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ISBN: 1595551638 ISBN-13: 9781595551634 Format: Jacketed Hardcover Trim Size: 5.50 x 8.30 x 0.60 Style#: 9781595551634 Page Count: 224 Carton Qty: 24 |
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In 'I'll Make You an Offer You Can't Refuse' Michael Franzese offers some sage advice on running a business, from a former crime boss's persepctive. It is not so much an instructable on success in business as an explanation of a business philosophy. He explains the mafia's fascination with Machiavelli, contrasting his 'the end justifies the means' approach with Solomon's more tempered advice from Proverbs.
The book is the perfect size for in-flight reading, roughly 6"x8" and only 150 pages. Each chapter is followed by a short summary of what the reader should take away from it. The book is released as a Nelsonfree product, so the ebook and audio versions can be downloaded for free after registering the hardcopy version.
There is probably not much here that someone involved with business has not heard before. But, what sets this book apart is Franzese's perspective as a former crime boss. He draws on his experiences in, and outside, 'the life' to illustrate his points in each chapter, giving application for legitimate business ventures. He offers insight on hard work, integrity, and the real meaning of success, and how that insight has changed since trading the life of a boss in the Colombo Family for the life of a family man and motivational speaker. It is not his advice so much as his ability to contrast business in the crime syndicate with legitimate business and apply what he learned in one to the other that make this book worth the read.
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