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A rags-to-$9-billion-riches story. A crash course in Burger King history and fast food in America, The Burger King is McLamore's candid and conversational memoir. Written before his death in 1996, he talks of his life, the birth of the Whopper, and the rise of Burger King.
Inside, find out:
- How Burger King managed to create the worst advertising campaign of 1985
- What Burger King shares with Pitbull, Scarface, and Marco Rubio
- Why Wendy's founder Dave Thomas called McLamore an "American original"
McLamore's account of Burger King offers an instructive and inspiring tale to young entrepreneurs. Here's a story of entrepreneurship development from one of the top entrepreneurs of fast food chains. Want to learn how to start a food business? Burger King's journey from south Florida drive-ins to international corporation reveals the ups and downs of entrepreneurship, whether in the food service industry or elsewhere.
But the autobiography of McLamore doesn't end when he exits the company. So, what comes after success? To McLamore, it comes down to what's truly needed to live a full and good life - personal values, impacting the people around you, and juicy hamburgers.
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Finish Big
- How Great Entrepreneurs Exit Their Companies on Top
- By: Bo Burlingham
- Narrated by: Sean Pratt
- Length: 10 hrs and 17 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 157
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 129
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 127
When pioneering business journalist and Inc. magazine editor at large Bo Burlingham wrote Small Giants, it became an instant classic for its original take on a common business problem - how to handle the pressure to grow. Now Burlingham is back to tackle an even more common problem - how to exit your company well. Sooner or later, all entrepreneurs leave their businesses and all businesses get sold, given away, or liquidated.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Begin with the end in mind
- By D. Hartzell on 02-05-15
By: Bo Burlingham
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The Wawa Way
- How a Funny Name and Six Core Values Revolutionized Convenience
- By: Bob Andelman, Howard Stoeckel
- Narrated by: Dana Hickox
- Length: 6 hrs and 12 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 39
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 32
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 32
Grahame Wood opened the first Wawa Food Market in 1964 as an outlet for Wawa dairy products. Since then, the convenience store has grown into a well-known company that competes against the biggest industry players in the world in three areas: fuel, convenience, and food, all while maintaining their personal approach and small business mentality. Now, almost 50 years later, Wawa has opened its first store in Florida and begun to play on the national field. How did it happen?
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5 out of 5 stars
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Great outline for success at anything...
- By Friend on 09-29-15
By: Bob Andelman, and others
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The Self-Made Billionaire Effect
- How Extreme Producers Create Massive Value
- By: John Sviokla, Mitch Cohen
- Narrated by: Erik Synnestvedt
- Length: 6 hrs and 17 mins
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 319
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 259
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 258
Imagine what Atari might have achieved if Steve Jobs had stayed there to develop the first massmarket personal computer. Or what Steve Case might have done for PepsiCo if he hadn't left for a gaming start-up that eventually became AOL. What if Salomon Brothers had kept Michael Bloomberg, or Bear Stearns had exploited the inventive ideas of Stephen Ross? Scores of top-tier entrepreneurs worked for established corporations before they struck out on their own and became self-made billionaires.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Waste of time!
- By Anonymous User on 05-30-20
By: John Sviokla, and others
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Mastering the VC Game
- A Venture Capital Insider Reveals How to Get from Start-Up to IPO on Your Terms
- By: Jeffrey Bussgang
- Narrated by: Ramon De Ocampo
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 126
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 126
Finding the right venture capitalist to back your start-up is a challenge. Even if you manage to get backing, you want your VC to be a partner, not some dictator who will undermine your vision and take control of your life's work. Jeffrey Bussgang is one of a very few people who have played on both sides of this high-stakes game. Now he draws on his unique perspective to offer high-level insights, colorful stories, and practical advice. He reveals how to get noticed, perfect a pitch, and negotiate a partnership that works for everyone.
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5 out of 5 stars
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slow in beginning but gets really good
- By Diana on 04-11-19
By: Jeffrey Bussgang
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Good Company
- By: Arthur M. Blank
- Narrated by: Danny Campbell
- Length: 7 hrs and 6 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 179
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 157
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 157
Arthur M. Blank believes that for good companies, purpose and profit can - and should - go hand in hand. And he should know. Together with cofounder Bernie Marcus, Blank built The Home Depot from an idea and a dream to a $50 billion-dollar company, the leading home improvement retailer in the world. And even while opening a new store every 42 hours, they never lost sight of their commitment to care for their people and communities.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Honest and insightful
- By C. Evans on 09-27-20
By: Arthur M. Blank
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Who Says Elephants Can't Dance?
- Inside IBM's Historic Turnaround
- By: Louis V. Gerstner Jr.
