"I Hate People!" is the new business book with attitude, designed to help identify and deal with the Ten Least Wanted types in your corporate workplace. Readers will also learn what it takes to be a Soloist - a productive self-reliant individual.
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- Founded:
- May 13, 2009
Authors: Jonathan Littman & Marc Hershon
A contributing editor to Playboy, Jonathan Littman is the coauthor of the Art of Innovation and The Ten Faces of Innovation. He has also written eight books, including two nonfiction volumes 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.
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I Hate People! OpenBook™
Events
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- Book signing at Barnes & Noble...
Barnes & Noble Booksellers
Thursday, October 8 at 7:00pm - The Hate comes to Santa Rosa, ...
Copperfield's Books
Thursday, September 10 at 7:30pm - Book signing
Books, Inc.
Thursday, August 27 at 7:30pm - Book Reading & Signing
Book Soup
Thursday, June 25 at 9:30pm - Book Reading & Signing
The Strand
Wednesday, June 17 at 7:00pm - "I Hate People!" Book Release ...
Online and bookstores everywhere!
Wednesday, June 10 at 12:00am
I love when administrators, whether in business or education, come off as bordering on the irrational. Case in point is Thomas Murray, principal of Danvers High School in Danvers, Mass...
So you're a legislator for a state in these United States, strapped for cash and trying to figure out how to remain solvent in the USA's dissolving economy. Here's an idea: How about nickel-and-diming your own citizens to try and make up the shortfall? Genius move...
Have you noticed the corporate outrage about the David Letterman scandal? Bosses around the world are using the incident as a teaching example on how to avoid sexual harassment at the office...
“Going postal” began with a spate of shootings by post office employees in the mid-1980s but quickly became synonymous with the horrific fallout of anyone who was over-stressed to the point of extreme violence. Re...
I Hate People! (The Book) Harrd to hate with the San Francisco Saturday weather we're having. Hate hereby on hold for the rest of the day...
Having veto power is one thing for a politician but it takes real cajones to use it with swagger...
For the most part, the American palate is a dumbed down and sad little sensory device. Restaurants from the fastfood end of the spectrum to the poshest cuisine don't want to take a chance of chasing off customers by over-spicing their offerings, so they tend to err in the opposite extreme...
Words, words, words. Cleaning out old files yesterday I tossed a lot of paper and kept drafts of stories and scripts, birthday cards from my wife and kids, and intriguing letters including one from an inmate who enjoyed one of my books...
Business fliers know the drill: The obligatory FAA order to shut off your cellphone, PDA and laptop...
In our book I Hate People!, we maintain that people can be more productive by becoming a Soloist. The Soloist isn't a loner but instead is that adventuresome, creative spirit that tends to get crushed by too many meetings, interruptions and annoying co-workers...
The Fall is the season of hate in Italy. After you come back relaxed and refreshed from your summer vacation, you can’t help clashing with everybody at work. You loathe office politics more than ever, and you positively hate your colleagues. ...
I Hate People! (The Book) Take the weekend off from hating people...if you can. To help get you geared up for Monday morning, download our new "Cubicle Evacuation Plan" sign, suitable for posting on your cube wall!
A subtle way to post a warning on your cube wall that you won't sit still for annoying cubemates! Download and pin up on your office stall today!
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On those days when it seems the entire rest of the office is focused on sawing away at the last frayed nerve you have left, the best thing to do is just bail for awhile. Get out. Go for a walk. Grab a cup of coffee. Take a nap in a park...
"Conflict in Italy is natural. People interrupt, argue and fight," Elisabetta Ghisini, my new Italian friend recently explained to me over pizza. " It's considered natural -- in business and family life." She was explaining why her fellow Italians may be keen about a book called I Hate People...
