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[Spanish] - Al grano: Vida y visión de Lorenzo Servitje, fundador de Bimbo

«MI PADRE FUE UN GRAN SER HUMANO, PERO HUMANO, CON MUCHAS LUCES Y TAMBIÉN ALGUNAS SOMBRAS, CON ENORMES ASPIRACIONES Y CREENCIAS, Y UNA CLARA DETERMINACIÓN Y EMPEÑO PARA LOGRARLAS». -DANIEL SERVITJE Don Lorenzo Servitje fue un idealista con escaso capital, pero con una increíble dosis de talento, con la cual consiguió lo que nadie imaginó: fundar la panificadora más grande del mundo, con operaciones en 34 países y más de 20 mil millones de dólaresde facturación anual. Con Grupo Bimbo acarició utopías y alcanzó cumbres bajo la consigna del trabajo arduo, la disciplina férrea y la inconformidad constante. Su gran consciencia social, sus firmes valores y su responsabilidad en el quehacer empresarial lo llevaron a convertirse en un líder de opinión tanto en lo político como en los negocios, un empresario ejemplar y un líder muy querido. Con la maestría y el rigor que la caracterizan, Silvia Cherem hace un trabajo excepcional para reconstruir una nueva historia sin paralelos de don Lorenzo, a la par que va entretejiendo el desarrollo de la empresa del Osito Bimbo, los Gansitos, Tía Rosay otros cientos de productos y marcas que son consumidas a nivel mundial. La narración permite al lector adentrarse en la filosofía social de Bimbo, conocer los secretos de su éxito y atestiguar los problemas que tuvieron que enfrentar derivados de la severa competencia, así como las rupturas en el equipo, los vaivenes sexenales y los retos del paso de estafeta a las nuevas generaciones. Este magnífico relato se completa con un prólogo de Daniel Servitje, hijo de don Lorenzo y actual director general de GrupoBimbo, así como con fotografías históricas del archivo de la familia Servitje, una línea del tiempo, frases inspiradoras y consejos de este gran empresario para los jóvenes emprendedores mexicanos.

Silvia Cherem (Author), Alex Ortega (Narrator)

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RV Passive Income - The Ultimate Guide: Real and Proven Ways to Make Money While Full-Time RVing - I

Dreaming of traveling the country and living the RV lifestyle, but unsure where to start?Have you heard about the full-time RV life, but have never been RVing before? Do you love traveling, meeting people, and seeing new places? Are you craving a life that feels more relaxing and meaningful? The RV lifestyle could be the answer. You’ve got a steady paycheck from your 9 to 5 job and that’s cool. But deep down inside you know you’ve always wanted more. More money. More freedom. More flexibility. And so you finally decide that it’s time to take action. This book breaks down the top ideas for how to generate passive income so you can finally get more than you’ve ever dreamed of. If you’re looking for more travel, adventure or freedom on the open road, this guide will help you maximize your enjoyment of the RV lifestyle so that you can get where you are going safely. You’ll learn everything you need to know to prepare for RV life, buy the right RV and succeed on the road. Save money, avoid mistakes, and jump-start your life of freedom today! Your Dreams Matter. Start Small - Start Now! Here's a little sneak preview of what you’ll get: - Top 10 Things Every New Rv Owner Should Know - The Truth About Passive Income - Top 10 law of attraction SECRETS to manifest your dream life - RV Buying Mistakes You Need to Avoid! - 5 Common RV Problems and How to Fix Them! - 20+ Remote Jobs You Can Do Right Now! - Making Money on You Tube - Retail Arbitrage - 3 Ways to Earn Passive Income as a Freelancer You only have one life to live. Make it count.