- Narrated by: Edward Herrmann
- Length: 8 hrs and 29 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 892
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 556
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 553
In 1990, IBM had its most profitable year ever. By 1993, the company was on a watch list for extinction, victimized by its own lumbering size, an insular corporate culture, and the PC era IBM had itself helped invent.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Moderate Start, Picks up FAST!
- By Art H on 02-08-05
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Africa Rise and Shine
- By: Jim Ovia
- Narrated by: David Applefield
- Length: 4 hrs and 8 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 31
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 25
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 25
The road to success is rarely linear and never easy. But with courage, hard work, perseverance, and dedication to duty, Jim Ovia, founder and chairman of Zenith Bank, proves we can achieve the unthinkable. Jim has been called the Godfather of Banking by Forbes Africa. And this should be no surprise. In a time of tension between military and civilian regimes, periods of incredible economic instability, and a decaying infrastructure, Jim founded Zenith Bank in Nigeria.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Very inspiring
- By Henry on 06-10-23
By: Jim Ovia
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The Reinventors
- How Extraordinary Companies Pursue Radical Continuous Change
- By: Jason Jennings
- Narrated by: Jason Jennings
- Length: 6 hrs and 10 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 46
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 40
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 40
Eventually every job and every business will become irrelevant. According to Jason Jennings, the past few decades have seen unprecedented shifts: former third-world nations have transformed themselves into high-tech manufacturing powerhouses; technology has democratized business and increased competition in ways never before seen; and customers, used to getting exactly what they want when they want it, are no longer beholden to the corporate giants.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Good advice
- By Myers on 07-28-18
By: Jason Jennings
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Play Nice but Win
- A CEO's Journey from Founder to Leader
- By: Michael Dell, James Kaplan
- Narrated by: Michael Dell
- Length: 10 hrs and 35 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 663
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In 1984, soon-to-be college dropout Michael Dell hid signs of his fledgling PC business in the bathroom of his University of Texas dorm room. Almost 30 years later, at the pinnacle of his success as founder and leader of Dell Technologies, he found himself embroiled in a battle for his company’s survival. What he’d do next could ensure its legacy — or destroy it completely.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Not perfect, but worth a listen
- By James S. on 11-09-21
By: Michael Dell, and others
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Shark Tank Jump Start Your Business
- How to Launch and Grow a Business from Concept to Cash
- By: Michael Parrish DuDell, Mark Cuban, Barbara Corcoran, and others
- Narrated by: Michael Parrish DuDell
- Length: 6 hrs and 5 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 1,485
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 1,271
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Story4 out of 5 stars 1,268
From the ABC hit show Shark Tank, this book - filled with practical advice and introductions from the Sharks themselves - will be the ultimate resource for anyone thinking about starting a business or growing the one they have. Full of tips for navigating the confusing world of entrepreneurship, the book will intersperse words of wisdom with inspirational stories from the show.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Middle School material. Vague, no depth.
- By nate on 12-22-13
By: Michael Parrish DuDell, and others
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The Firm
- The Story of McKinsey and Its Secret Influence on American Business
- By: Duff McDonald
- Narrated by: Tom Weiner
- Length: 11 hrs and 19 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 716
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 599
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Story4 out of 5 stars 598
A behind-the-scenes, revelatory history of McKinsey & Company, America's most influential and controversial business consulting firm, told by one of the nation's leading financial journalists. In The Firm, Duff McDonald uncovers how these high-powered, high-priced business savants have ushered in waves of structural, financial, and technological shifts. With unrivaled access to company documents and current and former employees, McDonald reveals the inner workings of what just might be the most influential private organization in America.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Warning: Non consultants should avoid
- By R. Jaeger on 11-04-13
By: Duff McDonald
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The Entrepreneur's Playbook
- More Than 100 Proven Strategies, Tips, and Techniques to Build a Radically Successful Business
- By: Leonard C. Green, Paul B. Brown
- Narrated by: Leonard C. Green, Tim Andres Pabon
- Length: 5 hrs and 16 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 29
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 24
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 25
Big new ideas rarely make great businesses. Laboring on a business plan can be a waste of time. You are going to need dramatically more start-up money than you think you do. Counterintuitive concepts like these have helped the world's best entrepreneurs succeed. Yet most of us only learn them the hard way. Len Green, an experienced investor, entrepreneur, and business professor, shares inside secrets and proven tactics for launching a business.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Need a narrator who is not phlegmy
- By Leo on 01-19-18
By: Leonard C. Green, and others
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Alibaba
- The House That Jack Ma Built
- By: Duncan Clark
- Narrated by: Jim Meskimen
- Length: 9 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 3,110
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 2,668
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Story4 out of 5 stars 2,660
In just a decade and a half, Jack Ma, a man from modest beginnings who started out as an English teacher, founded Alibaba and built it into one of the world's largest companies, an e-commerce empire on which hundreds of millions of Chinese consumers depend. Alibaba's $25 billion IPO in 2014 was the largest global IPO ever. A Rockefeller of his age who is courted by CEOs and presidents around the world, Jack is an icon for China's booming private sector.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Strange: Best part of story happens "off-screen"
- By Tristan on 09-02-16
By: Duncan Clark
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The Star Principle
- How It Can Make You Rich
- By: Richard Koch
- Narrated by: Richard Aspel
- Length: 7 hrs and 8 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 130
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 100
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 103
Richard Koch has made a career out of spotting "Star businesses" - and has made millions from them. Star businesses are ventures operating in a high-growth sector - and are the leaders of their niche in the market. Stars are rare. But with the help of this book and a little patience, you can find one - or create one yourself.This is a vital book for any budding entrepreneur or investor (of grand or modest means).
