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Elon Musk by Walter Isaacson: Hardcover Book $35 + Delivery ($0 Prime/$39 Spend) @ Amazon AU | C&C /+ $3.90 Del @ BIG W

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Posting this here in case anyone is interested. This is a top seller in Amazon. BigW also selling at the same price, they must be price-matched by Amazon. Other stores like Dymock selling at $46, but the rest of the stores selling it at $55.

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              • trapper on 22/09/2023 - 19:17

                @congo: Maybe there is a way to infer if Elon is smart?

                • congo on 22/09/2023 - 19:49

                  @trapper: Yes, we can say that he has made a lot of $$$ so we can infer that he is smart.
                  But its not 100% true, because making money is not a requirement for being smart.

    • Protractor on 15/09/2023 - 09:34
      -2

      . He's worshipped, cos he's mega rich, and hand feeds the grovellers what they want to hear. He has enabled the worst of human behaviour , when he could have saved us from ourselves.
      He has zero humility. He thinks empathy is the name of a techno band.

  • Mr Bob Dobalina on 14/09/2023 - 20:20

    I still can't believe Musk has TEN kids. That's just crazy at the age of 52. How can you become close to all of your children when you have that many?

    • try2bhelpful on 14/09/2023 - 20:22

      With any luck he will neglect to be involved in their upbringing. I think all the kids is another manifestation if his crazy ideology.

      • Mr Bob Dobalina on 14/09/2023 - 20:26

        Who is the mother of the 10th child? According to Wikipedia, he had: 5 with Justine Wilson, 2 with Grimes, and 2 with Shivon Zilis. That's only 9…

        • [Deactivated] on 14/09/2023 - 20:33
          +1

          3 with Grimes

          Recent announcement - the child's name is Techno Mechanicus

          • shaybisc on 15/09/2023 - 08:47
            +2

            @[Deactivated]: His kids all deserve a billion dollar trust fund as compensation for the names he gives them.

            • trapper on 22/09/2023 - 18:11

              @shaybisc: They will be inheriting a lot more than a billion each, hopefully will make up for all the crazy names haha

    • nick nick on 14/09/2023 - 23:57
      +1

      thats the trick, he isnt close to any!

    • trapper on 22/09/2023 - 18:09

      Ten children was not unusual only a few generations ago. If you can afford it, why not.

      Hopefully he has another ten, more chance of someone inheriting his genius.

  • Jenbrook on 14/09/2023 - 20:56

    Elon Muscovite “Go (profanity) Yourself”

    • zubzub on 14/09/2023 - 21:41

      So you bought the book?

  • bargainboyzz on 14/09/2023 - 21:04
    +6

    Thanks. He's the greatest entrepreneur in our lifetime

  • Frozensage on 14/09/2023 - 21:21
    +8

    Did Steve Jobs get this much hate as well? Regardless of his personal life, and how ppl get offended by his trolling, the man revolutionised multiple industries. No one is perfect, but he has done more for the world than everyone here on ozb.

    • bargainboyzz on 14/09/2023 - 21:59
      +7

      A lot of people just skim past news headline and form a grudge on him. None of these people even think why Bill Gates, although visited Epstein's island numerous times gets minimal hate from media compared to Musk, because Gates is on their team.

      The fact that majority of people here has such a strong opinion on him without really looking into his life goal and what he has achieved so far signals a strong warning to our society. Stop believing whatever you're fed to people. Was covid/vax not enough.

      “I reinvented electric cars and I'm sending people to Mars on a rocket ship,” Musk said. “Did you think I was going to be a chill, normal dude?

      • plmko on 15/09/2023 - 00:22
        +4

        Calling people out for blindly following the media but then cites Gates. Good one….

        Gosh you types are insufferable.

      • azm on 15/09/2023 - 08:55
        +4

        Gates paid journalist via his foundation. His affair with one of the engineers wasn’t leaked and many Articles written by the business insider glorified BG as a saviour to our mankind. It makes people think he was a great man.
        Musk on the other hand was attacked by the left wing liberals when he decided to take Trump back to Twitter/ X.
        I guess many readers are so naive to trust main stream media.

