Reviews by Ralph

Another winner - this does not repeat Predictably Irrational but adds and enhances.

One criticism is threat the promised 'Upside' is a framed subjectivity as far as humanity goes. But for me it point out my frailties so I can improve making this a real self-improvement book rather than just an interesting knowledge enhancer.

Amazon reviews got me to download this book, but the title kept putting me off; it sounded stupid and cheesy. However this book is actually the best business book I have ever read.

This book is superbly constructed and I can guarantee I will be rereading it many times to come. This is everything you need to know about starting up a business, and running a company. For example: this guy doesn't mention “systems thinking" that he clearly has a full understanding of effective problem-solving and making changes for the better rather than for the worst; which is not the case in many organisations.

The author has built several large businesses by learning from experience, and give you the opportunity from learning from the things he did write as well as the things he did wrong.

I love reading books by people who know more than me in particular subjects, I got the feeling that there is nothing about business where this author doesn't know more than me–superb

If I could give this book 6 stars out of 5, I would. Regardless of your interest in behavioural economics I think anybody would find this book absolutely fascinating. Perhaps it is because the author is blind, I can't be sure, but this is a truly unique way of writing which adapts perfectly to the audio format.

On top of being a great read, this is great science. There are a lot of experts in this field but the author is the person who made the groundbreaking discovery around the Paradox of choice which is now influencing policymakers and thinkers around the world.

Although this book is well constructed, written, and read, it is far too complex for me to give it a high rating. I have read other books about the financial crisis and have a reasonable understanding of economics. I think to get full enjoyment out of this book a very high understanding of macro economics is needed because the ideas and theories are highly advanced.

This may be a contributing factor to why very few of the recommendations suggested here are being implemented by policymakers.

But I definitely will be reading this book again, even though I can't give it an open recommendation. If you have a reasonable level of economics understanding in advance plus a basic understanding of the 2008 financial collapse then this would be a good book for you.

I found this book immensely inspiring. I am thinking up ways to differentiate myself, form differentiating organisations and inspire others.

The criticism given by others on this book, that the anecdotes and examples become repetitive are valid; and this loses a star. However the book is really good and well worth a read/reread. I will be following up on this with some of these lectures on the “golden circle" which are available on YouTube.

Crash proof 2 Crash Proof plus a couple of hours update in 2009

Which means there is no point buying Crash proof

Crash proof 2 Crash Proof plus a couple of hours update in 2009

Which means there is no point buying Crash proof

The book is great but I would like to get my money back on The first edition - as cheap as that sounds

If you have less than £200k to invest you may not get you money's worth

But he answers a lot of questions - especially about the recent rise in the gold price and makes me feel more confident about my current portfolio and financial decisions.

i'm not sure about his confidence for Stirling - but he has left me a bit more confident about the euro

I saw Matthew Syed first when interviewed after Rory McRoy meltdown at Augusta Georgia. I researched his book and it certainly looked worth reading given his background as a top table tennis player who had his own meltdown at the Olympics.

But this book goes well beyond what the title suggests. This book brings together a great deal of research which suggests that the notion of talent does not exist. As in another title called the talent myth there is a tremendous amount of research to suggest that hard work beats everything and talent is a myth created by people who play down the amount of effort they have put into achieving success.

Having read this book and lead me on to a great many other similar piece of work which is definitely changing the way I think.

being heavily dyslexic means I have had to work harder than most to achieve results, and this book has helped improve my self-esteem.

A fantastic piece of work.

I'm on my second read-through. I have bought a hard copy on Amazon to use as a reference. This is the best of recent psychology put into a practical self-improvement book.

Personally, I am developing a strategy to implement just about everything in this book that are not already doing.

I read many self-help books but I think this is one of the best ever written.

Although I was already aware of much of the information presented - because I have an interest in the subject - and there is a great deal of info on this subject - this is a superbly well written book and beautifully read