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Howard's Gift: Uncommon Wisdom To Inspire Your Life's Work (2012)

by Eric C. Sinoway(Favorite Author)

3.95 of 5 Votes: 3

ISBN

1250004241 (ISBN13: 9781250004246)

languge

English

genre

History & Biography

publisher

St. Martin's Press

review 1: take advantage of opportunities, figure out what you're good at, have balance in life, etc. I may be missing something, as I am not in business, but for the most part the wisdom dispensed here seemed common, contrary to the title.It's great that the author looked up to his business school prof Howard Stevenson, and this is a nice tribute, but being a third party to their conversations did not prove particularly rewarding. One difficulty is that "my wise advisor told me......" is not a scintillating, action-packed structure for a book, so he reverts to some pretty boring scene-setting to pad the lessons themselves ("we were eating roast beef sandwiches in his kitchen when Howard turned to me and said....").
review 2: Lovely book, offers clarity, and makes emin... moreent sense to people who understand the language of business. Not the kind of book you read over one sitting. My problem though is that the author tries to add literary flourishes when none are needed. This is a wise book and does its job well. The "flourishes" are distracting and irritating to say the least. Had it not been for those irritants, I'd have happily put a five star rating there less

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