Business & Tech Giants
Superstar Investors
Biographies About
Superstar Investors
There’s more than money talk in these bios of Wall Street wizards, real estate moguls,
intrepid venture capitalists, and self-made billionaires.
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The Snowball
- Warren Buffett and the Business of Life
- By: Alice Schroeder
- Narrated by: Kirsten Potter
- Length: 36 hrs and 58 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall7,555
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Performance6,384
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Story6,366
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER “The most authoritative portrait of one of the most important American investors of our time.”—Los Angeles Times “Even people who don’t care a whit about business will be intrigued. . . . A side of the Oracle of Omaha that has rarely been seen...
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2,220 well-invested minutes!
- By BogKid on 01-07-09
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The Snowball
- Warren Buffett and the Business of Life
- Narrated by: Kirsten Potter
- Length: 36 hrs and 58 mins
- Release date: 09-29-08
- Language: English
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The Warren Buffett Way
- 3rd Edition
- By: Robert Hagstrom
- Narrated by: Stephen Hoye
- Length: 10 hrs and 31 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall1,522
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Performance1,272
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Story1,265
Warren Buffett remains one of the most sought-after and watched figures in business today. He has become a billionaire and investment sage by buying chunks of companies and holding onto them, managing them as businesses, and eventually reaping huge profits for himself and investors in Berkshire...
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Suggest getting the print copy.
- By Kevin Martin on 10-25-15
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The Warren Buffett Way
- 3rd Edition
- Narrated by: Stephen Hoye
- Length: 10 hrs and 31 mins
- Release date: 09-30-13
- Language: English
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The House of Morgan
- An American Banking Dynasty and the Rise of Modern Finance
- By: Ron Chernow
- Narrated by: Robertson Dean
- Length: 34 hrs and 37 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall3,465
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Performance3,004
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Story2,980
Winner of the National Book Award and now considered a classic, The House of Morgan is the most ambitious history ever written about an American banking dynasty....
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The construction of the House of Morgan
- By Darwin8u on 10-22-18
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The House of Morgan
- An American Banking Dynasty and the Rise of Modern Finance
- Narrated by: Robertson Dean
- Length: 34 hrs and 37 mins
- Release date: 12-30-12
- Language: English
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King Ichan
- The Biography of a Renegade Capitalist
- By: Mark Stevens
- Narrated by: Mark Stevens
- Length: 10 hrs and 48 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall467
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Performance383
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Story381
"I'm like the gunfighter you hire to save the town. That gunfighter is there to do good...but he'll only do what he does if he knows he'll get paid for it." —Carl Icahn In this dramatic, deal-by-deal portrait of legendary and, until now, secretive financier Carl Icahn, best-selling business...
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All hail the King!
- By Kenneth on 05-22-13
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King Ichan
- The Biography of a Renegade Capitalist
- Narrated by: Mark Stevens
- Length: 10 hrs and 48 mins
- Release date: 11-23-10
- Language: English
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Everyday Millionaires
- By: Chris Hogan
- Narrated by: Chris Hogan
- Length: 6 hrs and 58 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4,060
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Performance3,467
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Story3,444
Everywhere we turn, we hear negative financial news - that the American Dream is dead or that the little man can’t get ahead. Our culture feeds us the lie that it’s impossible to become a millionaire in America today, but it’s time you heard the truth....
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good book but wish it explained more how...
- By matt hennes on 01-17-19
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Everyday Millionaires
- Narrated by: Chris Hogan
- Length: 6 hrs and 58 mins
- Release date: 12-27-18
- Language: English
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The Gambler
- How Penniless Dropout Kirk Kerkorian Became the Greatest Deal Maker in Capitalist History
- By: William C. Rempel
- Narrated by: Fred Sanders
- Length: 13 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall903
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Performance796
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Story792
“Offers an entertaining look at Kerkorian’s outsize life… an interesting portrait of a billionaire.” – Wall Street Journal The rags-to-riches story of one of America’s wealthiest and least-known financial giants, self-made billionaire Kirk Kerkorian—the daring aviator, movie mogul...
