Advantages: Honest, witty advice from a poet with nothing to prove! Disadvantages: The business advice is fairly generic. Buy for the quality of the prose.
...writing manuals telling other people how to become rich". Nor is "How to Get Rich" the dour corporate monotone of some grey-suited businessman. Rather, it's the story of someone who has practised what he preaches with flair, honesty and humour.
The astonishing message is that wealth is no panacea. In fact, it may even destroy the quality of your life. We learn how close Dennis came to personal tragedy through addictions and rampant spending in the ... ...anecdotes and stories and seeing how Dennis has applied these skills during his own rise to the top. His section on the art of negotiating and the importance of ownership (e.g. of intellectual property rights) is particularly enlightening.
Dennis has an eye for visual images - he compares chasing wealth to hunting a gazelle with diamonds in its belly. His closing chapter ("A Recap for Idlers") is extremely well written, placing the quest for wealth ...
Westocean 10.12.2008
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Advantages: Easy read, hard to put down, alternative view from the usual Disadvantages: Points could summarised better in certain areas
Egotistical, arrogant and ruthless are three words which spring to mind after reading the manner in which Dennis approaches business. The declaration that employees are only useful for two years due to a diminishing rate of productivity shows the hard line approach in which Dennis governs his business. Pride and stubborness are also two unfavourable characteristics which Dennis oozes of throughout the narrration of his life to date.
Yet, despite ... ...across as a very astute, intelligent and, at times, likeable character. As the book takes its path the reader becomes drawn into a feeling of sympathy for a man's shallow pursuit of money, irresponsible substance addiction and wasted time in failing to appreciate the more subtle qualities in life.
A fascinating read for anyone who wishes to see that sometimes life with vast sums of money is not always a recipe for happiness. ...
benharris5 16.09.2008
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