The Art of Doing
How Superachievers Do What They Do and How They Do It So Well

I was surprised by this one. I expected it to be a bunch of science around how to get more done. Instead it was a collection of thoughts from successful people about what made them successful. The variety of people, all at the top of their field, was inspiring. The interviews give a taste of experie......more

Short chapters in which so-called superachievers tell how they managed to super achieve--put it on the table next to the commode.......more

Quick notes: someone recommended this book to me, but I can't remember who now. I thought the title was a bit eye-rolly but its format was intriguing: each chapter covers a person who has achieved high success in their field, and shows you what they think are the reasons for said success. In many ca......more

This came across like a series of articles on achievers in different walks of life that would have been at home in a general readership magazine, like the AARP magazine, or Parade. The book starts with a chapter introducing the cast of achievers, but with a level of detail that I thought when I read......more

A fun series of articles by people in a variety of field who excel at what they do. There's something for everyone in this book, that's how varied the articles are. There's also some articles that might offend readers, which is why this is a well balanced collection of wisdom regarding success. What......more