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Title: Boomtown USA: The 7-1/2 Keys to Big Success in Small Towns by Jack Schultz ISBN: 0-9718955-2-X Publisher: National Association of Industrial and Office Pub. Date: 01 February, 2004 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $21.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.5 (2 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: A small town is yours to shape
Comment: This is a useful book on an interesting topic I have not seen discussed elsewhere. Don't buy it for an enthralling read. Instead, buy it if you have an interest in the future of a small town.
Like millions of others, I entertain the notion of buying rural property. One would like to make a choice that would be pleasing for decades to come. This book has substantially raised my probability of attaining a favorable outcome. Before reading it I viewed the future prosperity of small towns as something like a crap shoot--buy and hope. My purchasing decision would have been based primarily on the look and feel of a town. Schultz teaches, however, that the success or failure of small towns is not random, nor is it purely a function of capricious tastes among future potential settlers. Rather, the success of a small town is much like the success of anything else: a function of dynamism, vision, and efforts of its own citizens, particularly its most active and determined citizens.
This is a useful notion for one who would like to speculate in real estate. Even more so, however, Schultz's book is something of a how-to and inspirational guide for those who live in a small community and who would like to brighten its future. Schultz's most inspiring message is that, if you are such a person, you need not wait for fait to run its course. Nor must you await the arrival of a born leader. You yourself can shape the destiny of your small town, and Schultz has useful suggestions for how to do it.
Rating: 5
Summary: Boomtown-the 1 2/2 Keys In Small Town Sucess
Comment: Name of book: Boomtown-the 7 12/2 Keys In Small Town
Success
Author: Schultz, Jack
Subject: A guide to making your small town grow and
prosper.
Why I Chose to Read: The author is a local
entrepreneur. I was able to obtain a signed first
edition, first print copy of the book at a local book
signing. I moved it to the top of my reading list
since it was a local author.
Synopsis: I must admit I was fully prepared to not
like this book. I even had a few pre-prepared remarks
like "he forgot to mention the silver spoon factor" or
"I wonder what office he will be running for"
(thinking the book may have been written to help get
momentum started for a political career). I was
wrong.
This is not a self-serving book outlining the
successes of the author or aimed at gaining notoriety
for a hidden agenda. I believe it is an honest effort
to share thoughts gained by a lifetime of doing
successful business in many small towns, observing
which towns are worth the effort and learning what
makes them such.
The book is very well written. The author explains the
keys, as he sees and has experienced them, to keeping
small towns active, thriving and growing. He also
lists the best small towns in America and fully
explains, in a logical and understandable manner, the
criteria used evaluate them. The appendix, index and
bibliography help to make it useful reference material
if you are researching possible business, education,
or quality of life locations.
I would not recommend this book for Sunday afternoon
under the shade tree reading even though it is a
"smooth read". The subject matter is simply not
entertaining for most of us. I would recommend it for
any study or reference work pertaining to "small town
America" or if you are simply interested in helping to
make your town a more vibrant and prosperous community
in which to live and raise a family or do business.
Date: May 9, 2004
Mike Brasel
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