    • trongy on 15/09/2023 - 08:25

      Jobs was not the attention seeker that Musk is. Outside of his role as CEO of Apple, Steve Jobs didn't really seek the public spotlight. The general public would mostly not be aware of Job's role in founding Pixar Studios which eventually made him the largest individual shareholder in Disney corporation when Disney purchased Pixar. Jobs largely kept his political views private.

      • bargainboyzz on 15/09/2023 - 10:06
        +2

        If you hate someone because of that person's political view that says a lot about you

        • Gehirn on 15/09/2023 - 11:55
          +1

          A person's political view says a lot about themselves and the opinions and treatment that show to others.

          • bargainboyzz on 15/09/2023 - 13:04
            +3

            @Gehirn: Someone with a different political view than you can still be a net positive to our society

            • Gehirn on 15/09/2023 - 13:16

              @bargainboyzz: I didn't say otherwise, only added that you can dislike someone due to views they hold that reflect their treatment of others.

          • PiratePete1911 on 15/09/2023 - 13:06
            +2

            @Gehirn: I can't believe you would dislike someone just for being a fascist!

    • 1st-Amendment on 16/09/2023 - 11:13

      Did Steve Jobs get this much hate as well?

      He sure did. One thing you will learn is that being some people need to feel offended to give them a sense of purpose in their otherwise meaningless lives.

  • ilovefullprice on 14/09/2023 - 22:56
    +2

    I think Elon needs the money for overpaying for Twitter.

  • nick nick on 14/09/2023 - 23:57
    +3

    Id pay $99 to read about such a genius

    • Protractor on 15/09/2023 - 09:38
      -1

      I'd consider taking out a second mortgage to see Connor MacGregor give Musks' smarmy, re-manufactured, hair-implanted pumpkin a shorter wheel base

  • Spacexyz on 15/09/2023 - 06:07
    +4

    Geniuses not following the doctrines somehow are hated by many ordinary people.

    • Protractor on 15/09/2023 - 10:10
      -4

      Not a genius.Opportunist.Big difference. Timing is everything.
      And so is being rich enough to employ real geniuses, who do the real work to deliver the goods.In this case tech.

      • cerealJay on 15/09/2023 - 12:38
        +4

        The lead rocket scientist said in an interview that Musk had a very high level of technical knowledge on rockets and technical stuff in general. It was Musk in the early days of the company who figured out they could build the rockets themselves after Russia rejected their request to buy rockets. But it looks like you're deeply entrenched in your views - likely another victim of the mind-virus that tells people who to hate and what opinions to copy-paste. I guess that might reduce your own cognitive effort, freeing you up to do other things like eat, watch tv, etc.

        • Protractor on 15/09/2023 - 12:45
          -4

          LOL, banal ad hom, says more about your cognitive condition than mine,old bean.
          Musk remembers stuff he reads. Go figure.

          As if Musks obsequious minions are going to say he's a sociopathic tantrum throwing ultra vain control freak.
          Are you NOT deeply entrenched in your OWN viewpoint right now? Or is that invested.
          Got a Tesla yet?

      • 1st-Amendment on 16/09/2023 - 11:17
        +4

        Not a genius.Opportunist.Big difference. Timing is everything.

        Yeah yeah it was all just luck… it should've been you! That's what you tell yourself to get to sleep at night lol…

      • dyingofdiabetes on 16/09/2023 - 11:30
        +2

        Funny how every other opportunist failed to do what he's done. Bezos tried to do it, Branson tried to do it, both failed but both had equally as much if not more capital to be "opportunistic". Funny how all the other massive car companies are unable to do what he's done. I'm sure that he just picked the perfect "opportunity" and has exactly nothing to do with his intelligence. You must be very flexible with all the mental gymnastics you need to hold your views.

        • Protractor on 16/09/2023 - 14:34
          -1

          Oh I see. Opportunist and persistent. Throw enough cash around and some day, ya never know. Don't think Musk didn't use the same smart engineers etc from earlier attempts and all the scraping of info he could get.

  • pacificstorm on 15/09/2023 - 06:21
    -1

    With Steve Jobs sweat shops and Bill Gates thieveries, Elon Musk must be the new god of the 21st Century and beyond.

