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The Tyranny Of Dead Ideas: Letting Go Of The Old Ways Of Thinking To Unleash A New Prosperity (2009)

by Matt Miller(Favorite Author)

3.63 of 5 Votes: 3

ISBN

0805087877 (ISBN13: 9780805087871)

languge

English

genre

Nonfiction

publisher

Times Books

review 1: Not generally a fan of books that are about the economy or politics. However,I picked up this book as a start in trying to research and gain a better prospective as the 2012 elections approach. I am not anywhere close to understanding the complicated issues tied with our economic system, so for a person who has a limited background or vocabulary in that realm this book was fairly simple and the concepts easy to grasp. It is a middle ground perspective with an outside the box analysis which I appreciated as it criticized common ideals of both the republican and democratic parties. I think it is a good read for anyone who is willing to look at another way of thinking about the role of our government. The book is written under six points with logical reasoning and explana... moretions as to why many of our "ideals" are somewhat skewed or in need of some updating. I think its fairly simple and fast read so worth following up on. Also the book was written in 2009, but I did see that the main points are still prevelant in the most recent election.
review 2: A succinct read from the get-go in the diagnosis, an iconoclasm that burns brightly, but which falters or weakens with a prescription that manages to throw in an apotheosis of the business leader, the C-suite executive and the board of directors as American heroes, fully flawed and unable to follow instructions or examples of exo-American experience. Read it for the contours of the debate, the framing behind the framing of the debate, and you will benefit from the clearer perspective, but dash the salt on the overpaid celebrity executive and irresponsible leaders and boards of directors of corporate America. less

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