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He is a citizen of south africa, the united states where he has lived most of his life and currently resides, and canada. The book traces elon musk s life from his childhood up to the time he spent at zip2 and paypal, and then onto spacex, tesla, and solarcity. The book manages to convey musk s image as a ruthless egomaniacal sadist and a caring, benevolent visionary at the same time, leaving you undecisive on whether to admire or d. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 400 pages and is available in hardcover format. Elon is the man behind companies such as spacex, tesla motors, solarcity, and paypal that. He goes into his brain, and then you just see he is in another world. Over dinner, he discusses his plans to colonize mars and release a new electric car.
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