Download Call Me Ted AudioBook Free
"Early to foundation, early to go up, work like hell and advertise!"
These words of fatherly advice helped shape Ted Turner's impressive life, but they only get started to clarify the colorful, enthusiastic, and unique style that has made Ted into one of the most amazing personalities of our own time. Along the way - among his numerous accomplishments -- Ted became one of the richest men in the world, the greatest land owner in america, revolutionized the television set business with the creation of TBS and CNN, became a champ sailor and success of the America's Cup, and had taken home a World Series championship trophy in 1995 as owner of the Atlanta Braves.
An impressive businessman, outspoken nonconformist, and groundbreaking philanthropist, Ted Turner is truly a living tale, and today, for the first time, he unveils his personal report. From his difficult childhood to the successful launch of his marketing empire to the catastrophic AOL/Time Warner package, Turner spares no details or feelings and will take the reader along on the untamed and sometimes bumpy trip.
You'll also hear Ted's personal take how we can save the planet...share his experience in the dugout on your day when he appointed himself as manager of the Atlanta Braves....understand how he almost lost his life in the 1979 Fastnet sailing competition (but arrived the success)...and discover surprising details about his dealings with Fidel Castro, Mikhail Gorbachev, Jimmy Carter, Expenses Gates, Jack Welch, Warren Buffett, and so many more of the most influential people of the past 1 / 2 century.
Ted also doesn't shrink from the darker and even more intimate details of his life. With his standard frankness, he discusses a childhood of loneliness (he was still left at a boarding college by his parents at the tender time of four), and the mental impact of damaging losses (Ted's beloved sister died at seventeen and his hard-charging daddy dedicated suicide when Ted was still in his early twenties). Turner is also forthcoming about his marriages, including the someone to Oscar-winning celebrity, Jane Fonda.
Along the way, Ted's friends, co-workers, and family are evenly revealing in their particular "Ted Testimonies" that happen to be peppered throughout the booklet. Jane Fonda, especially, provides intriguing insights into Ted's inner drive and character.
In CALL ME TED, you'll hear Ted Turner's distinctive speech on every site. Always forthright, he tells you what makes him tick and what ticks him off, and gives an honest bill of what he's about. Inspiring and entertaining, CALL ME TED sheds new light using one of the greatest visionaries of our own time.
