Okay — if you want to cite the 'Zero to One' audiobook in a paper, here's a full, practical way to do it that I've used myself when juggling citations and late-night listening notes.
Start by collecting the metadata from your audiobook source: author(s) (Peter Thiel; Blake Masters is usually credited), year of the edition you listened to, the exact title 'Zero to One: Notes on Startups, or How to Build the Future', the format [audiobook], narrator name (if listed), the publisher of the audio edition (often Random House Audio or the imprint that released it), and the platform or URL if you streamed it (Audible, library link, etc.). You’ll need those bits for every citation style.
Concrete examples I use in papers (double-check your edition):
MLA 9: Thiel, Peter, and Blake Masters. 'Zero to One: Notes on Startups, or How to Build the Future.' Narrated by [Narrator Name], Random House Audio, 2014. Audible, https://www.audible.com/xxxx.
APA 7: Thiel, P., & Masters, B. (2014). 'Zero to One: Notes on Startups, or How to Build the Future' [Audiobook]. Random House Audio. https://www.audible.com/xxxx.
Chicago (notes): Peter Thiel and Blake Masters, 'Zero to One: Notes on Startups, or How to Build the Future', audiobook narrated by [Narrator], Random House Audio, 2014, 00:12:34.
For in-text citations, I usually include timestamps for direct quotes (e.g., (Thiel & Masters, 2014, 00:10:22)) because audiobooks don’t have stable page numbers. If you’re quoting text that’s equally in the print edition, mention the print page if the grader prefers. Above all, check your instructor’s preferred style and the exact audiobook metadata — small edition differences matter. If you want, I can format a citation for the exact file you have.
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