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Helpful votes received on reviews, lists & guides: 76% (350 of 461)
Location: Richmond, Ky USA
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You can read more about me and what I have written at www.donmcnay.com.

Don McNay - Business Columnist with a Rock and Roll Attitude


Don McNay is a business columnist with a rock and roll attitude.

'I write with a spirit of rebellion tempered by life as a middle age financial advisor', said McNay.

'I want my readers to be educated and outraged but also entertained,' said McNay.

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New Reviewer Rank: 35,218 - Total Helpful Votes: 350 of 461
Classic Reviewer Rank: 13,142
The Third Chapter: Passion, Risk, and Adventure in&hellip by Sara Lawrence-Lightfoot
Great book. Bought three copies. I was going to by more for some friends but wanted them to read it in this decade.

I don't know who the publisher is but I would find one who has heard of the modern printing press! Just cost them at least 3 more sales. An as author, I can't imagine how frustrating it would be. People wanting to buy the books and not being able to supply them
O the Clear Moment by Ed McClanahan
O the Clear Moment by Ed McClanahan

Son of a Gambler's Guide to Holiday Books


It's a lesson to me, the ablers and the beggars and the thieves

-The Grateful Dead

If you read my book, Son of a Son of a Gambler, you'll know that my childhood was filled with beggars, thieves and other unusual characters.

But not nearly as unusual as the characters Ed McClanahan has encountered in his life.

Ed was one of the "Merry Pranksters," a group typified by author Ken Kesey and other legends of the 1960's counter-culture. Ed novel, The Natural Man, is a literary classic and, like Son of a Son of a Gambler, based in my old stomping ground of Northern… Read more
Good Guys and Bad Guys: Behind the Scenes with the&hellip by Joseph Nocera
5 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Great book , June 1, 2008
Joe Nocera's Good Guys and Bad Guys



Read dozens of books about heroes and crooks

and I've learned much from both of their styles.



-Jimmy Buffett



One of my favorite business books is Mark McCormick's What They Don't Teach You at Harvard Business School.



The 1986 book had a huge influence on me. McCormick encouraged readers to write letters to people and say what you admire about them.



I always meant to write to McCormick and never did. I did write to Joe Nocera.



In 1994, I had reviewed Nocera's book, A… Read more

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