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Title: Forbes, December 8, 2014


Author: Forbes


Narrator: Ken Borgers


Format: Highlights


Length: 1 hr and 11 mins


Language: English


Release date: 12-08-14


Publisher: Forbes


Genres: Business, Commerce & Economy



Summary:


Welcome to Forbes for December 8th, 2014 from Audible. This edition contains seven feature articles. In the cover story, "Nobel Peace Prize Winner Malala on Being Shot: 'My Weaknesses Died on That Day'" Nobel Peace Prize Winner Malala Yousafzai was shot by the Taliban for going to school. They targeted the wrong girl.


Next, "Here's a Plan to Turn Around U-S Education and Generate $225 Trillion." When you look at massive public spending areas, defense keeps us safe and health care keeps us alive, but only education holds the promise of a numeric return on a collective investment.


We'll also tell you about, "The Spider of Silicon Valley: Inside 'Zuck & Friends' Secret Billionaire Fund" an obscure Silicon Valley firm has turned into an exclusive members-only billionaires club that operates as a cross between a family office and a venture capital fund.


Then, "Translate Your App: How Smartling Goes Global with Apple, Tesla, GoPro, and More" Cloud software firm Smartling has succeeded in simplifying the complex and tedious job of translating websites, apps, and hundreds of other forms of media. CEO and co-founder Jack Welde is promoting his platform as the fastest way to help clients expand abroad.


Also, "Revel Without a Cause: The Spectacular Fall of Atlantic City's Biggest Casino" Four Atlantic City Casinos have closed this yearanother is expected to be shuttered soonas revenues plunged because of new competition in neighboring states. The most spectacular fall in the Boardwalk Empire? The $2.4 billion Revel.


Followed by, "Meet the Ex-Googlers Helping Their Former Bosses Beat Microsoft to Your Office Phone" Google has a new secret weapon in its fight against Microsoft Office: a startup of ex-Googlers really good at reinventing the telephone.


And in our final story, "Books for the Holidays" Books to give as holiday gifts, with subjects ranging from Silicon Valley to startups to the monetary system to the gridiron.



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