PositiveNPR... eschews sensationalism for a high-resolution portrait of how exactly an unusual man and an unusual company managed a meteoric rise ... [Higgins] focuses less on Musk\'s character, and more on the machinations that created his success ... Higgins is generally quite even-handed when it comes to assessing Musk\'s decisions ... the book is hardly boring: The tale of Tesla\'s ascent is inherently dramatic and compellingly told. It is, perhaps, a little repetitive. Tesla almost runs out of money, Musk raises the cash — and repeat, and repeat ... the most interesting elements of the book, perhaps, are the hints at what might have been.
Susan Fowler
PositiveNPRThe memoir...[provides] more eyebrow-raising details about just how hostile and chaotic Uber\'s workplace was. But Fowler is much more interested in unpacking how — and why — she responded by going public ... Fowler spends little time on her youth, which some readers may find disappointing, and aside from a partial biography of her father, she never fleshes out her siblings or parents into characters ... Fowler\'s occasionally eye-popping account of life at Uber ends with her making the leap to another job and reflecting seriously on her ethical obligations before deciding to speak out. In the anxious months after she went public with her story, she says she was followed and investigated by Uber goons. But the story does not end with Uber\'s triumphant revenge: Fowler emphasizes that she\'s thriving in every way possible ... This memoir is a bit of a how-to book, too, with some take-home lessons for anyone discouraged by a hostile workplace.