Fred Morgan (Author), Mark Williams (Narrator)

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Across Boundaries: A life in the media in a time of change

Ton Vosloo is one of South Africa’s most widely admired newspapermen and businessmen. Under his leadership, Naspers evolved from a print group into a media giant with investments across the world. In his memoir, Vosloo tells the story of his remarkable career, spanning fifty-nine fractious years – years that saw a great many changes in South Africa, in the media and politically. Born in 1937 in Uitenhage, Vosloo started out writing sports reports for local newspapers while he was still at school. Once he had cut his teeth in newspaper journalism, his career took him to Parliament, where he worked as a parliamentary correspondent, and then on to editing Beeld, the popular Afrikaans daily. In 1970, he was awarded a Nieman Fellowship at Harvard University; it was during this time in the USA that he became increasingly aware of the unsustainability of apartheid. In 1983, Vosloo was appointed managing director of Naspers and set about vigorously transforming the company. On the commercial front, with Koos Bekker and other media companies, he established M-Net, the country’s first pay-television network. In 1992, Vosloo became chairman of Naspers, with Bekker later succeeding him. Today, Naspers’s story of singular and commercial success continues – a success that has its roots in Ton Vosloo’s stewardship.

Ton Vosloo (Author), Robin Smith (Narrator)

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You May Never See Us Again: The Barclay Dynasty: A Story of Survival, Secrecy and Succession

Brought to you by Penguin. The untold story of post-war Britain. Told through the lives of the two men who helped shape it: Sir David Barclay and Sir Frederick Barclay. You May Never See Us Again is the only definitive story of David and Frederick Barclay - commonly known as the Barclay brothers. Born poor, these enigmatic twins built one of the biggest fortunes in Britain together from scratch and spent six decades at the epicentre of British business, media and politics. Their empire, said to be worth £7bn at its height, included Littlewoods, the Ritz Hotel, The Daily Telegraph and the channel island of Brecqhou. They were major advocates for Brexit and well-connected with influential politicians including Margaret Thatcher, Boris Johnson and Nigel Farage. And yet despite their fortune and influence, their fiercely guarded desire for privacy has meant that their story remained largely unknown - until a very public family dispute pitched Barclay against Barclay in the High Court. Journalist Jane Martinson unravels the fascinating story of these once inseparable billionaire brothers. Through their lives she offers compelling insights into post-war Britain, from the conditions that enabled their way of doing business to thrive through to the tightly enmeshed webs of influence between capitalism, politics and the media that shape Britain today. ©2024 Jane Martinson (P)2024 Penguin Audio

Jane Martinson (Author), Olivia Poulet (Narrator)

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The World's Biggest Cash Machine: Manchester United, the Glazers, and the Struggle for Football's So

From Chris Blackhurst, the former Editor of the Independent, comes The World's Biggest Cash Machine, a gripping and tightly reported account of how the Glazers, owners of Manchester United, became the most maligned figures in the Premier League, and how they changed the beautiful game forever. Manchester United's supporters span the globe and cross generations. But, with few exceptions, they are united in their anger with the American family who bought their club in 2005, plunging it into record levels of debt. The Glazers' reign has become synonymous with the financialization of football, and has coincided with fan protests and a decline of Manchester United's fortunes on the pitch . . . if not on the balance sheet. But what defines this secretive family, and do these astute businessmen deserve the opprobrium they receive? In this captivating account, informed by interviews with key figures behind the scenes, journalist and commentator Chris Blackhurst charts the gripping story of the world's biggest football club - as well as exploring the wider transformation of the Premier League into a playground for billionaire owners. 'Packed with insights and details that will both amaze and appal you . . . if it doesn't make you angry, you need to check your pulse' - Oliver Bullough, author of Moneyland, on Too Big to Jail

Chris Blackhurst (Author), Chris Blackhurst (Narrator)

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A New Universal Dream: My Journey from Silicon Valley to a Life in Service to Humanity

In the 1990s, Steve Farrell cofounded and led two high-growth technology companies based in Silicon Valley that were featured in the INC500 and spanned the United States and Europe. A New Universal Dream is the inspiring story of Steve's journey from the pursuit of wealth and traditional ideas of success toward a more fulfilling life of caring and service to others and to humanity. It's also the story of the potential each of us has for profound change and the power we all hold to open ourselves ever deeper to the Oneness of all things and to evolve consciously toward the highest versions of ourselves. This book will arm you with ideas, tools, a roadmap to greater awareness, and hope for the future as you become a more conscious leader in your family, workplace, and community while helping to create a better world.

