Name: How to Fail at Almost Everything and Still Win Big
Rating: 4.55 (2 reviews)
Author: Scott Adams

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In How to Fail at Almost Everything and Still Win Big, Adams hires in-depth insight into the behind-the-scenes experiences that enabled him to move from a listless cubicle worker to being dubbed “one of the funniest business writers today” by Inc.  magazine.  Beginning with a list of jobs that would make anyone cringe, Adams goes over the highs and lows of his journey along with detailed explanations of his process. 

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How to Fail at Almost Everything and Still Win Big

256 pages, 2013

Scott Adams

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