back cover description (because it practically says it all): Jason Steadman is a thirty-year-old sales executive living in Boston and working for an electronics giant, a competitor to Sony and Panasonic. He's a witty, charismatic guy who's well liked, but lacks the "killer instinct" necessary to move up the corporate ladder. To the chagrin of his ambitious wife, it looks as if his career has hit a ceiling. Jason's been sidelined.
All that will change one evening when Jason meets Kurt Semko, a former Special Forces officer just back from Iraq. Looking for a decent pitcher for the company softball team, Jason gets Kurt, who was once drafted by the majors, a job in Corporate Security. Soon, good things start to happen for Jason - and bad things start to happen to Jason's rivals. His career suddenly takes off. He's an overnight success.
Too late does Jason discover that his friend Kurt has been paving his path to the top by the most efficient means available. After all, Kurt says, "Business is war, right?"
When Jason tries to put a stop to it, he finds that his new best friend has become the most dangerous enemy imaginable - and far more than his career hangs in the balance.
This one has been a while since I read it, but I remember really connecting with the main character. You really empathise with Jason, and I like that. James Grady - Mad dogs
back cover summary: (yes, i am getting lazy)Five deranged CIA killers, all of them dependent on their meds, and deep in the woods of maine, are forced to escape when someone murders their psychiatrist. They operate under somewhat skewed perceptions of the real world. Their training, however, has prepared them to survive in an unfriendly world - even if that world is the boston to washington corridor as they chase down the real killer.
I love books with a psychological factor. The writing style is.. a bit different from what I am used to. It takes me a bit more effort to get into the story because of it, but I really like how the story and the characters develop.
You probably already read this one, but:
Neil strauss - The game
It's about the world of pick-up artists. You probably know about it from the tv series, because gerard way blogged about it on mcr.com :) I've lent this book out to my brother, and he LOVES it. It's really funny and consists (mostly) out of actual events.
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Date: 2009-06-10 07:41 pm (UTC)joseph Finder: Killer Instinct
back cover description (because it practically says it all):
Jason Steadman is a thirty-year-old sales executive living in Boston and working for an electronics giant, a competitor to Sony and Panasonic. He's a witty, charismatic guy who's well liked, but lacks the "killer instinct" necessary to move up the corporate ladder. To the chagrin of his ambitious wife, it looks as if his career has hit a ceiling. Jason's been sidelined.
All that will change one evening when Jason meets Kurt Semko, a former Special Forces officer just back from Iraq. Looking for a decent pitcher for the company softball team, Jason gets Kurt, who was once drafted by the majors, a job in Corporate Security. Soon, good things start to happen for Jason - and bad things start to happen to Jason's rivals. His career suddenly takes off. He's an overnight success.
Too late does Jason discover that his friend Kurt has been paving his path to the top by the most efficient means available. After all, Kurt says, "Business is war, right?"
When Jason tries to put a stop to it, he finds that his new best friend has become the most dangerous enemy imaginable - and far more than his career hangs in the balance.
This one has been a while since I read it, but I remember really connecting with the main character. You really empathise with Jason, and I like that.
James Grady - Mad dogs
back cover summary: (yes, i am getting lazy)Five deranged CIA killers, all of them dependent on their meds, and deep in the woods of maine, are forced to escape when someone murders their psychiatrist. They operate under somewhat skewed perceptions of the real world. Their training, however, has prepared them to survive in an unfriendly world - even if that world is the boston to washington corridor as they chase down the real killer.
I love books with a psychological factor. The writing style is.. a bit different from what I am used to. It takes me a bit more effort to get into the story because of it, but I really like how the story and the characters develop.
You probably already read this one, but:
Neil strauss - The game
It's about the world of pick-up artists. You probably know about it from the tv series, because gerard way blogged about it on mcr.com :)
I've lent this book out to my brother, and he LOVES it. It's really funny and consists (mostly) out of actual events.