Timothy Ferriss - The 4-Hour Workweek: Escape 9-5, Live Anywhere, and Join the New Rich

Pros: Some original and unorthodox methods; Outline format
Cons: Some advice isn't that sound

Getting tired of working fifty hours or more per week to make a decent living? Do you wish there was a way to make the same money and have more free time to do the things you enjoy most? Most people can answer yes to these and other questions like them ...

Pros: Interesting ideas that may help your improve your work-life balance
Cons: You should not take everything seriously, these things are not new.

Somehow I see B.S. and scam all over the place, it’s like they think that we (people) are so darn stupid that we’ll buy any B.S. they (con artists) pull. Obviously, the field of diet supplements and self-help is eroded with such people all over ...

Pros: Funny quotes , good website citations. occasional philosophic question , product testing idea
Cons: repackaged old motivational stuff. lame 3rd party stories.

I have to confess that I usually categorize books like this in a similar vein to those spam emails we all receive every day. Improve your sex life, grow bigger breasts/penises/bank balances and retire at forty. The subtext for this book by Timothy Feriss ...

Pros: Decent background story makes it a little more 'human'
Cons: Too many played out concepts, no fresh concepts, simply bad ideas.

I have been a long time reader of self help, motivational, and sales related books for as far back as I can remember, including parts of even middle school.  The reason that I read them isn't always so much for the message, but for the ...

Pros: Offers some good advice with respect to Time Management.
Cons: If you're attracted to such a book, you won't be able to implement such tactics.

I'm a sucker for marketing. I judge books by their covers, and this one was no different. How could you ignore the title? For the working, middle-class, 40+hour drones, cutting your hours by 90% sounds like a fantasy, and while this book offers some ...

Pros: Easy to follow, even easier to apply, clear and concise instructions.
Cons: You've got to be willing to challenge the status quo, which is tough for some.

Everything you think you know about "What it takes" to live a life of being free, free from the restraint of the 9-5, free from being a slave to email and daily(or hourly) interuptions, even free from being in the same location a day more than you'd ...

Pros: full of business and lifestyle internet resources, excellent, resourceful website, motivating
Cons: unsubstantiated claims, presumes current financial success, presumes certain savvy, presumes independence from responsibility

Mr. Ferriss claims we the working people of this country are all a bunch of chumps. The people who built up mot only this country but indeed the world and civilization as we know it are fools. I even dare to say he claims the very people who work in the ...

Pros: Very inspiring
Cons: many ideas are not an option for most workers.

After reading 4 hour work week by Tim Ferriss I was really inspired. It offered a lot of great ideas on how to limit how much you work so you can enjoy more free time. Yes, there are definitely ideas that most people would find difficult to ...

Pros: great advice, lots of good examples
Cons: Author attitude, not sure how this could work with kids and a wife

I read a lot of business books, and first encountered the four hour workweek book while strolling through borders. It looked like another get rich quick scam, but I still picked it up and started reading. The author, Tim Ferris, came off as an ...

Pros: Time-lines and challenges force you to act if you want change.
Cons: Timothy assumes anyone reading this book is a self-motivated superstar like himself.

So many people think this book is a fairy tale. I'm fine with that. More for me. Are some of the ideas a bit out there? Sure. Would many of the things he expects you to implement into your life make you uncomfortable? Good! May changing your ...

Pros: Good resources.
Cons: Some times long winded.

I realy liked the information in the book. It is a good tool and he has lots of resources to help you get started with a business etc.