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Ballsy: 99 Ways to Grow a Bigger Pair and Score Extreme Business Success [Paperback]

Karen Salmansohn (Author)
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Publication Date: March 24, 2006
Your success is only as large as your determination

Bestselling author Karen Salmansohn offers unflinching, real-world business advice and quick inspiration to help you get the career you've always wanted. Visually stunning, often humorous, and extremely insightful, this book is the only one you'll need to set yourself on course for extreme success. Here are some of her nuggets of wisdom.

  • Mom was wrong. It's okay to talk to strangers. (tip #4)
  • It doesn't matter how good your beef tenderloin is. Don't try to sell it to a vegan store. (tip #20)
  • Whenever possible, play with people who are better than you. (tip #39)
  • Don't just create deadlines. Create ill-lines and funeral-lines. (tip #47)
Always brutally honest, Ballsy is the perfect companion for today's business professional.

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About the Author

Karen Salmansohn is a best-selling author and motivational speaker with twenty-six published books, including How to Be Happy, Dammit and How to Succeed in Business Without a Penis. She lives in New York City.

Product Details

  • Paperback: 208 pages
  • Publisher: How (March 24, 2006)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 158180816X
  • ISBN-13: 978-1581808162
  • Product Dimensions: 6.9 x 6.7 x 0.9 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 13.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #679,143 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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KAREN SALMANSOHN is a best-selling author and motivational speaker with 25 published books, including Good Karma in a Box; The 8-Minute Guts Builder; Even God Is Single, So Stop Giving Me a Hard Time; and the best-selling How to Change Your Entire Life by Doing Absolutely Nothing. She lives in New York City.

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15 of 15 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
What a heap of drivel! This stuff makes Jack Handy look like Socrates.

The entire book is just dime store pep-talk and empty platitudes wrapped in tortured decoration. Each page is nothing more than a line or two pulled from a fortune cookie set in some jaunty type font and surrounded by vintage clip art and broad swaths of earthy color. If you set the type in 10pt Helvetica and got rid of all the window dressing, the actual content could be printed on something that would fit in your wallet.

You know that ol saw Style over Substance? Well it was created to describe works like this one.

Here is a startling insight from the book.

... in this uber-competitive career market place, if you only give 100% you will only get an okay career. If you want a fantastic career you gotta give 150%"

Seriously, this is the stuff that fills out the pages of this ridiculous tome.

All I can say is that Ballsy is what the writer was when she pitched this book,and SUPREEMELY Ballsy when the publisher stuck a $14.99 price tag on it.
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15 of 17 people found the following review helpful
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I wish I could give this 2.5 stars. I'd read a bit about the author and was intrigued by her style. This is the first book of her's I've read. I have no doubt that she is quite talented, but this book is only half finished. I read the whole thing in 45 minutes. Not because it was a page-turner, but because it was basically fluff with no ideas. She gave 'tips' and then offered no ideas or solutions. She just put a summary after each tip, but how hard is it to summarize a 1-2 line tip? I'm not quite sure that this is the fault of Ms. Salmansohn. I looked at other books by the same publisher. They were similar in that they were light information and heavy on distracting graphics.

I read the other reviews and may be in the minority as I don't think I'm the target audience. I bet Karen is a wonderful writer, but the book really left me aggarvated that I pad for it. I don't feel as though I received much from it.
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This is certainly a page turner. Fun and funny. Then it's done and you have no idea what you wasted your time on. Not that it took much time.

I simply love these kind of books written by sales people and marketers. They get me to buy a book that just isn't worth the price. But it sure looks cool and gave me a few laughs.

If you mostly read books for entertainment value this book is for you. If you read them to actually learn something useful, leave this one be.

Cheers,
Jeremy
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
havent read a bad one buy this author
Have read most of her books. Read them to the kids. Fun sayings, easy to read and apply. Highly recommend.
Published 13 months ago by D. thielke
Useful and Succinct
I really enjoyed this one most of all for its breezy approach to the topic. Although some of the tips missed the mark in their attempt to be snappy, the collection was well thought... Read more
Published on January 3, 2010 by Estro_generation
Good
Some of the advice is silly and doesn't make sense to me, but other advice is very good.

Each page spread has a tip and a summary; sometimes the summary seems to have... Read more
Published on June 13, 2009 by Carolyn A. Henry
Practical Tips
This book is a nice collection of tips on how to be successful. The title is obviously meant to shock, especially as it is written by a woman. Read more
Published on June 17, 2008 by Nick McCormick
Great read/reminder
This book is a fun read and reminder of a lot of things you may already know, as well as new info. you can use to get your career in high gear. Read more
Published on August 17, 2007 by Agent sme
Thank you for writing BALLSY - I need these reminders often...
Karen Salmansohn's books are written for me - I have a lot of information and tools to be successful, and much reading - BALLSY like KS's book GUT - think from the middle to get to... Read more
Published on June 8, 2007 by Carolynn Kutz
Mildly Amusing
I loved this book for its aesthetics; it is beautifully over-designed and I spent a good while admiring its visuals. Read more
Published on April 13, 2007 by Ivan S
A fine pick for any seeking a title on business and career value...
Ballsy: 99 Ways To Grow A Bigger Pair And Score Extreme Business Success offers real-world business savvy and tips on how to promote your career for optimum success. Read more
Published on September 9, 2006 by Midwest Book Review
Keep this book on your desk
I LOVE this book. I keep it on my desk (discretely hidden because of the name). My co-workers come over and we read from "The Book of Ballsy. Read more
Published on July 28, 2006 by Having It All Woman
Savvy Advice from Salmansohn
Karen is one of my favorite authors...and Ballsy is a great read. Full of wit and wisdom, it really inspires you to pursue your passions and take your business to new heights. Read more
Published on July 7, 2006 by Robin Gorman Newman
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