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The Everything Store
- Narrated by: Pete Larkin
- Length: 13 hrs
- Unabridged Audiobook
- Categories: Money & Finance, Economics
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Publisher's Summary
Winner of the 2013 Financial Times and Goldman Sachs Business Book of the Year Award.
Amazon.com started off delivering books through the mail. But its visionary founder, Jeff Bezos, wasn't content with being a bookseller. He wanted Amazon to become the everything store, offering limitless selection and seductive convenience at disruptively low prices.
To achieve that end, he developed a corporate culture of relentless ambition and secrecy that's never been cracked. Until now...
Brad Stone enjoyed unprecedented access to current and former Amazon employees and Bezos family members, giving readers the first in-depth, fly-on-the-wall account of life at Amazon.
Compared to tech's other elite innovators - Jobs, Gates, Zuckerberg - Bezos is a private man. But he stands out for his restless pursuit of new markets, leading Amazon into risky new ventures like the Kindle and cloud computing, and transforming retail in the same way Henry Ford revolutionized manufacturing.
The Everything Store is the revealing, definitive biography of the company that placed one of the first and largest bets on the Internet and forever changed the way we shop and read.
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- Anonymous User
- 14-04-2019
was really hoping for a riveting story
really struggled to finish it but kept going hoping there might be a good conclusion. it felt like that writer didn't put in as much effort into research and/or was not as passionate about the subject. so in the end it felt as though he was listing his findings rather than telling a story. really disappointed compared to Elon Musk and Phil Knight books, because Jeff Bezos is just as passionate about his works as the other two but it doesn't come across and I feel that the write and his research team are to blame for it.
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- Greenblat
- 11-01-2021
A brilliant book; you will never view Amazon the same way again.
While not written as any kind of expose - the book tells the real story about Amazon and how it does business. Ruthless. Single minded. Unapologetic. Brutal capitalism. For both suppliers and staff. Nothing stands in the way of this company. Brilliant read and an insightful story.
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- Anonymous User
- 05-08-2019
This book is CEO’S Not the general public
It never stops dropping names you’ll never hear about unless you’re from Silicon Valley or a CEO from a huge company. Well read but confusing as he drops name after name. I “achieved “ about 4 hours and was confused.
Good luck to the next reader if you’re an Australian. Craig Berry
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- Steven T.
- 22-02-2019
Good, worth a listen
I had just finished Shoe Dog - the story of Phill Knight, creator of Nike and The Everything Store just wasn't as interesting a story to me. Still a good book and worth a listen. Glad I did.
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- Megan Gardiner
- 29-11-2018
Amazing how quickly this story needs updating
I enjoyed hearing about Jeff but know its not the final story on him. Its nice to consider who he is and where he came from.
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- Andrew Grischenko
- 03-11-2018
Amazing story!
Amazing story of an amazing - and scary! - man, his dream, unbelievable mind and character.
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- DrHoward
- 10-08-2018
Great book, fantastic story
Really enjoyed this book. It was it very well written and researched and a such a fantastic story.
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- Ant
- 07-02-2018
Great technology and business read
Really enjoyed the insight into brilliance, drive and oppurtunity. A fascinating world of missionary and mercenary tactics.
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- Linda Li
- 23-10-2017
Facinating!
the rollercoaster journey of Amazon. captivating from the minute i started listening. it was such a non-biased point of view. Amazon - the good, the bad, the ugly. warts and all! and there was a fair amount of warts! facinating stuff!!
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- Sarah
- 18-09-2017
Interesting insight into the Amazon brand
Thoroughly enjoyed the book. There is no denying that Jeff bezos is a successful entrepreneur and it was interesting to read how the company developed with a passionate and direct leader
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- Hemali Tanna
- 24-10-2020
Outstanding and entertaining!
Jeff Bezos and Amazon's story is inspiring through and through! The author has done a good volume of research, and presented the story breezily! The narrator is also one of the best I have heard. Easily one of my favorite books, since a long while.
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- David Dikman
- 20-09-2019
An information packed narration
It's a very good read with incredible insight to the company from a varied list of sources. It's captivating but wasn't for me, a page turner. It's harsh but maybe not unfair. Paints a grim but impressive picture of the company and its ceo.
The narration is very good except that it seems to cut and change every so often, even mid sentences.
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- Anonymous User
- 29-07-2019
The Amazon backstory
If you want to know the Amazon story - then this book is for you!
