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Best selling, not best writtenReviewed by freddyfobian@yahoo.com from South Africa on 09 August 2006
586 of 1156 people found the following review helpful:
Rich dad, poor dad has received a lot of hype. In my personal experience there are few people that haven't at least heard of this title.Pro's: Kiyosaki spells out some basic and very true 'rules'/advice. Con's: The book is not particularly well written and there is a lot of repetition. Kiyosaki devotes much of the writing to recounting his own experiences and often the experiences just illustrate points that he as already thoroughly made. The essence of what the author is trying to 'teach' his readers could have been said in 20 pages... you don't need a whole book to do that. 20 pages are not a book however. Books are primarily written not for the benefit of the readers, but for the benefit of the author, since books are written to make money. Kiyosaki himself seems not to have much of a problem with this. In this book he asserts that writing a best selling book is more important than writing a well written book. In conclusion, the book does emphasise some important points and it should be accessible to a wide range of people, also people who have had little prior exposure to money matters.
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Aim at the right crowdReviewed by Mr Sumishin Naidoo from Johannesburg, South Africa on 20 August 2007
237 of 479 people found the following review helpful:
I agree and disagree with the previous comment. I admit being an engineer, if i need knowledge i would read something more concrete.
However to someone who has little exposure to financial matters it will be excellent. i.e. someone in high school for example. When i read this book years ago, the book challenges the std idea that a person can attain success through a good job and career developement. Running your own business can be great and set you free financially, however the book does not introduce the risks.
I would recommend this book to any school leaver or person witk little exposure to financial world. To me this is a motivational book, it will not teach you about accounting.
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