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S'està carregant… Confessions of a self-help writer : the journal of Michael Enzo (2014)de Benjamin W. DeHaven
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Apunta't a LibraryThing per saber si aquest llibre et pot agradar. No hi ha cap discussió a Converses sobre aquesta obra. This fictional work may be the "confessions" of a self-help writer, but the confessions have very little to do with self-help writing. They are more the reminiscences of a misspent youth and adulthood. The whole thing really shouldn't work at all. There is hardly a real story or plot, but the book breezes along so quickly (after the somewhat ponderous introduction) and is filled with such memorable aphorisms or observations ("My God Virginia Ham is salty" or "There's something about aged liquor that makes you feel important, even when you're using it as a cleaner"), that as a reader you just fall in line and enjoy the ride. It is by no means profound or a classic, but it knows how to come to a finish while still in the reader's good graces. I suspect most of you reading this review might get a kick out of it. ( )
Confessions of a Self-Help Writer: A Journal of Michael Enzo by Benjamin W. Dehaven ($22.95, Lagniappe Publishing), is strictly for grownups, as much a comedy as a tragedy, as it tells the story of Enzo, a ghostwriter for the rich and famous, and the author of successful self-help books in his own right who faces having to write another to pay his debts. He may be able to tell others how to cope, but his own life has been filled with all manner of misdeeds that include depravity, substance abuse, and emotional complexity. This is a difficult book to describe because it seems so real, but it is never boring. Premis
A ghost, a philanthropist, a con man, a devout Catholic, a gigolo, a savior, an heir, a common man, and an addict are just some of the words used to describe Michael Enzo, who some sources credit with ghost-writing more than 108 self-help books on behalf of celebrities, politicians and business leaders. After failing to make what he considered to be a positive impact on society he began to destroy those closest to him including Benjamin DeHaven, the author of this book, and former collaborator. Defrauding an industry for almost 20 years by exploiting people's insecurities and profiting from th. No s'han trobat descripcions de biblioteca. |
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