  • jessejackson on 15/09/2023 - 07:59
    +1

    Looks like a lot of pages just to say “he’s a giant douche canoe”.

  • Sinnerator on 15/09/2023 - 08:14
    -4

    considering elon has lied about absolutely everything, I wonder how many lies will be in this book?
    this book will be worth less than the paper it's printed on

    • Protractor on 15/09/2023 - 09:48
      -2

      A.I made it all up.
      Amber Heards book will be much more cerebral and interesting.

    • Joshman5k on 16/09/2023 - 07:18

      This isn’t an autobiography

  • try2bhelpful on 15/09/2023 - 08:52
    +2

    Musk has been involved in some interesting technologies but he also has some unpleasant extreme views. Given the areas of technology he is working in the latter tend to be detrimental to the bottom line of the former. He then precedes to attack everyone else rather than getting some introspection. If you have been a dominant player in an industry, and your personality puts people off buying your product, then you open the door for your competitors. It might take them a while to ramp up but the foot is in the door.

    • trapper on 22/09/2023 - 10:42

      What unpleasant extreme views?

  • valuer on 15/09/2023 - 08:58
    -1

    Big W? Will there be complaints about having it on the shelves?

    From a book about multiple genders to one with an agenda.

  • Illyria on 15/09/2023 - 09:19
    +1

    Elon Musk is the most prolific charlatan and scammer of our generation. The fact that he's still going shows how Idiocracy was not so much a comedy but rather a vision of the future when it was made.

  • Protractor on 15/09/2023 - 09:20
    -2

    Some clever entrepreneur should scan the cover and set up a dunny paper business based on Musks face.
    They would catch up to Musks fortune in no time.
    Of course it may mean complete deforestation of the earth in the process, such would it's popularity be

  • hopper on 15/09/2023 - 09:37
    +1

    Aren't his tweets enough to know him?

  • FeZZa21 on 15/09/2023 - 09:50
    -1

    The EPUB will be on Google soon, not that most would want to bother reading it anyway lol

  • Andard on 15/09/2023 - 10:14
    +2

    spaceship man bad

  • Protractor on 15/09/2023 - 10:40
    -3

    Dymocks?
    Why would you? >

    https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/australian-bookstore-cha…

  • TheCunningLinguist on 15/09/2023 - 11:48

    Don't forget to report the invalid negative votes

  • Jhonka on 15/09/2023 - 12:01
    +2

    Who buys this? People who listen to Rogan?

    • quanticism on 15/09/2023 - 13:03
      +2

      People who thinks rockets and EVs are cool?

    • azm on 15/09/2023 - 14:05
      +2

      Those who resonate with Musk, are middle-class, engineers/scientists or passionate about science who work hard to achieve something.

    • pharcyde on 15/09/2023 - 14:35
      +2

      I'll tell you who doesn't buy this; quintuple vaxxed, Marvel watching, Funko pop owning, globalist propaganda consoooomers.

      • sknib on 15/09/2023 - 20:45

        Pls put down the culture war crack pipe

  • Jhonka on 15/09/2023 - 14:11

    Work hard? He was given everything on a silver platter.

    • azm on 15/09/2023 - 14:30
      +3

      Don’t believe anything written by the journalist who don’t bother to investigate. The only thing that help Elon musk was his Canadian citizenship inherited from his mother. Part of his education was presumably funded by his disgruntled father. Apart from that I would say self made including zip2 funding where his Canadian investor help.

    • Protractor on 15/09/2023 - 21:14
      +1

      Let me guess. The family left South Africa (pockets full) cos "we condemn Aparthied".

      Nice fairy tale. Very popular one

  • ichatting on 15/09/2023 - 15:02

    yeah, total fake, don't need a book to know that lol

  • beach bum on 16/09/2023 - 10:52

    This must be the businessman’s guide to getting the most subsidies off the American Gov to fund your car factory in china ?
    Then sell your Chinese made cars to the world ,
    while pushing the American innovation Theme ,
    while also pushing giant stainless steel rockets up using methane fuel to rubbish the sky with micro satellites ,
    when lightweight carbonfibre was too hard to achieve .

    Short Memories…

  • monty168 on 18/09/2023 - 09:37
    +1

    Great book thanks OP

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