Everything They Don't Teach You at Harvard Business School

As much as many (competent, but charming challenged) people like to believe it's what you know that counts, it really does turn out that it is who you know that's more important. Many talented and smart people are shy and either avoid situations or overcompensate for it with bravado or worse, arrogance. The bottom line is that shyness can be overcome if you had a way to do it. Ferrazi's book is that way. It makes sense, it feels right and it's doable. I wish I had read this book twenty five years ago, but using it now I am hopeful it can still teach an old dog new tricks. It is something every person graduating from college should read.

Simply worth it

I do not buy many books. I only buy the ones that I am interested in keeping. If I only want to read a book, I simply get it in the library.

After reading a few reviews of "Never Eat Alone" I went to my local bookstore to have a closer look at it. Although I definitely liked the look of the book, my first reaction was "No, too expensive". And it is expensive! But then I sat down to read some passages. The more I read, the more interested I was becoming... You know the outcome - I finally DID buy it. I don't think I need to say anything else...

The other books that I have recently bought:

"Can We Live 150 Years" by Mikhail Tombak - this one is so INEXPENSIVE
"Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell. This book actually prompted my interest in "Never Eat Alone" as they are both offered by Amazon in one package.

great reference, tough read

This book is a refreshing view of networking and is filled with innovative techniques that Ferrazzi has proven successful. However, it is much like reading a repair manual. To get the most out of this book I had to employ Ferazzi's excruciating practice of making endless notes and lists to keep my thoughts straight. Iview it as a manual rather than a novel. Either way, its content is sure to pay dividends.