TY - BOOK AU - Siddiqui,Faiz TI - Hubris maximum: the shattering of Elon Musk SN - 9781250327178 AV - HC102.5.M88 S53 2025 U1 - 338.092B 23/eng/20250407 PY - 2025/// CY - New York PB - St. Martin's Press KW - Musk, Elon. KW - Tesla Motors KW - History KW - SpaceX (Firm) KW - X (Social networking service) KW - Businesspeople KW - United States KW - Biography KW - South Africa KW - Government contractors KW - Inventors KW - Technological innovations KW - Politics and government KW - 2021- KW - Biographies KW - lcgft N2 - "Elon Musk has cast himself as the savior of humanity, an altruistic force whose fortune is tied to noble pursuits from halting our dependence on fossil fuels to colonizing Mars. Once frequently heralded as a modern-day Edison, Musk has taken up a new place in the public consciousness with his growing desire to disrupt not just the automotive and space industries but the policies that shape our nation, placing him at the center of America's most complex undertakings in manufacturing, politics, and defense and technology, even as his increasingly erratic personal behavior has raised questions about his stability and judgement. ... At a moment when America's tech gods are more influential than ever, Hubris Maximus is a cautionary tale about the pitfalls of lionizing magnetic leaders"-- ER -