For the Love of Money [Audio CD]

Omar Tyree (Author), Patricia R. Floyd (Narrator)

Product Details

• Audio CD
• Publisher: RecordedBooks (2008)
• ISBN-10: 1436124034
• ISBN-13: 978-1436124034
• Average Customer Review: 1.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (181 customer reviews)

More About the Author

Omar Tyree is a New York Times bestselling author, entrepreneur, journalist, screenwriter, and public speaker. A renowned business figure, he has published seventeen books, and his articles have been published in the Washington Post, Essence, Upscale, and the Washington Times.

Customer Reviews

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18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars For the love of god, August 5, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: For the Love of Money : A Novel (Hardcover)

I'll keep it simple: HATED IT.

16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars DECEPTION at it's best!, August 13, 2000

By 

Janeth C. Walker (VAFB, California) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: For the Love of Money : A Novel (Hardcover)

The original title, Flyy Girl, was such an awesome book. But on the cover of For The Love Of Money, it says, "Flyy Girl Returns". To what?

On the inside of this book, the acknowledgements read in part "Well...I'm back And I heard that you missed me." What I missed was.... a good story between the front of the jacket cover and the back. What happened? Why deceive us? One would think that while a reader can appreciate Tracy growing up and becoming a star as the author wants you to believe, what ever happened to real life drama on the way up to stardom? Tracy is still a very young woman, under thirty and as self centered as she was, I could think of many ways to have added at least a plot of some sort to keep my readers interested. The selected few who've read this book, kept reading, not because of the words on the pages, but because they invested a weeks worth of gas money and felt compelled to use it up.

I was going to return this book directly to the publisher with a letter of apology for buying the wrong book or at least a sympathy letter for them having to publish it. But I've since decided to keep it and check it out like libraries do. I wouldn't want anyone else having to waste money like this.

There are some good parts about the publishing of this book. To begin, Omar Tyree knows he's got a seller with this book simply because of the cover and it's an alleged part II. Omar Tyree also did something very unique in that he wrote in the past and present with each chapter and he's obviously a brilliant business person in his ability to create an attraction. The unfortunate part is that he omits realism with what can really happen to a young woman from the east coast coming to the west coast and encoutering true friendship, love, betrayal and deception, in a "full of drama" kind of way.

This book just lacks a story!

14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Garbage In is Garbage Out!, August 11, 2000

By 

kelvin crandon - See all my reviews

This review is from: For the Love of Money : A Novel (Hardcover)

Bro' Omar, what were you thinking? That you could throw a bunch of silly mix-matched words on paper just to call it a book? Or maybe you were on a tight dead-line for the publishing company and they had to put something/anything on the market. Whatever the case, you did yourself and your fans a serious disservice in penning For The Love of Money. I don't have to be a playa-hater to call trash exactly what it is. I liked Flyy Girl, but this mess doesn't even deserve to be called a book. If this is all it takes to write a book and get paid, I'm starting mine as soon as I finish typing this message.