The Forbidden Book Of Getting What You Want - Make the World Your Banquet Starting With A Simmering Stew of Ambition [Paperback]

JK Ellis (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 11, 2008

"The most direct, irreverent and devious self-improvement book on the market." There is nothing "pretty" about this book. It's about doing what it takes to "get what you want". Whether you want to get rich, get laid or get even or anything else this book will give you the straightforward insight and knowledge to do it. This is not a "white lighters" book of "manifestation" but a down and dirty no-holds-barred grimoire designed to set your brain in a fixed direction toward your goal. Sometimes it takes all the subtlety of a sledgehammer of get the point across and that is why "The Forbidden Book of Getting What You Want" was written. Warning! "The Forbidden Book of Getting What You Want" is a trap. Once you read it you can't "un-read" it.

Product Details

• Paperback: 150 pages
• Publisher: Lulu.com (February 11, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1435703596
• ISBN-13: 978-1435703599
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (18 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,144,378 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Too easy to get published I guess, April 5, 2010

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Greg Edwards - See all my reviews

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Having just finished this book I can only reflect on the sad state of publishing.

All you need is a good title it seems. After that all you need is a bunch of Amazon log-ons so that you can write glowing references.

This book is the most appallingly written book ever--there are elementary spelling, grammatical and factual errors that any real publisher would have spotted straight away, on every page.

Apparently, India doesn't need a capital letter, and was ruled by the English (sic) for only 90 years, while Warren Buffet (sic) invented Microsoft Windows.

The author has just shamelessly stolen the most cliched parts from other pop-psych books such as Greene and Covey and has presented them (poorly) as if they are Earth-shattering revelations. There's more insight on the Oprah show.

The book is something which has been presented to turn a quick buck: double spaced, big font, with new topics starting every couple of pages immediately following empty space.

The author spends the first 30 pages explaining why this book is awesome, and "forbidden" why by reading it you are "trapped". He then rehashes some stuff in the middle before devoting the end 30 pages to re-rehashing what he's already covered, except this time with bullet-points!

All this from a book which is only 148 pages long.

I'm really interested in some of the reviews for this book--most of the ones that give this book 5 stars were written by people who reviewed and rated the book more than once, on the same day and also seem to have very poor grammatical skills....hmmmm.

Give this a wide berth, and save your money

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Ugh. Get an editor., September 12, 2009

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Rebecca A. Fisch "reading fisch" (LA, CA) - See all my reviews
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If the dozens of glaring typos weren't irritating enough the insults the writer throws are enough to want to put the book down. "Don't be an idiot" appears many times. Sure, there is some good information, but who can take a writer seriously when they don't capitalize India and assume that the reader is living a "lazy lifestyle"? Refund, please.

19 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars The Forbidden Book of Getting What You Want, April 5, 2008

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Arthur S. Taylor - See all my reviews
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WARNING - this book is a monumental waste of money. Ellis must have paid people to give him a good rap and is an indication of the dumbing down of America. The book is littered with spelling errors (almost every page) and the grammar is appalling. Either he is illiterate or his proof reader is a moron. Nothing original here - try Stephen Covey if you are interested in this subject. A 1 star rating is a compliment.