DUH !: “The good Lord set definite limits on man’s wisdom, but set no limits on his stupidity and that’s just not fair” Konrad Adenauer
Douglas R. Manley
ISBN 9781432746360
It took a bit of time for the humor of the book took hold. The author drags on about how he entered the Auto Dealing Industry and rambles about his qualifications to such a degree that I felt as though I was reading an excessively long resume. At one point he actually includes the report he had written up for the small “mom and pop” dealership he was working at. This took several pages and while informative to the issues surrounding the dealership, and to a small degree perhaps even integral to the continuation of the story, was dull and boring and felt more like page filling than actual, necessary text.
There were amusing stories and a few characters that anyone reading the story can easily identify with but this is not the book to pick up for a laugh or even for entertainment unless you work in this field. That said, I do believe that anyone in the auto dealing business will likely find this a very enjoyable book packed full of knowledge acquired from years of working in the industry. The anecdotes the author tells will strike a cord with those that have dealt with the absurd demands placed on the author; as well as the ridiculous expectations that cannot be met due to the general hand tying that he dealt with in his career.
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Reviewed by Melissa Koltes for RebeccasReads (12/10)
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