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Not enough detail on his business life
- By Zahid Jafry on 06-12-18
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The Gambler
- How Penniless Dropout Kirk Kerkorian Became the Greatest Deal Maker in Capitalist History
- Narrated by: Fred Sanders
- Length: 13 hrs and 3 mins
- Release date: 01-23-18
- Language: English
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The First Billion is the Hardest
- Reflections on a Life of Comebacks and America's Energy Future
- By: T. Boone Pickens
- Narrated by: Arthur Morey
- Length: 8 hrs and 8 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall552
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Performance358
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Story362
Now eighty years old, T. Boone Pickens is a legendary figure in the business world. Known as the “Oracle of Oil,” he built Mesa Petroleum, one of the largest independent oil companies in the United States. When Pickens left Mesa after a downward spiral in the company’s profits, many...
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A Guide for a U.S. National Energy Policy.
- By HuskerFan on 10-20-08
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The First Billion is the Hardest
- Reflections on a Life of Comebacks and America's Energy Future
- Narrated by: Arthur Morey
- Length: 8 hrs and 8 mins
- Release date: 09-16-08
- Language: English
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Dark Genius of Wall Street
- The Misunderstood Life of Jay Gould, King of the Robber Barons
- By: Edward Renehan
- Narrated by: George K. Wilson
- Length: 14 hrs and 52 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall154
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Performance132
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Story131
Author of The Kennedys at War and The Lion’s Pride, Edward J. Renehan, Jr. presents a fascinating biography of one of the most hated and most admired American entrepreneurs of all time. Here, he sheds light on Wall Street magnate Jay Gould and his frequently overshadowed creativity. Gould was...
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For 19th century business and finance history fans
- By Philo on 02-05-14
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Dark Genius of Wall Street
- The Misunderstood Life of Jay Gould, King of the Robber Barons
- Narrated by: George K. Wilson
- Length: 14 hrs and 52 mins
- Release date: 07-13-11
- Language: English
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Own It
- The Power of Women at Work
- By: Sallie Krawcheck
- Narrated by: Ellen Archer, Sallie Krawcheck
- Length: 7 hrs and 21 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall341
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Performance291
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Story290
A Wall Street Journal and Washington Post Bestseller, Own It is a new kind of career playbook for a new era of feminism, offering women a new set of rules for professional success: one that plays to their strengths and builds on the power they already have. Weren’t women supposed to have...
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A Sales Pitch For Ellevest
- By ABeck on 11-11-19
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Own It
- The Power of Women at Work
- Narrated by: Ellen Archer, Sallie Krawcheck
- Length: 7 hrs and 21 mins
- Release date: 01-17-17
- Language: English
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Shark Tales
- How I Turned $1,000 into a Billion Dollar Business
- By: Barbara Corcoran, Bruce Littlefield
- Narrated by: Barbara Corcoran
- Length: 5 hrs
- Abridged
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Overall760
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Performance677
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Story678
In Shark Tales, Barbara shares her hilarious stories about growing up, getting into trouble, failing miserably, and then starting over again....
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One Good Point Made It Worth The Purchase
- By Elartica on 04-11-16
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Shark Tales
- How I Turned $1,000 into a Billion Dollar Business
- Narrated by: Barbara Corcoran
- Length: 5 hrs
- Release date: 03-23-11
- Language: English
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The Education of a Value Investor
- My Transformative Quest for Wealth, Wisdom and Enlightenment
- By: Guy Spier
- Narrated by: Malk Williams
- Length: 6 hrs and 28 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall2,003
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Performance1,703
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Story1,698
What happens when a young Wall Street investment banker spends a small fortune to have lunch with Warren Buffett? He becomes a real value investor....
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Malk Williams does a superb job.
- By Guy Spier on 11-30-14
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The Education of a Value Investor
- My Transformative Quest for Wealth, Wisdom and Enlightenment
- Narrated by: Malk Williams
- Length: 6 hrs and 28 mins
- Release date: 11-25-14
- Language: English
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The Wolf of Wall Street
- By: Jordan Belfort
- Narrated by: Bobby Cannavale
- Length: 4 hrs and 57 mins
- Abridged
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Overall972
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Performance766
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Story767
Now a major motion picture directed by Martin Scorsese and starring Leonardo DiCaprio By day he made thousands of dollars a minute. By night he spent it as fast as he could, on drugs, sex, and international globe-trotting. From the binge that sank a 170-foot motor yacht, crashed a Gulfstream...
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THIS VERSION IS ABRIDGED.
