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Penguin presents the unabridged, downloadable audiobook edition of Wild Ride, written and read by Adam Lashinsky.A no-holds-barred look at Uber, the multi-billion dollar disruptor that has revolutionised the transportation industry around the worldUber is one of the most fascinating and controversial businesses in the world, both beloved for its elegant ride-hailing concept and heady growth, and ... Read more

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3 hours 17 min

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The Surge

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Inventing Paradise

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11 hours 25 min

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Inventing Paradise: The Power Brokers Who Created the Dream of Los Angeles traces the improbable rise of Los Angeles through the prism of six visionaries who had outsize influence on the city’s growth: Phineas Banning, Harrison Gray Otis, Henry Huntington, Harry Chandler, William Mulholland, and Moses Sherman.In the late 1870s, Los Angeles was a violent, dusty, 29-square-mile pueblo with a few
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Pneumatic Conveying

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2 hours 9 min

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Growth and Decay of Coral Reefs

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Crane Operations

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