Title: A Galaxy Wide and An Inch Deep
Product review: There are nuggets here but most of the meat of the book consists of broad, unsubstantiated assertions. And only about half is "meat"--the rest is nauseating, narcissistic self-praise with a smattering of "defense 101" level information. Dr. Barnett takes credit for inventing many ideas that other strategic thinkers developed first and with much more rigor. In general, the book is like a pop song--its "hooks" stick in the mind but it's no symphony built on development, depth, and nuance. As a result, the important arguments in it aren't made convincingly, but are simply asserted or suggested.
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