The Americano Dream: How Latinos Can Achieve Success in Business and in Life
Author: Lionel Sosa
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ISBN: 0525943099
Publisher: E P Dutton (January, 1998)
Sales Rank: 205,449
Average Customer Rating: 4.56 out of 5
Customer Reviews
Rating: 1 out of 5
Disappointing
The book follows the typical self-help recipes: positive attitude, self-appreciation, hard work, etc. But it starts flopping when it attempts to bind those recipes with sociocultural subjects.For example: the Spanish spoken in certain regions is, according to Mr. Sosa, inherently servile (by the way, not so with English or Portuguese????).
Negative behaviors, he essays to explain through ... anthropology and anti-hispanist slogans.
The only real asset of the book is that, when you are done reading it, you are left totally determined to succeed in life, if for nothing else, to prove Mr. Sosa that renege one's cultural inheritance is not the way.
Rating: 5 out of 5
Read it if you are a minority!!
Mr Sosa has a brilliant message. You can succeed even though you may belong to a minority or 'disadvantaged'. Although, he shares the Latinos' experiance and the Americano dream, his story is applicable to anyone who has persistence and determination to succeed. I live in a city state where most of us come from immigrant origins and have thrived. Mr Sosa's practical and sound advice in the book is something you can immediately put to use.
Rating: 5 out of 5
The voyage begins here
When I started to read this book I knew right away that this man had the answers I was searching for. He is on target with what it takes to make it the present US economy. I not only gained knowledge, I gained pride in my culture. I highly recommend it. Similar Products
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