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5 out of 5 stars
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Makes perfect sense
- By Lorcan McNeela on 10-28-14
By: Richard Koch
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The Strategist
- Be the Leader Your Business Needs
- By: Cynthia Montgomery
- Narrated by: Karen White
- Length: 6 hrs and 29 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 118
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 98
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Story4 out of 5 stars 97
Based on an acclaimed professor's legendary strategy course at Harvard Business School, The Strategist offers a radically new perspective on a leader's most vital role. "Are you a strategist?" That's the first question Cynthia Montgomery asks the business owners and senior executives from all over the world who participate in her highly regarded executive education course. It's not a question they anticipate, but by the time the program ends, they cannot imagine leading their companies to success without being - and living the role of - a strategist.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Slow going with an odd narrative tone
- By Benson Bumpkin on 08-06-12
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Smart People Should Build Things
- How to Restore Our Culture of Achievement, Build a Path for Entrepreneurs, and Create New Jobs in America
- By: Andrew Yang
- Narrated by: Tim Paige
- Length: 6 hrs and 12 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 213
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 184
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Story4 out of 5 stars 183
In Smart People Should Build Things, this self-described "recovering lawyer" and entrepreneur weaves together a compelling narrative of success stories (including his own), offering observations about the flow of talent in the United States and explanations of why current trends are leading to economic distress and cultural decline. He also presents recommendations for both policy makers and job seekers to make entrepreneurship more realistic and achievable.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Smart doesn’t mean smart.
- By Will on 03-21-20
By: Andrew Yang
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The Intelligent Entrepreneur
- By: Bill Murphy Jr.
- Narrated by: Fred Berman, L. J. Ganser
- Length: 12 hrs and 35 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 1,098
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 762
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Story4 out of 5 stars 761
In 1998, three Harvard Business School graduates - two men and one woman - turned down six-figure salaries at big corporations, bet on themselves, and launched their own new companies. By their 10-year reunion, their audacity had paid huge dividends. They'd made many millions of dollars, created hundreds of jobs and left their mark on the world. The Intelligent Entrepreneur tells the compelling and instructive story of how these three young founders did it.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Terrible waste $ and a lot of time
- By David on 01-23-11
By: Bill Murphy Jr.
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By: Lynsi Snyder
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Blow
- How a Small-Town Boy Made $100 Million with the Medellín Cocaine Cartel and Lost It All
- By: Bruce Porter
- Narrated by: Stephen Bowlby
- Length: 13 hrs and 44 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,209
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,048
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,040
Blow is the unlikely story of George Jung's roller-coaster ride from middle-class high school football hero to the heart of Pablo Escobar's Medellín cartel - the largest importer of the United States cocaine supply in the 1980s. Jung's early business of flying marijuana into the United States from the mountains of Mexico took a dramatic turn when he met Carlos Lehder, a young Colombian car thief with connections to the then newly-born cocaine operation in his native land. Together they created a new model for selling cocaine.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Head shaking story!
