What’s it about? This timely release gives us a unique insight into the life and thinking of Apple co-founder Steve Jobs, the man who gave us the iPod, iPad, iPhone, and Pixar, and in doing so he revolutionized six industries: personal computers, animated movies, music, phones, tablet computing, and digital publishing. Walter Isaacson conducted more than 40 interviews [...]
About Peter Clemens
Peter is the editor of Audio Book Downloads. When he is not working, blogging or spending time with his wife and kids, he loves nothing more than to listen to a good audio book. His favorite titles include Angela's Ashes, The Shadow of the Wind, Born to Run, Ready Player One, A Game of Thones (and many more!).
Ghost in the Wires by Kevin Mitnick
What’s it about? During the 1990′s Kevin Mitnick was the world’s most notorious computer hacker. Driven by curiosity and compulsion, Mitnick gained access to the computers and networks of the world’s biggest companies, including Motorola, Sun Microsystems, and Pacific Bell. As the authorities began to close in on him, he created several false identities, and went [...]
The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas
What’s it about? The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas is a riveting tale filled with romance, power struggles, daring escapes, clever disguises, buried treasure, and solemn promises. Originally published in the 1840s, the story is that of Edmund Dantès, a young sailor on the verge of being promoted to captain of his ship and of [...]
Stories I Only Tell My Friends by Rob Lowe
What’s it about? In his memoir Stories I Only Tell My Friends, actor Rob Lowe shares the highs and lows of his personal and professional life. The memoir chronicles breaking into the ensemble of future stars in Francis Ford Coppola’s The Outsiders (1983), through his spotlight roles in St. Elmo’s Fire (1985) and About Last [...]
Matterhorn by Karl Marlantes
What’s it about? Matterhorn is a novel of the Vietnam war in which a company of Marines build, abandon and retake an outpost on a remote hilltop in Vietnam. The story is told from the point of view of Lieutenant Mellas, a college kid who realizes too late that “because of his desire to look [...]
Outliers by Malcom Gladwell
What’s it about? In Outliers, Malcolm Gladwell takes us on an intellectual journey through the world of “outliers” – the best and the brightest, the most famous and the most successful. Through case studies ranging from hockey champions to Asian math whizzes, software entrepreneurs to famous rock bands to the rise of his own family [...]
Bossypants by Tina Fey
What’s it about? As head writer, executive producer, and star of NBC’s Emmy Award-winning 30 Rock, Tina Fey is a woman at the top of her field. In Bossypants, Tina recalls her humble roots growing up in Pennsylvania to her days doing amateur improv in Chicago to her transition into writing for Saturday Night Live [...]
Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption by Laura Hillenbrand
What’s it about? Unbroken is the inspiring true story of Louie Zamperini, a man who endured a series of catastrophes almost too incredible to be believed. As a kid growing up in California in the 1920s, Louie was a hellraiser who broke into houses, brawled, and ran away from home to ride the rails. But [...]
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