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Destinae

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Roy H. Williams, "The Wizard of Ads", is brilliant. This book is just one example of the breadth and depth and - well, whatever other dimensions there might be to thought. On the surface, a simple story of a journey. But Williams has done some surprising things.

For instance, after each book of the trilogy, he gathers together a group of people from diverse professions and backgrounds, and records their discussion of what the book is about. The transcripts of those unedited discussions are included. I was astonished at what I learned from those debates.

The levels and layers of subtlety are impressive.

This is a book about personal growth.

This is a book about business development.

This is a book about leadership and management.

This book is allegorical, entertaining, and hard to describe.

Read this book, then read it again, then read it at least one more time. Maybe, just maybe, you'll begin to plumb its depths.

The kindle version does NOT include the interchaptorial comments, which appears to take a lot away from the book. The surface story is fun and quick, though at times a little trite, as you would expect a children's story. The end of book transcripts are cool to read, and I especially enjoyed the first one, but there are constant references to the quotes and comments between chapters that I didn't read, which means that much of the meat of the book was unavailable.

On the plus side, it was only a dollar, so it's not like I feel a deep sense of loss, but it's a shame that the author's vision for the book wasn't able to come through on the Kindle.