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Review: Burn Rate has the same kind of appeal as the Jerry Springer Show. Readers are only educated to the extent that they learn that it's bad to lie, cheat, and steal, and that people who make a habit of doing these things (especially if they lack good business sense) are likely to run into difficulties. It's nice that Wolff is able to work through his failures by writing a story in which he projects his negative feelings onto all of his peers and ex-associates. Unfortunately, the book lacks pathos, so it's a bit less gripping than other forms of therapeutic expression. I have to admit that I was entertained by the clever caricatures of everyone Wolff lied to, swindled, and stepped on in his fruitless quest for a quick buck. But if you want to learn something useful about business or entrepreneurship, read books written by the investors and entrepreneurs who succeeded.
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