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 enlarge | Author: Daniel H. Pink
Creator: Rob Ten Pas
Publisher: Riverhead Trade
Category: Book
List Price: $15.00
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Rating:  65 reviews
Sales Rank: 3074
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 160
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.6 x 5.1 x 0.5
ISBN: 1594482918
Dewey Decimal Number: 650.14
EAN: 9781594482915
ASIN: 1594482918
Publication Date: April 1, 2008
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 The last review you need for this book September 23, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
There is only one complaint I have about this book, if any. That is the price tag is a bit high.
That is not to say it is not worth it. The book gives an alternative way of telling some good and important lessons without resorting to literal arguments or statements. It tells the story by comics. You could, of course, turn to the last few pages and find out all the lessons. (It has only six lines, really, no, really!) But it will not be as effective or as impressive as you read through the book.
Read it no matter what, before you look back at your life and regret.
I nonetheless enjoyed it thoroughly September 19, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Having once been a career adviser, I expected this book (which someone casually gave me, as if to say, "You'll enjoy this") to be interesting but not enlightening. And while it is true that the concepts in the book were not new to ME, I nonetheless enjoyed it thoroughly, primarily due to its innovative presentation. The career concepts and advice in it were sound too, the kind of things that I myself would profess, so I therefore consider its content GENUINE. It's a fast read too, which doesn't hurt.
If you are in the market for any kind of motivational spark or career guidance, this would be a great starting point. This book brings comix back in style!
 Career Advice for a 20-something September 3, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I gave the book to a 22 year old and he sat down and immediately READ the whole thing. The graphic novel format is genius. Heck, I am well past my 20's and I enjoyed it. I am a big fan of Daniel Pink and especially Whole New Mind. If you can't get a college age or younger to read Whole New Mind this book just might lure them into it. Great information presented in a way that appeals to the audience who most needs it. A great gift to give!! I will be buying more copies to give.
Best career guide I've seen. August 25, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I've been working with teen-agers and young adults for over thirty years; counseling them in all areas, including career planning. Johnny Bunko is the only career guide I have ever seen that might capture the imagination and attention of a teen-ager or twenty-something. Way to go Dan and Rob! Awesome job! Thank you.
 Career comics advice for people who don't like to read August 15, 2008
4 out of 8 found this review helpful
Any comic book -- excuse me, "manga" book -- which claims it's "the last career guide you'll ever need" is either deluded or written for suckers. The book develops a few rules of thumb which purport to outline a sort of template for giving work and career choice meaning. People who think along lines of following rules will probably eat this stuff up, but the problems with rule following are many: How should one prioritize the rules? What are the meta-rules -- the rules that tell us when to make exception to the rules? How general or particular should the application of the rule be? Why do we trust rules as opposed to deciding merely situation-by-situation? If expert rule givers give us different rule sets, then to which rule set should we give heed? Indeed, the book gives a few general platitudes which few would find controversial. And it's fun to read manga. But Superman, Spiderman, Batman, etc. are fun to read also, yet why would we build our personal ethic around these stories? Likewise, why should we take manga boy, Johnny Bunko, as any more informative about career choice? Answer: we shouldn't. Look -- it's a fun book; but, that's all it is.
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