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Yes, absolutely. The information and stories in here can alter your whole career for the better, whatever it is.

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I don't get this book

This book reminds me of sitting in a waiting room listening to someone tell me stories of their life, interesting but of no real account. It fills the time but after it is finished you feel a sence of relieve. This book is a rehash of old ideas, its the kind of book that makes you want to write your own as you know you could do a better job of it.

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Boring and doesn't deliver

I ordered this book with great anticipation and am extremely disappointed - I couldn't even get through it. The author gets bogged down in telling the reader the minute details of a play that are completely unnecessary to the concept he is presenting - it goes on, and on, and on. A complete disappointment and waste of time.