Invent and Wander

The Collected Writings of Jeff Bezos, with an Introduction by Walter Isaacson

By: Jeff Bezos, Walter Isaacson - introduction

Narrated by: L. J. Ganser

In Jeff Bezos' own words, the core principles and philosophy that have guided him in creating, building, and leading Amazon and Blue Origin.

In this collection of Jeff Bezos' writings - his unique and strikingly original annual shareholder letters, plus numerous speeches and interviews that provide insight into his background, his work, and the evolution of his ideas - you'll gain an insider's view of the why and how of his success. Spanning a range of topics across business and public policy, from innovation and customer obsession to climate change and outer space, this book provides a rare glimpse into how Bezos thinks about the world and where the future might take us.

Written in a direct, down-to-earth style, Invent and Wander offers listeners a master class in business values, strategy, and execution.

Each insight offers new ways of thinking through today's challenges - and more importantly, tomorrow's - and the never-ending urgency of striving ahead, never resting on one's laurels. Everyone from CEOs of the Fortune 100 to entrepreneurs just setting up shop to the millions who use Amazon's products and services in their homes or businesses will come to understand the principles that have driven the success of one of the most important innovators of our time.

©2021 Jeffrey P. Bezos; introduction copyright 2021 by Walter Isaacson (P)2020 Gildan Media

Mind numbing

This book is too much a reading of the yearly letters. Problem is, that just gets mindnumbing after a while. Year after year of epic growth numbers. It's hard to pick out Jeff's wisdom amongst all the percentage points and gazillions

Great ideas for businesses owners

Jeff is my favorite entrepreneur if you get one thing from this make it putting your customers first and be “customer obsessed, not competitor obsessed”

Way too long.

The same things are repeated at least 3 times, after a while it becomes almost annoying hearing the same stories or fun facts.

Meh. Mostly just a record of speeches and info Jeff gave publicly… so it’s accessible online.

Boring because it’s just redundant info. I thought there would be something new but there isn’t a lot of info already available

Jeff Benzos Hero!

Nothing? The story was a masterpiece of success and versatility. I’m proud to have read it and to understand Mr. Jeff Benzos better.