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Summary: ...
Review: The Onion does this type of thing much better.
For instance, this is written as a satire, which is supposed to mean it takes the style of the newspapers, magazines that it pokes fun at. But this is written in the AP press style (like the Onion) rather than in the WSJ style (which would make it more business like, and, funnier IMHO)
It's not bad, just disappointing. Considering the alternatives (The New New Economy, which I also read and reviewed) it doesn't stack up.
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Summary: Absolutely hilarious
Review: This book is flat-out hysterical. It's got hundreds of stories and charts, and it's somewhat of a history of the last 10 years or so of business and technology, (from 1994 thru 2002). Some of the tech-related stories are the best, like the one about how Foot and Mouth disease is the only major virus that Microsoft's outlook can't propagate. But I also love the one about how loyal employees are very rare nowadays, and therefore can be sold for good money to other companies, or the Jewish mother who's mad that her son never visits her Web site anymore. Literally had me howling.
It's very well laid-out, essentially a magazine in book form, and reminds me of the first Onion book, except it's more specific and a bit more intelligent. I imagine this will be a big winner at Christmastime.
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Summary: Just too funny
Review: This book is great. Just page after page after page of laugh-out-loud funny stuff that gives you the best chance you'll ever have to laugh at the business world, even if you're not "from" the business world. I know people are trying to dissect it, like it's some Jonathan Swift epic, but frankly I think you're overreaching. Who cares about all that? Economy of Errors is just plain funny.
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Summary: Cheesy and derivative
Review: This book tries way too hard. And it falls flat. Obviously the author desperately wishes he worked at The Onion, but he's nowhere near funny enough. A true waste of trees and money.
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Summary: Awesomely funny
Review: This is hands-down the funniest business book I've ever read, (and that includes Jack Welch's autobiography ;-) A dead-on parody of big silly business, of which I am, sadly, a part, it has something for everyone: quick little shorts that had me rolling, absurdly funny charts and graphs, and longer features like the "adventure metaphor" called "Swimming with the Sharks" -- which tells the story of a group of execs who go on a team-building excursion that requires them to spend 48 hours swimming in a great white shark feeding ground. Outstanding. Overall, just excellent.
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