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The Art Of Doing: How Superachievers Do What They Do And How They Do It So Well (2013)

by Camille Sweeney(Favorite Author)

3.3 of 5 Votes: 1

ISBN

0452298172 (ISBN13: 9780452298170)

languge

English

genre

Nonfiction

publisher

Plume

review 1: This came across like a series of articles on achievers in different walks of life that would have been at home in a general readership magazine, like the AARP magazine, or Parade. The book starts with a chapter introducing the cast of achievers, but with a level of detail that I thought when I read the actual article about the achiever I already knew a big part of their story. This was a little too repetitive. The articles themselves consisted of a brief bio, some points about either how the achiever did his thing or advice they would give, then some background trivia about the person and their area of endeavor. The articles were very uneven. Some seem to be based on interviews of the subject, some, like Dale Carnegie, based on high school paper-level research. The achiev... moreers chosen were a mixed lot, and I found the selection the most interesting part of the book. What the achievers said, the 10 points they provided, were all over the place. Some were very specific to how things are done in their particular industry, some were generic advice. Almost all of the points brought up were summed up in a simple phrase, many commonly used. Because these 10 points illustrated different things for different achievers, you never really got into what the authors were trying to do here. There is not a consistent purpose that really would have helped this collection. (And as another reviewer noted, that was one of the points of advice on writing by one of the achievers!) The bits of trivia at the end of each section were entirely unnecessary and made these articles appear to have been written initially for publication in general readership magazines, where they would appear in boxes within the article. Generally these were good for magazine articles, but they didn't hang together well in book.
review 2: If you want to know the recipe of superachievers then this book might give you a glimpse of what it would take. It's written with simple way and provide takeaways that might inspire readers. From tennis diva to dog whisperer to FBI negotiator to adult movie producer even to Jeopardy winner. They'll throw away the not-so-secrets of their success, which include persistence, determination, ready to fall, and being innovative. These people are just amazing! ^_^ less

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