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People Are Idiots and I Can Prove It!: The 10 Ways You Are Sabotaging Yourself and How You Can Overcome Them [Hardcover]

Larry Winget
4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (65 customer reviews)


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December 30, 2008
Unabridged CDs ? 5 CDs, 6 hours

The Pitbull of Personal Development® and New York Times?bestselling author is back with advice on the dumb things people do to sabotage their success.

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"A bald-headed, cowboy-booted combination of Will Rogers, Norman Vincent Peale and Vince Lombardi, Larry Winget is an American treasure."
—James Bradley, New York Times Bestselling Author, Flags of Our Fathers and Flyboys

"Larry Winget takes a tough love approach to helping you improve your life with this book but you'll be glad you read it. He doesn't mince words yet his advice for making more of yourself is spot on."
—Mark Sanborn, bestselling author, The Fred Factor and You Don't Need a Title to be a Leader

"Larry's frank, brutal, tough and sometimes even obnoxious! But you know something? He has a big heart and an even bigger gut for how we can avoid big mistakes."
— Neil Cavuto, Fox News

“His advice . . . is so blunt and so true that it might keep you sane until you retire.”
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About the Author

Larry Winget is one of the country’s leading business speakers and a member of the National Speakers Association Hall of Fame. He is the author of the New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestsellers You’re Broke Because You Want to Be and It’s Called Work for a Reason!, and the Wall Street Journal and BusinessWeek bestseller Shut Up, Stop Whining, and Get a Life.
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Product Details

  • Hardcover: 224 pages
  • Publisher: Gotham; First Edition edition (December 30, 2008)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1592404375
  • ISBN-13: 978-1592404377
  • Product Dimensions: 5.5 x 0.9 x 9 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces
  • Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (65 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #174,909 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Larry Winget (Paradise Valley, AZ) is known as "The Pit Bull of Personal Development." Larry is one of the most successful speaking professionals in the country today and the author of five bestselling books with in-your-face titles like Shut Up, Stop Whining, and Get a Life; It's Called WORK for a Reason; You're Broke Because You Want to Be; People are Idiots and I Can Prove It and Your Kids are Your Own Fault. Larry teaches universal principles that work for anyone, in any business, at any time, and does it through simple examples, understandable, easy-to-implement ideas.

Customer Reviews

Larry truly tells it like it is.. C. Richards  |  15 reviewers made a similar statement
And you'll be really glad you read the book by the time you finish it. Randy Gage  |  16 reviewers made a similar statement
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32 of 35 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Larry proved it. January 2, 2009
Format:Hardcover
People are idiots. (He did not have to prove it to me, I have worked in retail for over 20 years). If you want an author who will get in your face and challenge you to quit whining and making excuses and change, then this book is for you. If you are overly sensitive or love being a loser, then you will likely find the author to be rude and crude. You will also be offended by his rants. For me I enjoyed his sense of humor and agree with the principles in his book to take 100% responsibility for your life and make changes if you want different results. The truth is we have created the circumstances in our life through our actions. We spend our time on what is most important to us. We have in our life what we were willing to pay the price for. Every decision we make takes us either closer to our goals or farther away from them, choose wisely.
If you sit up and pay attention this book will show us all how we act like idiots sometimes. We sabotage our lives when we are ignorant, stupid, lazy, don't care, lack vision, have low expectations, don't recognize the consequences of our actions, have bad habits, have poor role models, and have no plan. The author shows how to overcome all of these challenges through sound principles and common sense. This is not rocket science but it is solutions to problems that some readers may not even know that they have. You will find principles in this book that will change your life. Don't be an idiot, buy the book and learn something new.
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20 of 21 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
I finally got to sleep this morning at 6AM. "People Are Idiots" literally kept me awake all night. Not just because it's a "page turner" (which it IS), but also because it had me thinking so much about my life that I couldn't stop writing notes, pondering the future, and contemplating Larry's advice.

I'm always wary of reviewers who write a long treatise here. It seems they have an axe to grind -- positive or negative -- and that their position is more about them than it is the book. So, here's the bottom line: If you want to get fuzzy inspiration, this isn't the book for you. If, however, you want a book that shows you how to get your act together, quit sabotaging yourself, and have a better year in 2009, regardless of the economy, stop reading reviews and start buying (and reading) this book.

You may -- or may not -- like HOW Larry makes his points. However, WHAT he says will change your life. It has mine. Sometimes the most valuable advice is the stuff we don't want to hear.
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15 of 16 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Truth smackdown! December 30, 2008
Format:Hardcover
Wow! Winget obviously ticked some people off with this one. I had to go back and look at the book again to be sure we were reviewing the same one. The book I read was about the power of taking action, positive role models, personal responsibility, keep on learning, be charitable, the role of integrity, and a lot of other ideas that must be incredibly controversial to some people. Look, Larry's style might not be your cup of tea. He gets in your face. Admittedly, he's not all cute and cuddly like some motivational gurus. But his goal is (my guess) to make us think about the consequences of our actions. Period. With this economy like it is I'm personally grateful for a well timed kick in the butt. I don't need to be blaming anybody for anything right now. I need to get on with life and understand that I've got choices to make every day. Larry's book helps me make better choices.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
4.0 out of 5 stars Unlike other reviewers I love this title because it is so true....
I admit it. I have always had an interest in self-help type books. I have read some of Larry Winget's other books and like his writing style. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Joseph J. Truncale
5.0 out of 5 stars Another nothing but straight talk no non-sense approach by Larry.
If ever there was a time for a book like this its now. With so many people spending themselves into poverty this book cuts straight to the core of people and their willingness to... Read more
Published 3 months ago by jay provonsha
5.0 out of 5 stars required reading for living
loved the entire book. would recommend it to almost anyone. good portions hit hard under the belt, but after much soul searching and a reality check larry was dead on about... Read more
Published 3 months ago by grannysmith
3.0 out of 5 stars A good book but still disappointed
I was attracted to the title (yep, people are idiots) but even more attracted to the idea that I can be successful if only I stop sabotaging myself. Read more
Published 5 months ago by crysta
5.0 out of 5 stars A must read for everyone !
And prove it he does - might be a little close to the bone for those who haven't yet embarked on the journey to cut the crap - but if you have ever thought life should be a lot... Read more
Published 7 months ago by Daisymum
5.0 out of 5 stars astonishing!
Clear, direct at the core of the ego, harmful to laziness, logical, barking, intelligent, enthusiastic, shaking, detailed, full of quotes and "lists". Read more
Published 12 months ago by Anna
5.0 out of 5 stars Lose the idiocy
Title: PEOPLE ARE COMPLETE IDIOTS AND I CAN PROVE IT!
Author: Larry Winget
Genre: Nonfiction
Pages: 218

Some people set goals in life with many being... Read more
Published 15 months ago by Gene Berger
1.0 out of 5 stars The Ten Ways You Are Sabotaging Your Life and How To Overcome Them
Proof that people are idiots is that this book has achieved an audience and these are the idiots in which the book was intended. This dude says absolutley nothing insightful.
Published 22 months ago by Seriously
5.0 out of 5 stars Outstanding book.
I would definitely say that you're NOT an idiot by buying this book. Rather, very smart. You are about to be entertained, maybe even get a little frustrated, and ultimately learn... Read more
Published 23 months ago by Tyler H.
5.0 out of 5 stars direct no-nonsense approach to improve your life
Larry does not take prisoners in his war against idiocy. An idiot is someone who knows to do (or not to do) something, BUT nevertheless does not do (or does) it. Read more
Published on April 25, 2011 by Cornelis J. Hollebrandse
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