Has a couple great selling points
932182
Product is too stiff and doesn't adhere well to the screen.  Being in your pocket the phone will tend to flex a bit and after a day or two the screen just popped off.  It also significantly reduces the sensitivity of the touchscreen.  Has a couple great selling points, but doesn't work as intended.
1522962
There are some good points in this book. Some of the concepts can help couples to "couple up" if that is what you want to do.
1825375
Not too crazy about this book, but, there are some good things in it.
1997138
I intended to buy 'Good In a Room' after listening to the audio version I borrowed from the library because of a couple of important points made that I want to reference in the future.  I think, for example, that the author's discussion about the link between our self confidence and rewarding ourselves for process success is a subtle, but brilliant piece of wisdom.  I also think her discussion on the primacy of rapport in creating successful business relationships is highly valuable and much less obvious to many (if not most) of us.

However, I don't think the price of this book is justified, regardless of the author's celebrity status; the pearls are too few and far between.  The book is largely filled with superficial tactics and `what to say whens' rather than helping the reader understand key principles, perceptions and practices that lead to success in the big game.
2037090
The thing I liked most was the reoccurring message that the little everyday things are essential.  On the opposite end, I loathed that this book was one big marketing advertisement for the authors other publications. 25% of the book contained details about other books along with links and QR codes.

Overall, the book was worth the few dollars that I paid for it! We already do most of these things but it made me smile reviewing them. Also got a few new ideas!
310216
While there are some very useful suggestions in this book no matter what type of business you have, it is mostly geared to selling to an upscale crowd at extremely high prices.  I was looking for other suggestions and ways to be profitable in my photography business - not just charging high prices and targeting the rich.  If you are established in the photography business, have a fancy studio, and already have a large customer base, this may be the book for you to push you over the top.  But if you are just getting started, want to keep your overhead low, and are targeting a larger clientele, this is not the book for you.
4415169
This book is really focused on a large national company with their own brand of physical products, most of them actually things you could buy at a supermarket.  The book does not deal very much specifically with a business that sells services or for a retailer that is selling other companies' products.  It's also not geared toward smaller businesses that have a more local scope.

Also, the author's experience is in the U.K., and that is where his examples are drawn from.  The principles are still valid, but as an American reader, many of the company examples did not come with the intuitive understanding that more familiar companies would have.

There was information of value to be gleaned from this book, but its more narrow in breadth of focus than the title implies.&nbsp;<a data-hook="product-link-linked" class="a-link-normal" href="/Good-to-Great/dp/0066620996/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_rvw_txt?ie=UTF8">Good to Great</a>&nbsp;was a book of much more value with a small (10-employee) business retailing others' products while selling our own services.
4027734
The good points: first, the book's emphasis is on trading the open, offering a straight forward strategy for playing momentum type gaps.  Second, the book has a thorough review of TA basics filtered by practical and experienced advice.  Third, there were several odds and ends (like NASDAQ having two data feeds, do the S&P Futures really say anything, etc) that were indeed helpful.
The not so good points:  while, its all there, you have to really read the text carefully to extract what you need - meaning it could have been better organized for flow in some chapters.  Second, a week in the life "Trading Week" would have been more satisfying if it had been two weeks long and not one (the author might disagree).
All in all, a rather decent book that I value for its level-headed, lets stick to the basics, here's what really works kind of thinking.
219079
I agree with the author that these are common necessities that trip folks up for attracting what you desire in life. If there is a down side it's actually having to do the personal work to make it happen. Let me tell you both are worth it.
3516270
I thought it was a nice overview, with a lot of advice that's suitable for beginners, and a lot of good reminders for people who are already into selling online.  I read it via Kindle unlimited, but I'm thinking of buying the book in the future, since it's inexpensive and useful. I'm knocking it a star because there were a few things in there that just upset me, right near the end, and I'm going to go into them in detail.

They recommend never hiring when you can outsource to workers in a foreign country -- while I understand the economic reasons for doing this, and have even done it myself, as an American worker, this upset me, a lot. They named the company "Liberty", and their message to American workers: you're too expensive, we're going to hire foreigners over the Internet.  I'm so glad this was at the end, because if it were at the beginning, I would have deleted the book, written a mean 1-star review, and missed out on the good information.

Then, they recommend not hiring people in need of work, or "charity hires" and compare it to nepotism, yet, they are quick to praise their network of elite contacts with skills. They would rather you use your profits and donate to the poor from that. Haven't they considered that, at some point, they were also given opportunities when they were not qualified? They are elitists, and they want to perpetuate or at least promote poverty by denying the less privileged job opportunities.

