Ashlee Vance

*An instant New York Times Bestseller*'One of the most exciting tales of our time... It's the next tech frontier, and Vance turns it into a thriller' Walter Isaacson, author of Steve Jobs'Eloquent, expertly reported' Brad Stone, author of The Everything Store_______________A momentous look at the private companies driving the revolutionary new space race, from the 3-million copy, New York Times bestselling author of Elon MuskIn 2008, Elon Musk's SpaceX became the first private company to build a low-cost rocket that could reach orbit. Suddenly Silicon Valley, not NASA, was the epicentre of the new Space Age.Ashlee Vance follows four pioneering companies - Astra, Firefly, Planet Labs and Rocket Lab - as they race to control access to outer space. While the space tourism ambitions of billionaires such as Bezos and Branson make headlines, these under-the-radar companies are striving to monetise Earth's lower orbit; to connect, analyse and monitor everything on Earth.With unprecedented access to private company headquarters, labs and top-secret launch locations - from the US to New Zealand, Ukraine to India - Vance presents a gripping account of private jets, communes, gun-toting bodyguards, drugs, espionage investigations and multimillionaires guzzling booze as their fortunes disappear.This is the most pressing and controversial technology story of our time. Welcome to the new Wild West above the clouds.

An Instant New York Times Bestseller The inspiration for the HBO Original documentary Wild Wild Space, now streaming on MaxA momentous look at the private companies building a revolutionary new economy in space, from the New York Times bestselling author of Elon MuskIn When the Heavens Went on Sale, Ashlee Vance illuminates our future and unveils the next big technology story of our time: welcome to the Wild West of aerospace engineering and its unprecedented impact on our lives.With the launch of SpaceX's Falcon 1 rocket in 2008, Silicon Valley began to realize that the universe itself was open for business. Now, Vance tells the remarkable, unfolding story of this frenzied intergalactic land grab by following four pioneering companies--Astra, Firefly, Planet Labs, and Rocket Lab--as they build new space systems and attempt to launch rockets and satellites into orbit by the thousands.With the public fixated on the space tourism being driven by the likes of Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, and Richard Branson, these new, scrappy companies arrived with a different set of goals: to make rocket and satellite launches fast and cheap, thereby opening Earth's lower orbit for business. Vance has had a front-row seat and singular access to this peculiar and unprecedented moment in history, and he chronicles it all in full color: the top-secret launch locations, communes, gun-toting bodyguards, drugs, espionage investigations, and multimillionaires guzzling booze to dull the pain as their fortunes disappear.Through immersive and intimate reporting, When the Heavens Went on Sale reveals the spectacular chaos of the new business of space, and what happens when the idealistic, ambitious minds of Silicon Valley turn their unbridled vision toward the limitless expanse of the stars. This is the tale of technology's most pressing and controversial revolution, as told through fascinating characters chasing unimaginable stakes in the race to space.

Luces y sombras del nuevo Steve Jobs que est revolucionando la industria energ tica, automovil stica y aeroespacial Esta es una mirada compleja a un hombre complejo, una moderna combinaci n de Thomas Edison, Henry Ford, Howard Hughes y Steve Jobs. Su nombre es Elon Musk, y es el empresario que est detr s de Tesla Motors, SpaceX y SolarCity, empresas innovadoras en sus respectivos campos --la automovil stica, la aeron utica y la energ a-- con las que Musk est consiguiendo hacer realidad lo que hasta hace poco no era m s que ciencia ficci n Nacido en Sud frica, Musk tuvo una infancia dif cil de ni o prodigio con la mirada puesta en Estados Unidos. En cuanto pudo, cruz medio mundo para estudiar en Pennsylvania. Vendi la primera empresa que cre , Zip2, por 300 millones de d lares, y la segunda PayPal, por 1,500. A partir de ese momento, empez a so ar a lo grande: coches el ctricos a precios asequibles, cohetes espaciales, colonias en Marte, un tren capaz de circular a 1,200 kil metros por hora, bater as de litio en las que almacenar energ a y poder prescindir de las el ctricas... Esta es la verdadera historia de la tumultuosa ascensi n a las cumbres del mundo empresarial de Musk, un hombre que ha revolucionado la industria americana y ha roto todos los l mites de la innovaci n, gan ndose inevitablemente unos cuantos enemigos por el camino. M s que un inventor, m s que un pensador, m s que un genio, Musk es el perfecto ejemplo del emprendedor que persigue cambiar nuestra vida cotidiana hasta extremos que todav a no somos capaces de imaginar.

