From Library Journal
First-time author Mackay has produced a "how-to" book that is different. Offering a series of lessons with titles like, "If You Don't Have a Destination, You'll Never Get There," or "Make Decisions with Your Heart and What You'll End Up with Is Heart Disease," he tells parables that make the point more by example than by just giving advice. How Mackay got Morrow to print 100,000 copies of his book and give himan unknown writera six-figure advance and a $150,000 promotion budget is as interesting as how he outflanked Calvin Griffith to keep the Twins in Minnesota. Highly recommended for most public and academic libraries. Michael D. Kathman, St. John's Univ. Lib., Collegeville, Minn.
Copyright 1988 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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From AudioFile
Bestselling author and envelope magnate Mackay exhorts listeners to work harder and smarter, weaving personal anecdotes into a creed of success through persistence, instinct, and planning. Hard-boiled business advice like this benefits managers, salespeople, and entrepreneurs of every stripe, especially those susceptible to hale-fellow-well-met sentiments and Knute Rockne drive. Not without humor, not without a dash of humility, Mackay offers nuggets of advice that may help listeners excel. Oh, and the "sharks"--they are apparently other businesspeople who cut their teeth on Napoleon Hill and Dale Carnegie. This piece would benefit from a casual interview with the author after the reading. D.J.B. © AudioFile 2003, Portland, Maine--
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