"A fantastic book, in both content and execution." Bloomberg News
"Loved ... [the] book -- its' on my nightstand!" Bill Gross, MD, Pimco
Yup, so I bought it. Read it. And then thought, "what a load of crap". Its a bunch of people who talked about their experiences about how well they did, and some of the lessons they learnt. Drobny could have just summarised the whole book on one page. They were just lucky.
But then again, I'm neither Bill Gross nor Bloomberg, so what do I know, eh?
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Dude, I tend to turn a jaundice eye on recommendations like these. Anyway, I normally flip through the pages randomly to see if anything catches my eye (as in "what is it in this book that I dun already know") before buying it. Other times, I would google for reviews and check up the blog of the writer before I even bother to check out the physical book at the bookshop. And another thing, just because the writer had written an earlier kick-assed book doesn't mean that the next ones are good.
ReplyDeleteNext time, I'll just get a book, park myself at some obscure corner of the store, and just read it for free. Then, decide if its worth parting with my hard-earned moolah.
ReplyDeleteHey, Richard, Uncle Lee gave me an interesting tip the other day. He said to go to the bookstore with a TOOTHPICK! Yup! read the book, mark the last page read with a toothpick, put it behind (horizontally) the other books. Go again the next day, locate book, locate toothpick and continue reading. *laughs*
ReplyDeleteTo be frank, for management books, the summary page (aka Introduction) at the front is the most important. It can point you specifically to the new things/ideas that you would like to know. In this case, a good camera phone can come in handy *winks*
Hi Richard, ha ha..love your expression. I never buy these books...
ReplyDeletemaybe glance at bookstores....
Have a nice weekend, Lee.