What Would Ben Stein Do: Applying the Wisdom of a Modern-Day Prophet to Tackle the Challenges of Work and Life

Be the first to write a review

All Available Formats + Editions

——

$12.29

NOOK Book

——

$12.29

What Would Ben Stein Do: Applying the Wisdom of a Modern-Day Prophet to Tackle the Challenges of Work and Life (eBook) Pub. Date: 9/26/2011 Publisher: Wiley, John & Sons, Incorporated
$11.81

$18.74

Hardcover

$11.81

$18.74

What Would Ben Stein Do: Applying the Wisdom of a Modern-Day Prophet to Tackle the Challenges of Work and Life Pub. Date: 10/25/2011 Publisher: Wiley, John & Sons, Incorporated

Customers Who Bought This Also Bought

Advertising

Overview

SO,WHAT WOULDN'T BEN STEIN DO?

There are so many terrible ideas to avoid. For instance, Ben Stein wouldn't marry someone who refused to work or was a diva or had a drug problem. Any of those choices would be really bad. He wouldn't spend his entire paycheck and leave his bank account empty. He wouldn't arrive late to an appointment. (Most definitely not!) He wouldn't drive an ugly car. He's fairly certain he wouldn't pierce any part of his face. He also wouldn't preserve tax cuts and expect money to trickle down from the sky. And he would never invite a drunken stranger into his home (again).

What Would Ben Stein Do? Read this book, and find out. His answers to your questions about life, work, money, relationships, and everything in between are all inside.

Editorial Reviews

Publishers Weekly

In this irreverent forum, Stein, an award-winning financial journalist who is best known to the public as an actor, answers life's important questions. Though he certainly entertains fans, the book is unlikely to earn him any new ones. However, even readers new to Stein's humor may appreciate his practical advice. For example, Stein intones, "YOU MUST HAVE SAVINGS." In today's horrid financial climate, who could argue? He also instructs readers to "be on time" and tells a funny story about "Evita," a would-be writer who came to his house late, reeking of gin, and proceeded to clean out his refrigerator. Near the end, Stein addresses the economy and in doing so, may alienate Republicans, Democrats, or both. Whatever camp you fall in, dear reader, it's unlikely that his advice will raise your ire, and you'll probably get a chuckle or two from this book. (Oct.)

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781118038178
Publisher: Wiley, John & Sons, Incorporated
Publication date: 10/25/2011
Edition number: 1
Pages: 210
Sales rank: 75,785
Product dimensions: 5.70 (w) x 8.60 (h) x 0.80 (d)

Meet the Author

BEN STEIN, a graduate of Yale Law School, worked as a trial lawyer and a poverty lawyer. He taught about the political and social content of mass culture and law and economics at American University; the University of California, Santa Cruz; and Pepperdine University. He was a speech writer for Presidents Nixon and Ford, a columnist for the Wall Street Journal and the New York Times, a bestselling author several times over, a teacher of finance, a screenwriter, a novelist, and has also enjoyed a career as an actor, most notably for his role as the droning teacher in Ferris Bueller's Day Off, recently ranked one of the fifty most famous scenes in American film. In short, Ben Stein is a man who has lived, and one would do well to heed his advice.

1. Marriage: A Big, Big Deal 1

2. Character Is Your Most Important Product, and Work Is a Life or Death Matter 5

3. Work = Character 9

4. Work Is Not the Same as Looking for Work 13

5. Personality, No Divas Wanted 19

6. Getting Along in Marriage Is Not Easy––It’s a Job 27

7. Tipping 41

8. Work Is a Gift from God 47

9. The Need to Save Money Is Life or Death 57

10. There Are Few Guarantees 61

11. Your Beloved Parents 67

12. Does Death Really Come as the End? Maybe Not 71

13. Friendship Is Golden 77

14. Don’t Be Late! 81

15. Do Not Cross Other People’s Borders without Being Invited In 87

16. I Am Just Like You, Only I Am Me 93

17. You Are Not at the Center of the Universe 99

18. The Next Indicated Action 103

19. You Are What You Drive 107

20. The Absolutely Fastest, Surest Way to Get Rich Quick 115

21. Silence Is Golden 121

22. Gratitude, Revisited 125

23. A Day to Remember 129

24. Save and Beware 135

25. Play It Safe 141

26. Be Nice 145

27. Thoughts on the Economic Morass and How to Get Out of It 149

28. Progress, Not Perfection 155

29. Education—To Read or Not to Read 159

30. The Good Side of Drugs 169

31. To the Tables Down at Mory’s 177

32. Tax Policy 187

33. Benjyrama 195

Index 201

Customer Reviews

Be the first to write a review

( 0 )

Rating Distribution

5 Star

(0)

4 Star

(0)

3 Star

(0)

2 Star

(0)

1 Star

(0)

Your Rating:

Review Guidelines

Tell the world what you think of this product.

Add Recommendations

Your Name: Create a Pen Name or Leave Anonymously

Barnes & Noble.com Review Rules

Our reader reviews allow you to share your comments on titles you liked, or didn't, with others. By submitting an online review, you are representing to Barnes & Noble.com that all information contained in your review is original and accurate in all respects, and that the submission of such content by you and the posting of such content by Barnes & Noble.com does not and will not violate the rights of any third party. Please follow the rules below to help ensure that your review can be posted.

Reviews by Our Customers Under the Age of 13

We highly value and respect everyone's opinion concerning the titles we offer. However, we cannot allow persons under the age of 13 to have accounts at BN.com or to post customer reviews. Please see our Terms of Use for more details.

What to exclude from your review:

Please do not write about reviews, commentary, or information posted on the product page. If you see any errors in the information on the product page, please send us an email.

Reviews should not contain any of the following:

- HTML tags, profanity, obscenities, vulgarities, or comments that defame anyone
- Time-sensitive information such as tour dates, signings, lectures, etc.
- Single-word reviews. Other people will read your review to discover why you liked or didn't like the title. Be descriptive.
- Comments focusing on the author or that may ruin the ending for others
- Phone numbers, addresses, URLs
- Pricing and availability information or alternative ordering information
- Advertisements or commercial solicitation

Reminder:

- By submitting a review, you grant to Barnes & Noble.com and its sublicensees the royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable right and license to use the review in accordance with the Barnes & Noble.com Terms of Use.
- Barnes & Noble.com reserves the right not to post any review -- particularly those that do not follow the terms and conditions of these Rules. Barnes & Noble.com also reserves the right to remove any review at any time without notice.
- See Terms of Use for other conditions and disclaimers.

Anonymous

Posted January 11, 2012

No text was provided for this review.

If you find inappropriate content, please report it to Barnes & Noble