Finally, they recommend that small business operators in the niche shouldn't be too competitive with each other. So, they are all for cooperation and helping out with their peers, but they clearly don't feel like helping people who aren't already in business for themselves, and who aren't successful in their ventures. I think Adam Smith had some unflattering things to say about collusion among businesses.

They've thought a lot about their business, but I'm not so sure they have thought very hard about ethics. If people selling expensive doll outfits can't have ethics, who can?
2741532
Half the book is ads, but the other information is useful.
1474773
Owning a software consulting firm, I am in a better postion than most to start an app business.  There are some helpful tips in here, but you need to gauge them critically.  My feeling on this though, is that the author treats making apps a bit of a get rich scheme, his method is find something simple, make it maybe a hair better, market the heck out of it.  (And spend your time on the beach) There is little "'make a great product' something you are proud of" in there.  I think that like most booms if you were there early, you could put out something rather mediocre, like a flashlight app, and do fine.  But the market has matured and now many apps were made by large teams that are out of scope for the small appreprenuer.  If you want to make something cheap and gimmicky it is likely too late.  If you want to make something great you might be better off with a different book, but it is an easy read with some good insights...
3971031
While the book does give some practical advice about diet and supplements, I felt like it also had a lot of filler.  It's one thing, for example, to explain that dogs are sensitive to their owners' emotional state, so keeping a calm, positive attitude is genuinely beneficial to the dog.  But two  chapters devoted to mental health exercises seems outside the veterinarian's purview, and probably not what people were looking for in advice about their sick dogs.  Similarly, plenty of real estate is consumed by comment boxes with readers'/users' rave reviews.  (Personally, I find ongoing sales pitches for something I've already purchased a little tiresome.)
The frequent references to products available through the authors' online store serve to remind that, along with their expertise and good intentions (which I've no reason to question), they've also got a business interest beyond just selling this book.  I won't offer an opinion on their proprietary "Apocaps" supplement or its efficacy, because I'm not a veterinarian and can't say whether it's scientifically valid or empirically helpful.  It's worth noting, though, that the book pushes these very expensive supplements as an important, ongoing part of treating your dog's cancer.  Since they're only sold in 90 cap bottles, with no bulk discount nor a large-breed formulation (dogs over 60lbs are supposed to take 9 caps/day!), you'd be spending hundreds of additional dollars on the authors' products if you have a dog that's lucky enough to survive for six months or more....thousands if it happens to be a bigger dog.
OF COURSE we're all willing to do just about anything to help our beloved companions when they're sick. If nothing else, I think the healthier, home-prepared diet prescribed in the book can do wonders for many dogs.  For the diet and (general) supplement advice alone, I'd say the book is worth it.  Whether you want to buy the authors' other products, or practice their mental health techniques, is secondary to that.
1159537
Hes a good story teller, knows effective sales strategies and tactics through mega amounts of experience, etc. My only ding is that the approach is as conventional as it gets. If you have an open mind to the fact that you don't have to hustle / pressure / persist to make a sale, then youll find it lacking and on the aggressive / manipulative / traditional side. That said, for where we are, on average, as a capitalist society, its one of the better sales intros out there. Just don't lose or sell your soul adhering to conventional advice when your own unique approach will always be better, especially when you're failing and learning and getting us closer to sales with a soul.
2285691
Overall, this is a good game plan. Ultimately, this book is a step in the author's sales funnel - which leads to a quite expensive platform. Still, there was useful information to apply to your own hosting/sales funnel. Title is definitely a misnomer.
3114383
The book has a few great advices to rationally organize a sales process, but it actually seems like a bunch of blog posts put together. It is sometimes very repetitive. I had the impression that some paragraphs were literally the same within the book. So, my biggest critic is that is seems like the author, instead of thinking about how to organize his knowledge into a book, made just a collage of blog posts and sold them like a book.
It is also very focused in B2B sales and leaves B2C out.
3207412
If you can get past the dated references (Yahoo being the dominant search engine, some discussion of companies that you won't recognize) you'll find that there are some very important and oft-ignored bits of branding wisdom in this book.  It's the amalgamation of two 11 Immutable Laws works, one on offline branding and one on internet branding.  The bifurcation at this point feels somewhat unnatural, and you may find that you get most of the juice out of the first half of the book.

It is a quick read (maybe 2-4 hours), so if you find yourself getting diminishing returns, you won't lose that much time over it.