rachelb36's review against another edition
2.0
I'm sorry to have to give this only two stars. I did agree with much of what Green writes here about how to handle money and especially liked his guidelines on transferring wealth to future generations.
That said, the book is less than 200 pages, so I thought it would be a quick and easy read; yet I struggled through this. It's repetitive, dry, and a bit unfocused. I couldn't figure out if Green was trying to write a how-to manual on wealth management for Christians, or if he was writing Hobby Lobby's memoirs.
I was also turned off by the fact that every "good" decision Green shares is one made by himself or his family; any examples of poor decisions were his observations of other individuals not blessed with his same wisdom.
I think this could be edited quite a bit more (hopefully it will be, as I'm reading an ARC), to the point where it could easily be reduced to 100 pages or so.
I would also suggest that Christians interested in learning how to manage their money biblically read Randy Alcorn's [b:Money, Possessions and Eternity|67084|Money, Possessions and Eternity|Randy Alcorn|http://images.gr-assets.com/books/1406506966s/67084.jpg|65050] or his shorter book [b:The Treasure Principle: Unlocking the Secret of Joyful Giving|34600|The Treasure Principle Unlocking the Secret of Joyful Giving|Randy Alcorn|http://images.gr-assets.com/books/1437457959s/34600.jpg|34571].
I received this book from the publisher via NetGalley.
That said, the book is less than 200 pages, so I thought it would be a quick and easy read; yet I struggled through this. It's repetitive, dry, and a bit unfocused. I couldn't figure out if Green was trying to write a how-to manual on wealth management for Christians, or if he was writing Hobby Lobby's memoirs.
I was also turned off by the fact that every "good" decision Green shares is one made by himself or his family; any examples of poor decisions were his observations of other individuals not blessed with his same wisdom.
I think this could be edited quite a bit more (hopefully it will be, as I'm reading an ARC), to the point where it could easily be reduced to 100 pages or so.
I would also suggest that Christians interested in learning how to manage their money biblically read Randy Alcorn's [b:Money, Possessions and Eternity|67084|Money, Possessions and Eternity|Randy Alcorn|http://images.gr-assets.com/books/1406506966s/67084.jpg|65050] or his shorter book [b:The Treasure Principle: Unlocking the Secret of Joyful Giving|34600|The Treasure Principle Unlocking the Secret of Joyful Giving|Randy Alcorn|http://images.gr-assets.com/books/1437457959s/34600.jpg|34571].
I received this book from the publisher via NetGalley.
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