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excited and alienated by her adopted country's radically different society

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and the mind-bending paths we take to shield ourselves from heartache

And whoever controls the spice controls the universe

Elon Musk 9781849182171 excited and alienated by herWhen Elon Musk was a kid in South Africa, he was regularly beaten by bullies. One day a group pushed him down some concrete steps and kicked him until his face was a swollen ball of flesh. He was in the hospital for a week. But the physical scars were minor compared to the emotional ones inflicted by his father, an engineer, rogue, and charismatic fantasist. His father's impact on his psyche would linger. He developed into a tough yet vulnerable man