by journalist Ted C. Fishman explains how the profound shift in the global economic order has occurred, and why it already affects us all.
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Just read the Amazon reviews befor buying it ...
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The Perfectionists
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The New York Times best-selling author traces the development of technology from the Industrial Age to the Digital Age to explore the single component crucial to advancement - precision - in a superb history that is both an homage and a warning for our future.
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Somewhat less than perfect
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Getting Green Done
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Soccer moms drive Priuses. Sport utility vehicles are going hybrid. Families are using hemp shopping bags. More and more companies are developing "green" buildings. What's more, the business consultants say going green is easy and profitable. In reality, though, many green-leaning businesses, families, and governments are still fiddling with the small stuff while the planet burns. Why?
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Green's Dirty Little Secrets
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By: Auden Schendler
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- EJ
- 07-02-23
Inspiring!!
Dyson’s story is amazing - as is often the case with innovators and entrepreneurs. He could have given up hundreds of times - and nobody would have blamed him - yet he didn’t. Stories such as this are a huge encouragement to me!
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- Elimaes12
- 02-05-22
Brilliant and inspiring
Brilliant and inspiring book. Shows how important it is to dare going against the grain.
Also illustrates the importance of daring mighty things, not being afraid of failure, and experimenting a lot.
Admirable and inspiring that Dyson is sharing his failures.
Always a plus that it's read by the author. Although it would've been strange if he had wanted it any other way.
Main and to my opinion only downside of the book is that Dyson is very fond of Claas combines, although I see it more as motivating. 🙂
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- Amazon Customer
- 07-05-23
Thank you god! For James Dyson
It’s his chapter on the “Future” that totally sets the stage for all people young and old to stop complaining and blaming others for all the wrong in the world. We are creatures of problem solving and we all need to get to working on solutions as Sir Dyson lives by.
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- Bruce W. Jasper
- 09-22-23
Evolutionarily superb!
This book is an outstanding (not boring) biography, entrepreneurship book and life-philosophy book, as well as an exhilarating introduction to design and engineering. I loved every chapter!
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- RKB
- 03-14-22
Incredible example of determination and resilience
Some people might not enjoy the amount of detail in this life story but I appreciated it. James shows that you can be an obsessed inventor/entrepreneur AND have a solid marriage and loving family.
Thank you, James, for all that you've created, contributed to this world, and for sharing your story. You're now in my personal top 10 list of entrepreneurs!
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- NSP
- 09-27-22
Talk about Perseverance!
I am a person who loves reading biographies, as I find that every successful person in life has had to overcome hardships, challenges, and disappointment. Dyson is no exception., His drive to succeed is inspirational and it's cool to hear his story directly from him. I always say the most amazing thing about Audible, is that these incredible people are reading their book to you!
The only negative could be the tendency for him to talk about all the amazing things Dyson is doing now, but hey, if I built this company I would probably want to do the same.
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- Aboey
- 10-04-21
great to hear from the inventor and founder himsel
lovely to hear the voices of his wife and son. got to know the man behind the biz and inventions. truly incredible his journey. I went out and got a dyson vaccum after listening to his story.
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- Nicolai Bak Jensen
- 12-09-22
Great look into the Dyson story
Great book, the only thing is the jump in the timeline which is a bit hard to follow on audio.
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- Anonymous User
- 06-28-23
Inspiring!
Very Inspiring, certainly validates the tribulations every entrepreneur faces. I very much recommend it,… am out looking for my first Dyson.
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- josteinn@hotmail.com
- 02-08-22
Inspiring
Amazing story of passion, drive, inventiveness and creativity. It’s great book about a great man and his great company. There’s also the investment in people and the future. You don’t see many companies building universities, donating buildings and doing awards to inspire solutions and inventions by the younger generations. The book is among my all time favorite biographies and I will continue to by my Dyson products with pride.
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