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A momentous look at the private companies driving the revolutionary new space race, from the 3-million copy, New York Times bestselling author of Elon MuskIn 2008, Elon Musk's SpaceX became the first private company to build a low-cost rocket that could reach orbit. Suddenly Silicon Valley, not NASA, was the epicentre of the new Space Age. Start-ups and investors began to realise that the heavens - ungoverned and unregulated - were open for business.When the Heavens Went on Sale tells the remarkable, unfolding story of this frenzied race to control access to outer space. Ashlee Vance follows four pioneering companies - Astra, Firefly, Planet Labs and Rocket Lab - as they attempt to launch thousands of low-cost rockets and satellites into orbit. While the space tourism ambitions of billionaires such as Bezos and Branson make headlines, these under-the-radar companies are striving to monetise Earth's lower orbit; to connect, analyse and monitor everything on Earth.With unprecedented access to private company headquarters, labs and top-secret launch locations - from the US to New Zealand, Ukraine to India - Vance presents a gripping account of private jets, communes, gun-toting bodyguards, drugs, espionage investigations and multimillionaires guzzling booze as their fortunes disappear.This is the most pressing and controversial technology story of our time, a tale of fascinating characters chasing unimaginable stakes. Welcome to the new Wild West above the clouds.

An Instant New York Times Bestseller The inspiration for the HBO Original documentary Wild Wild Space, now streaming on MaxA momentous look at the private companies building a revolutionary new economy in space, from the New York Times bestselling author of Elon MuskIn When the Heavens Went on Sale, Ashlee Vance illuminates our future and unveils the next big technology story of our time: welcome to the Wild West of aerospace engineering and its unprecedented impact on our lives.With the launch of SpaceX's Falcon 1 rocket in 2008, Silicon Valley began to realize that the universe itself was open for business. Now, Vance tells the remarkable, unfolding story of this frenzied intergalactic land grab by following four pioneering companies--Astra, Firefly, Planet Labs, and Rocket Lab--as they build new space systems and attempt to launch rockets and satellites into orbit by the thousands.With the public fixated on the space tourism being driven by the likes of Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, and Richard Branson, these new, scrappy companies arrived with a different set of goals: to make rocket and satellite launches fast and cheap, thereby opening Earth's lower orbit for business. Vance has had a front-row seat and singular access to this peculiar and unprecedented moment in history, and he chronicles it all in full color: the top-secret launch locations, communes, gun-toting bodyguards, drugs, espionage investigations, and multimillionaires guzzling booze to dull the pain as their fortunes disappear.Through immersive and intimate reporting, When the Heavens Went on Sale reveals the spectacular chaos of the new business of space, and what happens when the idealistic, ambitious minds of Silicon Valley turn their unbridled vision toward the limitless expanse of the stars. This is the tale of technology's most pressing and controversial revolution, as told through fascinating characters chasing unimaginable stakes in the race to space.

Han har jämförts med såväl Thomas Edison som Steve Jobs. Men Elon Musks mål saknar motstycke: han vill att människor ska kunna leva på planeten Mars. Företagsledaren och miljardären Musk står bakom Tesla Motors, SpaceX, PayPal och SolarCity, företag som alla har sänt chockvågor genom affärs- och industrivärlden. I den här undersökande boken skriver teknikjournalisten Ashlee Vance om Elon Musks dramatiska liv och om hur hans häpnadsväckande visioner formar vår framtid.”Ashlee Vance skriver rappt och underhållande. Alla som på något sätt är intresserade av kreativitet och företagsledning måste läsa Vances bok Elon Musk.” Jan Gradvall, Dagens industri”Efter de sista sidorna kommer ingen läsare att vilja jämföra honom med Steve Jobs. Ge Musk erkännande. Det finns ingen som han.” The New York Times

