{"product_id":"elon-musk-tesla-spacex-and-the-quest-for-a-fantastic-future-paperback","title":"Elon Musk: Tesla, Spacex, and the Quest for a Fantastic Future - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAshlee Vance\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA \u003cem\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/em\u003eBestseller\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn the spirit of \u003cem\u003eSteve Jobs\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eMoneyball, Elon Musk\u003c\/em\u003e is both an illuminating and authorized look at the extraordinary life of one of Silicon Valley's most exciting, unpredictable, and ambitious entrepreneurs--a real-life Tony Stark--and a fascinating exploration of the renewal of American invention and its new \"makers.\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eElon Musk\u003c\/em\u003e spotlights the technology and vision of Elon Musk, the renowned entrepreneur and innovator behind SpaceX, Tesla, and SolarCity, who sold one of his Internet companies, PayPal, for $1.5 billion. Ashlee Vance captures the full spectacle and arc of the genius's life and work, from his tumultuous upbringing in South Africa and flight to the United States to his dramatic technical innovations and entrepreneurial pursuits.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVance uses Musk's story to explore one of the pressing questions of our age: can the nation of inventors and creators who led the modern world for a century still compete in an age of fierce global competition? He argues that Musk--one of the most unusual and striking figures in American business history--is a contemporary, visionary amalgam of legendary inventors and industrialists including Thomas Edison, Henry Ford, Howard Hughes, and Steve Jobs. More than any other entrepreneur today, Musk has dedicated his energies and his own vast fortune to inventing a future that is as rich and far-reaching as the visionaries of the golden age of science-fiction fantasy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThorough and insightful, \u003cem\u003eElon Musk\u003c\/em\u003e brings to life a technology industry that is rapidly and dramatically changing by examining the life of one of its most powerful and influential titans.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVeteran technology journalist Ashlee Vance offers an unprecedented look into the remarkable life of the most daring entrepreneur of our time. \u003cem\u003eElon Musk\u003c\/em\u003e paints a portrait of a complex man who has renewed American industry and sparked new levels of innovation--from PayPal to Tesla, SpaceX, and SolarCity--overcoming hardship, earning billions, and making plenty of enemies along the way.\u003c\/p\u003e--Financial Times\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVeteran technology journalist Ashlee Vance offers an unprecedented look into the remarkable life of the most daring entrepreneur of our time. \u003cem\u003eElon Musk\u003c\/em\u003e paints a portrait of a complex man who has renewed American industry and sparked new levels of innovation--from PayPal to Tesla, SpaceX, and SolarCity--overcoming hardship, earning billions, and making plenty of enemies along the way.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 416\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.06 x 8 x 5.25 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 24, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51964670378285,"sku":"9780062301253","price":20.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/elon-musk-tesla-spacex-and-the-quest-for-a-fantastic-future-paperback-3705431.webp?v=1775477406","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/elon-musk-tesla-spacex-and-the-quest-for-a-fantastic-future-paperback","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}