ONE CLICK Jeff Bezos and the Rise of Amazon.com

With a workmanlike performance, Neil Shah delivers a cursory examination of the founder and CEO of amazon.com. Shah’s tedious staccato delivery does not provide the characterizations or varied intonation necessary to give this interesting story an engaging delivery. Bezos’s ruthless business sense is explained within the context of his fierce focus on superb customer service—even at the expense of potential profits in the early years. The content is a solid introduction to amazon.com and the genius who created it. However, Shah’s narration does not assist in making this more than a surface examination. W.A.G. © AudioFile 2012, Portland, Maine [Published: JANUARY 2012]