Title: Wonderful stories, not much else
Product review: This book tells you short and sometimes sentimental stories about amazing people doing the most amazing things. It makes it clear that there really are people out there doing great things, and it also gives you the feeling that you too can and ought to do it.This is of course not bad of a book, but it might not be all that you want. If you are interested in understanding why these people do what they do or why you do what you do (whatever that is), you are not likely to find much help here. What this book gives you is the stories, not the explanations or the understanding. (If you want the latter you are better off reading, e.g., "The Altruistic Personality" by Samuel P. Oliner and Pearl M. Oliner.)It should also be mentioned that the book is sprinkled with quotations from thinkers from different times and different parts of the world. Some might find these quotations profound, whereas others might find them stupid and annoying.
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