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Title: Thou Shall Prosper: Ten Commandments for Making Money
ISBN: 0471710237
Author:
Rabbi Daniel Lapin
Publicate Date: 2008-07-15
Publish: 2008-07-15
List Price: $24.95
Average Customer Rating: 4.5
Format: Paperback
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1: Thou Shall Prosper
Excellent book. Great information. Practical. Interesting information on Jewish history and world view. Expands on Christian history as well.
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2: A Winner
Rabbi Daniel Lapin has written a very insightful book that shares the successful attitudes and elements of business and financial prosperity. The origin of the wisdom and practical knowledge is Jewish traditional teaching and scripture. This is an outstanding read. I highly recommend it to anyone wishing to travel the path to better living.
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3: Great book, terrible PW review
Usually before I read a book I like to check out what people had to say about it on Amazon. This time I read the book first and then read the reviews. Though most of the customer reviews were positive, the Publishers Weekly review clearly was reviewing Rabbi Lapin himself without really addressing the validity of the ideas presented. The reviewer focuses on a comment addressing the nature of tenure (i.e., the fact that neither judges nor professors are accountable since they can't be fired) and uses it to make a comment on Lapin's supposed disdain for higher education. The reviewer continues to make snarky comments about the ideas presented in the book without saying whether they work or not. It would be nice once in a while to find a reviewer at PW who can put aside his or her own political views, especially while reviewing a decidedly non-political book.
Now, on to the book itself. Unlike other books on business, I felt that I had to read this one twice since there were so many good nuggets of information in each of the "Ten Commandments". If nothing else, it is worth getting the book just to read Lapin's spirited defense of business in general being good for society. His section on networking is also useful in emphasizing its importance in becoming successful.
A few minor criticisms: I myself am Jewish and though I appreciate that Rabbi Lapin wanted to present his ideas from a Jewish perspective, I felt like he was trying too hard to find an idea in Judaism to back up the points he was making. Most of these ideas could have been made just fine by themselves with only the occasional reference to a Biblical source. Too much Judaism can be a turn-off to the uninitiated. Also, within each "commandment" there are usually 3-5 ideas that really deserve their own chapter. The chapter titles do not necessarily reflect the content of each chapter. Better editing by the publisher is warranted here.
Overall, a great book that should be read by all people, Jewish or otherwise, who want to make money in business.
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4: Audible not all there
I like this book very much and have even purchased a bound copy to make notes in. I used Audible to download the unabridged audio version of this book and learned on the last disk of the download the final segment of the book was not there. i was told by Audible that the final installment was not released by the author and there was nothing they could do to correct this. With a complete segment missing it's not quite unabridged.
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5: It is important more then ever as we face these crazy times! To read this book
The principles discussed in Thou Shall Prosper seem to stem from the wonderful Jewish culture and religion. Growing up as a young couple with a Jewish family it seemed they had understanding f these concepts or Commandments that include: Believe in the Dignity, Morality of Business, Do Not Pursue Perfection, and Know Your Money ect. It is important more then ever as we face these crazy times!
Devin Willis
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