... long winded and hard to read as it gets boring. Kind of like some nice professors I had ...
342605
Very long winded and hard to read as it gets boring. Kind of like some nice professors I had in college, but boring, will put you to sleep if you are not very high-level literate and like the subject. It's ok, but reads like a professional journal.
2227987
I dropped the class because it was boring....the books fit class, too scientific.  Easy to read, a few interesting parts
4485907
I needed this book for a course. Most of the reading feels like common sense or is the same restated ideas over and over again. I did not enjoy this book, and the reading felt like busy work, which led to me dropping the class.

The case studies were interesting and refreshingly fun to read, if it had more of those I would have enjoyed it (though the course butchered them and I would have dropped anyways).

If you're required to get this and read significant portions a couple times a week, rethink the class.

If you're interested in business and want some interesting case studies this would be ok. I advise skimming most of the topics to find relevant information. You can probably find a cheaper, more concise book.

Overall I do not recommend this book (especially for the price).
2960722
Overall a pretty boring book. The subject and the way it has been written.
A bunch of text mashed together with no bold text on main key points/words, like I'm used to with other "good" college books.
You REALLY have to dig for important information which means you'll need to read pretty much read word for word to pull out major concepts or important vocabulary.

This is the most boring book I've had to read for my "entrepreneurship" degree
I did get a good deal on Amazon, that's why it got the 2nd star.
3531964
Honestly, I was required to buy it for a college class.  It was not really what I would call "practical."  I wish I could say anything positive about it, but it was a boring read.
1123675
It was very long and drawn out.  Each section is the same story in a different perspective without much new information added.  I kept reading on hoping for a twist that would make all my effort worth it.  Frankly it got so long and boring I stopped reading.  Perhaps whatever happened at the end was great, but I just couldn't read through all the boring repeated information to the end.  If you like slow books, then you might not mind, but it wasn't for me.
4533110
I read this book nearly word for word and I had a hard time pushing myself through it to complete it. I felt that there was a massive amount of repetition and lots of fluff. Instead of just hitting the topics and moving on I felt that we had to repeat concepts of previous chapters to understand the current point. There are very valuable points presented however, hence the three stars, but I don't feel they are presented well. The fact that the reading was so tedious I had to deduct two stars. I am not an author and writing is a weakness of mine but I am certain there must be a better way to make the topics flow better. If you want to get a solid definition and description of the EBK this may be the book for you. I should add that maybe my review is tainted after having read The Code Book, by Simon Singh. It's not an apples to apples comparison, however, but the fact that it's non-fiction and doesn't read like a text book makes for a very pleasant read.
723601
Dry dry dry. This reads like a high school text and not like a college level book. Long winded examples and exercises. The authors ramble a lot. Disappointing.
2562403
I really enjoyed the concept that the book was trying to convey, but found the book tedious and difficult to understand.  I would definitely need a workshop or class in order to implement the ideas into my classroom.
1327289
I was assigned this book for school and it was probably one of the most boring books I've ever read. The opening is too boring to grab at your attention, and by the time it gets exciting, it's too late and your interest is gone.

What's strange about this book is, at different points, the book was very interesting and informative. The only problem is that it had periods of being very interesting, and then really, really boring. The bad sort of outweighs the good.

I recommend to you... do something useful with your time instead of wasting it on this book.
4892077
So I can sum up this book for you saving you the 2-3 hour read. Good character traits is the key, the kids that do well at school because of these good character traits (work ethic, study, grit etc...) will do well in life. The book for me just gets lost in the research and the reading gets repetitive and tedious it just gets lost, for instance it spends a big portion of the book on chess, it just spends too long on this, just so much filler for no reason. I get the chess point but do you need to spend so many pages on it as after a while it just gets very monotonous. I would try and find a cliff notes version for this book but I certainly would not recommend to anyone, much better books out there for raising kids and it is a no brainer that building good character traits in your kids is the key and this book offers very little in practical advice or how to.
2355245
This book was too hard to get through.  I kept putting it down and going back to it with the hope it would become less tedious but it never did. I finally gave up about two-thirds through.  A dry esoteric exercise - disappointing since 19th century philosophers are a favorite of mine.
1486813
This was a book for one of my math classes at Oakland University (where the professor teaches).  It is paperback and very thick, so it doesn't stay looking nice (my copy has the binding all tore apart from trying to keep the thing open while doing homework problems).  The text is very confusing to understand, as is the homework.  I had a hard time with this book... I'm lucky I had a professor who I actually understood or else I would not have passed the class.
1619775
My professor for my Manufacturing Materials and Processes said at the beginning of class, if he had a choice he would've chose a different texbook. I would agree with him. Although the book is very informative and has a lot of material, it presents it in a way that is very boring, laborious, and difficult to read. It might just be the nature of the subject, but reading it is just a pain. I always dread whenever the professor assigns us to read more than 3 chapters at a time. Nevertheless, it stills is very informative.
Overall, it is informative but not a great read.
1255780
For such juicy subject matter, this book is a surprisingly boring read.  Feels a little bit like several overly long college-term papers strung together.
2898847
We read this for book club and while I liked some of the information and discussion at the meeting, I found myself skim reading this book because it read like a college textbook.  It was easy to read, just boring.
2150966
I find the book rather dry and depressing but it is a class requirement so I have to read it.