Brain Rules (John Medina, 2008) 8.0/10
How We Decide (Jonah Lehrer, 2009) 8.2/10
How The Mighty Fall (Jim Collins, 2009) 6.7/10
World Wide Rave (David Meerman Scott, 2009) 7.2/10
The Element (Sir Ken Robinson, 2009) 8.2/10
Jeff Immelt and the New GE Way (David Magee, 2009) 5.0/10
The Talent Code (Daniel Coyle, 2009) 6.5/10
Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion (Robert B. Cialdini, 2007) 7.0/10
The Ten Commandments for Business Failure (Donald R. Keough, 2008) 7.3/10
The Little Book of Bull Moves in Bear Markets (Peter D. Schiff, 2008) 5.2/10
The Brand Bubble (John Gerzema and Ed Lebar, 2008) 6.0/10
A Sense Of Urgency (John P. Kotter, 2008) 6.5/10
Who (Geoff Smart and Randy Street, 2008) 6.8/10
Reality Check (Guy Kawasaki, 2008) 7.2/10
Tribes (Seth Godin, 2008) 4.7/10
Talent (Edward E. Lawler III, 2008) 5.8/10
Business Stripped Bare (Richard Branson, 2008) 7.8/10
Outliers (Malcolm Gladwell, 2008) 6.0/10
Winning (Jack Welch with Suzy Welch, 2005) 8.0/10
Tuned In (Craig Stull, Phil Myers & David Meerman Scott, 2008) 7.2/10
Inside Steve's Brain (Leander Kahney, 2008) 6.0/10
Yes! (Robert Cialdini, et al, 2008) 6.7/10
The Answer (John Assaraf & Murray Smith, 2008) 7.2/10
Six Disciplines Execution Revolution (Gary Harpst, 2008) 4.0/10
The Future of Management (Gary Hamel and Bill Breen, 2008) 7.3/10
Meatball Sundae (Seth Godin, 2007) 7.0/10
“Early to bed, early to rise, work like hell and advertise!”
This is a brilliant book by a brilliant man. “Call Me Ted” is one of the must-read biographies. Ted Turner wrote about his childhood and early life with his father and hardship he had when he was young. He told us how he helped his father in the billboard company which later moved into radio business and, as we all know, to television broadcasting. Ted Turner’s CNN story is amazing on how he started it with pure determination. His other successes are TNT and Cartoon Network. Later chapters on AOL Time Warner are pretty much painful to read but it tells us that every man is vulnerable to failures, Ted Turner is no exception.
His personal life is not as successful as his businesses and he told us about the darker side of Ted Turner. He also wrote quite a lot on his fascinating sailing career.
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I cannot use my reviewing system for this book.
Ease of Understanding: N.A./10
Distinction: N.A./10
Practicality: N.A./10
Credibility: N.A./10
Insight: N.A./10
Reading Experience: 10/10: This book is simply motivational; you can’t put it down. Ted Turner’s life is a great journey of a man who has no fear; who knows no boundary. The book is enriched by the stories from other people’s views. You will not only read what Ted Turner thinks but also what other people think about it. And they confirmed the character of Ted Turner. The stories of Ted Turner in the book have lots of ups and downs. It is difficult to imagine how a normal person can live a rough life like this. But Ted Turner have done it amazingly.
Overall: N.A/10: Who should read this book?
If you say “I’m stuck here in my career life”, you need to read this book because Ted Turner has no boundary. He has no rule. He will tell you how ambition and reality go together.
If you say “I’m good at what I’m doing, but I’m not that good”, you need to read this book. Ted Turner will make you believe that determination alone will not make you succeed; it’s perspiration. He is a hard-working ball of fire spreading energy everywhere he went.
If you say “I’m not really delirious at where I am but I don’t think I should risk it for a higher goal”, you need to read this book. Ted Turner never settled, he aimed for the top. And when he was at the top, he moved on to find another top. Most people may settle at the no.1 billboard company in Atlanta. And that ends at chapter 7 of Ted Turner’s biography and most people will probably write “And I live happily ever after” at the end of the chapter. But Ted Turner’s life carries on to chapter 33 (and still going wonderfully).
If you say “I’m a workaholic but my family is shattering”, you should read this book. Ted Turner will not give you a good example on that but you can learn from his mistakes. His work usually comes first and he ended up with three divorces.
Or if you are just looking for a good book on a brilliant person, you should read “Call Me Ted“.
