I looked forward to reading this book, yet once I started reading it, I kept putting it down. The cover of the book communicated something totally different than what was inside. Don't get me wrong, Franzese writes a lot about how he made the mob millions engaging in illegal commerce. But it comes across as, “Hey, kid! Look at me! I'm a made man!” It seems just a little too Scorsese. I kept looking around the room for Michael Corleone.
This is a little book at 152 pages; it should have been easier to read. Franzese writes nothing in the early part of the book to make the reader care about learning the principles he lays out. There is something slimy about looking to a former mob boss to get business principles. Somehow, I can't see Joel Comm or Dan Cathy turning to this volume searching for nuggets of truth related to business.
While I did not care for this book, I think I would enjoy reading Franzese's other books about life in the mob. The subject is always fascinating, as mystery envelopes anything related to organized crime.
Without a doubt my favorite thing about this book was Thomas Nelson's experimental program, Nelsonfree! When you get the hardback version of the book, you also get access to a free ebook and an audio version of that book. I love this idea! I hope the Nelsonfree program extends to their other selections as well. I'm just bummed I had to learn about it with a book I couldn't bear to trudge through.
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