Iz knigi vy uznaete:- kak Ilon Mask nachinal svoju kareru;- kakie kachestva nuzhny dlja takoj oshelomitelnoj populjarnosti, kak u Maska;- pochemu kompanija Tesla stol uspeshna;- kogda na Marse zatsvetut sady (po versii Maska);- legko li byt biznes-vizionerom.Osnovannaja na ekskljuzivnykh intervju s Maskom, chlenami ego semi i druzjami, kniga soderzhit intrigujuschuju istoriju ego zhizni. V trete izdanie voshli novye fakty biografii Ilona Maska.Kniga budet interesna tem, kogo zanimaet priroda liderstva, kto sledit za razvitiem novykh tekhnologij, a takzhe ljubiteljam kachestvennoj biograficheskoj literatury.3-e izdanie, dopolnennoe.Perevodchik: Pirozhkova L., Lapshinov M. V., Konstantinova Ju.

V knige "Ilon Mask: Tesla, SpaceX i doroga v buduschee" avtor predstavljaet nezavisimyj i raznostoronnij vzgljad na zhizn i dostizhenija samogo jarkogo predprinimatelja Kremnievoj doliny. Vens provel bolee 50 chasov v besedakh s Maskom i oprosil okolo 300 chelovek, chtoby rasskazat neverojatnuju istoriju osnovanija velikikh kompanij PayPal, Tesla Motors, SpaceX i SolarCity i dat portret cheloveka, izmenivshego litso sovremennoj promyshlennosti i nazhivshego etim tseluju armiju vragov. Vens schitaet, chto Mask - odna iz samykh udivitelnykh person v istorii mirovogo biznesa - sochetaet v sebe luchshie cherty takikh legendarnykh innovatorov i promyshlennikov, kak Tomas Edison, Genri Ford, Govard Khjuz i Stiv Dzhobs.V trete izdanie knigi voshli novye fakty biografii Ilona Maska.Kniga budet interesna tem, kogo zanimaet priroda liderstva, kto sledit za razvitiem novykh tekh... Rekomenduem!

Penguin Readers is an ELT graded reader series for learners of English as a foreign language. With carefully adapted text, new illustrations and language learning exercises, the print edition also includes instructions to access supporting material online.Titles include popular classics, exciting contemporary fiction, and thought-provoking non-fiction, introducing language learners to bestselling authors and compelling content.The eight levels of Penguin Readers follow the Common European Framework of Reference for language learning (CEFR). Exercises at the back of each Reader help language learners to practise grammar, vocabulary, and key exam skills. Before, during and after-reading questions test readers' story comprehension and develop vocabulary.Visit the Penguin Readers websiteExclusively with the print edition, readers can unlock online resources including a digital book, audio edition, lesson plans and answer keys.This book tells the story of Elon Musk, American businessman and multi-billionaire. Learn about his early years in South Africa and Canada, move to Silicon valley and his plans to travel to Mars.

"Highly recommended for high school and ambitious middle school readers." --School Library Journal"A valuable addition to STEM-themed collections." --VOYAAn in-depth look into the extraordinary life of the world's most important entrepreneur, Elon Musk. This middle grade book is an excellent choice for tween readers in grades 5 to 6, especially during homeschooling. It's a fun way to keep your child entertained and engaged while not in the classroom.This fascinating and easily accessible paperback young readers' adaptation of Ashlee Vance's New York Times bestselling Elon Musk: Tesla, SpaceX, and the Quest for a Fantastic Future features black-and-white photographs throughout and an epilogue. The version for adults has been praised as "riveting" (The Financial Times), "spirited" (The Wall Street Journal), and "masterful" (Vice). Now younger readers can read about this innovative leader who is revolutionizing three industries at once: space, automotive, and energy.There are few people in history who could match Elon Musk's relentless drive and vision. A modern combination of famous inventors and industrialists like Thomas Edison, Henry Ford, and Steve Jobs, Elon is the man behind companies such as SpaceX, Tesla Motors, SolarCity, and PayPal that are transforming the way we live.Written with exclusive access to Elon, his family, and his friends, this book traces Elon's journey from a kid in South Africa to a young man in the United States, his dramatic technical inventions, and his world-changing companies. Elon has sparked new levels of innovation in the world, and this book gives young readers a detailed but fast-paced look at his story. A Junior Library Guild Selection

