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TITLE: Rain
AUTHOR: Jeffrey J. Fox
GENRE: Business
RATING: 4 Stars
Rain, written by Jeffrey J. Fox is an interesting book taking a twist on a memoir and business. Rain is the story of a paperboy, who, at a young age, decides to take on the responsibility of distributing the paper - and in the course of his getting up every morning and making sure he meets his commitments, he learns a variety of business lessons, ethics and beliefs that mold his teenager years as well as his working years as an adult.
What I liked about the book was the straightforward way in which Fox created Rain. Rain discovers the joys of making his own money, of getting business acumen and getting a leg up on business in general. There are no complicated business terms here and the storyline is fun and engaging.
The only thing that was a tad annoying was the fact that Fox kept referring to Rain in the third person and calling "Rain" every two seconds - but other than that, this book was a lot of fun to read.
Fox should be commended on making a boring subject, actually a fun read.
3 comments:
Sounds good. I think it's sad that our papers are now delivered by adults in cars and children can't get that early business experience anymore.
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Nice review, Tina. It sounds like a good read.
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