Steve Farrell (Author), Asa Siegel (Narrator)

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Going Infinite: The Rise and Fall of a New Tycoon

Brought to you by Penguin. 'I asked him how much it would take for him to sell FTX and go do something other than make money. He thought the question over. 'One hundred and fifty billion dollars,' he finally said-though he added that he had use for 'infinity dollars'...' Sam Bankman-Fried wasn't just rich. Before he turned thirty he'd become the world's youngest billionaire, making a record fortune in the crypto frenzy. CEOs, celebrities and world leaders vied for his time. At one point he considered paying off the entire national debt of the Bahamas so he could take his business there. Then it all fell apart. Who was this Gatsby of the crypto world, a rumpled guy in cargo shorts, whose eyes twitched across TV interviews as he played video games on the side, who even his million-dollar investors still found a mystery? What gave him such an extraordinary ability to make money - and how did his empire collapse so spectacularly? Michael Lewis was there when it happened, having got to know Bankman-Fried during his epic rise. In Going Infinite he tells us a story like no other, taking us through the mind-bending trajectory of a character who never liked the rules and was allowed to live by his own. Both psychological portrait of a preternaturally gifted 'thinking machine', and wild financial roller-coaster ride, this is a twenty-first-century epic of high-frequency trading and even higher stakes, of crypto mania and insane amounts of money, of hubris and downfall. No one could tell it better. ©2023 Michael Lewis (P)2023 Penguin Audio

Michael Lewis (Author), Michael Lewis (Narrator)

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The Greatest Capitalist Who Ever Lived: Tom Watson Jr. and the Epic Story of How IBM Created the Dig

A riveting, first-ever, sweeping biography of Thomas Watson, Jr. - more important to the history and development of the modern world than Vanderbilt, Morgan, Rockefeller, and Carnegie - who risked everything, personally and professionally, to reinvent IBM and launch the computer age that created the world we live in today Thomas Watson Jr. drove IBM to undertake the biggest gamble in business history with a revolution no other company of the age could dare- the creation in the 1960s of the IBM System/360, the world's first fully integrated and compatible mainframe computer that laid the foundation for the information technology future. Its success made IBM the most valuable company in America. Fortune magazine touted him as "the greatest capitalist who ever lived." Time named him one of the "One Hundred People of the Century." Behind closed doors, Watson was a multifaceted, complicated man. As a young man, he was a failed student and playboy, an unlikely candidate for corporate titan. He pulled his life together as a courageous World War II pilot and took over IBM after his father's death. He suffered from anxiety and depression so overwhelming that he spent days prostrate and locked in a bathroom at home while IBM faced crisis after crisis. And he carried out a family-shattering battle over the future of IBM with his brother Dick, who expected to follow him as CEO. But despite his many demons, he laid the foundation for what eventually became the global information technology industry, which dominates today's world. His story, and the industry he created, is equal to, if not more important than that of Rockefeller and Standard Oil, Vanderbilt and the railroads, and Morgan in finance.

Marc Wortman, Ralph Watson Mcelvenny (Author), Donald Corren (Narrator)

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A Bold Return to Giving a Damn: One Farm, Six Generations, and the Future of Food

'If I could have one wish it is that every eater in America would read this book.' -Ruth Reichl From a pioneer of the regenerative agriculture movement, a memoir-meets-manifesto on betting the farm on a better future for our food, animals, land, local communities, and our climate Raised as a fourth-generation farmer, when Will Harris inherited White Oak Pastures he was a full-time commodity cowboy who played hard and fast with every tool the system offered - chemicals, antibiotics, steroids, and more. His ancestors had built a highly profitable, conventionally-run machine, but over time he found himself disgusted with the excess, cruelty, and smalltown devastation this system entailed. So he bet the farm on forging a different way of doing things. One that works with nature not against it, and bridges the quickly widening delta between consumers and their food. Armed with tenacity, conviction and an outsized tolerance for risk, Harris called his approach "radical traditional" and it made him the pioneer of regenerative agriculture long before the phrase existed. At once an intimate, multi-generational memoir and a microcosm of American agriculture at large, A BOLD RETURN TO GIVING A DAMN offers a pathway back to producing food the right way. At a time when food supply chains are straining, climate-induced catastrophes are playing havoc with harvests, and concern around who owns America's farmland are more prescient than ever, Will Harris urges us to consider where the food we eat really comes from, and to re-connect to the places and people who raise what we eat each day. With keen storytelling, a good dose of irreverence, and an unflinching willingness to speak truth to power, Harris shows us why it's never been more important to know your farmer than now. Featured in Food and Country directed by Laura Gabbert and Ruth Reichl

