Barking Up the Wrong Tree: The Surprising Science Behind Why Everything You Know About Success Is (Mostly) Wrong
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| Rating | : | 4.65 (903 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0062416049 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 320 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2018-02-17 |
| Language | : | English |
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In Barking Up the Wrong Tree, Eric Barker reveals the extraordinary science behind what actually determines success and most importantly, how anyone can achieve it. Wall Street Journal BestsellerMuch of the advice we’ve been told about achievement is logical, earnest…and downright wrong. You’ll learn:• Why valedictorians rarely become millionaires, and how your biggest weakness might actually be your greatest strength • Whether nice guys finish last and why the b
Cialdini ,New York Times bestselling author of Influence and Pre-Suasion) . This book is a long time coming and I am glad it's here." (Ryan Holiday, author of The Obstacle is The Way and Ego is the Enemy)“BARKING UP THE WRONG TREE is a masterpiece. (Daniel H. Whether you are a connoisseur of self-help books, or despise them, you won’t be able to resist this recipe for living a better life.” (Robert Sutton, Stanford Professor and bestselling author of The Asshole Survival Guide: How to Deal With People Who Treat You Like Dirt)“In this compulsively readable, brilliant kaleidoscope BARKING UP THE WRONG TREE, Barker is your rollicking guide through the science of success. "There's a reason that some of the smartest people I know read Eric Barker religi
The funnest, most out-of-the-box, analysis on the keys for success This is the 1st book I've ever pre-ordered. I am a regular reader of the blog Barking Up The Wrong Tree, and I once thought would it be cool if Eric Barker can make a book out of these gems? And my God he did, and it did not disappoints one bit.Like Dale Carnegie, Eric Barker uses so many stories, b. "Hard to put down--in any sense of the word" according to Nancy Chek. Fabulous book--and I'm not even finished yet, but I wanted to tell somebody and it's after midnight so I don't dare call anyone. I wish I'd had the book when I was 20, but, of course, a lot of the people in the book (besides Genghis Khan, Churchill and Nazi collaborators) weren't even born when I wa. Happiness? Socializing If you want a little bit more than the average "how-to" or "self-help" read, this book is for you. Always based solidly in science - and he extensively quotes and names his sources! - this is the sort of book that you might as well buy a few copies because you will find yourself passing it out to fr
His work has been mentioned in the New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Atlantic Monthly, TIME magazine, The Week, and Business Insider. He is a former Hollywood screenwriter, having worked on projects for Walt Disney Pictures, Twentieth Century Fox, and Revolution Studios. Eric Barker is the