- By Anonymous User on 09-06-18
By: Bruce Porter
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The New Tycoons
- Inside the Trillion Dollar Private Equity Industry That Owns Everything
- By: Jason Kelly
- Narrated by: Brett Barry
- Length: 8 hrs and 2 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 105
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 90
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Story4 out of 5 stars 90
The New Tycoons: Inside the Trillion Dollar Private Equity Industry That Owns Everything takes the listener behind the scenes of these firms: their famous billionaire founders, the overlapping stories of their creation and evolution, and the outsized ambitions that led a group of clever bankers from small shops operating in a corner of Wall Street into powerhouse titans of capital. This is the story of the money and the men who handle it.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Detailed if a little dull
- By Anonymous User on 03-11-21
By: Jason Kelly
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Buffett
- The Making of an American Capitalist
- By: Roger Lowenstein
- Narrated by: Graham Winton
- Length: 18 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,662
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,432
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,423
Starting from scratch, simply by picking stocks and companies for investment, Warren Buffett amassed one of the epochal fortunes of the twentieth century - an astounding net worth of $10 billion and counting. His awesome investment record has made him a cult figure popularly known for his seeming contradictions: a billionaire who has a modest lifestyle, a phenomenally successful investor who eschews the revolving-door trading of modern Wall Street, a brilliant dealmaker who cultivates a homespun aura.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Life changer
- By Steven on 03-28-15
By: Roger Lowenstein
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Warren Buffett
- Inside the Ultimate Money Mind
- By: Robert G. Hagstrom
- Narrated by: Steve Menasche
- Length: 9 hrs and 50 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 103
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 85
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 85
What exactly is a Money Mind? At one level, it's a way of thinking about major financial issues such as capital allocation. At another level, it summarizes an overall mindset for successfully investing in today's fast-paced stock market, a mindset that depends on a commitment to learning, adapting, and facing down irrelevant noise. This is not a method book. It is a thinking book. Warren Buffett: Inside the Ultimate Money Mind explains the philosophies of self-reliance, stoicism, rationalism, and pragmatism and their contributions to making intelligent investment decisions.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Love this book a ton
- By Hayk on 09-17-21
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The Caesars Palace Coup
- How a Billionaire Brawl Over the Famous Casino Exposed the Power and Greed of Wall Street
- By: Max Frumes, Sujeet Indap
- Narrated by: Chris Kipiniak
- Length: 12 hrs and 22 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 379
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 325
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 325
It was the most brutal corporate restructuring in Wall Street history. The 2015 bankruptcy brawl for the storied casino giant, Caesars Entertainment, pitted brilliant and ruthless private equity legends against the world's most relentless hedge fund wizards.
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1 out of 5 stars
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HORRIBLE UNREADABLE BOOK.
- By howard bascom on 07-12-21
By: Max Frumes, and others
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Damn Right
- Behind the Scenes with Berkshire Hathaway Billionaire Charlie Munger (Revised)
- By: Janet Lowe
- Narrated by: Tom Parks
- Length: 13 hrs and 25 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 331
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 260
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 262
A must-listen biography from the author of the best-selling Warren Buffett Speaks.
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3 out of 5 stars
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2019 audio of 1999 book
- By William J Brown on 03-10-20
By: Janet Lowe
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Dark Genius of Wall Street
- The Misunderstood Life of Jay Gould, King of the Robber Barons
- By: Edward Renehan
- Narrated by: George Wilson
- Length: 14 hrs and 52 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 147
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 126
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 125
Author of The Kennedys at War and The Lion’s Pride, Edward J. Renehan, Jr. presents a fascinating biography of one of the most hated and most admired American entrepreneurs of all time. Here, he sheds light on Wall Street magnate Jay Gould and his frequently overshadowed creativity. Gould was the quintessential robber baron and the original modern businessman whose financial examples persist even today.
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4 out of 5 stars
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For 19th century business and finance history fans
- By Philo on 02-05-14
By: Edward Renehan
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- Jonathan
- 08-18-22
Interesting read
I like this book. It gave me a history about Burger King and also about the trials and tribulations of starting the company. They provide an Insight about what happens to a small company when they get taken over by a giant conglomerate. Enjoyable listen
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- Krystal Winn
- 12-04-23
Great Great Great Business Book
I liked the practical wisdom found in this book and the authenticity of Jim Mclamore. His life is one worth modeling with comes to business and family and community. Thank you for sharing this.
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- Kindle Customer
- 01-14-24
Burger King story
Great story on BK. A lot of what could have been. Pillsbury really messed them up.
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- Andrew Darlow
- 11-05-23
A wonderful biography of The Burger King
I really enjoyed this audiobook. What I like the most about it is the detailed, almost diary-like approach which Mr. McLamore followed.
I felt like I was there with him building his restaurant chain and dealing with many of the challenges that came along with it.
The parts about his early working years at the YMCA and then a few small restaurants were particularly interesting to me.
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- Shane K.
- 03-06-24
Great insider view
One of the people that changed the world of food. McLamore pulls no punches when discussing BKs history. He is honest about his own short comings as much as he is others and happily shares the successes of others in the long story of the brand and business. For those interested in the restaurant business this is a wonderful listen from a perspective most of us will never get to experience. Harrison has a wonderful voice and emotes fantastically. Highly suggested.
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- Rudolph Campos
- 03-22-23
Pure Capitalism
I love this story. A couple of men get together and build a giant, only to be held back by the bureaucracy built within a corporation. Yet, true capitalism works. Every time.
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- Connie Montgomery
- 07-25-20
Deeply touched and moved
This is a great book deserve to be listened or read. Deeply touched and moved by Mr Jim Mclamore's life story.
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