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Title: Bloomberg by Bloomberg by Michael Bloomberg, Matthew Winkler ISBN: 0-471-25149-6 Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Pub. Date: September, 1998 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.47 (17 reviews)
Rating: 2
Summary: Bloomberg The Great. . .
Comment: The book was not bad. Well worth the $.99 I paid for it but not much more. This Bloomberg is without doubt in love with himself. His story was not bad--probably not truthful either--but I had a hard time getting through the book. This man must be the most arrogant and pompous man in America. He thinks he's the second coming of Christ. Really. If you don't believe me read the book. He wants his name and mug on anything and everything he comes across. He even says that by donating money to universities and whatnot he's enabling future Nobel Prize winners to get their start; thus, he too is a Nobel recipient. He says he considers it his Nobel too. And he's also planned his daughters lives for them. When he's dead his daughters and ex-wife--boy would I love to hear her side--are to spend the rest of their lives distributing his billions to worthwhile foundations and charities. All and all the book was not bad. Being interested in the financial markets AND politics I thought the book might be worth the read. And it was. I just wish Michael would've stopped telling me how wonderful and great and superior he is to most human beings. And another thing, Mr. Bloomberg, being fired as a ten million dollar check is put into your hand is not a tragedy. And did you ever consider this? Put that check in the market and just settle for an 8-10 percent return while still living very comfortable as you try to be a better husband and father. Certinaly you're not going to convince me or any other reader that your family got much of your attention. All I took from this book was that Mr. Bloomberg, though a sucessful businessman, probably failed something horrible as a family man. Me personally, I'd rather focus my time and energy on my wife and kids. You make the world a better place by starting right there. Do you understand the power of exponetial growth?
Rating: 5
Summary: A true picture of an entrepreneur
Comment: Bloomberg does not mince workds -- his book is hard-charging, full of ego and energy. It is an easy read, peppered with his strongly held personal opinions and receommendations for the reader. I believe that his style is a representation of his character -- open, honest without excuses. Whenever I thought his ego comes through too strong, I reminded myself that I have spent hundreds hours in from of the Bloomberg terminal in my professional life and that it is an outstanding and ever-changing product.
I would highly recommend this book to aspiring entrepreneurs, students of finance and anyone seeking a career in the banking or investing.
Rating: 5
Summary: Sold!!!
Comment: I did not know much about Michael Bloomberg before he became the mayor of NYC and for this reason, I bought and read this book. I came away being impressed, amazed, and intrigued by this multi-layered character who is now inhabiting City Hall. Is the book a tad self-serving and guilty of just a bit of hyperbole? Yes, but, he's the first to admit that he's an egomaniac (at least he's honest about it!!) and I found that entirely refreshing. It's a great tale of the American dream told with unabashed enthusiasm and dry wit. I, for one, think we have exactly the right guy in City Hall!!
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Title: A Life in School: What the Teacher Learned by Jane Tompkins ISBN: 0201327996 Publisher: Perseus Publishing Pub. Date: September, 1997 List Price(USD): $16.00 |
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Title: Tell Me a Story: Fifty Years and 60 Minutes in Television by Don Hewitt ISBN: 1586480170 Publisher: PublicAffairs Pub. Date: 27 March, 2001 List Price(USD): $26.00 |
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Title: Hungry Ocean, The:A Swordboat Captain's Journey by Linda Greenlaw ISBN: 0786885416 Publisher: Hyperion Pub. Date: 07 June, 2000 List Price(USD): $14.00 |
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Title: Let Your Life Speak: Listening for the Voice of Vocation by Parker J. Palmer ISBN: 0787947350 Publisher: Jossey-Bass Pub. Date: 10 September, 1999 List Price(USD): $18.95 |
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Title: Singular Intimacies: Becoming a Doctor at Bellevue by Danielle Ofri ISBN: 0807072524 Publisher: Beacon Press Pub. Date: 15 April, 2003 List Price(USD): $24.00 |
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