Genius Biographies

On October 5, 2011, the news of the death of technology innovator Steve Jobs rocked the world. The failing health of the Apple cofounder and Pixar CEO was no secret. Jobs had given up his role as Apple's CEO just a few months prior because of his struggle with pancreatic cancer. But his death still drew a huge reaction. From Apple employees and fans to political and business leaders, people honored Jobs' passing by reflecting on his prolific life that greatly influenced the way technology is used.

Il primo audiolibro italiano su Steve JobsIl 12 giugno 2005, agli studenti della Stanford University, Steve Jobs pronuncia la frase che è diventata il suo testamento spirituale: "Stay hungry, stay foolish", "Siate affamati, siate folli". Affamato e folle. Così è sempre stato Steve Jobs, con i suoi successi e i suoi fallimenti, il suo carattere estremo e la sua visione estrema di purezza e perfezione.

En este audiolibro descubriremos de la mano del cronista, periodista, autor y poeta Gustavo Tatis, la historia del maestro de la música colombiana del siglo XX, el único que ha podido mantener a varias generaciones danzando: Lucho Bermúdez.

You're driving on a deserted road when your car dies. Your cell phone isn't getting service. All you have on hand are a gum wrapper and a wire hanger. Or maybe you're living in a building without central air conditioning in July. You can't afford an AC; all you have access to are a fan and a bucket of water. In such times of desperation, many have called upon the symbol of all that is inventive, the hero who awed thousands with his cool, quick wit: "What would MacGyver do?" they ask.

What does it take to be a STEM genius? Check out these exciting, highly listenable profiles of a dozen contemporary women who are on the cutting edge of scientific research.

Arthur Briggs's life was Homeric in scope. Born on the the tiny island of Grenada, he set sail for Harlem during the Renaissance, then to Europe in the aftermath of World War I, where he was among the first pioneers to introduce jazz music to the world. During the legendary Jazz Age in Paris, Briggs's trumpet provided the soundtrack while Hemingway, Fitzgerald, and the rest of the Lost Generation got drunk. By the 1930s, Briggs was considered "the Louis Armstrong of Paris," and was the peer of the greatest names of his time, from Josephine Baker to Django Reinhardt.

In this freewheeling history of modern Britain, Cathy Newman writes about the pioneering women who defied the odds to make careers for themselves and alter the course of modern history - women who achieved what they achieved while dismantling hostile, entrenched views about their place in society. Their role in transforming Britain is fundamental, far greater than has generally been acknowledged, and not just in the arts or education but in fields like medicine, politics, law, engineering and the military.

Ulysses S. Grant is often accused of being a cold-hearted butcher of his troops. In Ulysses S. Grant: A Victor, Not a Butcher, historian Edward H. Bonekemper III proves that Grant's casualty rates actually compared favorably with those of other Civil War generals. His perseverance, decisiveness, moral courage, and political acumen place him among the greatest generals of the Civil War - indeed, of all military history.

On the night of March 26, 1938, nuclear physicist Ettore Majorana boarded a ship, cash and passport in hand. He was never seen again. In A Brilliant Darkness, theoretical physicist Joo Magueijo tells the story of Majorana and his research group, the Via Panisperna Boys, who discovered atomic fission in 1934. As Majorana, the most brilliant of the group, began to realize the implications of what they had found, he became increasingly unstable.

¿Cómo surgieron los mayores genios del balón? Sus orígenes e inicios. Todos los obstáculos a los que se sobrepusieron. Su vida antes de la gloria.

Está considerado uno de los mayores compositores de todos los tiempos. De estilo es original y de una invención melódica rica y espontánea, fijó el esquema casi perfecto de la sinfonía y de la sonata clásicas e impuso la formación privilegiada del cuarteto de cuerda. Su estilo arranca del barroco tardío de Austria y Alemania del Sur, al que se añade la ópera bufa italiana, y evoluciona hasta el advenimiento del romanticismo, habiendo escrito los oratorios "La creación" y "Las estaciones", así como las "Sinfonías" de Londres.

This audiobook provides key insights into the "rags to riches" story of George Soros, and his journey to become one of the world's most famous investors. It discusses his investment strategies and his strong passion for philanthropy, and driving social change.

Toby Lester, author of the award-winning The Fourth Part of the World, masterfully crafts yet another century-spanning saga of people and ideas in this epic story of Vitruvian Man, Leonardo da Vinci’s iconic drawing of a man inscribed in a circle and a square. Over time, the nearly 550-year-old ink-on-paper sketch has transformed into a collective symbol of the nature of genius, the beauty of the human form, and the universality of the human spirit.

No Better Time tells of a young, driven mathematical genius who wrote a set of algorithms that would create a faster, better Internet. It's the story of a beautiful friendship between a loud, irreverent student and his soft-spoken MIT professor, of a husband and father who spent years struggling to make ends meet only to become a billionaire almost overnight with the success of Akamai Technologies, the Internet content delivery network he cofounded with his mentor.

Marie Curie, Max Planck, Niels Bohr, Werner Heisenberg, Erwin Schrödinger e Albert Einstein não só revolucionaram a física, mas redefiniram nosso mundo e a realidade em que vivemos. Em A era da incerteza, Tobias Hürter reconstrói a época de ouro desse campo do saber através da história de seus heróis e heroínas deslumbrantes, imperfeitos e inesquecíveis.

Have you ever felt like giving up? Have you ever felt like you have given it everything you have, but you still haven’t broken through? Remember You’re a Genius Again, gives you an inside look at how North Carolina native, Greg E. Hill, went from almost committing suicide to being a leader in the forefront of the culture change movement. Greg gives you a first-hand look at his family life, self-doubt, and success. From making 100 dollars a day selling sodas in high school, to making over 100,000 dollars in a four-year span in college, and losing it all.

Soon to be a major motion picture, from Brad Pitt and Tony Kushner A Washington Post Best Book of 2015 A mid-century doctor's raw, unvarnished account of his own descent into madness, and his daughter's attempt to piece his life back together and make sense of her own. Texas-born and...

Alan Turing: The Genius Codebreaker Who Helped Win a War and Paved the Way for Computers is an accessible, compelling exploration of one of the most brilliant and misunderstood figures of the 20th century. Written for curious listeners of all backgrounds, this book unpacks the science, context, and personal struggles behind Turing’s legacy—explaining complex ideas in clear terms and revealing why his influence is still felt in every corner of modern life.

Escritor, guionista y fotógrafo mexicano, perteneciente a la generación del 52, y considerado uno de los más destacados escritores en la lengua española, su gran reputación se asienta en dos libros: El llano en llamas, y la novela Pedro Páramo.

A possible genius, a smidgen of madness, a twist of science, and an invention that very nearly changed the world - all collide in a giddy, unbelievably true mystery set in turn-of-the-century Paris.