Robert L. Shook
Autor de Honda: An American Success Story
Sobre El Autor
Robert L. Shook is one of America's premier business writers. He is the author of 57 books and has ghostwritten three New York Times #1 bestsellers. Prior to becoming a fulltime author, Shook spent 17 years in sales and sales management in the insurance industry. Barry Farber consults with mostrar más corporations, professional athletes, and entertainers helping them market their products and land more deals. He is the bestselling author of 12 books with over one million copies sold. Prior to starting Farber Training Systems Inc., he was a top sales rep and sales manager in the office products industry. mostrar menos
Obras de Robert L. Shook
Wall Street Dictionary: The Most Up-To-Date and Authoritative Dictionary of Financial Terms, More Than 4000 Entries (1990) 17 copias
Etiquetado
Conocimiento común
- Fecha de nacimiento
- 1938-04-07
- Género
- male
- Lugar de nacimiento
- Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
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Hardball Selling: How to Turn the Pressure on,… por Robert Shook
NF
Short stories from successful people with some really great inspirational notes. Successful people from different backgrounds share how they overcame the difficulties and triumphed. the lessons they learned gives the reader a look behind the winners, some mistakes they made and some really bold moves. I enjoy reading about people who overcome life's madness and this book fits that bill well.
An enjoyable motivation read.
An enjoyable motivation read.
The Book of Why is a trivial book of trivia that offers answers to little questions about words, phrases, and customs. The questions come 3 or 4 per page, and each is answered in a short paragraph of explanation.
Here are some samples: Why do we call Greenland green? Why do we call policemen cops? Why do we think fat people are jolly? (we do?) and Why are Northerners called Yankees? Then there’s Why are the days of the week so named? Why do golfers use tees? and Why do we say “to the bitter end”? I was surprised to consider how many phrases in common usage have long since lost their reference points. We unthinkingly fill our sentences with phrases which have lost their original referents, with no idea what the words were ever meant to signify.
In this book, no sources or references are given, so the reader is expected to take the author’s word for it that he knows of what he speaks. While such trust may be justified, at least one explanation is dubious. Twice the book asserts that “primitive man” used to capture his mate and carry or drag her home -- suggesting that the author's knowledge of human prehistory comes from reading old caveman cartoons.
Personally I found this book to be none too interesting, but that's to be expected of a book focussed on trivia. Why are they called leotards? Why is it called “moonshine?” If you’ve ever wondered about these things, this may be just the book for you.… (más)
Here are some samples: Why do we call Greenland green? Why do we call policemen cops? Why do we think fat people are jolly? (we do?) and Why are Northerners called Yankees? Then there’s Why are the days of the week so named? Why do golfers use tees? and Why do we say “to the bitter end”? I was surprised to consider how many phrases in common usage have long since lost their reference points. We unthinkingly fill our sentences with phrases which have lost their original referents, with no idea what the words were ever meant to signify.
In this book, no sources or references are given, so the reader is expected to take the author’s word for it that he knows of what he speaks. While such trust may be justified, at least one explanation is dubious. Twice the book asserts that “primitive man” used to capture his mate and carry or drag her home -- suggesting that the author's knowledge of human prehistory comes from reading old caveman cartoons.
Personally I found this book to be none too interesting, but that's to be expected of a book focussed on trivia. Why are they called leotards? Why is it called “moonshine?” If you’ve ever wondered about these things, this may be just the book for you.… (más)
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Estadísticas
- Obras
- 28
- Miembros
- 195
- Popularidad
- #112,377
- Valoración
- 3.2
- Reseñas
- 3
- ISBNs
- 51
- Idiomas
- 1