Monday, June 15, 2009

Financial Book Giveaway: I Hate People by Marc Hershon and Jonathan Littman

We have another book giveaway, courtesy of Valerie at Hatchette Books.  Thank you, Valerie and Hatchette Books for your generosity!



This book is I Hate People by Jonathan Littman and Marc Hershon was just released on June 10, 2009.  

Here's a description of the book, courtesy of Amazon:
Face it, whether your company has 10 employees or 10,000, you must grapple with people you can't stand in the office. Luckily Jonathan Littman and Marc Hershon have written I HATE PEOPLE!, a smart, counter-intuitive, and irreverent turn on the classic workplace self-help book that will show you how to identify the Ten Least Wanted--the people you hate--while revealing the strategies to neutralize them. Learn to fly right by the "Stop Sign" (nay-sayer) and rise above the pronouncements of the "Know-it-None." I HATE PEOPLE! will teach you how to carve out more time for yourself by becoming a "Soloist"--one of those bold individuals daring to work alone or collaborate with a handful of other talented people....while artfully deflecting the rest. 

About the Authors
A contributing editor for 
Playboy, Jonathan Littman is the coauthor of The Ten Faces of Innovation. He has also written two nonfiction books about famous computer hackers, The Watchman and The Fugitive Game.

Marc Hershon is a branding expert who has dreamt up names for countless hit products, including BlackBerry, Swiffer, Pentium, and Dasani. He is also a comedy veteran who has worked closely with Jerry Seinfeld, Dana Carvey, Paul Reiser, and Robin Williams.

 
CONTEST DETAILS

To enter, either tell us about (1)  one person that mentored you or that you have mentored OR (2) a tip for handling difficult people or situations.

Rules: 
1. Please include your email address, so that I can contact you if you win.  
2.  For an extra entry,  sign up to be a follower. If you're already a follower, let me know and you'll get the extra entry as well.
3.   For another extra entry, subscribe via googlereader or blogger or by email and let me know that you do.
4.   For another entry, blog about this giveaway and send me the link.
5.   Leave a separate comment for each entry or you'll only be entered once. 

The contest is limited to US and Canada only.  No P.O. boxes.  The contest ends at midnight of June 30, 2009.  

To visit the authors' website, click here or visit
http://www.ihatepeople.biz/i_hate_peoplebut_its_noth/free-stuff.html

If you'd like to read an excerpt, check this out:


24 comments:

  1. I'd love this. I am a trained mentor for new teachers in our school.


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  2. I follow.

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  3. I mentored somebody for over 8 years... "raised her" from a 21 year old until she was 29. It was really about me giving back because of what I was fortunate enough to have received.

    Please enter me.

    I follow/subscribe via Google Reader.

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  4. My mom has been my mentor.

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  5. I'm a follower

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  6. Subscriber

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  7. My tip for dealing with difficult people is to seem to agree with them, then do what I want to do.
    Thanks for the giveaway!
    Kimspam66(at)yahoo(dot)com

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  8. Posted on my blog http://metroreader.blogspot.com/

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  9. No need to enter me. I'm dropping in to say thanks for the e-mail. I've got this posted at Win a Book.

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  10. Looks like a good read, please enter me into this drawing.

    Thanks for hosting this giveaway.
    jake.lsewhere[at]gmail.com

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  11. This looks great! Please enter me!

    To handle difficult people I usually try to keep my mouth shut and not prolong the situation more than absolutely necessary.

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  12. I'm a subscriber (through Google Reader).

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  13. I'm a boss so some days are difficult. I count to ten, and try to treat the employees with kindness but yet firm, even if they are being ...um not too bright.

    I already follow!

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  14. I find that when dealing with someone upset or angry it is best to listen to them. Most of the time the person will calm down if they feel they are actually being heard


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  15. I follow


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  16. When I was a graduate nurse I had a wonderful mentor who was one of the kindest, most giving people I have ever known.
    Now, 20 years later I try and mentor other young nurses with the same patience and encouragement she gave me.

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  17. I'm a brand-new follower of your blog.
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  18. I think I'd benefit from this book! Thanks for hosting this giveaway.

    My tip for dealing with difficult people is to not worry about who gets credit (because jerks will take credit for your ideas anyway).

    brightwing316 (at) gmail (dot) com

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  19. What a great book! I thinking for my husband, but who am I kidding, I'd read it too :-)

    Difficult people: try showing that you're listening and taking their comment/suggestion seriously and they tend to back down and be more receptive to your thoughts.

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  20. This sounds fantastic!
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  21. Count to ten, and don't say anything if you can avoid it. One word answers are the way to go.

    Thanks, I love the idea for this book.
    Sararush (at) hotmail (dot) com

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  22. Keep everything in perspective.
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