Walter Isaacson Charts Elon Musk’s Journey From Humble Beginnings To One Of The Wealthiest People On The Planet – But Is Musk A Genius Or A Jerk

From The Author Of Steve Jobs And Other Bestselling Biographies, This Is The Astonishingly Intimate Story Of Elon Musk, The Most Fascinating And Controversial Innovator Of Our Era – A Rule-breaking Visionary Who Helped To Lead The World Into The Era Of Electric Vehicles, Private Space Exploration And Artificial Intelligence. Oh, And Took Over Twitter.

When Elon Musk Was A Kid In South Africa, He Was Regularly Beaten By Bullies. One Day A Group Pushed Him Down Some Concrete Steps And Kicked Him Until His Face Was A Swollen Ball Of Flesh. He Was In The Hospital For A Week. But The Physical Scars Were Minor Compared To The Emotional Ones Inflicted By His Father, An Engineer, Rogue And Charismatic Fantasist.