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- Rajsekhar Gopisetti
- 06-01-2019
really great book!
tells about the hardwork that goes into building an organization, which is world class! awesome
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- Scott Bales
- 27-12-2016
The Narrative of Amazon
interesting insights into the stroy behind Amazon and it's founder. a company where anything seems possible, and likely
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- Riaan
- 21-10-2016
Great book
This book gives great insight into the world of Amazon and its creator. Definitely worth the listen.
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- Ashish
- 01-09-2016
Beautiful insight into Amazon world
Book gives a good account of Amazon practises , culture , circumstances that the company and its founder had to navigate but I think the book is too gung-ho in the praise of bezos.
Nice read otherwise.
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- Larry Krug
- 22-01-2016
great read
really interesting. well narated story. similar extreme thinking to jobs in some ways. focused on delivering a great product
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- Timothy
- 20-11-2015
Must-read for anyone in a IT startup
A fascinating story, very well told.
The challenges and battles of Amazon in the early years were interesting. Anyone in a startup will be able to relate and learn from Jeff's example.
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- Anonymous User
- 10-12-2017
example of what business should not be....
eye opener on what a bad irresponsible company Amazon and founder is Not a roll model for the future generation
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- iLard
- 16-06-2014
Force for good or for evil?
Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?
Fascinating story about disruptive business innovation. Also a warning to anyone who may want to work for Amazon but does not share the company ethos! to learn the background to Amazon Prime was a real eye opener.
What was one of the most memorable moments of The Everything Store?
Hearing of publishers' wrangling the impossible dilemma of price (value) and sales volume. It was also interesting to hear of Jeff Bezos' personal background and management approach. He has some seriously risky gut instinct that he is not afraid to act upon.
What does Pete Larkin bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you had only read the book?
Initially Pete Larkin's narration style reminded me too much of the way movies trailers are are presented. I got used to it after a while but I would probably avoid other books narrated by him unless it involved men in muddy vests crawling into a demilitarized zone being chased by relentless waves of zombies.
Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?
Yes, a page turner.
Any additional comments?
This felt thoroughly and carefully researched, the author did a great job and revealed some fascinating facts.
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- Skydiver7
- 25-10-2017
Not a bar raiser...
The first half of the download really did not get behind the building of Amazon and there was a real lack of depth to the people involved for me. Having just listened to Steve Job's story, this lacked detail on Bezos and the people behind the build up. The second half of the download is much better. Some of the narration with the quotes is really jarring and really irritated me. Worth a listen? - Yes, but the sorry could have been so much better..
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- Generic
- 10-06-2015
Good book, not enthusiast about the narration
Would you try another book written by Brad Stone or narrated by Pete Larkin?
Written by the author yes, narrated by this narrator possibly not. I found the narration boring.
What was one of the most memorable moments of The Everything Store?
Several interesting points. For instance, at the beginning, the three reasons that distinguish Amazon.
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- Amazon Customer
- 02-09-2019
Definitely a story your aren’t expecting!
The story of Amazon is like nothing I could have expected! From the start, it seems like your usual ultra focussed entrepreneur story, but often, those stories take a turn towards profitability very quickly.
Jeff Bezos’ story is unique in a way like no other - his culture of always letting customers profit, even if that includes running losses on promotions or breaking relationships with retailers or suppliers in the process.
His business acumen was to be expected - a ruthless character who makes the pulse of even the strongest who work for him soar, yet what was so impressive is his ability to create new ideas at breakneck speed. This helped the company to innovate much quicker than any other, but also his approach to his monolithic creation to this day remains very micro managed. It is truly incredible how he finds so many hours in the day.
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- Rhys Merritt
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Fascinating and slightly Disturbing
An important book about one of the companies that is changing the world. Focusing on its founder Jeff Bezos, it's revealing that the original name he dreamed up for his company was Relentless.com. That one word says something about Bezos that explains his success but also sums up something about his unsettling dark side. The author Brad Stone has done a good job portraying the strength of this character - his unbounded drive and ambition, his unnerving search for truth at whatever expense.
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- Mariush
- 03-07-2022
Business hagiography
The thing sounds a bit like gospel written by one of the Jeff's apostles or followers but it is well composed and I learnt several interesting things.
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- J. Knight
- 19-02-2022
Dull
There might be a good story here but it’s lost in the gushing superlatives the author bestows upon Bezos.
This also with the dull narration makes me sorry I left it too long to get a refund.
Warning - do not listen to while driving, it will send you to sleep.
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- Jon
- 29-08-2021
Very insightful and well written
Great lessons both in HOW TO & HOW NOT TO run a great business.
More objective than if it had been written by Bezos himself, I sense.
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- Jennie
- 19-04-2021
Not engaging
A list of well researched facts, but not a very insightful view into Jeff Bezos and not engaging storytelling
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