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Author: Eliyahu M. Goldratt, Jeff Cox Narrator: ensemble cast Publisher: Highbridge Audio Audio Length: Release Date: March 2014 Format: Unabridged Audiobook Delivery: Instant Download ISBN: 9781622313952
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The business book disguised as a novel that became an underground bestseller—and today is used by thousands of companies and business schools—is now available in a third edition that includes case studies.

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About the Author

Eliyahu M. Goldratt (1947–2011) was an educator, author, scientist, philosopher, and business leader. But he was, first and foremost, a thinker who provoked others to think. Often characterized as unconventional, stimulating, and “a slayer of sacred cows,” Dr. Goldratt exhorted his audience to examine and reassess their business practices with a fresh, new vision. In addition to his pioneering work in business management and education, he held patents in a number of areas ranging from medical devices to drip irrigation and temperature sensors.

About the Narrator

NPR is a mission-driven, multimedia news organization and radio program producer of news, talk, music, and entertainment programs with a strong base of member stations and supporters nationwide. Since 1971, NPR and its journalists and programs have won hundreds of awards, including some of the most prestigious honors in journalism.