2 out of 4 stars
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Are you stuck in a rut? Have you been doing the same thing as everyone else? Are you unhappy with your position in life? Then you should read Choose to be Different by Bukonla Akin-Egbedeyi. This is a self-help book with a heavy bias towards Christianity.
Bukonla has written Choose to be Different with each chapter covering just one topic. The chapter headings delineate what each chapter is about, so it is very easy to look up any given topic that you may be interested in.
The author covers all the main points, starting with building a good name. Within the chapter, he explains why it is necessary to have a good name, and then he tells you what you can do to start building your own name up. This process of explaining why something is important and how to achieve it continues with every chapter.
Also within every chapter, there are many biblical quotes. These enhance the narrative bringing a little wisdom to the reader. At the very end of the book the style changes, every sentence feels like Bukonla is clobbering the reader over the head with a bible, trying to get him to see the light. I heartily recommend that you avoid the last chapters if this is likely to offend you.
Whilst I was reading this book I found myself a little confused. The title, Choose to be Different was contradicted within every chapter. Bukonla clearly wants to help people better themselves but only in a limited way. It seems he wants people to go and get a job, just like the masses do! The gist of the book is to enable people to progress through the company.
The author comes from Africa and the way the book is written, makes me think that English is his second language. I have some experience with this kind of situation, so I could cope with how things where stated most of the time. If you are not familiar with talking to people who have English as a second language, then I think you will have trouble understanding what the author is trying to portray.
The information provided is good, but there is nothing to make this stand out from any other self-help book that I have read. I would have given this a rating of three stars. However, the books poor grammar and the attempt to convert people at the end lose Bukonla a star. I give this book a rating of 2 out of 4 stars. I think this book would be appreciated by anyone who wants to further themselves within the company that they are with.
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