Will Harris (Author), Will Harris (Narrator)

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How to Live: Unlearning Everything I Knew

Kunal Gupta climbed the ladder of success and found it leaning against the wrong wall. He had it all. Despite being CEO of a thriving technology business, living on the 54th floor of a luxury condo building, traveling business class everywhere, having a life filled with luxury, being in a committed and loving relationship, and having optimal physical health, life felt empty. 'How to Live' follows Kunal’s path to experiment with life over a ten year journey where he quietly gave up material possessions for two years, slept on strangers' couches for over one hundred nights, jumped off cliffs to overcome fear, meditated daily for 10+ years and spontaneously moved to Portugal on three days notice. Kunal takes readers on his transformative journey of self-discovery, moving from external validation to inner fulfillment. Guided by insatiable curiosity, Kunal embarked on a series of life experiments, challenging societal norms and inherited personal beliefs, with each experiment reshaping his perspective on life, success, and happiness. “How to Live” is an invitation to redefine life by challenging the status quo and seeking true meaning and purpose. Drawing from philosophy and psychology, Kunal offers insights from his path to inspire others looking to challenge the belief patterns in their lives and live authentically. Published by Spark, a new breed of publisher for the digital age, each chapter of 'How to Live' offers bonus content accessible through special QR codes—including video messages from Kunal, exclusive photos, and behind-the-scenes interviews. This book is more than a memoir; it's an immersive experience that helps readers rediscover life's essence and find their path. Kunal Gupta publishes a weekly blog and is active on social media.

Kunal Gupta (Author), Kunal Gupta (Narrator)

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The Big Bull of Dalal Street: How Rakesh Jhunjhunwala Made His Fortune

Respect the market. Have an open mind. Know what to stake. Know when to take a loss. Be responsible,' this is what Rakesh Jhunjhunwala, India's iconic stock market investor, often used to say. This book looks at the life of India's big bull, as Rakesh was famously known, both as a person and as a professional. Providing a fascinating account of his journey, it analyses the records of Jhunjhunwala's investments and interviews he has given over the years. More than just a biography, a large section of the book is devoted to understanding the stocks that made him rich and the mistakes he made. Looking at the journey of the legendary investor, the book offers retail investors some useful insights benefits of long-term investing, mistakes one should avoid in the stock market, risk associated with leveraged trades, among others.

Aditya Kondawar, Aprajita Sharma, Neil Borate (Author), Abhishek Sharma (Narrator)

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Bush Family: Politics To Philanthropy

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice. Introducing the 'Bush Family: Politics to Philanthropy' Book Bundle! Discover the compelling and influential legacy of the Bush family across four captivating volumes. This limited-time offer brings together the remarkable stories of one of America's most prominent political dynasties, spanning generations and diverse domains. Book 1: From Prescott to George W.: The Bush Family Saga Unearth the origins of the Bush family's journey, from their early strides in the oil industry to their emergence as iconic figures in American politics. Dive into the saga of resilience, public service, and unwavering commitment to cherished ideals that defines the Bush family narrative. Book 2: Barbara Bush: A Life of Grace and Service Explore the life of an extraordinary woman, Barbara Bush, whose grace, strength, and unwavering commitment to literacy and family values left an indelible mark on the nation. Her legacy extends far beyond the White House, touching hearts and minds across generations. Book 3: Jeb Bush and the 21st Century Republican Party Join us on a journey through the political career of Jeb Bush, a pivotal figure in shaping the Republican Party's modern direction. From his leadership in Florida politics to his pursuit of the presidency, Jeb's story embodies the enduring influence of the Bush family on the political landscape. Book 4: Bush Family Business: Oil, Politics, and Legacy Uncover the complex relationship between the Bush family and the energy sector in 'Book 4.' Delve deep into the intricate web of oil, politics, and their profound impact on both domestic and international affairs. Order now and embark on a captivating journey through the lives and legacies of a family that has left an indelible mark on American history and beyond.

A.J.Kingston (Author), Digital Voice Madison G (Narrator)

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