Sam Wilkin

One reviewer described the book as an “Intentionally misleading title for a history book.” But the problem isn’t in the title alone, it runs through the entire book. Even as a history book, (it has fact-checking defects), even as a history book, it lacks focus, structure, direction, and gives little actionable insight (neither to organizations nor people). Even the little insight it gives is saved to the very end of the book. So many flaws...and still...it’s irredeemable flaw, is that it uses bad examples from history to tell the reader what more than 99% of people probably already know. It’s hard to be critical enough of books like this, and hard not to suspect people who produce them.… (more)