- By Mary on 01-07-14
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The Wolf of Wall Street
- Narrated by: Bobby Cannavale
- Series: The Wolf of Wall Street (abridged), Book 1
- Length: 4 hrs and 57 mins
- Release date: 09-25-07
- Language: English
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The Complete TurtleTrader
- How 23 Novice Investors Became Overnight Millionaires
- By: Michael W. Covel
- Narrated by: Joel Richards
- Length: 10 hrs and 8 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall1,103
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Performance916
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Story915
This is the true story behind Wall Street legend Richard Dennis, his disciples, the Turtles, and the trading techniques that made them millionaires....
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Entertaining & helped me make real money.
- By Brad Mills on 09-16-16
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The Complete TurtleTrader
- How 23 Novice Investors Became Overnight Millionaires
- Narrated by: Joel Richards
- Length: 10 hrs and 8 mins
- Release date: 08-31-16
- Language: English
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The Last Tycoons
- The Secret History of Lazard Freres & Co.
- By: William Cohan
- Narrated by: Robertson Dean
- Length: 32 hrs and 46 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall174
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Performance111
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Story111
A grand and revelatory portrait of Wall Street’s most storied investment bank Wall Street investment banks move trillions of dollars a year, make billions in fees, pay their executives in the tens of millions of dollars. But even among the most powerful firms, Lazard Frères & Co. stood apart...
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Good stuff
- By Mr. M Metwally on 09-07-07
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The Last Tycoons
- The Secret History of Lazard Freres & Co.
- Narrated by: Robertson Dean
- Length: 32 hrs and 46 mins
- Release date: 04-17-07
- Language: English
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King of Capital
- The Remarkable Rise, Fall, and Rise Again of Steve Schwarzman and Blackstone
- By: John E. Morris, David Carey
- Narrated by: George K. Wilson
- Length: 14 hrs and 42 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall613
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Performance485
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Story486
The financial establishment---banks and investment bankers, such as Citigroup, Bear Stearns, Lehman, UBS, Goldman Sachs, Merrill Lynch, and Morgan Stanley---were the cowboys, recklessly assuming risks, leveraging up to astronomical levels, and driving the economy to the brink of disaster. In...
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Great Story Ruined by Monotone Reading
- By Marc on 04-23-13
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King of Capital
- The Remarkable Rise, Fall, and Rise Again of Steve Schwarzman and Blackstone
- Narrated by: George K. Wilson
- Length: 14 hrs and 42 mins
- Release date: 12-09-10
- Language: English
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Big Mistakes
- The Best Investors and Their Worst Investments
- By: Michael Batnick
- Narrated by: Steve Menasche
- Length: 6 hrs and 13 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall190
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Performance145
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Story147
Big Mistakes: The Best Investors and Their Worst Investments explores the ways in which the biggest names have failed and reveals the lessons learned that shaped more successful strategies going forward. Investing can be a roller-coaster of highs and lows, and the investors detailed here...
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good content but annoying narrator
- By RY on 03-01-19
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Big Mistakes
- The Best Investors and Their Worst Investments
- Narrated by: Steve Menasche
- Length: 6 hrs and 13 mins
- Release date: 01-25-19
- Language: English
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From Willard Straight to Wall Street
- A Memoir
- By: Thomas W. Jones
- Narrated by: Larry Herron
- Length: 13 hrs and 2 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4
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Performance4
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Story4
In stark and compelling prose, Thomas W. Jones tells his story as a campus revolutionary who led an armed revolt at Cornell University in 1969 and then altered his course over the next 50 years to become a powerful leader in the financial industry....
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From Willard Straight to Wall Street
- A Memoir
- Narrated by: Larry Herron
- Length: 13 hrs and 2 mins
- Release date: 07-02-19
- Language: English
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The House of Rothschild
- Volume 1: Money's Prophets: 1798-1848
- By: Niall Ferguson
- Narrated by: Alexander Adams
- Length: 28 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall298
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Performance263
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Story261
From the bestselling author of The Ascent of Money and The Square and the Tower In his rich and nuanced portrait of the remarkable, elusive Rothschild family, Oxford scholar and bestselling author Niall Ferguson uncovers the secrets behind the family's phenomenal economic success. He reveals for...
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Fascinating
- By Jean on 06-26-19
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The House of Rothschild
- Volume 1: Money's Prophets: 1798-1848
- Narrated by: Alexander Adams
- Length: 28 hrs and 11 mins
- Release date: 01-15-19
- Language: English
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