Editorial Reviews
Stanley Bing’s Throwing the Elephant, subtitled Zen and the Art of Managing Up, is a wise and hilarious–mostly hilarious–antidote to the extensive library of works by grim, clenched-fisted business gurus. Bing posits that power strategies cannot be “managed through rational means.” Real success–corporate-niche enlightenment–comes only by embracing religion, specifically Zen Buddhism. [...]
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Let’s get one thing straight: Carl Hiaasen doesn’t like the Walt Disney Company. Whenever the giant entertainment conglomerate stumbles, as it did with its proposed Civil War theme park in Virginia, Hiaasen cheers. When a rhinoceros mysteriously dies at Disney’s new theme park, Animal Kingdom, Hiaasen secretly [...]
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Why does no one blink when they are charged three dollars for a cup of coffee?Why do grown men sleep on the street overnight to buy video game systems?How do Dollar Stores cheerfully charge a dollar for a 25 cent pack of gum?What are the pitfalls of Brand Name Loyalty?And how [...]
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From Publishers Weekly
Adams builds his latest book (after 2004’s The Religion War) out of entries from his blog, which results in a lot of short chapters and abrupt changes in topic. Still, some ongoing themes do emerge, as the bestselling cartoonist discusses his wedding plans—including his [...]
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People in the high flush of a successful but sometimes frenetic business career often look with envy at those who have entered their golden years. Ah! they think. To be retired! Free to wake when you wish, to have the time to reflect on the deeper things in life, play golf or quoits, [...]
Editorial Reviews
From Publishers Weekly
Despite a title that draws on an insult and a simplistic premise—that there are “pink” and “blue” styles of self-presentation—Lichtenberg’s latest contribution to fem-biz lit offers an intellectually and emotionally challenging prescription. The “pitch” in question involves “using your influence, skills and powers of [...]
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From Library Journal
Bing, who writes Esquire magazine’s “Executive Summary” column, analyzes a slice of corporate culture gone mad–the interpersonal dynamics of working with a crazy boss. He first describes the process of a typical initiate entering the corporate world with a general set of perceptions which [...]
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