Length5h 35m
About this audiobook
Rise - From Silence to Strength, delivers a powerful memoir of resilience, discipline, passion, entrepreneurship and ultimately, purpose in life. Rising from humble beginnings to a forty-year international career spanning academia, multinational corporations, and global institutions, Prof Ali Beba’s journey moves across continents — from Turkiye to Hong Kong, Dubai and to the United States — and identities: engineer, professor, executive, advisor, mentor.
Yet, the book is not about status.
It is about silence —the quiet moments where character is forged. History is rarely written with noise. It’s written by individuals who prepare in silence. Silence does not mean absence. It is preparation. Silence is resilience — choosing discipline over comfort.
It is about responsibility — transforming success into service. And if we listen closely, this silence may be where the real advantage lies.
Audiobook details
GenreBiography and Memoir, Business and Economics
Length5 hrs 35 mins
Narrated byRecorded Track
FormatAudiobook
Publish dateApr 28, 2026
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Introduction
20Miracles and the Power of Forgiveness
2About the Author
21The Test of Faith
3Preface
22My Hero
4A One-of-a-Kind New Year’s Gift
23Being a Child of Good Times
5Why Did I Write This Book?
24Making the Most of Time
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6From Silence to Strength
25Learning by Teaching
7A House by the Vardar River
26From Power to Purpose
8The Wooden Horse, the Chestnut, and the Evil Eye
27The Handwriting
9Cin Ali
28Lessons Distilled from a Lifetime
10The Blessed Rice and the Unforgotten Flavors
29The 10 Golden Rules of an Entrepreneur
11The Generation of 1968
30Stories and Lessons
12The Power of Routines
31Crossing Boundaries, Egos, and Cultures
13Role Models
32My Sons
14Love in the Shadow of the Moon Landing
33Not Retirement, Just a Gear Shift
15A $280 Dollar Beginning
34The Greatest Investment:
16Separations and the Struggle to Exist
35Do You Have a Daughter or a Granddaughter?
17The Passion for Work
36Through the Eyes of My Life Companion: Living with Ali
18Buddy
37Afterword
19Beliefs and Heroes
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