Am I Being Too Subtle - Sam Zell

[Packer16]

Great book.  I have not dog eared as many pages since The Most Important Thing.

 

Packer

[JayGatsby]

Agreed. One of my new favorites. The audiobook is read by Zell which I enjoyed.

[giofranchi]

Here you can find what I think are the most interesting excerpts:

 

 

Cheers,

 

Gio

[onyx1]

Just finished it. 

 

An easy-to-read story about a a guy who made billions and had fun doing it.  Some great life advice included.

[Phaceliacapital]

I loved how through the entire book I was thinking: This guy probably did some unethical stuff, and then at the end of the book he's like "i did nothing unethical"

 

:D

[Gamecock-YT]

Pretty good, a good bit of ego stroking as well but if you can look past that it's a quality read.

[dcollon]

Thanks for suggesting this one Packer.  I really enjoyed it and learned a lot more about Mr. Zell.  What a character.

 

 

[spartansaver]

Some thought provoking lessons. I enjoyed the book except the persistent tendency to self gloat.

 

His character reminded me of Bill Paley (founder of CBS). Very little credit is given to his subordinates.

[boilermaker75]

Kindle edition on sale for $1.99

 

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01K1ATZU4?_bbid=19400979&tag=ebookdealspagesite-20

[dwy000]

I liked the book but it really was an ego trip.  Zell has had a number of high profile failures along the way but you would never know it from the book.  A lot of the business detail was glossed over - I wanted more dirt on the backroom negotiations and aggressive structuring he used but it wasn't there. 

 

It's a quick and good read but there are better biographies out there.