V knige "Ilon Mask: Tesla, SpaceX i doroga v buduschee" izvestnyj tekhnologicheskij zhurnalist Eshli Vens vpervye predlagaet nezavisimyj i raznostoronnij vzgljad na zhizn i dostizhenija samogo otvazhnogo predprinimatelja Kremnievoj doliny. Osnovannaja na ekskljuzivnykh intervju s Maskom, chlenami ego semi i druzjami, kniga soderzhit intrigujuschuju istoriju ego zhizni - ot detstva v Juzhnoj Afrike i do nyneshnego polozhenija na pike globalnogo biznesa. V trete izdanie knigi voshli novye fakty biografii Ilona Maska. Kniga budet interesna tem, kogo zanimaet priroda liderstva, kto sledit za razvitiem novykh tekhnologij, a takzhe ljubiteljam kachestvennoj biograficheskoj literatury.

From his humble beginnings in apartheid South Africa, he showed himself to be an exceptionally bright child, and overcame brutal bullying to become the world�s most exciting entrepreneur, founding PayPal, SpaceX, Tesla and Solar City. He has emerged as something of a superhero-like figure for today�s generation of children.

"Highly recommended for high school and ambitious middle school readers." --School Library Journal"A valuable addition to STEM-themed collections." --VOYA An in-depth look into the extraordinary life of the world's most important entrepreneur, Elon MuskThis fascinating and easily accessible paperback young readers' adaptation of Ashlee Vance's New York Times bestselling Elon Musk: Tesla, SpaceX, and the Quest for a Fantastic Future features black-and-white photographs throughout and an epilogue. The version for adults has been praised as "riveting" (The Financial Times), "spirited" (The Wall Street Journal), and "masterful" (Vice). Now younger readers can read about this innovative leader who is revolutionizing three industries at once: space, automotive, and energy.There are few people in history who could match Elon Musk's relentless drive and vision. A modern combination of famous inventors and industrialists like Thomas Edison, Henry Ford, and Steve Jobs, Elon is the man behind companies such as SpaceX, Tesla Motors, SolarCity, and PayPal that are transforming the way we live.Written with exclusive access to Elon, his family, and his friends, this book traces Elon's journey from a kid in South Africa to a young man in the United States, his dramatic technical inventions, and his world-changing companies. Elon has sparked new levels of innovation in the world, and this book gives young readers a detailed but fast-paced look at his story. A Junior Library Guild Selection

South African born Elon Musk is the renowned entrepreneur and innovator behind PayPal, SpaceX, Tesla, and SolarCity. Musk wants to save our planet; he wants to send citizens into space, to form a colony on Mars; he wants to make money while doing these things; and he wants us all to know about it. He is the real-life inspiration for the Iron Man series of films starring Robert Downey Junior. The personal tale of Musk's life comes with all the trappings one associates with a great, drama-filled story. He was a freakishly bright kid who was bullied brutally at school, and abused by his father. In the midst of these rough conditions, and the violence of apartheid South Africa, Musk still thrived academically and attended the University of Pennsylvania, where he paid his own way through school by turning his house into a club and throwing massive parties. He started a pair of huge dot-com successes, including PayPal, which eBay acquired for $1.5 billion in 2002. Musk was forced out as CEO and so began his lost years in which he decided to go it alone and baffled friends by investing his fortune in rockets and electric cars. Meanwhile Musk's marriage disintegrated as his technological obsessions took over his life...Elon Musk is the Steve Jobs of the present and the future, and for the past twelve months, he has been shadowed by tech reporter, Ashlee Vance. Elon Musk: How the Billionaire CEO of Spacex and Tesla is Shaping our Future is an important, exciting and intelligent account of the real-life Iron Man.

South African born Elon Musk is the renowned entrepreneur and innovator behind PayPal, SpaceX, Tesla, and SolarCity. Musk wants to save our planet; he wants to send citizens into space, to form a colony on Mars; he wants to make money while doing these things; and he wants us all to know about it. This book deals with his life and work.