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18 of 23 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars
ME Me Me Me Me Me Me,
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This review is from: The Accidental Millionaire: Leaping From Chance To Mastery In The Game of Life (Hardcover)
What an incredible disappointment! Is one star as low as I can go? Nothing, lots and lots of nothing, is what this book contains. Unless you like to read, over and over again, the words Me, I, My, Me, I, I and Oh yes, ME, don't bother. Where is the Beef? I have never seen such a narcissistic endeavor. It was a total waste of money and expectation. The hype I received from the E-Zine Queen convinced me I should buy this book. That's the one and only chance she had to gain my respect. It seems a club of mutual admirers got together and decided to endorse this shallow, boring fake. What a shame. Count me out of this network of self admirers. I have been robbed.
57 of 79 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars
How do we learn from an accident?,
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This review is from: The Accidental Millionaire: Leaping From Chance To Mastery In The Game of Life (Hardcover)
Disclosure: I bought this book online after hearing Ms Frank's teleclass and then emailed for a refund. Four weeks later, her assistant responded: they anticipated no refunds because everyone loved the book! And a few weeks after that, someone called me, demanding why I didn't like the book! I gave up and donated the book to a local library.
Ms Frank autographed my book, "Cathy I believe in you." An immediate credibility-buster: does she really believe in everyone who forked over twenty bucks to buy her book? And if so, why? If we believe Ms Frank, her success was lucky but not at all accidental. First, when leaving her abusive husband, Ms Frank needed a lawyer -- and her mother just happened to work for a lawyer who could take the case! Many abused spouses have trouble getting a lawyer to take them seriously. Frank says she walked away from the successful business she had built with her husband. Clearly her "accidents" began later -- she should have had some kind of written agreement. Second, Frank got involved with computers and then moved easily to training. She was in the right place at the right time with the right talents. She likes to make the move seem easy. When a training company asks for a tape, she just calls someone she knows and asks to give a class. And they say yes! Not many people have those kinds of connections. But the most frustrating part of this book is the misleading title. First, Frank's success was planned. As soon as she left her husband, she sat on her sister's couch and made a plan. (How many abused women have sisters living 3 hours away who can take them in? That's another story.) She writes about the way she set up her website -- but doesn't tell us how she learned these techniques. Accidental? I don't think so. But the real quibble I have is, "What can we learn from an accident?" By definition, accidents are unplanned and unpreventable! How do we create our own accident? The website tips are easily available elsewhere and they're not clearly explained. Anyway, Frank's own website is filled with links that lead nowhere. I tried to follow links to an advertised class. After being led through a form that demanded all kinds of information -- for a free class - I was taken back to the announcement page! There was no place to email for help. So Ms Frank just is not credible as a resource for Internet marketing. This book will no doubt be purchased by people who hear the author, appreciate her speaking skills and want more. She comes across as likeable so they may be reluctant to criticize. I suggest catching her on a free teleclass...you'll get everything that's in this book and maybe more.
6 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Fabulous Book!,
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This review is from: The Accidental Millionaire: Leaping From Chance To Mastery In The Game of Life (Hardcover)
The Accidental Millionaire is such a delightful and informative read. Stephanie really knows her material and gets her points across in a whimsical yet matter-of-fact manner. I thoroughly enjoyed the personal anecdotes combined with the tips for success. A must read for anyone that has the desire to grow!
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