Elon Musk: How the Billionaire CEO of SpaceX & Tesla is Shaping our Future by Ashlee Vance - Paperback

Details. Condition: BRAND NEW. Format: Paperback. ISBN: 9780753555644. Publisher: Virgin Books. Age Range: Adult. Overview. Discover the extraordinary story behind one of the most audacious entrepreneurs of our age. This definitive biography traces Elon Musk's journey from a bullied childhood in apartheid-era South Africa to the helm of PayPal, Tesla, and SpaceX. Written with unprecedented access to Musk himself, his family, friends, and colleagues, this paperback biography blends meticulous reporting with gripping narrative to explain how one man's relentless drive is reshaping transport, energy, and space exploration for the whole planet.. About the Book. Ashlee Vance's biography of Elon Musk is widely regarded as the definitive account of the entrepreneur's rise from a difficult South African childhood to becoming one of the most influential business figures of the twenty-first century. Drawing on more than three hundred hours of interviews with Musk, along with conversations with his family, friends, and colleagues, Vance charts Musk's early ventures, including Zip2 and PayPal, before diving deep into the founding and near-collapse of both Tesla and SpaceX. The book explores Musk's relentless, sometimes controversial management style, his personal life and relationships, and the enormous financial and emotional risks he took to keep his companies alive. Readers get an unflinching look at the sleepless nights, boardroom battles, and engineering breakthroughs that defined the launch of reusable rockets and mass-market electric vehicles. Vance doesn't shy away from Musk's contradictions — a visionary capable of inspiring intense loyalty, yet a demanding boss whose standards have driven away many employees. The narrative captures the tension between Musk's grand ambitions to colonise Mars and save the planet from climate catastrophe, and the everyday grind of manufacturing cars and building rockets. This is a book about obsession, risk, and the price of changing the