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Nuts, Bolts, and Jolts: Fundamental Business and Life Lessons You Must Know

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Moran is a clever and witty writer. He's obviously spent a lot of time in offices and working on computers. If your life involves cubicles, computers, or just spending your days among other people, Nuts, Bolts, and Jolts has information for you, be it in the form of gentle hints about behavior or blunt imperitives of which you might not be aware. I've been around for a while, and some of the book's revelations opened my eyes to possibilities I hadn't thought about.

Business writing, in my experience, is often egotistical ("This is the way I do it) or obtuse. N, B, and J is neither. It's fun to read and astonishingly informative, and much more humanistic than businessy.

Those who inhabit corner offices would do well to read it and gain insights into the "unwritten rules" that may be getting in the way of their company's progress. We need rules to avoid chaos but occasionally we need to purge the dumb ones. Management and staff could use this book to help open the kind of dialogue that would help everyone realize they are all in the same boat. Once that happens the boat could be streamlined for success by dumping excess rules. Highly recommended by this CEO.

What a find! This book is loaded with easy to digest wit and wisdom for the work place (and life). When you're looking for just a few words to inspire yourself or others you're bound to find them in Nut, Bolts, and Jolts. I read it once quickly from cover to cover but now keep one by my nightstand and one in my office. When I need a little jolt I pick it up and usually find just the right few words to get myself back on track. Many friends and colleagues will find this gift-wrapped and under the tree this Christmas.

This easy-flowing, light read is just about the most insightful business book I've read in a while (and I've pretty much read them all!). In the same way that product design people say "products don't get created, they get discovered", Moran's book leaves one fulfilled -- with the sense that one has put words and structure to half-formed insights that were rattling around in one's brain the whole time. What started off as a reading exercise turned into some pretty deep introspection. Best business book I've read since "The Goal" a couple of decades ago!

I found this book to be very entertaining, as well as a good resource for business life. Anyone who has worked in an office environment for any length of time will relate to many of his analogies. Plus, it just plain made me laugh! Those of us who live in cubicles 90% of our day can use a good laugh now and then, don't you agree? I would definitely recommend this book to anyone who works in an office or knows someone who does! It's much more than a good laugh, however. Rich hits the nail on the head with his many great ideas illustrating how to be successful in the professional world.

Rich Moran's book is a "bible" for business professionals. He provides tips and advice based on true-to-life business world experience. I have worked for a large corporation for the past 25 years and I have recently purchased a number of copies of this book to give to the newly hired college graduates who have recently joined our company.

Moran has done it again - a must read for anyone at any level in any organization. Remember all those 'unwritten rules' that people keep telling you about? Rest easy: they are all here for you in one place. This is a great book for those first starting out in Corporate America, as well as for those of us already here who need a reminder every now and again. Get it for your whole team!

This book is an interesting study of human nature. Showing the best and worst things about our selfs and others we work with.