Looking Out for Number One [Hardcover]

Robert J. Ringer (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 320 pages
• Publisher: Funk & Wagnalls Co; Underlining edition (May 1977)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0308103343
• ISBN-13: 978-0308103344
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.4 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.5 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #395,161 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent, May 4, 2000

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AleasureEveMagdalene - See all my reviews

This review is from: Looking Out for Number One (Hardcover)

Robert Ringer's book is excellent. His philosophy, which dictates that all people should look out for themselves is one of the interesting ideas ever to permeate the self-help movement. While other concepts exist such as altruism and theocratic belief systems, his is a very vital idea. It is true that we are all responsible for the outcome of our lives. Looking out for number one will help you-the-reader focus on one of the most important belief systems this time-period has ever known - self-centered-ness.

His book also helps people to resist being influenced into other people's guilt-trips.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars EXCELLENT, August 3, 2000

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AleasureEveMagdalene - See all my reviews

This review is from: Looking Out for Number One (Hardcover)

What is the purpose of life? It's for the individual to get what he/she wants from life. This book underscores the basic, underlying principle of all success - self preservation is the first law of nature. Looking out for number one is such a philosophy. I rate this book excellent because of it's humor. Although this book wasn't intended to be a work of humor, it inadvertantly accomplishes this task.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Harsh words for a harsh world, December 10, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Looking Out for Number One (Hardcover)

Drawn upon the author's own experiences in the world of advertising, this is an essential work to see how people think and react. (NOTE: This book was reprinted as "Looking Out For No. 1" and may be available under that new spelling.)