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Chronicles From the Planet Business: An Eyewitness Account of the Crimes, Passions, Madness, and Downright Stupidity of Modern Business [Hardcover]

Barry J. Gibbons (Author)
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Book Description

February 22, 2001
Get Ready. You are about to blast off into outer space. Destination: Planet Business. Business is a planet of its own. A world of alien beings and irrational forces never before so insightfully or brutally chronicled as in Barry Gibbons? new book Chronicles from the Planet Business. In this book, Gibbons takes you on a dizzying ride through the world of business. Along the way, you will meet up with Czar Nicholas and his doomed family, WWII flying aces, Margaret Thatcher, Saddam Hussein, Monty Python, Bill Gates, Mother Theresa, Sam Walton, Michael Jordan and many others. You will also learn the real truth about the Trojan Horse, Zippergate, George W. Bush?s missing years in Lubbock, TX., frequent flyer miles, the EU, the International Olympic Committee, dating and more.

No one is better suited and more able to poke fun at the world of business than Barry Gibbons, the former CEO of Burger King and enlightened capitalist. This book proves once and for all that business is stupid ? how else to explain Arch Deluxe, downsizing, the EU, Al Dunlap, New Coke, Motorola and dress down Fridays.

What readers have to say about Barry Gibbons:

"This guy writes with the wit and wisdom of Tom Peters and the hysterical observations and honesty of Dave Berry." A Reader from Portland, Oregon

"Barry Gibbons is not ?irreverent? he?s dead on!" A. Kris Bell, Venture Consult.com

"The humor bites with common sense?" D. Noonan, San Francisco, California


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"...A really entertaining and amusing read with enough food for thought to make it a 'serious' business book." (Future Filter, September 2000)

"..a great deal of important information.." (Long Range Planning, No.34 2001)

From the Inside Flap

Chronicles from the Planet Business Very little escapes Barry Gibbons’ penetrating stare and acerbic pen in this collection of 57 vignettes from the world of business. From assorted world-wide vantage points, he thumps the keys of his lap-top and lets fly at everything from cooking profits to the failings of capitalism, from labor unions to internationalism. And 53 other targets. He answers those questions nobody has dared to ask:
  • Could a stolen Botticelli help Your marketing?
  • Exactly how many teeth has Anthony Robbins?
  • How long does the author have to speak at your convention for it to be tax deductible for Both parties?
  • Should Bill Gates have been allowed to breed?
  • Will erectile dysfunction (as advertised by Bob Dole) be a problem on manned space stations?
This collection is riotous, but thoughtful. Bizarre, but savvy. Manic, but balanced. Sometimes it is all of these at once. Sometimes in one sentence. Punctuation is not the author’s strong point.

Product Details

  • Hardcover: 190 pages
  • Publisher: Capstone; 1 edition (February 22, 2001)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1841120855
  • ISBN-13: 978-1841120850
  • Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.1 x 0.9 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,098,184 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Don't cry for me Miami, April 18, 2000
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David Noonan (San Francisco, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Chronicles From the Planet Business: An Eyewitness Account of the Crimes, Passions, Madness, and Downright Stupidity of Modern Business (Hardcover)
Don't cry for me Miami......For I am privileged to enjoy in one banquet what you enjoyed as a 3 year serving of hors d'oeuvres from the pen of Barry Gibbons. A unique ramble of the brightest wit in business, the collection of articles appearing in the Miami Herald over a three year period is a scalpel of precision in viewing the modern business scene.

Hidden on page 131 is one of the most powerful keys to organizational leadership uncovered by Gibbons for all of us. Read on and uncover your own truths wrapped in wit and wisdom.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Don't cry for me Miami, April 18, 2000
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David Noonan (San Francisco, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Chronicles From the Planet Business: An Eyewitness Account of the Crimes, Passions, Madness, and Downright Stupidity of Modern Business (Hardcover)
Don't cry for me Miami......For I am privileged to enjoy in one banquet what you enjoyed as a 3 year serving of hors d'oeuvres from the pen of Barry Gibbons. A unique ramble of the brightest wit in business, the collection of articles appearing in the Miami Herald over a three year period is a scalpel of precision in viewing the modern business scene.

Hidden on page 131 is one of the most powerful keys to organizational leadership uncovered by Gibbons for all of us. Read on and uncover your own truths wrapped in wit and wisdom.

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